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January - AprilSPRING 2018

Welcome to our new Spring seasonNew year begins with a Viennese Gala from Royal Northern Sinfonia, brought by Ulverston International Music Festival. We welcome back Leyland Band, romancing us in Brass and UVHS put on a show of hits from the musicals.For younger folk there’s great stuff for the school holidays with Explorer Horace and his Yeti, followed by Megaslam Wrestling. The Easter Panto returns with Beauty and the Beast then get dancing to Black Magic – the Little Mix Show!There’s great theatre .. The Chef Show is hilarious and has a meal included. Steptoe and Son arrive in a fantastic stage show and Ulverston Outsiders keep us giggling with a ‘Bedroom Farce’. Fantastic music with harp sensation Rachel Newton (thanks to Furness Tradition), and double MOBO award winner YolanDa Brown’s playing Reggae legend Bob Marley on her saxophone. Then a night with Queen from top tribute band The GaGa Show. Comedy at the Coro invites you to an evening with Goodies legend Tim Brook Taylor to add to our local Friday Night Live comedy. All this in addition to our usual community events such as coffee mornings, bingo, bowling, Country Market, U3A classes and Bym Bam. We’d love you to come and join us, so pop in or give us a call and we’ll see you soon.

Whilst every care has been taken to ensure total accuracy in this publication, UCE can accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. All details are believed to be correct at time of going to print. Readers are advised to check the times and prices in advance with the venue. The venue reserves the right to make changes to seating arrangements.

OnlineAvailable through our website www.corohall.co.ukBy phoneCall 01229 587140

Call inThe Box Office is open Monday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturday 10am–2pm. Concessions are available for a selection of events, please contact the Box Office.

Getting hereFrom the east the Hall is on the right adjacent to the traffic lights after Tank Square roundabout. From the west the Hall is on the left at the second set of traffic lights. Sat Nav directions use postcode LA12 7LZ

AccessibilityWe have facilities for all users and participants. If you have access requirements please let us know in advance..

• All reservations must be paid for within 4 working days. • Tickets may not be exchanged or money refunded. • Resales of tickets on sold out shows are subject to 25% administration fee.

How to book your tickets

We have included a more comprehensive list of events in the centre pages of the programme. Please contact us if you require any further information or if you would like to book the hall for your celebrations.

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MUSIC2 JanuaryUIMF – New Year’s Viennese Gala7.30pm - £20 / £25 / £30 / U18s £10

Romancein BrassThe acclaimed Leyland Band return to the Coronation Hall, Ulverston bringing ‘Romance in Brass’, the music of love and passion.

Former British Open and National Champions and five time winner of ‘Brass in Concert Championships’ the band strives to entertain and engageaudiences throughout the UK and Europe. The band has toured America,Japan, Korea and most of the European and Scandinavian countries. In July this year the band returned to perform at the Innsbrucker Promenadenkonzerte Festival, wowing the capacity audience in the Emperors residence. Featuring a dazzling array of soloists and a measureof fun you can be assured of an evening in the company of the best ofBritish brass. Be sure to reserve tickets early!

Conductor Tom Wyss

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Thursday 18 January: St John FellowshipThursday 25 January: Cancer Research UKThursday 1 February: Friends of Church Walk SchoolThursday 8 February: Rotary Club of UlverstonSaturday 10 February: Cancer CareThursday 15 February: Lowick & District Agricultural ShowThursday 8 March: Sandside SchoolSaturday 10 March: St John’s Church OsmotherlySaturday 17 March: Girl Guiding Ulverston DistrictThursday 29 March: Furness Prostate Cancer Support GroupThursday 12 April: Ulverston Choral SocietyThursday 19 April: Ulverston ConservativesThursday 26 April: Lakeland Country Fair

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10 FebruaryLeyland Band – Romance in Brass

7.30pm - £10 Stalls / £12 Balcony

‘I loved every minute’ RobbieNAI

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17 FebruaryHorace and the Yeti2pm - £8

‘An intelligent, thoughtful and fun show that delighted our audiences’ The Civic, Barnsley

Intrepid Victorian adventurer Horace has made an unlikely friend in the legendary Yeti. Together they head off on a journey through the valley of Shangri-La, where mythical beasts live hidden from humanity. But Horace has to make a choice: personal glory or saving the natural world?

