Jazz L`Esprit du Jazz
2023-05-25 20:00 - 22:30 (Europe/London) | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
L`Esprit de Jazz
Karen Street started playing the accordion when she was seven. On completion of her studies she moved to London and began a busy freelance career encompassing classical, contemporary and jazz music.
Jazz credits include Mike Westbrook, Tim Garland, Phil Robson, Martin Taylor`s `Spirit of Django`, Tina May, Nikki Iles and Stan Sulzman. As a saxophone player Karen was a member of the very successful all-girl saxophone quartet `The Fairer Sax`. She has also produced four CDs under her own name.
Karen`s latest jazz quartet plays music inspired by French swing, Latin and Tango alongside original compositions and jazz standards. The quartet`s lineup features Sam Dunne – guitar, Charlie Pyne – bass and vocals and Katie Patterson – drums.
See more at http://www.karenstreet.bigshedmusic.co.uk/lesprit-du-jazz.html

Bookings can be made via email jazz@davenham.co or telephone Harry on 07717 224 238 / 01606 74502 Doors open 7.30pm music at 8pm.Tickets £12 on the door
If you are suffering from Covid symptoms please do not attend and in any case advise us if you are unable to attend for any reason.
From JAZZ@DAVENHAM TEAM
GREAT GIGS
FABULOUS BANDS
Click to see the full Jazz Programme
SPONSORED BY TATTON BREWERY
www.tattonbrewery.co.uk

"Happy Families" by John Godber
2023-05-16 19:30 - 22:00
HAPPY FAMILIES by
JOHN GODBER
Sadly, all performances of Happy Families by John Godber have been cancelled due to a combination of circumstances that prevented rehearsals going ahead.
There will now be no drama production in May, but our show schedule will resume with ‘Rules for Living’ in September.
Tickets booked through Ticket Source will be refunded in full according to their terms of business. If you experience any problems with the refund mechanism, please initially contact Ticket Source but if not satisfied contact the theatre at info@davenhamplayers.co.uk
Apologies from us for inconvenience caused.

Davenham Writing Group
2023-05-15 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-04-17 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-20 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-02-20 20:00 - 22:00
Davenham Writing Group – Monthly Meeting
Come on down to the monthly Writing group at Davenham Theatre run by Flick Goodman. Whether you are a writer or a performer you are welcome to come to this relaxed group.
If you have written something and you want it read out loud, want to flex those writing muscles with a few short exercises, or want to try writing for the first time, this friendly group welcomes all levels.
For more details you can contact Flick here

Acting Group - POSTPONED OWING TO BANK HOLIDAY
2023-05-08 19:30 - 22:00
POSTPONED – BANK HOLIDAY
Our Acting Group at the theatre on the 2nd Monday of every month gives anyone a chance to get up and have a go at some acting! There will be scripts, games and some friendly faces. No pressure, just play. Run by Tom Barry. Give it a try!
Free for members. £1 for non-members

Play Reading Social
2023-05-04 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-04-06 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-02 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-02-02 19:30 - 22:00
Would you like to

Try your hand at reading a part out loud
Help Davenham Players find good play scripts
Come along for a social and meet us and other drama people
Have a quiet cup of tea and biscuits and listen

You can do all of these things if you come along to the theatre at 7:30pm each first Thursday of the month. Just turn up and Dee will do the rest. Tea and biscuits free for members. Small contribution for non-members.
CONTACT DEE FOR MORE INFORMATION here

Davenham Comedy Club
2023-04-30 19:30 - 22:30
DAVENHAM COMEDY CLUB
After a successful three month trial period, we have decided to continue Comedy Club for another three sessions on last Sundays in April, May and June.
We have taken the decision to increase the ticket price a little to allow us to attract a wider range of comedy artists and hope our audiences continue to enjoy our comedy nights even better than before!
Tickets as usual are available through our ticket shop at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/davenhamplayers

Jazz Gaz Hughes Quartet
2023-04-27 20:00 - 22:30
GAZ HUGHES QUARTET
Local drummer and band leader Gaz Hughes brings his quartet to Davenham on Thursday 27th April.
As a sideman Gaz has performed with an impressive array of artists both in the UK and internationally. An extremely tasteful and swinging straight ahead drummer, he exhibits a no-nonsense approach to his playing. The lineup of the quartet features
Gaz on drums
Andrzej Baranek on keys
Ed Harrison on double bass
and Bim Williams on guitar
In February this year Gaz released his 3rd album as a band leader “ Beboptical Illusion” which will be featured during his UK tour starting in March and contain mostly original compositions.
Bookings can be made via email jazz@davenham.co or telephone Harry on 07717 224 238 / 01606 74502 Doors open 7.30pm music at 8pm.Tickets £12 on the door
If you are suffering from Covid symptoms please do not attend and in any case advise us if you are unable to attend for any reason.
From JAZZ@DAVENHAM TEAM
GREAT GIGS
FABULOUS BANDS
Click to see the full Jazz Programme
SPONSORED BY TATTON BREWERY
www.tattonbrewery.co.uk

