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1992, UK, 94 mins

Director: Sally Potter

Young nobleman Orlando is commanded by Queen Elizabeth I to stay forever young. Miraculously, he does just that. The film follows him as he moves through several centuries of British history, experiencing a variety of lives and relationships along the way, and even changing sex.

Doors open for drinks at 7:00pm. Film at 8:00pm.

​Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain, Bridget Jones’s Diary) stars as Judy Garland in theatre director Rupert Goold’s biopic of the incredibly talented, famously troubled singer and actress. In winter 1968, she arrives in London to perform a series of sold-out shows. Battling her management and ill health while charming musicians, reminiscing with friends and embarking on a courtship with Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), her wit and warmth shine through –  but so does her fragility, after a lifetime spent in the spotlight. Featuring her best-known songs, including the timeless classic ‘Over the Rainbow’, Judy celebrates the voice, vulnerability and charm of an iconic entertainer.

2019  | USA

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Every Thursday from April to the end of October, meet local guide Kathy Alexander at 10.30 am at the Tourist Information Office, Market Square. Learn about the history of the town in an informal and friendly walk.

£5 per person, £3 under 16’s.

Gentle movements using a chair including standing & using it as a support. Some use of ‘bar’ on the wall. Suitable for seniors/others with less mobility. Very friendly & welcoming classes.

Cost, just £3.

No class on 25 April 2019

​Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain, Bridget Jones’s Diary) stars as Judy Garland in theatre director Rupert Goold’s biopic of the incredibly talented, famously troubled singer and actress. In winter 1968, she arrives in London to perform a series of sold-out shows. Battling her management and ill health while charming musicians, reminiscing with friends and embarking on a courtship with Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), her wit and warmth shine through –  but so does her fragility, after a lifetime spent in the spotlight. Featuring her best-known songs, including the timeless classic ‘Over the Rainbow’, Judy celebrates the voice, vulnerability and charm of an iconic entertainer.

2019  | USA

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Poets and poetry lovers all welcome at this reading session in the upstairs lounge.

contact ash.moor@btinternet.com for more details or simply join us on the evening.

‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’

A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations… with hilarious, but dark consequences.

Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy will be captured live from the Bridge Theatre in London. Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Oliver Chris (Green Wing, NT Live: Young Marx), David Moorst (NT Live: Allelujah!) and Hammed Animashaun (The Barber Shop Chronicles) lead the cast as Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom.

Directed by Nicholas Hytner, this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will build on the success of his immersive staging of Julius Caesar (NT Live 2018). The Bridge Theatre will become a forest – a dream world of flying fairies, contagious fogs and moonlight revels, surrounded by a roving audience following the action on foot.

£3

Join us as listener or performer on the third Thursday of every month. Enjoy dinner, some local tipple and a great local line-up! Whatever your talent, we’ve got the stage for you!

For further info, go to facebook.com/greentablecafe or call 01803 847110. You can register in advance, or just show up on the night.

In The Whitehouse productions with Adrian Birtwell introduce new music by new and established artists on a music night dedicated to performings one set each.

Open Session for players to join in or to sit and listen as you please.
In the back bar.

Drop-in anytime 9am to 12 noon. Free entry. Good quality clothes, bric-a-brac, books, puzzles, cards, Totnes tea towels, cards and calendars . Delicious home-made cakes and savouries to take away. Tea or coffee and a slice of home-made cake for just £1! All proceeds to Totnes Caring. All welcome.

Join us to celebrate Motown’s 60th Anniversary!

The remarkable story of the legendary Motown Records is told through new and exclusive interviews with the label’s visionary founder, Berry Gordy, and many of its superstar artists and creative figures, as well as rare performances and behind-the-scenes footage unearthed from Motown’s vaults and Gordy’s personal archives.

2019  | USA | Documentary

​Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain, Bridget Jones’s Diary) stars as Judy Garland in theatre director Rupert Goold’s biopic of the incredibly talented, famously troubled singer and actress. In winter 1968, she arrives in London to perform a series of sold-out shows. Battling her management and ill health while charming musicians, reminiscing with friends and embarking on a courtship with Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), her wit and warmth shine through –  but so does her fragility, after a lifetime spent in the spotlight. Featuring her best-known songs, including the timeless classic ‘Over the Rainbow’, Judy celebrates the voice, vulnerability and charm of an iconic entertainer.

