The Revlon Girl by Neil Anthony Docking
2024-11-09 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-08 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-07 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-06 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-11-05 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
The Revlon Girl by Neil Anthony Docking is set in Aberfan 8 months after the disaster in which one of the waste tips above the mining village of Aberfan in South Wales slid down the valley killing 144 people,116 of which were children from the local primary school.
The play is about four women who, having lost children in the disaster, wish to bring back some sort of normality into their lives by inviting a representative from the cosmetic company Revlon to give them some beauty tips.
The play is full of pathos, humour and hope.
The Revlon Girl is directed by Paulette Anderson and runs from
Tuesday 5th November 2024 to Saturday 9th November 2024
Doors and Bar Open 7:00pm. Show at 7:30pm
Tickets @ £12 available from our TicketSource shop at
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/davenhamplayers

Jazz Ben Crosland`s Threeway
2024-10-31 20:00 - 22:30 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
‘THREEWAY AT TWENTY’
Threeway came into being in May 2004 over the breakfast table after Waterman, Lodder and Crosland had, the previous evening, played at a charity event at the home of two of Crosland’s closest friends. The feeling was that there was real compatibility between them and something new and exciting could emerge within the context of a chamber jazz trio without drums.
Over the course of the ensuing 19 years, the band has recorded three albums, Conversations, Songs of the Year and Looking Forward, Looking Back, which have all garnered significant critical acclaim and received airplay on a number of radio stations including BBC Radio 3, Jazz FM and UK Jazz Radio. Threeway have played festivals and club dates across the country, engaging audiences with their attractive brand of melodic, fresh sounding, subtle jazz, the material largely written by all three band members, all the while developing the intense interplay between the players that so characterises the group’s identity and sound.
Threeway’s music is heard to best advantage in the concert setting. Accordingly, this is an ideal group for ‘listening’ jazz venues, arts centres, music festivals and concert societies.
The band is celebrating its 20th anniversary and to mark the occasion, it has recorded an album of new compositions with guitar legend John Etheridge as their special guest. The album, HARKEN!, will be launched at the Buxton International Festival on 8th July 2024 and Threeway will be touring throughout the year as a trio and also with John as their special guest.

Steve Waterman (Trumpet/Flugelhorn) is an in demand soloist both in UK and abroad. He has recorded and toured with John Surman’s Brass Project and the Carla Bley Big Band and has worked with a host of other artists including Vince Mendoza, Tony Coe, Mal Waldron and Colin Towns. He has recorded a series of critically acclaimed albums in his own name.
Steve Lodder (Piano/Keyboards) is a highly regarded sideman for many international and British musicians including Andy Sheppard, Nana Vasconcelos, George Russell’s Living Time Orchestra, Sarah Jane Morris, John Harle, Carla Bley and Monica Vasconcelos. He has been musical associate with Paul McCartney on the ‘Standing Stone’ and ‘Ecce Cor Meum’ projects.
Ben Crosland (Bass) is one of the north’s most experienced jazz musicians, having been leading bands for over 30 years. He has worked as a sideman with many leading US and UK soloists including Jean Toussaint, Ken Peplowski, Harry Allen, George Masso, Henry Lowther, Stan Sulzman, Frank Ricotti and John Etheridge.
Media Quotes
“The ensemble playing has the togetherness that only comes from top musicians who know each other well and think as one. Everything is clear and precise yet full of delicacy and feeling” Dave Gelly, The Observer
“Three stellar musicians…Crosland’s compositions are often quite captivating, the reactions and interplay between Crosland, Waterman and Lodder as near to perfection as anyone could want” Peter Vacher, Jazzwise
Links
Dropbox – https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/a3otkkzf3shaj799p5viq/AImV4HgxRgmY9HcY40pbSvg?rlkey=[REDACTED]&dl=0
Soundcloud – https://soundcloud.com/jazzcat1951/sets/harken/s-tk8dZN3c6Kn?si=f780304f38e8435090e2fab4e8867655&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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The box office is able to take bookings for one gig at a time, but do make a note of the dates which are of interest to you during our forthcoming season so that you can make your bookings at the appropriate time.

If possible, make your requests via email, but don’t forget to give us a little bit of notice if you know that you are going to be unable to attend. We appreciate that there will always be unavoidable, unforeseen circumstances, but clearly we want to make places available and fill all possible seats, particularly for gigs in high demand.