Horace and the Yeti is a puppet eco-adventure for children aged 3 and up, featuring an original music score and ripping yarns galore

Co-commissioned by The Civic, Barnsley and Stockton ARC. Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Jack Dean in association with Little Mighty presents - Horace and the Yeti

18 FebruaryMegaslam Wrestling LIVE3pm - £12 / £10 / £39 Family ticket

MEGASLAM WRESTLINGGuaranteed action packed fun, Megaslam are celebrating 9 years of being one of Europe’s leading Wrestling promoters with this non-stop family show!International challengers from America, Mexico and the very best British stars will battle it out in spectacular matches!The Megaslam Wrestling Championship will be on the line as the champion takes on all comers PLUS Tag Team action, The Megaslam Ladies, Royal Rumble and much more!Bring the family for a real treat as this is one show you do not want to miss!

THEATRE9 March

Ragged Edge Presents: The Chef Show7.30pm - £14 Ticket includes Indian Meal

A DELICIOUS FUSION OF COMEDY PLAY AND COOKERY!The story of The Chef Show centres on father and son Abdul and Khalid on a particularly busy night in their restaurant. As they struggle to deal with the customers ‘out front’ and staff in the kitchen they also have to decide on the future of the family business. Will Khalid carry on the family business, or is this the end? Two actors play ALL the roles in the story of a busy night in the local curry house. They are also joined by a chef from your very own local restaurant, the Naaz, offering a spicy cookery demonstration. Deliciously entertaining for all the family!

“This is a chef’s special, a deliciously funny and occasionally dramatically-

daring concoction of a play.”British Theatre Guide

Coronation Hall 6 Game Cash Bingo & Prize RaffleFri. 12 January • Fri. 16 February • Tue. 6 March • Tue. 10 April

8pm £6per book

of 6 games

THEATRE10 MarchHambledon Productions Presents: Steptoe & Son7.30pm - £13

Albert and Harold; father and son. One proclaims he’s “a poor old man” while the other protests that actually he’s “a dirty old man!” In actual fact, both are telling the truth. These two warring rag-and-bone-men, in their Shepherd’s Bush scrapyard home, became household favourites for entire generations throughout the 60s and 70s and still they continue to entertain audiences today.

Now it’s time to relive some of their finest misadventures through this brand new production. Marking fifty-five years since the show’s first ever broadcast, Hambledon Productions (Hancock’s Half Hour – The Lost Episodes, Educating Rita, Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show) breathe life back into the Steptoe household with this faithful, fresh and hilarious adaptation of original episodes from the long-running smash hit BBC sitcom.

MUSIC15 & 16 March

UVHS: A Night at the Musicals7.30pm - £8.50 / Students £4

JOE PURDY PRODUCTIONS PROUDLY PRESENTS

THE CORO’S FAVOURITE EASTER PANTOMIME RETURNS

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Great fun for the whole family

ALL STAR CAST TO BE ANNOUNCED!

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30 - 31 March & 2 - 4 AprilJoe Purdy Productions Presents: Beauty and the Beast Panto1.30pm & 6.30pm - £13 Adult / £12 Child / £44 Family

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Once upon a time………An arrogant prince is turned into The Beast by a scheming witch. He can only redeem himself if someone loves him for what he is. The beautiful Belle finds herself captive in

his castle full of magical characters. Will she see beyond the monster and fall in love with her captor before the last petal

falls from the enchanted rose?

TALK

Spend an evening with dual-code international player of the 90’s and 00’s, Jason Robinson OBE.

Playing at wing or fullback, Jason made the fantastic achievement of fifty-one rugby union international caps for England and in rugby league, twelve caps for Great Britain and seven for England.

