Arc Events

 

Arc, Stockton Arts Centre, Dovecot Street , Stockton on Tees , TS18 1LL

Box Office: 01642 525199 Administration: 01642 525180

coming soon................www.arconline.co.uk

MAY

ARC and Revolution present ARC Unsigned - The Shortlist, FudE, New Wave Sound Thursday 6th May 8pm     Tickets: £3.00 or £2.00 with flyer

This is the Tees Valley’s newest and biggest unsigned band showcase.  Check www.thisisrevolution.co.uk for band info.  N.B.  Proof of ID will be required for all alcoholic drink purchases.  Admission for 14 years+

Clive Conway Celebrity Productions Ltd present An Audience with Mo Molam     Saturday 8th May 8pm 

Tickets: £12.00, Over 60/Under 16 £10.00, Students /Benefits £8.00, Groups 1/10 Free

Join her for an evening in which she talks about her life in politics, with an opportunity for the audience to put their questions to her. 

Arc Jazz in Association with Jazzaction present Sue Ferris Quintet              Monday 10th May 8pm             Tickets: All £3.00,

Sue Ferris is a powerful tenor and baritone saxophonist.  She is equally at home with Rhythm & Blues, Rock, and Big Band, as she is with Jazz. 

From Teesside with Love and Generator present NORTH EAST BY NORTH EAST      12- 14 May        Various times and locations at ARC

FREE OF CHARGE The North East’s first 3-day regional music industry convention - a must for anyone with aspirations of entering the music industry.

SPARK- Tomorrow’s Dance Today A Platform for Youth Choreography from across the Northern region Monday 17th May 7.30pm        

Tickets: Adults £5.00 Concessions £2.50, Groups 1/10 Free New contemporary pieces created by 12 exciting youth choreographers selected from across the North-East.

Northern School of Contemporary Dance present       Verve   Tuesday 18th May 8pm            

Tickets: £7.50, Over 60/Under 16 £6.00, Students/Benefits/Restricted View £5.00, Groups 1/10 Free

The UK’s next generation of contemporary dancers - the Graduate Performance Company from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance.

  Arc in Association with 96.6TFM and Ten Feet Tall present Catch 22 Comedy Club Thursday 20th May 8pm           ALAN CARR and GAVIN WEBSTER     
Tickets: £7.00, £5.00

As camp as Christmas, like a modern-day Larry Grayson, Carr was winner of 2001's BBC New Comedy Awards for Stand-up. Loud, sharp and controversial, Webster is the definitive Geordie stand-up.

Little Myth Creative Writing Monday 24th May & Wednesday 2nd June 6-7pm          FREE EVENT Pre-booking required

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at writing?  Why not come along to this informal session and test out your creative skills? 

In these one off sessions you will learn the essentials of poetry creation.  Supported by Stockton Borough Council Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chest.

The Session Thursday 27th May 8pm            Tickets: Free A full on jamming session featuring the regions finest acoustic and Celtic musicians. 

Verb Garden @ ARC present AFTERNOON TEA WITH Wendy Cope             Friday 28th May 8pm   Tickets: £10.00, Students & Benefits £5.00

Join Wendy for a seditious ‘bloody good moan’, while she reads a selection of hilariously dissatisfied and ironic poems.

Ten Feet Tall present  Sharon Neill            29th May 8pm Tickets: £10.00, Over 60/Under 16/Students/Benefits £9,

Blind from birth…yet her ability to channel messages from beyond the grave has thrilled and astonished audiences worldwide.            

JUNE

Arc presents STUDS Written & Directed By Gordon Steel 1st - 12th June 7.30pm Tuesday - Saturday / 2.30pm Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays

Tickets: Tues to Thurs £10.00, Over 60/Restricted View £8.00, Students/Benefits £5.00 Friday & Saturday £12.00, Over 60/Restricted View £10.00, Students/Benefits £5.00, Groups 1/10 Free

Pay What You Can- For Wednesday & Saturday matinees Preview 29th May - All Tickets £5.00

This play from Teesside’s own Gordon Steel is set against the backdrop of Sunday league football and comes home for its first ever Teesside production in the lead up to Euro 2004. 

 

BUSINESS LUNCH CLUBS   

Coming to the Arc Thursdays from the 3rd June 12- 4.30pm

Don’t miss your opportunity to become part of a network that will set the standard for tourism businesses in the North-East. 

