What’s On at The Old Theatre Royal:

 

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 Littlemen Visions

  • Friday 25th October – 7.30pm

Doors open half-an-hour before curtain up.

  • Tickets – £11.55 (on-line including booking fee) – BOOK HERE
  • Tickets – £10 (on the door)

Littlemen are a collective of musicians who come together to make music with singer/songwriter and leader Nick Allen.

Their new album ‘Visions’ sees the band taking a new direction and moves away from their original Americana influence.

The album has a mix of genres and represents some of the most engaging elements of contemporary music from the past to the present day.

‘Visions’ was produced by drummer Robert Brian and Littlemen are currently booking shows to promote the record.

The experience within the band is staggering as the members have worked with names such as: Siouxsie Sioux, Peter Gabriel, Goldfrapp, Van Morrison, Royal Blood, The Rhythmites, Loreena McKennitt to name a few.

Nick writes the songs with keyboard player Mark Jones and then Rob comes in to work on the arrangement, then it’s presented to the band who all add their personal touch with their many years of playing experience.

‘Visions’ represents Littlemen as a forward looking band who are not afraid to deal with the current issues of the day. Using a wide palette of sounds and colours within their new sound from mellotrons, drum loops, analog synths, bouzouki, all alongside the usual contemporary guitar band set up. This ’no rules’ approach has given the band freedom to experiment and pull from different styles and periods of music, giving ‘Visions’ its very own identity within the Littlemen canon of work

See Littlemen Visions for more details.

Frankenstein Unchained

  • Sunday 27th October – 7.30pm

Doors open half-an-hour before curtain up.

An interactive trip thru the world of Mary Shelley’s classic story, featuring live narration by Madeline Smith, star of such films as FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL (with Peter
Cushing) TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (with Christopher Lee) and the James Bond film LIVE AND LET DIE, and a new original soundtrack, performed live to picture to underline and support the story. Approx 80 minutes.

The performance comprises a (slightly condensed) narration by Madeline Smith of Mary Shelley’s 1818 story ‘Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus’ in front of a film that runs the length of the performance, between original musical interludes performed live-to-picture by composer Jason Frederick. The accompanying film comprises information about the background of the story,and includes multi-media and clips from public-domain films to create a unique tapestry of the various appearances of the monster over the past century.

What the trailer HERE!