He also represented the lions and managed to win every honour in rugby league before doing the same in rugby union, including the world cup in Australia. Come along to this fantastic night where Jason will discuss his life, growing up in Yorkshire, overcoming depression and battles with alcohol to become one of the best rugby players of all time.

The night will also host a top comedian and an auction of sporting memorabilia.

6 AprilJason Robinson OBE7.30pm - £25 / £45 VIP

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MUSIC7 April Furness Tradition Presents: Rachel Newton Band Concert8pm - £14

8 AprilYolanda Brown – The Bob Marley Songbook7.30pm - £18

Singer and harpist Rachel Newton specialises in interpreting traditional folk songs in both English and Scottish Gaelic as well as writing and performing her own instrumental pieces. Rachel will be performing with her band featuring Lauren MacColl on fiddle, Mattie Foulds on percussion and Sarah Hayes on keys.

A skilled collaborator, Rachel is a founder member of the successful UK folk bands The Shee and The Furrow Collective. She also plays fiddle and viola and works across a range of performance platforms including theatre and storytelling.

Her most recent album ‘Here’s My Heart Come Take it’ was released in April 2016 to critical acclaim.

‘Harp and strings blur the border between worlds’ The Financial Times

Yolanda Brown is without a doubt the UK’s premier female saxophonist, her latest album shot to No1 on the iTunes chart and No3 in the National Jazz and Blues Chart. She tours internationally, presents for a number of TV shows and will shortly have her very own television programme. This lady just does not stop. Her new show is dedicated to the music of the man who brought Reggae to the world and put a little Island called Jamaica on the map.

JANUARY 2 UIMF New Year’s Viennese Gala 7.30pm £20/£25/£30 U18 £103 Blood Donors 1.45pm 8 Bym Bam 11am £3.5010 Public Bowling 12pm 11 Public Bowling 12pm 12 Coro Charity Bingo Night 8pm On the door17 Public Bowling 12pm 19 Blood Donors 1.45pm 20 Friends of Coronation Hall Talk 1pm 22 Bym Bam 11am £3.5024-27 Ulverston Panto Society: Jack & The Beanstalk 7pm /2pm Sat £12/£10 Child29 Bym Bam 11am £3.5030 Public Bowling 12pm 31 Public Bowling 12pm

FEBRUARY 1 Public Bowling 12pm 4 Antiques Fair 9am 5 Bym Bam 11am £3.507 Public Bowling 12pm 8 Country Market 9.30am 8 Public Bowling 12pm 10 Yeti Making Workshop 9.30am – 1pm 10 Friends of Coronation Hall Talk 1pm 10 Leyland Band: Romance in Brass 7.30pm £10/Balcony £1214 Public Bowling 12pm 15 Country Market 9.30am 15 Auction House 6pm 16 Coronation Hall Charity Bingo Night 8pm On the door17 Horace & the Yeti 2pm £817 Poem & a Pint 7.30pm On the door18 Megaslam Wrestling 3pm £12/£10/Family £3919 Bym Bam 11am £3.5020 Public Bowling 12pm 22 Country Market 9.30am 24 Friends of Coronation Hall Talk 1pm 25 Coronation Hall Wedding Fair 11am 26 Bym Bam 11am £3.5027 Public Bowling 12pm 28 Public Bowling 12pm

THIS SEASON’S EVENTS

MARCH 1 Country Market 9.30am 5 Bym Bam 11am £3.506 Coro Charity Bingo Night 8pm On the door8 Country Market 9.30am 8 Blood Donors 1.45pm 9 The Chef Show 7.30pm £1410 Friends of Coronation Hall Talk 1pm 10 Steptoe & Son 7.30pm £1312 Bym Bam 11am £3.5015 Country Market 9.30am 15-16 UVHS A Night At The Musicals 7.30pm £8.50 / Students £418-24 South Cumbria Musicals Festival Various 25 Antiques Fair 9am 26 Bym Bam 11am £3.5029 Country Market 9.30am 30-31 Beauty & the Beast Panto 1.30pm & 6.30pm £13 Adult /£12 Child /£44 Family