2019  | USA

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2019, USA, 100 mins, subtitles

Director: Lulu Wang

In this funny, uplifting tale based on ‘an actual lie’, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. Instead, they schedule an impromptu wedding-reunion, uniting family members so that everyone can surreptitiously say their goodbyes.

Doors open for drinks at 7:00pm. Film at 8:00pm.

Joaquin Phoenix is utterly superb – giving perhaps his best performance to date – in Todd Philips’ gorgeous, devastating Joker, telling the origin story of the most memorable of DC Comics villains. Co-produced by Martin Scorsese and winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, it sees Phoenix take up the mantel from Heath Ledger and completely embody the role of the troubled misfit who gradually loses his mind. Failed comedian Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) encounters violent thugs wandering the streets of Gotham City dressed as a clown. Disdained by society, he begins a slow dissent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as: the Joker. With Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy and Zazie Beetz.

2019  | USA

Doors 8pm / Tickets £5 adv.* £6 OTD

Aged 8-15? Love to make things? Saturday mornings on the radio are yours – come and tell stories, sing songs, interview interesting people and get your voice heard.

Soundart Radio is the licensed community station for the Totnes area, broadcasting full time on 102.5FM since 2006. We are registered with Ofsted to provide an affordable, high quality childcare service of arts and media activities for children and young people. We support each of them to find their own radio voice through fun and creative activities. Together we tell stories, create music, make up funny sketches, interview wonderful guests, record sounds of nature and do lots of live broadcasting. We also explore out of door and make things to take home.

All our workers are qualified artists, DBS checked and First Aid trained.

Please book before midday each Friday to avoid disappointment

Autumn term: weekly from 21st September until 14th December and excluding 26th October

CLICK THE TIME/DATE BELOW TO BOOK

To book please contact Elisabeth Hadley: elisabeth@hadleysculptures.co.uk.

Over this weekend course we will be using a life model, allowing you to sculpt the human form in clay. You will learn sculpting techniques as well as basic anatomy. In addition we’ll be exploring ways to breathe life into your sculpture, helping you to create a beautiful figurative sculpture.

Elisabeth has been sculpting for almost 30 years. She has several monumental commissioned pieces sited locally as well as producing her own smaller sculptures in bronze.

Join us to make a very cool leather bag in a day in this collaborative course with The Leather School of Dartington.

Learn how to craft your own leather tote bag using a semi industrial sewing machine. You will be able to mix and match leather colours and tweak the designs to make the bags more your own and to add embellishments as well as embossing the bag with your name or any other words you like.

There is a choice of bucket bag or tote bag and a wide choice of beautiful coloured vegetable tanned full grain leathers.

John Hagger, founder of Tanner Bates, has established an international reputation as a craftsperson who uses the traditions of his trade combined with local leather – hides bursting with character – to make ‘contemporary heirlooms’, products designed to last a lifetime.

John has been teaching leatherwork for many years, taking delight in how transformative the experience is for his students. Intrigued by the idea of sharing his craft, John has expanded the principles and practice of teaching into Leather School, which holds workshops and classes designed to provide a wide range of leathercraft experiences for people of all ability levels.

with Sam Richards on piano and Dave on bass. We were kept busy behind the bar, with friends stepping in to keep up with the washing up and we launched our new “Batch Brew” coffee – a good way to try a long black coffee or a silky smooth coffee, a good alternative to an Americano and a million miles from the old style filter coffee we remember from the 70s.

​Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain, Bridget Jones’s Diary) stars as Judy Garland in theatre director Rupert Goold’s biopic of the incredibly talented, famously troubled singer and actress. In winter 1968, she arrives in London to perform a series of sold-out shows. Battling her management and ill health while charming musicians, reminiscing with friends and embarking on a courtship with Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), her wit and warmth shine through –  but so does her fragility, after a lifetime spent in the spotlight. Featuring her best-known songs, including the timeless classic ‘Over the Rainbow’, Judy celebrates the voice, vulnerability and charm of an iconic entertainer.