We are not a profit making organisation, but we do want to keep breaking even in order to keep music live.

Bookings : email jazz@davenham.co

Please do not assume that your places are confirmed unless you have had a response from J@D and, if you have not, please contact us again

OR

call Keith on 07990 703 787

Doors & Bar 7.30pm Gigs start @ 8pm Tickets £13 unless stated

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

Davenham Comedy Club
2024-10-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
Davenham Comedy Club resumes this October, running monthly (except December) until April 2025
LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
7:30PM AT DAVENHAM THEATRE

Davenham Improv Group
2024-10-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-09-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
A new group formed by Kathryn Cooke for people interested in developing Improv skills
Monthly on the fourth Tuesday

Music - Vinny Peculiar Band with guest Common Hall
2024-10-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
Images (C) Gel Gee

VINNY PECULIAR BAND
Vinny Peculiar [aka Alan Wilkes] grew up in Worcestershire and trained as a nurse before signing to Manchester cult label Ugly Man records [former home to Elbow]. He’s since released many albums of literate autobiographical pop music over a twenty+ year career touring band, solo and duo shows in the UK, Ireland, Europe and the US. Variously described as

“an under sung national treasure” (UNCUT)
“a warm- hearted Morrissey” (Q Magazine) and
“the missing link between Jarvis Cocker and Roger McGough” (Irish Times)

Past work associations include Bill Drummond (KLF) and his various bands have included ex members of The Smiths, OASIS, Aztec Camera & The Fall. He’s written and recorded as Parlour Flames, the band he formed in 2013 with ex OASIS rhythm guitarist Bonehead.
The Davenham show will reflect the set list played at a recent near sell out show at the Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room – covering a number of albums from his back catalogue – with emphasis on his most recent release.
LINE-UP
Vinny Peculiar [Alan Wilkes] Acoustic / Electric Guitar / Lead Vocal
Rob Steadman Keyboards / Vocal
Adam Webb Electric Guitar / Vocal
Jim Gee Bass Guitar / Vocal
Paul Tsanos Drums
“A hugely talented musician who is right up there with Elvis Costello, Ray Davies and Jarvis Cocker, Peculiar should be placed on a pedestal” (Sean Hanan, Hi Fi + Magazine).
“A well-measured introduction to an under sung national treasure” (UNCUT MAGAZINE).
“The missing link between Jarvis Cocker and poet Roger McGough and some of the wittiest lyrics this side of Wreckless Eric” (IRISH TIMES).
COMMON HALL
Opening the night will be Common Hall (aka Robert Williams) – originally from Clitheroe, Lancashire – Robert’s an award-winning, acclaimed author beyond the day job, and in this case a gifted singer-songwriter nudged out of self-imposed performing retirement.
Here’s part of a review of a recent gig as written by Malcolm Wyatt taken from his website https://writewyattuk.com/
Opening number ‘We Were There’ gave off a Robert Forster vibe, but I soon changed my mind and felt within a few songs he was closer to his namesake’s Go-Betweens accomplice, Grant McLennan. Either way, there was an understated yet sharp story song element, highlights including ‘My Town on TV’ and ‘As Broken as you Think’, first delivered with past act The Library Trust, while ‘The Meeting’ and ‘Golden Island’ – the latter more barbed wire folk – were maybe more where he’s at now, seemingly fragile yet increasingly acerbic, his songs stripped to the bare bones. Prime examples were the bitter yet measured ‘Hope This Hurts’ and ‘They Don’t Sing for Me’.
Doors: 7:30pm, Music at: 8:00pm Close: 10.15pm [ish]
Tickets
£15 via Andrew Whalley now at paypal.me/andrewwhalley1 or txt 07510853589 to arrange payment
£16.50 online from 01/08/2024 https://www.wegottickets.com/event/615043

Davenham Acting Group
2024-10-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
Meets third Tuesday of each month except when a drama production is on stage
No August meeting
Free for members. Non-members pay £1 for refreshments