Acting Group
2023-04-10 19:30 - 22:00
POSTPONED OWING TO EASTER BANK HOLIDAY

Our Acting Group at the theatre on the 2nd Monday of every month gives anyone a chance to get up and have a go at some acting! There will be scripts, games and some friendly faces. No pressure, just play. Run by Tom Barry. Give it a try!
Free for members. £1 for non-members

Jazz Jamil Sheriff’s Five Gold Rings
2023-03-30 20:00 - 22:30
Described by the Guardian as:
A Wayne Shorter-like commitment to narrative composition… There is no shortage of fine
soloists… immaculate taste… soul and lyricism
Jamil Sheriff has been a stand out member of the UK Jazz scene for over 20 years and has a
reputation for pulling together exceptional bands.
Five Gold Rings brings the classic sound of the Blue Note quintet, with driving, swinging
melodies and solos performed by these outstanding musicians. There’s something for
everyone in this set, Blues, Swing, Afro Cuban, Funk, Hard Bop, Latin… all wrapped up in
Jamil’s exquisite compositions.
With a frontline of alto saxophone (Jim Corry) and trumpet (Richard Iles), these two have
performed regularly with names such as Jamiroquai, Kenny Wheeler, Mark Ronson, Martha
Reeves, John Taylor to name a few.
One of the most swinging rhythm sections in the UK, Caroline Boaden (drums), Sam
Quintana (double bass) and Jamil Sheriff (piano) are greatly in demand. Catching them
together in this group will be a real treat.
Private Link for demo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnMpD15II1c
Bookings can be made via email jazz@davenham.co or telephone Harry on 07717 224 238 / 01606 74502 Doors open 7.30pm music at 8pm.Tickets £12 on the door
If you are suffering from Covid symptoms please do not attend and in any case advise us if you are unable to attend for any reason.
From JAZZ@DAVENHAM TEAM
GREAT GIGS
FABULOUS BANDS
Click to see the full Jazz Programme
SPONSORED BY TATTON BREWERY
www.tattonbrewery.co.uk

Davenham Comedy Night
2023-03-26 19:30 - 22:00
We are very excited to announce our BRAND NEW, COMEDY NIGHTS!!
Brennan Reece is helping us to bring even more comedic talent through our doors.
Book now for a chuckle muscle workout on the last Sunday of March!
Show starts at 7.30pm – doors and bar open from 7pm.
Tickets @ £13 available now from our ticket shop https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/davenhamplayers

Folk - Vera van Heeringen Trio
2023-03-24 20:00 - 22:00
On Friday March 24th Sabado NFP welcomes the Vera van Heeringen Trio to Davenham Players Theatre – Vera has visited Davenham once previously when she and Neil McSweeney played for us in the September of 2013.
It’s unusual to find someone who’s as good a songwriter as an instrumentalist. Vera van Heeringen is that person. A consummate guitarist, highly acclaimed by her contemporaries, she brings the instrument to life in a way that is entirely her own. Vera also writes songs and tunes which deliver straight to – and from – the heart. Firmly rooted in Transatlantic traditions, her original contemporary Folk/Americana showcases both these skills: firebrand instrumental virtuosity and poignant, emotionally astute songwriting.
Vera tours with a watertight acoustic trio featuring harmony king Dave Luke on guitar, vocals and mandolin, and double-bass stalwart Andy Seward. Dave has been the backbone of many hard-working country bands and toured extensively with Nashville singer songwriter Gail Davies, playing venues like the Grand Ole Opry. Musician and record producer extraordinaire Andy Seward was part of folk darling Kate Rusby’s band as well as working with Eddi Reader, Andy Cutting, Martin Simpson and Brooks Williams.
SABADO NFP – works on a not for profit basis – the musician[s] have a guaranteed minimum fee – should ‘takings’ exceed this all of it is paid over to them and the Theatre.
Advance Tickets £15.00 [+fee] – £20.00 on the door.
Doors 7.30pm – Start 08.00pm – Curfew 10.15pm
The show will be two sets – each approx 45 minutes – with an interval break so folks can visit the bar & the merch stall.
“This lady oozes class” – John Atkins , fRoots
“Not only can she write imaginative songs she can play the acoustic guitar better than most” – Alan Harrison , No Depression
“Her graceful playing is of the kind of a good malt, it tends to seep into ones soul, gently ” – Maurice Hope, Flying Shoes
More details regarding Vera – Bio / Videos / Shop etc – http://veravanheeringen.com