 

ARC and Revolution present ARC Unsigned - Eskimo, Martin Hughes, plus support tbc Thursday 3rd June 8pm          

Tickets: £3.00 or £2.00 with flyer

This is the Tees Valley’s newest and biggest unsigned band showcase.  Check www.thisisrevolution.co.uk for band info.  N.B.  Proof of ID will be required for all alcoholic drink purchases.  Admission for 14 years+

Arc presents   Little Myth Star - A celebration of women in the arts with dance, poetry and music. Friday 4th June 7.30pm          

FREE EVENT with ticket allocation   Please contact Carmen Thompson on 01642 525185 for information. 

Supported by Stockton Borough Council Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chest.  

Sakoba Dance Company - Tiiwa-Tiiwa    Choreographic Residency 7th - 12th June 9am - 6pm         

A Research and Training project in the authentic technique of African Post-Modern Dance Theatre led by the charismatic Bode Lawal.  With thanks to Northern Cultural Skills Partnership.

Arc in Association with 96.6TFM and Ten Feet Tall present Catch 22 Comedy Club Thursday 10th June 8pm

ANTHONY J BROWN and TOM STADE  Tickets: £7.00, £5.00
A master of deadpan, Bible-black one-liners, Brown's comedic landscape includes dead grandparents, in-flight pick-pockets, and an aesthetically disappointing partner.

A slickly hilarious Canadian who puts nothing out of his comic range, Stade's onstage persona - half laid-back stoner, half manic gag-master - is both captivating and hilarious.

Jack Higgins presents    George Melly with Digby Fairweather   & HIS HALF-DOZEN ‘Singing and Swinging the Blues – and some other songs’    

Saturday 12th June 8pm           Tickets: £14.00, Over 60/Under 16 £12.00 Students /Benefits £10.00, Groups 1/10 Free

By teaming up with brilliant trumpet player and composer Digby Fairweather, together with his Half-Dozen, in a new show which finds George with a repertoire that features some of his well loved numbers and a considerable amount of new material. 

Arc Jazz in association with Jazzaction present Djangology  Monday 14th June 8pm            Tickets: £3.00

From the classic repertoire to their own material, recreating the exciting atmosphere of the Hot Club de France; the only ‘Hot Club’ band in the North East so catch them where you can. 

Refugee Week Extravaganza Wednesday 16th June  7.30pm             Tickets: £5.00, Concessions £3.00, Groups 1/10 Free

To celebrate National Refugee Week, the You Are Here project (managed by Tees Valley Arts) in partnership with the Arc, brings you an extravaganza of music, performance and poetry.

Red ladder Theatre Company present Soulskin       By Esther Wilson, winner BBC's Northern Exposure Wednesday 23rd June 7.30pm

Recommended age range 13years +  Tickets: £7.00 Over 60/Under 16/Restricted view £6.00, Students /Benefits £5.00, Groups 1/10 Free

Red Ladder are committed to inspiring and challenging young audiences by creating visionary theatre that impacts and reflects the diversity of our society.  This fantastic new play was developed and researched with young people, and has an original sound track, live music and evocative film imagery.

The Session Thursday 24th June 8pm           Tickets: Free

A full on jamming session featuring the regions finest acoustic and Celtic musicians. 

Jaleo Flamenco                   Friday 25th June 8pm Tickets: £12.00, Over 60/Under 16 £10.00,

Restricted view £9.00, Students /Benefits £8.00, Groups 1/10 Free

Jaleo return to Britain with a compelling new insight into their flamboyant and magical flamenco world of Andalusian dance, song and guitar. 

PAPA Noel and Bana Congo           Saturday 26th June 8pm           Tickets:  £8.00, Over 60 £7.00, Students /Benefits £5.00

One of the greats of Congolese Music, Papa Noel is a guitarist of phenomenal talent and a living legend with a career stretching back to the roots of the modern rhumba sound.  

JULY

ARC and Revolution present ARC Unsigned - Elba, We Start Fires, The Monseenya Kebabs Thursday 1st July 8pm 

Tickets: £3.00 or £2.00 with flyer

This is the Tees Valley’s newest and biggest unsigned band showcase.  Check www.thisisrevolution.co.uk for band info.  N.B.  Proof of ID will be required for all alcoholic drink purchases.  Admission for 14 years+

Verb Garden @ ARC present An evening with germaine greer Friday 2nd July 8pm    Tickets: £12.00, Students & Benefits £5.00

Expect a candid, pithy and highly entertaining evening in the company of the controversial and agenda setting author of The Female Eunuch, and acclaimed academic, outspoken broadcaster, groundbreaking publisher, feminist icon and public figure. 

Arc Jazz in Association with Jazzaction present THE Lewis Watson Quartet                       Monday 12th July 8pm Tickets: All £3.00,

The Lewis Watson Quartet describe themselves as, “combing a respect for traditions with a penchant for playing loose and taking risks”.  They play original compositions and take a fresh look at some of the more distinctive jazz repertoire.