OPEN AUDITION - The Importance of Being Earnest
2024-10-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-11 19:30 - 21:30
Open auditions to be held at Davenham Players Theatre on Friday 11th and Monday 14th October at 7.30pm for The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
Production dates are 4th to 8th March 2025.
Hi everyone
Just to let you know about my forthcoming production of The Importance of Being Earnest in the hope that I can entice you to come along to audition for a part.
The cast is made up of 4 females and 4/5 males as follows:
LADY BRACKNELL, an aristocratic and very formidable lady * who is mother to:
HON. GWENDOLEN FAIRFAX, a well educated, smart and sophisticated young lady of approx. 25 yrs. She is anxious to find a husband by the name of Ernest.
ALGERNON MONCRIEF, 30ish, nephew of Lady B., lives almost entirely for pleasure.
JACK WORTHING JP, Algernon’s older (35/40) friend. He is more worldly wise than A.I and is Guardian to his ward:
CECILY CARDEW (19 yrs.) is a naive country girl who imagines that she engaged to a person called Ernest.
MISS PRISM, Cecily’s Governess. A spinster who is attracted to:
CANON CHASUBLE DD, a middle-aged Churchman who has never been married. He is very straightlaced.
LANE, Algernon’s Butler.
MERRIMAN, JACK’S Manservant (or possibly Maid).
* Lady B needs to be of an age that makes it possible for to have given birth to G.
I’m sure that you will all be familiar with this play but if you do need any more info, please do ask.
Please let me know asap if you are interested in auditioning so that I can let you have the audition pieces. My phone number is 07412 941065. Call or text, whichever you prefer.
I look forward to hearing from you and even more to seeing you.
Best wishes
Sheila Hetherington

Davenham Writing Group
2024-10-08 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-09-10 19:30 - 22:00 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
Davenham Writing Group – Monthly Meeting
Meets on the Second Tuesday of the month
No August meeting

Free for members. Non-members pay £1 for refreshments

AGM of the Davenham Players
2024-10-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
On Monday 7th October we will be holding our AGM at 7.30pm.
Members, this is your chance to have your say about your society: what you like and what you don’t! We are there to sum up the last year’s activities and forthcoming events and want to hear your views.
We do need a minimum of 19 members for voting purposes, so we would really appreciate your attendance
After the meeting, do please join us for a chat and light refreshments.
A big Thank You to all who helped on front of house, bar or selling raffle tickets and programmes! We hope you may be able to help again with our November production of The Revlon Girl. Volunteering is a vital part of The Players so if you can spare a little of your time, please do get in touch.
We now have two WhatsApp groups to co-ordinate events; one for front of house and one for the bar. If you’d like to be added to either or both, please email or speak to any member of the committee.
You can always contact us via Facebook and Instagram as well as on our website.

Play Reading Group
2024-10-01 19:30 - 21:30
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 (except August).
Just turn up and Dee will do the rest. Tea free for members. Small contribution for non-members.
CONTACT DEE FOR MORE INFORMATION here

Spitting Feathers Band - In the Limelight
2024-09-28 19:30 - 22:00 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
Spitting Feathers band are making their third appearance at Davenham theatre, having performed sell-out shows here in 2022 and 2023.

Their music is an eclectic mix of pop and soft rock covers and you can expect to hear well-known numbers from Fleetwood Mac, The Stereophonics, Ed Sheeran, Tina Turner, George Ezra and many more, all played in the band’s own signature style.

The band features strong female and male lead and harmony vocals supported by keyboards, guitar, bass and drums.

In addition to their covers material, the band has composed and recorded several original tracks, one of which has been showcased by Radio Northwich as its ‘record of the week’.

The event will feature a charity raffle in aid of St Luke’s Hospice
Saturday 28th September 2024 at Davenham Players Theatre

Tickets @ £12 are available online through TicketSource

And @ £6 for students & under 16s by phoning our Booking Enquiries line

Doors and bar open at 7.00pm
Performance starts at 7.30pm

Jazz Dean Stockdale Quartet
2024-09-26 20:00 - 22:30 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
The Dean Stockdale Quartet.
Making a welcome return to Jazz@Davenham are the Dean Stockdale Quartet who wowed the audience when they last played in 2023.
The Celebrating Oscar Quartet is a relatively new quartet playing inventive arrangements of Oscar Peterson’s original compositions together with music that he was associated with.
Dean Stockdale is a highly regarded jazz pianist, arranger and composer based in the North of England. He is known for his sensitive, swinging style and regularly appears around the UK with some of the best names in UK jazz. The band focuses on bringing the infectious swing of Oscar’s music and showcasing his own compositions and they are all Top Class Musicians.’
The quartet features:-
Dean Stockdale on keys
Andy Champion on bass
Gaz Hughes on drums
Tim Williams on guitar
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The box office is able to take bookings for one gig at a time, but do make a note of the dates which are of interest to you during our forthcoming season so that you can make your bookings at the appropriate time.