Acting Group
2023-03-13 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-02-13 19:30 - 22:00
Our Acting Group at the theatre on the 2nd Monday of every month gives anyone a chance to get up and have a go at some acting! There will be scripts, games and some friendly faces. No pressure, just play. Run by Tom Barry. Give it a try!
Free for members. £1 for non-members

"Escaped Alone" and "A Number" by Caryl Churchill
2023-03-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-10 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-09 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-08 19:30 - 22:00, 2023-03-07 19:30 - 22:00
Davenham Players is kicking off its 2023 season with performances of two acclaimed one act plays from the dark and dazzling mind of Caryl Churchill.
We begin the evening with the surreal black comedy ‘Escaped Alone’. The audience are invited to tea in Sally’s back garden with her close friends, Vi and Lena, and her oddball neighbour, Mrs Jarrett. But as these four women while away a summer afternoon with idle gossip and good humour, there are deep wells of insecurity bubbling up inside each of them and a full-blown apocalypse looming just beyond the garden wall.
Our second play of the night is the biopunk thriller ‘A Number’, where we find ourselves in the home of Salter and his son, Bernard, who is reeling from the recent discovery that he is part of a human cloning experiment. While Salter swears they’ll have revenge on the scientist who stole his son’s DNA, Bernard is no longer sure he can trust his father, if he is safe from these copies of himself, and if he is truly the original after all.
‘Dark Futures’ opens Tuesday 7th March 6th to Saturday 11th March at 7:30pm.
Tickets £12.00 from our ticket shop at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/davenhamplayers
Directed by Kelly Cowley

Davenham Comedy Night
2023-02-26 19:30 - 22:00
We are very excited to announce our BRAND NEW, COMEDY NIGHTS!!
Brennan Reece is helping us to bring even more comedic talent through our doors.
Book now to work your chuckle muscles on the last Sunday of February and March!
Show starts at 7.30pm – doors and bar open from 7pm.
Tickets @ £11 available soon from our ticket shop https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/davenhamplayers

Jazz 'Both Sides Now'
2023-02-23 20:00 - 22:30
‘Artwork by Carolyn Hall Young’
The Joni Mitchell – Blue 50th Anniversary Concert
2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Joni’s breakthrough album Blue, which featured such iconic songs as A Case Of You, River, Carey and of course the title track. With that in mind, material from Blue will be prominently featured in this year’s concerts.
The music of Joni Mitchell is celebrated in this performance of some of her best-loved songs. As Joni reaches her landmark 75th year, these concerts are also by way of an extended celebration of her life and work.
The Joni Mitchell Songbook draws on a three-decade journey of incredible creativity, from folk singer to mainstream rock artist, as well as an abiding love affair with jazz.
Featuring Big Yellow Taxi (her most covered song), River and A Case of You (both from the breakthrough album Blue), the radio hits of Help Me and Free Man In Paris (from double-platinum Court and Spark) and the jazz-infused stylings of In France They Kiss On Main St (The Hissing of Summer Lawns) and Coyote (Hejira).
Both Sides Now is a five-piece band showcasing the outstanding voice of Sarah Miller. During its debut year of 2018, the band played at some of the UK’s leading music venues. The musicians’ CVs include such notable names as Don Felder of the Eagles, Badly Drawn Boy, Ruby Turner and Corinne Bailey Rae.
BSN are a a group of Joni superfans dedicated to keeping her music in the live arena.
http://www.jonitribute.com
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=duTMkFyiBwE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifHsxG7V1ZI
Bookings can be made via email jazz@davenham.co or telephone Harry on 07717 224 238 / 01606 74502 Doors open 7.30pm music at 8pm.Tickets £12 on the door.
NOTE THAT CARD PAYMENT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE AT THIS EVENT
If you are suffering from Covid symptoms please do not attend and in any case advise us if you are unable to attend for any reason.
From JAZZ@DAVENHAM TEAM
GREAT GIGS
FABULOUS BANDS
Click to see the full Jazz Programme
SPONSORED BY TATTON BREWERY
www.tattonbrewery.co.uk