APRIL 2 – 4 Beauty & the Beast Panto 1.30pm & 6.30pm £13 Adult /£12 Child /£44 Family5 Country Market 9.30am 5 Auction House 6pm 6 Jason Robinson 7.30pm £25 / £45 VIP7 Friends of Coronation Hall Talk 1pm 7 Rachel Newton Band Concert 8pm £148 Yolanda Brown – The Bob Marley Songbook 7.30pm £1810 Coro Charity Bingo Night 8pm On the door12 Country Market 9.30am 12 Black Magic – The Little Mix Show 2pm £15/£12/Family £4813 Friday Night Comedy Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start £14 or £1017-20 Ulverston Outsiders – Bedroom Farce 7.30pm £9 Tues /£10 Wed - Fri19 Country Market 9.30pm 21 Barrow Savoyards Tea at Two 2pm £6.50/£4.50 just Concert25 Blood Donors 1.45pm 26 Country Market 9.30am

MAY 5-6 Printfest9 Tim Brooke Taylor 7.30pm £1811 The Ga Ga Show - Queen Tribute 7.30pm £18

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THEATRE

12 AprilBlack Magic – The Little Mix Show

2pm - £15 / U16 £12 / Family £48

17 – 20 AprilUlverston Outsiders Presents: Bedroom Farce

7.30pm – Tues £9 / Wed – Fri £10

A highly energetic tribute show that follows in the footsteps of the award winning girl band, Little Mix.This 5-star rated show has live vocals and is full of pop-video choreography.Suitable for kids, tweens, teens and adults alike, The Little Mix Show brings the full pop concert experience to the Coro. There’s extras including Dance Competitions, Free Giveaways and even a Meet & Greet with the girls after the show!

The Little Mix Show features all of Little Mix’s chart topping hits. Dance & scream to hit songs that includes Black Magic, Power, No More Sad Songs, How Ya Doin, Wings, Shoutout To My Ex and even a few covers from their time on the XFactor.

‘An incredible pop concert experience suitable for all ages’

Ulverston Outsiders Presents:

Alan Ayckbourn’s

Four Couples ... Three Beds ... One Night...

What could possibly go wrong?

COMEDY13 April Friday Night Live comedy7pm - £14 / £10 (for table bookings of 8/10 or 4+ on the balcony)

Exhibition and Sale of Original,Contemporary Hand-made PrintsView and buy direct from the artists Opening Talk Thursday 3rd MayOpen Saturday 5th MayOpen Sunday 6th May

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Affordable art for all

COMEDY

A true master of comedy shares a wealth of great stories and anecdotes from his career including “The Goodies” and “I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue”. Tim relates how he directed Orson Welles in a feature film, shot a memorable round of golf with Sevvy Ballesteros, persuaded David Frost to employ Marty Feldman and played a key role in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

There’s stories about John Cleese, Richard Wilson, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and more. With luck Tim may be persuaded to reveal the truth about Samantha and the rules of Mornington Crescent. Add to this warmth and humour plenty of clips of great moments from Tim’s TV and film appearances and you’re sure of an evening of fun and laughter.

“This was a truly enjoyable evening, packed with laughter, that passed all too quickly” - Audience member

9 MayClive Conway Productions Presents: Tim Brook Taylor

in conversation with Chris Serle 7.30pm - £18

MUSIC

Performed by a multi-award winning band who have headlined the ‘International Guitar Festival’ on several occasions, this is a Queen show like no other.From numerous Queen Conventions to TV appearances, GA GA have consistently proved why they are so highly rated by critics and audiences alike. There are no wigs, no make-up and definitely no false moustaches but instead a host of massive Queen songs played like they were meant to be.

“Stunning” – Official Queen Fan Club “Superb” – Brian May

11MayThe GaGa Show – Queen Tribute7.30pm - £18