If possible, make your requests via email, but don’t forget to give us a little bit of notice if you know that you are going to be unable to attend. We appreciate that there will always be unavoidable, unforeseen circumstances, but clearly we want to make places available and fill all possible seats, particularly for gigs in high demand.

We are not a profit making organisation, but we do want to keep breaking even in order to keep music live.

Bookings : email jazz@davenham.co

Please do not assume that your places are confirmed unless you have had a response from J@D and, if you have not, then contact us again

OR

call Keith on 07990 703 787

Doors & Bar 7.30pm Gigs start @ 8pm Tickets £13 unless stated

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

Invisible by Jane Barrie
2024-09-21 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-09-20 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-09-19 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-09-18 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-09-17 19:30 - 22:00 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
Five old friends meet, as they always do, once a week, to catch-up, see what’s going on, argue and reminisce,
But this week they have a plan…
…fast forward a year and their worlds have changed irrevocably.
This new comedy drama captures how it feels to be an older woman in a world which some of them are trying to stay in tune with and some can no longer fathom.
Invisible, written and directed by Jane Barrie, is a fast-paced, frank, funny and moving play exploring the nature of female friendships, the process of ageing and what it’s like to be outside the circle. Never dull and often surprising, join us for the premiere of this exciting new play.
Tuesday September 17th 2024 to Saturday 21st 2024
Tickets @ £12 available from our
ticket shop at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/davenhamplayers

Totally Improvised Musical Company
2024-09-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
Every night is opening night as these top improvisers compose brand-new comedy musicals from your title suggestions. If you like musicals and you like comedy, then you’ll love The Totally Improvised Musical! Selling out at festivals across the country, nominated Best Variety Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2024, and coming straight from the Edinburgh Fringe, this is one night at the theatre you won’t want to miss. A crowd-pleasing night of live music, laughter and songs with no two shows the same.
“It’s a fun, carefree, and memorable night out that guarantees hilarity, absurdity, fantastic vocals, and catchy songs that you won’t hear anywhere else.” ★★★★½ Frankly My Dear UK
“This Totally Improvised Musical certainly entertained and satisfied its audience and showed every sign of being able to do it again, and again, and again, and…” Graham Jowett, Buxton Fringe Review 2023
“Loved it, as did my husband who isn’t a musicals fan like I am! Very highly recommended.” Audience Review edfringe.com 2023
The team won Best Alternative Act at the North West Comedy Awards 2022 with their show ComedySportz and now the Totally Improvised Musical is thrilling audiences across the UK, with sell-out shows and rave reviews. Previous musical titles have included Vampires from Hull, Lawnmowers: The Musical!, The First Primark in Space and My Grandma Is A Parasite
What will your musical be about? Book now to find out… And if the gang use your suggestion, you win a prize!
Tickets @ £12.00 from our Ticket Shop at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/davenhamplayers

Members' Summer Social
2024-08-22 19:30 - 22:00 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom

Improv Evening - Try Your Hand at Improvisation
2024-07-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
This is a trial event to see if an Improv evening works for you and that it works for us.
Member Kathryn Cooke is organising the event and she hopes to have support from members of the Totally Improvised Musical group who are actually performing soon at Davenham.
No need to book this evening – just turn up at our theatre, 59 Church Street, CW9 8NF at 7:30pm.
Why not give it a go? Make a change from the Olympics!

Play Reading - Girl on the Train
2024-07-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom

AUDITION "Revlon Girl" by Neil Anthony Docking
2024-07-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Davenham Theatre, 59 Church Street, Northwich, CW9 8NF, United Kingdom
The Revlon Girl by Neil Anthony Docking is set in Aberfan 8 months after the disaster in which one of the waste tips above the mining village of Aberfan in S Wales slid down the valley killing 144 people,116 of which were children from the local primary school.
The play is about four women who, having lost their children in the disaster, wish to bring back some sort of normality into their lives by inviting a representative from the cosmetic company Revlon to give them some beauty tips.
The play is full of pathos, humour and hope. Directed by Paulette Anderson.
Just turn up at 7:30pm on the day and ask for Paulette!
