Chris Wood - The Tolmen Centre

Friday 22nd April
Will Coleman
Constantine Book Group Plus
Will Coleman film maker, author and
musician explains how and why the
tradition of Plen an Gwari (The playing
places of Cornwall) flourished and died,
and how we can locate our local sites.
Light refreshments and bar available
from 6.30pm
Tickets £5
Wednesday 27th April 7.30pm
Brooklyn
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young
Eilis Lacey has to choose between two
men and two countries. Brooklyn tugs at
the heartstrings as deftly as it satisfies the
mind.
Tolmen Movies
Tickets £4
Saturday 7th May 7.30pm
The Moulettes
“Welcome to the world of
prog folk…Moulettes are
among the current leading
practitioners of the subgenre. They are like a cross
between Pentangle and the
Kronos Quartet by way of
Kate Bush and early Pink
Floyd’s Syd Barrett”.
Tickets £11, £10, £5 [children]
Wednesday 11th May 7.30pm
20 Feet from Stardom
Rich insightful, and occasionally heartbreaking,
‘20 Feet From Stardom’ is an energetic tribute
to the passion, talent, and hard work of
backup singers.
Tickets £4
Tolmen Movies
Saturday 14th May 7.30 pm
Greyscale Theatre Company
The Gods are Fallen and All Safety Gone
An investigation into what happens
when we discover that our parents
are flawed human beings, and that
at some point they are suddenly
going to disappear from our lives.
This was one of the most intriguing
and fascinating plays we saw at
Edinburgh this year, beautifully
performed.
“It’s a very pure form of theatreintimate, pared down and emotionally
true.” The Stage
Tickets £10, £9
Saturday 21st May 7.30pm
Chris Wood
We are thrilled to
welcome back Chris
Wood, touring his new
album. Chris gave a
superb performance at his
last appearance with us,
and we expect the same
combination of original
songs – both biting and
tender – superb guitar work, and his uniquely engaging,
and at times challenging, stage presence.
Tickets £11, £10
Wednesday 25th May 7.30pm
Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies finds new life in
Hollywood’s classic Cold War espionage
thriller formula, thanks to reliably
outstanding work from Steven Spielberg
and Tom Hanks.
Tickets £4
Tolmen Movies
Saturday11th June 7.30
Ben Rawlence
Ben Rawlence talks about
his internationally best
selling book City of Thorns.
Recently book of the
week on Radio Four, it
interweaves the stories of nine people living in the refugee
camp Dadaab To the charity workers, Dadaab refugee
camp is a humanitarian crisis; to the Kenyan government, it
is a ‘nursery for terrorists’ but to its half a million residents,
it is their last resort. City of Thorns is an urgent human
story with deep international repercussions, brought to
life through the stories of people who call
Dadaab home.
Los Angeles Times “Magisterial”
The Sunday Times “Masterful”
Observer “Outstanding”
The Guardian “Remarkable... brilliant... Timely,
compelling and disturbing.”
In aid of the WindleTrust which supports secondary education in the camp.
Tickets £7
Wednesday 15th June 7.30pm
Lady in the Van
Led by a marvellous performance
from Maggie Smith, Lady in the Van
wrings poignant, often hilarious insight
from the story of Miss Shepherd who
lived in her yellow camper van in Alan
Bennet’s driveway for sixteen years.
Tolmen Movies
Tickets £4
Wednesday 29th June 7.30pm
My Afternoons with Marguerite
A semi-literate and lonely odd-job man
(Gerard Depardieu) bonds with a much
older and well-read woman.
“a charming, sentimental, well-acted movie.”
The Guardian
Tickets £4
Tolmen Movies
Thursday 30th June 7.30
Trevithick starring Kernow King
“Sometimes I imagine myself to be
my statue down Camborne, gazing
out over those roundabouts....
watching the cars, lorries and
motorbikes bombing along.
The ingenuity in all that machinery
going on... .. the pistons, the pumps,
the fumes, the exhausts, the fuel.... it’s
all so easy now.”
Kernow King tells the story of one of Cornwall’s greatest
sons Richard Trevithick.
Tickets £10, £8, Children £6
Wednesday 13th July 7.30
Carol
Todd Haynes has turned Patricia
Highsmith’s novel of lesbian love in
Fifties New York into an exceptionally
beautiful film, with a career-best
performance from Cate Blanchett.
Tolmen Movies
Tickets £4
Saturday 16th July 7.30
Flats &
Sharps
Flats & Sharps
blur the lines
between
Bluegrass, Folk
and Country, and have gained recognition for performing
their own highly original songs as well as their renditions
of Bluegrass classics.“...effortlessly entertaining ...sublime
five part harmonies ...the pace of their performance is
breathtaking - I recommend seeing Flats and Sharps at the
earliest opportunity.” Mark Ellen Radio 2 magazine.
Tickets £11, £10
Thursday 21st, Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd
July 7.30
Pipeline Theatre Company: Previews
Swivelhead
An RAF drone pilot visits his
rural childhood home for his
sister’s wedding. Holed up in
an old tree-house and beset
by visions of the carnage that
he has caused, he becomes
aware of something impossible
– his body discarding its human
form…
‘Swivelhead’ viscerally explores
the ethical and personal
consequences of a new age of
warfare.
Tickets £8, £7 (age 16+)
Tolmen
Centre
Summer 2016
Friday 29th July 7 pm
BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions
Broadcast live from the Tolmen Centre.
It’s your chance to ask a
question and influence
debate on the popular
Radio Four programme.
Free entry. Pre-booking
essential.
Tolmen Cafe
The cafe will be open before most of the films and shows.
Telephone booking essential: 01326 341353.
TheTolmen Centre Box Office: 01326 341353
Fore Street,Constantine, Nr Falmouth, TR115AA
Managers: Charlie and Barbara Pugh
Most tickets now available online via
www.tolmencentre.co.uk
e-mail : [email protected]
Constantine’s Arts
and
Community Centre