2019  | USA

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Joaquin Phoenix is utterly superb – giving perhaps his best performance to date – in Todd Philips’ gorgeous, devastating Joker, telling the origin story of the most memorable of DC Comics villains. Co-produced by Martin Scorsese and winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, it sees Phoenix take up the mantel from Heath Ledger and completely embody the role of the troubled misfit who gradually loses his mind. Failed comedian Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) encounters violent thugs wandering the streets of Gotham City dressed as a clown. Disdained by society, he begins a slow dissent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as: the Joker. With Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy and Zazie Beetz.

2019  | USA

2019, USA, 100 mins, subtitles

Director: Lulu Wang

In this funny, uplifting tale based on ‘an actual lie’, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. Instead, they schedule an impromptu wedding-reunion, uniting family members so that everyone can surreptitiously say their goodbyes.

Doors open for drinks at 7:00pm. Film at 8:00pm.

See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, broadcast live to cinemas from London’s West End.

Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life.

Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.

Playing to sold-out audiences in New York and London, don’t miss your chance to see this ‘legitimately hilarious show’ (New Yorker), broadcast live to a cinema near you.

Presented by DryWrite, Soho Theatre and Annapurna Theatre

Show image by Jason Hetherington

★★★★★ ‘Witty, filthy and supreme.’ Guardian

Eyes down 7.30pm!
Refreshments available.
Great raffle with prizes donated by local businesses
All welcome!

Doors 8pm / Tickets £5 adv.* £6 OTD

​Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain, Bridget Jones’s Diary) stars as Judy Garland in theatre director Rupert Goold’s biopic of the incredibly talented, famously troubled singer and actress. In winter 1968, she arrives in London to perform a series of sold-out shows. Battling her management and ill health while charming musicians, reminiscing with friends and embarking on a courtship with Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), her wit and warmth shine through –  but so does her fragility, after a lifetime spent in the spotlight. Featuring her best-known songs, including the timeless classic ‘Over the Rainbow’, Judy celebrates the voice, vulnerability and charm of an iconic entertainer.

2019  | USA

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2019, USA, 115 mins

Director: Stanley Nelson

The life and career of musical giant and cultural icon, Miles Davis, a true visionary, innovator and originator who defied categorisation and embodied the word ‘cool’.

Bar drinks served from 2pm. Film at 3pm.

Joaquin Phoenix is utterly superb – giving perhaps his best performance to date – in Todd Philips’ gorgeous, devastating Joker, telling the origin story of the most memorable of DC Comics villains. Co-produced by Martin Scorsese and winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, it sees Phoenix take up the mantel from Heath Ledger and completely embody the role of the troubled misfit who gradually loses his mind. Failed comedian Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) encounters violent thugs wandering the streets of Gotham City dressed as a clown. Disdained by society, he begins a slow dissent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as: the Joker. With Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy and Zazie Beetz.

2019  | USA

2019, USA, 100 mins, subtitles

Director: Lulu Wang

In this funny, uplifting tale based on ‘an actual lie’, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi (Awkwafina) reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. Instead, they schedule an impromptu wedding-reunion, uniting family members so that everyone can surreptitiously say their goodbyes.

Doors open for drinks at 7:00pm. Film at 8:00pm.

Join us to celebrate Motown’s 60th Anniversary!

The remarkable story of the legendary Motown Records is told through new and exclusive interviews with the label’s visionary founder, Berry Gordy, and many of its superstar artists and creative figures, as well as rare performances and behind-the-scenes footage unearthed from Motown’s vaults and Gordy’s personal archives.

2019  | USA | Documentary

Join us to celebrate Motown’s 60th Anniversary!

The remarkable story of the legendary Motown Records is told through new and exclusive interviews with the label’s visionary founder, Berry Gordy, and many of its superstar artists and creative figures, as well as rare performances and behind-the-scenes footage unearthed from Motown’s vaults and Gordy’s personal archives.

2019  | USA | Documentary

​Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain, Bridget Jones’s Diary) stars as Judy Garland in theatre director Rupert Goold’s biopic of the incredibly talented, famously troubled singer and actress. In winter 1968, she arrives in London to perform a series of sold-out shows. Battling her management and ill health while charming musicians, reminiscing with friends and embarking on a courtship with Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), her wit and warmth shine through –  but so does her fragility, after a lifetime spent in the spotlight. Featuring her best-known songs, including the timeless classic ‘Over the Rainbow’, Judy celebrates the voice, vulnerability and charm of an iconic entertainer.