Friday Jazz Ian Shaw
2023-02-10 20:00 - 22:30
Image credit Gerhard Richter
At another of our Friday night specials, Davenham is proud to welcome the well known, accomplished jazz vocalist and pianist Ian Shaw .
Ian is a multi-award winner with accolades from the BBC Jazz Awards 2007 and 2004 the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2018, plus nominations from the Jazz FM Awards 2013 and Downbeat Magazine 2017. He has amassed a number of highly acclaimed internationally released albums and is a popular performer both in the UK and the US. He has been cited, along with Mark Murphy and Kurt Elling, as one of the world’s finest male jazz vocalists.
Tickets £15 would suggest that pre booking for this gig will be essential
Bookings can be made via email jazz@davenham.co or telephone Harry on 07717 224 238 / 01606 74502 Doors open 7.30pm music at 8pm.Tickets £15 on the door
If you are suffering from Covid symptoms please do not attend and in any case advise us if you are unable to attend for any reason.
From JAZZ@DAVENHAM TEAM
GREAT GIGS
FABULOUS BANDS
Click to see the full Jazz Programme
SPONSORED BY TATTON BREWERY
www.tattonbrewery.co.uk

AUDITION - 'Happy Families' by John Godber
2023-02-09 19:30 - 21:30
Audition Notice
Happy Families by John Godber
I will be directing Happy Families at Davenham for performance from Tuesday 16 May to Saturday 20 May 2023. While the preceding Davenham production is itself in rehearsal, we will rehearse on some Friday evenings. After that show closes on 19 March, we will rehearse on Tuesdays and Wednesday evenings, with some weekend rehearsals in the build up to our opening night. Evening rehearsals will last from 7.30pm to 10.00pm.
There will be an informal reading of the play at the Theatre at 7.30pm on Thursday 5 January, followed by auditions on Thursday 9th and Thursday 16th February. If you want to audition, but cannot attend on the latter evening, please contact me at home (‘phone 01270 626215; email park50@hotmail.com), so that we can arrange to meet sometime the previous week. Copies of the script are available from Secreatary Paulette Anderson. On donpolander@tisca;li.co.uk
Happy Families is a very funny play about family life in West Yorkshire over a period from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. The piece is autobiographical, and the characters and action are seen through the filter of ‘John’. Godber specifically describes the stage set as ‘quite definitely theatrical’ – and the same can be said of the performances required. The play demands stylised playing with rather ‘arch’ (and often quite rapid) delivery, with scenes often ending with the cast ‘freezing’ in stylised tableaux.

Roles
John The narrator, aging from 9 to 25
Dot John’s mum, sharp and bitter, aging from 40 to 54
Vic John’s dad, placid but eccentric, aging from 40 to 54
Liz Dot’s mum, sentimental, aging from 60 to 74
Jack Dot’s dad, aggressive and bitter, aging from 60 to 74
Doris Dot’s sister, ‘‘John’s mucky auntie’’, aging from 30 to 44
Edna Vic’s sister, ‘‘John’s posh auntie’’, aging from 40 to 54
Rebecca Edna’s daughter, ‘’John’s genius cousin’’, aging from 11 to 25. (Ideally, but not crucially, the actor should be able to play the clarinet!)
Lynn Sutton Neighbour’s daughter, aged 7.

Dot, John and Vic are on stage almost all the time, though not necessarily speaking. Jack and Liz are substantial roles, Doris and Edna less so. Rebecca is on stage for about a quarter of the play, and Lyn for two pages (if necessary, this part can be played by the actor playing Rebecca). Authentic West Yorkshire speech would be ideal for all characters; failing that, a generalised ‘northern accent’.
Jerry Park

Davenham Comedy Night
2023-01-29 19:30 - 22:00
JANUARY EVENT SOLD OUT RETURNS ONLY
BUT FEBRUARY AND MARCH COMEDY COMING UP SOON

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After the huge success of welcoming Brennan Reece & Justin Moorhouse last summer…
We are very excited to announce our BRAND NEW, COMEDY NIGHTS!!
Brennan will be helping us to bring even more comedic talent through our doors.
Book now to work your chuckle muscles on the last Sunday of January, February and March!
Show starts at 7.30pm – doors and bar open from 7pm.
Tickets @ £11 available now at our ticket shop https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/davenhamplayers

Jazz Zoe Gilby Trio
2023-01-26 20:00 - 22:30
Bookings can be made via email jazz@davenham.co or telephone Harry on 07717 224 238 / 01606 74502 Doors open 7.30pm music at 8pm.Tickets £12 on the door
If you are suffering from Covid symptoms please do not attend and in any case advise us if you are unable to attend for any reason.
From JAZZ@DAVENHAM TEAM
GREAT GIGS
FABULOUS BANDS
Click to see the full Jazz Programme
SPONSORED BY TATTON BREWERY
www.tattonbrewery.co.uk