Arc in Association with 96.6TFM and Ten Feet Tall present Catch 22 Comedy Club Thursday 15th July 8pm
SIMON BLIGH and JIM JEFFRIES Tickets: £7.00, £5.00

Energetic and hilarious, Bligh’s madcap physical stand-up has been compared to Lee Evans... Bolshy Aussie Jeffries is a living example of what can happen when the comedic mind is exposed to too much television.

B’Eagles Saturday 24th July 8pm Tickets: All tickets £10.00

The Eagles provided some of the most memorable sounds of the seventies with hits songs such as Hotel California, Lyin’ Eyes and Best of My Love.  Their sounds and songs are accurately recreated in this performance. 

Following Events presented as part of STOCKTON INTERNATIONAL RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL

Presented as part of SIRF  

Big Fiddle Workshops @Arc

Wednesday 28th July 7-9pm [Studio Theatre]

Thursday 29th July 7-9pm [Workshop]

Sunday August 1st 1-3pm [Theatre]

FREE WORKSHOPS

Work with the Wildcats of Kilkenny as they prepare for their finale day party! In these three 2hour workshops music making and madness is the order of the day; bring an instrument and be able to attend all 3 workshops and the final gig on Sunday 1st August at 5pm.  Open to all

Arc presents a SIRF Event The Session   

Thursday 29th July 8pm            Tickets: Free A full on jamming session featuring the regions finest acoustic and Celtic musicians. 

Arc presents a SIRF Event (ti;oe’p)/Lamm present “US” Thursday 29th July 7.30pm [Theatre]    Tickets: FREE

Us introduces a group of people and the ways in which their relationships and attitudes change and develop. 

Arc presents a SIRF Event Verb Garden @ Arc present John HeglEy  - The Sound of Paint Drying   Friday 30th July 8pm   

Tickets: £10.00, Students /Benefits £5.00,

This bespectacled dog-loving poetic type is widely known as one of the country’s most innovative comic artists with sell-out shows at The Edinburgh Festival and 8 volumes of verse to his name. 

Arc presents a SIRF Event Modify the Van Productions present DUDE WHERE’s MY TEDDY BEAR?      by Sheridan Humphreys and Jonny Berliner

Saturday 31st July 2pm & 4pm Tickets: All £3.00, Groups 1/10 Free

The cult Edinburgh hit for kids and grown-ups is back!  Bring your own teddy bear and join in the action!  Ideal entertainment for kids with short attention spans, for ages 2years+.  .

Presented as part of SIRF 2004 JAH WOBBLE   - ENGLISH ROOTS MUSIC        Saturday 31st July 8pm

Tickets: £10.00, Over 60 £8.00, Students/Benefits £5.00, Groups 1/10 Free

AUGUST

Arc presents a SIRF Event THE Big Fiddle -  The Wild cats of Kilkenny                   Sunday 1st August 5pm Tickets: All £3.00

Join us for a pre-finale party as festival favourites The Wildcats of Kilkenny are transformed into a SIRF Big Band for the evening.  The culmination of a series of workshops in which players– young and old have become apprentice Wildcats!

Arc presents a SIRF Event Arc Jazz in Association with Jazzaction present Tim Garland and the Voice of the North Orchestra

Featuring special guest Hannah Jones Sunday 1st August 8pm            Tickets: £12.00, Over 60 £10.00, Students/Benefits £6.00, Groups 1/10 Free

Saxophonist and composer Tim Garland joins forces with the regions highly acclaimed 17 piece jazz orchestra Voice of The North, and sensational vocalist Hannah Jones

EXHIBITIONS

  May - Other Worlds

This exhibition takes its artistic inspiration from the fantastic potential that science has given us to explore the existence of other worlds.  The exhibition will include a collection of work produced by Martin Brown, Microbial Worlds.  Martin’s pieces reveal the fantastic beauty of diseases and germs when examined under a microscope.

 

June - Stockton Riverside College Art Students

 All arts courses and levels will be featured in this exciting exhibition for the end of term show.  The culmination of the students work will include drawings, painting, sculpture, glass making, interior design, video presentations and much, much more throughout June. 

 

 

July - Mental Health Matters Head Space

This exhibition is a challenging portrayal of the attitude of mental health service users towards the services offered to them.  The exhibition is not only a great example of visual art in its own right, but also a great example of how artistic expression can convey effectively important and emotive messages.