2019  | USA

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Weekly meditation circle with two half hour silent meditations and a discussion inbetween on pre-agreed and relevant subject. Chairs are available for those who would like to use them. Bring a zafu or cushion to sit on, should you so wish.

All levels of knowledge about meditation welcome.

Totnes Dance Collective, is a unique circle of local experienced dance teachers and facilitators that include 5Rhythms®, Movement Medicine, Soul Motion, Open Floor, Music-Led Dance plus other approaches within the ‘conscious dance’ genre.
This long-standing Monday night drop-in dance, offers a welcoming evening from 7.30pm – 9.40pm at the Civic Hall in Totnes.
No need to book. Front door is closed at 7.45pm.
Dance barefoot or in soft-soled shoes.
Loose clothes and bring water to drink.
This is a no-alcohol event. See website for more information.

Joaquin Phoenix is utterly superb – giving perhaps his best performance to date – in Todd Philips’ gorgeous, devastating Joker, telling the origin story of the most memorable of DC Comics villains. Co-produced by Martin Scorsese and winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, it sees Phoenix take up the mantel from Heath Ledger and completely embody the role of the troubled misfit who gradually loses his mind. Failed comedian Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) encounters violent thugs wandering the streets of Gotham City dressed as a clown. Disdained by society, he begins a slow dissent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as: the Joker. With Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy and Zazie Beetz.

2019  | USA

Folk players, singers and listeners are all welcome to join in or sit back for the informal folk playing session. Mostly instrumental with the occasional song thrown in.

​Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain, Bridget Jones’s Diary) stars as Judy Garland in theatre director Rupert Goold’s biopic of the incredibly talented, famously troubled singer and actress. In winter 1968, she arrives in London to perform a series of sold-out shows. Battling her management and ill health while charming musicians, reminiscing with friends and embarking on a courtship with Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), her wit and warmth shine through –  but so does her fragility, after a lifetime spent in the spotlight. Featuring her best-known songs, including the timeless classic ‘Over the Rainbow’, Judy celebrates the voice, vulnerability and charm of an iconic entertainer.

2019  | USA

Click to select a date for booking…

Joaquin Phoenix is utterly superb – giving perhaps his best performance to date – in Todd Philips’ gorgeous, devastating Joker, telling the origin story of the most memorable of DC Comics villains. Co-produced by Martin Scorsese and winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, it sees Phoenix take up the mantel from Heath Ledger and completely embody the role of the troubled misfit who gradually loses his mind. Failed comedian Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) encounters violent thugs wandering the streets of Gotham City dressed as a clown. Disdained by society, he begins a slow dissent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as: the Joker. With Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy and Zazie Beetz.

2019  | USA

2019, UK, 89 mins

Director: Mark Jenkin

BAIT is a brilliantly original and visually daring feature film from the writer/director Mark Jenkin. Set within the community of a present- day Cornish fishing village, it is a beautifully crafted new film with a vintage feel that tackles contemporary issues amongst different social classes and different generations with heart and humour.

“Martin Ward (played by comedian Edward Rowe) is a generational fisherman without a boat.  His brother Steven (Giles King) has moved on from tradition and re-purposed their father’s boat as a tripper for the London bourgeoisie. The family home is gone too; sold to the Leigh family who use the harbour front cottage as a quaint getaway from life in the city and a small revenue earner to tourists wanting to stay in their skipper’s loft…   Displaced from everything he has known and simmering with undisguised rage at the injustices he feels, Martin struggles to adapt to the changes tourism is wreaking on his small-town traditions.  With beady eyes and a perpetual cigarette hanging from his mouth, Martin sees suspicion everywhere: his former home, the local pub and even in his fellow residents who have moved on with new careers to cater to seasonal tourism. It’s fear and loathing in Cornwall and Martin wants none of it.

It’s a microcosm where locals are finding their voices less and less and ‘interloping’ Londoners are desperate for inclusivity in their part-time community. It’s the inevitability of change; residents old and new trying to find a way to coexist as traditional approaches slowly find themselves replaced with modern expectations.

