The Refurbishment of the Civic Arts Centre

Gayle · 10-12-2010, 12:13

For anyone who can’t remember, or doesn’t know, what the Arts Centre looked like before refurbishment – here’s a little reminder.

We’re very proud and pleased with all the work done so far, but we’re really excited about plans for 2011.

Projects include
Ways of Seeing photography project, Diversity Drama, Blaze drama and film, Documenting Oswaldtwistle photography exhibition, Talking Shop revisited, Welcome to Gobbinland drama and history project.

Visiting Productions include
Of Mice and Men, The Virginia Monologues, Val and Halla’s loony longboat adventures, Thrum and Thread plus many more.

Productions from the Arts Centre
Under Milkwood, Toad of Toad Hall plus a Shakespeare production to be confirmed and summer shows from ReAct, Sparks and Blaze. Plus, Teenage gigs, regular gigs for young people and our variety shows for older people.

And that’s all along side regular weekly activities including
Ballroom and salsa classes, drama and musical theatre workshops, book clubs and barefoot boogie. Plus the monthly film club showing classics.

All of this can be found on our website www.civicartscentre.co.uk

Please feel free to circulate this link.

Spider61 · 10-12-2010, 12:42

It is now fantastic. Great spacious foyer also
Has the pea been saved off the cealing so that St Marys panto can sing to it?

katex · 10-12-2010, 12:46

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Originally Posted by Spider61

It is now fantastic. Great spacious foyer also
Has the pea been saved off the cealing so that St Marys panto can sing to it?

That would be the theatre I think Spider ? Not the Civic Art's Centre. Not sure though ... never heard of that one..

Spider61 · 10-12-2010, 13:11

They sing to the pea every year on the Saturday, between performances, when having their tea in the then large room on the right downstairs. Story was that some body had flicked it there many years ago and they sing happy birthday to it.

Neil · 10-12-2010, 13:29

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Originally Posted by Spider61

They sing to the pea every year on the Saturday, between performances, when having their tea in the then large room on the right downstairs. Story was that some body had flicked it there many years ago and they sing happy birthday to it.

That just typical of Gayle, spoiling the kids fun by revamping the place

katex · 10-12-2010, 14:11

Thanks Spider ... never noticed it before. Would that be the Council Chamber ? Mmmm .. did they use peashooters then to keep the Councillors in order ...

Gayle · 10-12-2010, 15:17

Yes the pea has gone. Or at least been hidden from view as the ceiling is now lower.

And, just a word of warning to the panto kids in January - I'd better not find a replacement pea on the shiny new ceiling.

cashman · 10-12-2010, 15:33

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Originally Posted by Gayle

Yes the pea has gone. Or at least been hidden from view as the ceiling is now lower.

And, just a word of warning to the panto kids in January - I'd better not find a replacement pea on the shiny new ceiling.

is there not a panto on now? cos 5 of my tribe are goin to one sat aft,up ossy.

Gayle · 10-12-2010, 16:36

Yes, the one that's on now is Cinderella, the professional production.

The one in January is St Mary's panto group - which is young people performing Mother Goose this year.

jaysay · 10-12-2010, 18:53

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Originally Posted by katex

Thanks Spider ... never noticed it before. Would that be the Council Chamber ? Mmmm .. did they use peashooters then to keep the Councillors in order ...

Na Kate not in them days, they kept well awake cuz they were on their own time, they didn't get paid

jaysay · 10-12-2010, 18:56

Thanks for the film Gayle its years since I was in the old Town Hall, spent quite a lot of time there in my younger days with politics and even more with St Mary's Amateurs, the place looks great, keep the good work up