 

 

Cinema

Listings for May to August 2004

Arc, Stockton Arts Centre, Dovecot Street , Stockton on Tees , TS18 1LL

Box Office: 01642 525199 Administration: 01642 525180

www.arconline.co.uk

Wed 28th April ( 2/5/8 pm) Audition (18) Extreme thriller from "Ichi" director

Thu 29th April (2/7pm) and Sat 1st May (
2/5/8 pm) Cold Mountain (15) 
Jude Law's rugged wartime romance

Fri 30th April (2/7pm) Big Fish (PG)Tim Burton's enchanting fable

Wed 5th May (2/5/8pm) Osama (12a)
Expose of life under Taliban rule

Thu 6th May and Sat 8th May (2/5/8pm)
Mona Lisa Smile (12a) Julia Rob erts' period classroom piece

Fri 7th May (
2/5/8 pm) 21 Grams (15) New from "Amores Perros" director

Wed 12th May (2/7pm) Dogville (15) Nicole Kidman vs Lars Von Trier!

Thu 13th May and Sat 15th May (
2/5/8 pm)
Girl With a Pearl Earring (12a) Scarlet Johansson in period classic 

Fri 14th May (
2/5/8 pm) American Splendor (15) Heartwarming comic-book adaptation 

Wed 19th May (
2/5/8 pm) Elephant (15) When High School violence erupts...

Thu 20th May and Sat 22nd May (
2/5/8 pm)
House of Sand and Fog (15) Ben Kingsley's powerful drama

Fri 21 May (
2/5/8 pm) Infernal Affairs (15) High-octane Hong Kong thriller!
 
Wed 26th May (
2/5/8 pm) Orphee (PG) Jean Cocteau's magical masterpiece

Thu 27th May and Sat 29th May (
2/5/8 pm)
Something's Gotta Give (12a) Jack Nicholson vs. Diane Keaton!

Fri 28 May (2/5/8pm) Touching the Void (15) Mountainside thrills in stunning documentary

Wed 2nd June, Thu 3rd June, Fri 4th June and Sat 5th June (2/7pm)
  Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (12a)
This year's Oscar sensation!

Mon 7th June and Tue 8th June ( 2/5/8 pm) A Century in Stone (E)  The Eston and California story is the story that made Teesside.
Monday 7th June 2/5/8pm (
8pm screening will be introduced by Craig Hornby, with a Q&A afterwards)
Tuesday 8th June 2/5/8pm (The 154th anniversary of the discovery of iron ore in Eston Hills!)


Wed 9th June and Fri 11th June (
2/5/8 pm)
Winged Migration (U) Stunning study of birds in flight

Thu 10th June and Sat 12th June (
2/5/8 pm) The Barbarian Invasions (18) The acclaimed black comedy

Wed 16th June and Fri 18th June ( 2/5/8 pm) The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan (PG) Amazing post-Taliban documentary

Thu 17th June and Sat 19th June (
2/5/8 pm)
The Passion of the Christ (18) Mel Gibson's controversial epic

Wed 23rd June and Fri 25th June ( 2/5/8 pm) Zatoichi (18) The new Crouching Tiger!

Thu 24th June and Sat 26th June (
2/5/8 pm) Pieces of April (12a) Thanksgiving Day Black Comedy
 
Wed 30th June and Fri 2nd July (
2/5/8 pm)
Un Chien Andalou / L'Age D'Or (15) Dali and Bunuel's cinema masterpieces
Thu 1st July and Sat 3rd July (
2/5/8 pm)
Under the Tuscan Sun (12a) THE feelgood film of 2004!
 
Wed 7th July and Fri 9th July (
2/5/8 pm)
The Station Agent (15) Railway escapades in charming comedy

Thu 8th July and Sat 10th July (
2/5/8 pm) Open Range (12a) Kevin Costner's epic Western

 
Wed 14th July and Fri 16th July (
2/5/8 pm) Chinatown (18)
Jack Nicholson in Polanski's classic

Thu 15th July and Sat 17th July (
2/5/8 pm)
Monster (18) Charlize Theron's Oscar-winning thriller
 

Wed 21st July and Fri 23rd July (2/7pm)
The Seven Samauri (12) Kurosawa's legendary epic

Thu 22nd July and Sat 24th July (
2/5/8 pm)
Kill Bill 2 (18) Tarantino's bloodthirsty sequel!
 
Wed 28th July and Fri 30th July (
2/5/8 pm)
Northfork (PG) Smalltown oddness from the new Coens...

Thu 29th July and Sat 31st July ( 2/5/8 pm) The Dreamers (18) Bertolucci's erotica in Paris '68

Arc, Stockton Arts Centre, Dovecot Street , Stockton on Tees , TS18 1LL

Box Office: 01642 525199 Administration: 01642 525180

www.arconline.co.uk