While the storyline is simple enough, it’s the film form that will impress you most. Tightly framed to almost jarring proportions, Bait is shot in 16mm B&W stock on an old, hand-cranked Bolex camera with a single lens, minimalist lighting and a scant crew of fourteen. Jenkin’s trust in the simple process of filmmaking has achieved a simply stunning result. Not only did he hand process the film before having it digitised for editing (which he also did by the way), but he also dubbed the non-diegetic sound and dialogue in post.

The sounds of ocean fishing seen and heard at the beginning and end of the film is a soothing reminder of the ocean’s ebb and flow and in turn, the inevitability of returning seasonal visitors to this coastal village. It is Martin who needs to come to terms with the inevitability of change and do so quickly before it is too late.

Overall, this grainy, choppy piece of filmmaking is surprisingly perfect with all its imperfections. An Art-house piece so unique that it will certainly find popularity on the film festival merry-go-round. Definitely one to watch if you find the opportunity” Sasha Hall, June 2019, THN

We sold out both showings in September, so we’re bringing this remarkable indie feature back for another night!

Doors open for drinks at 7:00pm. Film at 8:00pm.

Changing Climate at Work: How to Talk about the Climate Crisis at Work and Make Change Happen
Robin Webster, Senior Climate Change Engagement Strategist at Climate Outreach

Suddenly it seems as though everyone is talking about climate change. Talk isn’t enough, of course, but how we talk about climate change can fundamentally transform the possibility of action. This interactive talk, with climate communications specialist Robin Webster, will equip you with tools, techniques and understanding to bring conversations about climate change into your workplace in ways that resonate with people’s values and inspire transformation.

Robin Webster is Senior Climate Change Engagement Strategist with Climate Outreach, a team of social scientists and communication specialists focused on helping organisations better communicate climate change. To find out more about their work then check out this video.

£8 full price/£5 low-waged- booking is essential. There are a limited number of fully subsidised tickets for this event- please email info@transitiontowntotnes.org for information. For more details about the event and to book please visit the Ticket Source website.

This event will be held at the Totnes United Free Church on Fore St.

This event is part of the Art of Rapid Transition series. As momentum for rapid transition in response to ecological and social challenges grows, this series of talks and workshops, brought to you by Transition Town Totnes, Schumacher College and the Dartington Hall Trust, and supported by Devon County Council, will provide the opportunity to explore how we can come together to make a transition that meets the needs of people and the planet, locally and globally.

To find out more about the Art of Rapid Transition series and take a look at future talks, workshops and events in the programme, please visit www.transitiontowntotnes.org/rapidtransition

1992, UK, 94 mins

Director: Sally Potter

Young nobleman Orlando is commanded by Queen Elizabeth I to stay forever young. Miraculously, he does just that. The film follows him as he moves through several centuries of British history, experiencing a variety of lives and relationships along the way, and even changing sex.

Doors open for drinks at 7:00pm. Film at 8:00pm.

​Oscar-winning actress Renée Zellweger (Cold Mountain, Bridget Jones’s Diary) stars as Judy Garland in theatre director Rupert Goold’s biopic of the incredibly talented, famously troubled singer and actress. In winter 1968, she arrives in London to perform a series of sold-out shows. Battling her management and ill health while charming musicians, reminiscing with friends and embarking on a courtship with Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock), her wit and warmth shine through –  but so does her fragility, after a lifetime spent in the spotlight. Featuring her best-known songs, including the timeless classic ‘Over the Rainbow’, Judy celebrates the voice, vulnerability and charm of an iconic entertainer.

2019  | USA

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2019, UK, 100 mins, Subtitles

Director: Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts

Doors open for drinks at 7:00pm. Film at 8:00pm.

Joaquin Phoenix is utterly superb – giving perhaps his best performance to date – in Todd Philips’ gorgeous, devastating Joker, telling the origin story of the most memorable of DC Comics villains. Co-produced by Martin Scorsese and winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, it sees Phoenix take up the mantel from Heath Ledger and completely embody the role of the troubled misfit who gradually loses his mind. Failed comedian Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) encounters violent thugs wandering the streets of Gotham City dressed as a clown. Disdained by society, he begins a slow dissent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as: the Joker. With Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy and Zazie Beetz.

2019  | USA

All inclusive singing session for all-comers.

Come along and join in. – Voices only…