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It’s around three years since the popular Staffordshire Moorlands performance venue, Foxlowe Arts Centre in the centre of Leek, began their collaboration with rural touring organisation Live and Local to bring professional theatre shows to the area and this year (2019) they’ve been allocated fiveshows, two in the autumn and three in the spring.
January saw the welcome return of James Rowland with his “One Hundred Different Words for Love”: he presented part of his trilogy which was a huge hit with the audience who are keen to want him to come back with the other two parts.
GHOSTLY GOINGS ON
In February, on Thursday 21st, Little Earthquake bring their new show “I Ain’t Afraid of no Ghost”.
Imagine an ordinary home with extraordinary goings-on. Set in the 80s, this show is based on the family experiences of one of the actors, whose home is taken oven by a playful poltergeist. Find out who really took that packed of Kit Kats.
A funny and nostalgic trip back to the 80s in a theatre show for adults and older children about a family home being haunted by a playful poltergeist. It delves back into the childhood of Gareth, the director and one of the performers, and draws you into a fascinating paranormal mystery set in a very recognisable suburban world.
”A quirky, creative performance that encourages your own overactive imagination, reconnects you with some sounds, sights and flavours of the past, and provides lots of laughs along with a few spooky surprises!”
Formed in 2005 by co-Directors Gareth Nicholls and Philip Holyman, West-Midlands based Little Earthquake “exists to create events that will surprise, entertain, inspire and intrigue. The stories we tell invite audiences to scupper their expectations and escape the ordinary.
LEEKS FIRST MELANCOMEDY
And then April (Friday 26th) sees a real treat – New Perspectives Theatre bring their new stage adaptation “The Man without a Past“. This is based on the Cannes-award-winning film made by the acclaimed Finnish film-maker Aki Kaurismaki. It’s described as “A Finnish melancomedy – part melancholic love story, part deliciously deadpan comedy”. Tickets for this should be available in late February.
NEXT SEASON
And next? Towards the end of March 2019 they will get to review the list of offers for the next season. You can keep up to date with any theatre shows shceduled to take place at Foxlowe Arts Centre using our handy What’s On section here on this website. Or of course you can visit the Foxlowe Arts Centre website and sign up for their season newsletter
In the meantime, of you are in need of more of a Staffordshire theatre fix in the Moorlands, there are other Live and Local shows nearby which you can go to: just look for them under <What’s On> at liveandlocal.org.uk.
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SUMMARY
Leek’s arts centre is housed in the historic building, Foxlowe, at the top of Leek’s market place.
Foxlowe Arts Centre opened its doors in December 2011 and has already gained a strong following from the local community and is attracting attention from further afield as well. Funded by individuals’ pledges, donations and trading proceeds and with the majority of the staff volunteering, this is truly a community arts centre for the people of Leek and the Staffordshire Moorlands.
With a popular café, bar, gallery, live performance space for music, drama, comedy, talks and a cinema, the Foxlowe Arts Centre has rapidly established a reputation as the go to place in Leek.
OPEN
Open 6 days a week, Mon-Sat, 10:00am until 4:00pm
and open of course for shows and scheduled events
(also open for the Totally Locally Sunday Supplement Market, usually the 1st Sunday of each month)
Foxlowe Arts Centre, Market Place
Leek, Staffordshire ST13 6AD
Foxlowe Arts Centre is centrally located in Leek, Staffordshire at the head of the Market Place, which has parking available during the week other than Market days on Wednesdays and Saturdays.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12″][vc_column_text]
INFORMATION
Foxlowe Arts Centre, Market Place
Leek, Staffordshire ST13 6AD
PEOPLE
MANAGER – Vicki Heath
MUSIC & THEATRE – Andy Norton
MARKETING – Marc Briand
CONTACT
TEL 01538 386 112
EMAIL hello@foxloweartscentre.org.uk
WEB www.foxloweartscentre.org.uk
FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/FoxloweArtsCentre
TWITTER @FoxloweArts
INSTAGRAM @FoxloweArtsCentre
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