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Feb
17
Tue
The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 17 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

Feb
18
Wed
The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 18 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

Feb
19
Thu
The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 19 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

Feb
20
Fri
The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 20 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

Feb
21
Sat
The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 21 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

Feb
22
Sun
The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 22 @ 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

Feb
24
Tue
The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 24 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

Feb
25
Wed
The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 25 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

Feb
26
Thu
The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 26 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

Feb
27
Fri
The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 27 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

Feb
28
Sat
The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 28 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

The Goodbye Girl @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 28 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Book by Neil Simon
Music by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line)
Lyrics by David Zippel (City of Angels)
Directed by Adam Lenson

Spiezak productions presents the first London revival of The Goodbye Girl. A musical from the writers of The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line and City of Angels.

Paula McFaden is an out of work dancer, the wrong side of thirty, who has watched too many men say goodbye. When hapless actor Elliot Garfield knocks on the door of her New York apartment, his dreams of stardom and her dreams of stability become a shared nightmare.

The Goodbye Girl is a wry, comic musical about letting go of your baggage and learning to love the unexpected. It is based on Neil Simon‘s Academy Award and Golden Globe award winning film and features the same unique humour that has made Simon the most popular playwright in Broadway History, fused with a vibrant, cinematic score that stands among Hamlisch‘s strongest work.

Director: Adam Lenson
Set and Costume Design: Suzi Lombardelli
Musical Director: Richard Bates
Choreography: Claira Vaughan
Lighting Design: Aaron J Dootson

Peformances:
Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturdays 7th, 14th & 28th at 3pm & Sundays 15th & 22nd at 4pm

Tickets:
Previews 4th & 5th Feb – £15
Full Price – £18-£22
Concessions – £16-£20

Mar
3
Tue
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
4
Wed
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
5
Thu
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
6
Fri
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
7
Sat
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
8
Sun
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 8 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
10
Tue
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
11
Wed
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
12
Thu
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
13
Fri
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
14
Sat
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 14 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 14 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
15
Sun
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 15 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
19
Thu
The Secret World of Charles Dickens @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd at 4pm

Charles Dickens neglected his children, disgraced his wife, kept a mistress half his age, frequented brothels, practised hypnosis on impressionable ladies and humiliated his friends! But none of these are surprising enough to feature in The Secret World of Charles Dickens: a show that reveals Charles Dickens to have been a clandestine conjurer and even asks whether he was a Spiritualist on the quiet.

Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. Sub-titled ‘mirth, marvels and the mysterious’, The Secret World of Charles Dickens delivers on all of these: so much so that you don’t need to have read a word of Dickens to discover an intriguing and fascinating side to this great writer’s personality.

The Secret World of Charles Dickens premiered at The Charles Dickens Museum in London.

www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk

Tickets:
Thursday, Friday & Sunday: £14/£12 concessions
Saturday: £16/£14 concessions

Mar
20
Fri
The Secret World of Charles Dickens @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd at 4pm

Charles Dickens neglected his children, disgraced his wife, kept a mistress half his age, frequented brothels, practised hypnosis on impressionable ladies and humiliated his friends! But none of these are surprising enough to feature in The Secret World of Charles Dickens: a show that reveals Charles Dickens to have been a clandestine conjurer and even asks whether he was a Spiritualist on the quiet.

Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. Sub-titled ‘mirth, marvels and the mysterious’, The Secret World of Charles Dickens delivers on all of these: so much so that you don’t need to have read a word of Dickens to discover an intriguing and fascinating side to this great writer’s personality.

The Secret World of Charles Dickens premiered at The Charles Dickens Museum in London.

www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk

Tickets:
Thursday, Friday & Sunday: £14/£12 concessions
Saturday: £16/£14 concessions

Mar
21
Sat
The Secret World of Charles Dickens @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd at 4pm

Charles Dickens neglected his children, disgraced his wife, kept a mistress half his age, frequented brothels, practised hypnosis on impressionable ladies and humiliated his friends! But none of these are surprising enough to feature in The Secret World of Charles Dickens: a show that reveals Charles Dickens to have been a clandestine conjurer and even asks whether he was a Spiritualist on the quiet.

Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. Sub-titled ‘mirth, marvels and the mysterious’, The Secret World of Charles Dickens delivers on all of these: so much so that you don’t need to have read a word of Dickens to discover an intriguing and fascinating side to this great writer’s personality.

The Secret World of Charles Dickens premiered at The Charles Dickens Museum in London.

www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk

Tickets:
Thursday, Friday & Sunday: £14/£12 concessions
Saturday: £16/£14 concessions

Mar
22
Sun
The Secret World of Charles Dickens @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 22 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd at 4pm

Charles Dickens neglected his children, disgraced his wife, kept a mistress half his age, frequented brothels, practised hypnosis on impressionable ladies and humiliated his friends! But none of these are surprising enough to feature in The Secret World of Charles Dickens: a show that reveals Charles Dickens to have been a clandestine conjurer and even asks whether he was a Spiritualist on the quiet.

Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. Sub-titled ‘mirth, marvels and the mysterious’, The Secret World of Charles Dickens delivers on all of these: so much so that you don’t need to have read a word of Dickens to discover an intriguing and fascinating side to this great writer’s personality.

The Secret World of Charles Dickens premiered at The Charles Dickens Museum in London.

www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk

Tickets:
Thursday, Friday & Sunday: £14/£12 concessions
Saturday: £16/£14 concessions

Jun
29
Mon
AikiLab – A Modern Approach to Aikido – Beginners Welcome @ Highgate Library Civic and Cultural Centre
Jun 29 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Following his spell binding presentation last year at the University of London, The International Institute of Peace Studies (Scotland) and the Swiss Cottage Community Centre (London), sensei Corky Quakenbush is back in London to teach his innovative approach to Aikido known as Aiki-Lab – the result of more than thirty years of practice and research.

Sensei Corky classes are open to all – complete beginners and practitioners alike.
While most forms of Aikido are taught through the repetitive emulation of stereotyped katas, Aiki-Lab does not rely on such pre-planned techniques; its focus is on the flow of energy arising from the intentions of those involved, in order to create a space for aiki to manifest. In other words, the goal of Aiki-Lab is to develop a presence that allows for a “center-to-center” connection with an opponent leading to a spontaneous, harmonious response to an attack – known as an aiki resolution.

Topics to be covered in this event
Overview – How an understanding of authentic attack energy can positively alter your experience of Aikido, reduce habitual responses that take you out of harmony with the attack, and open the door to deeper levels of understanding of aiki
1. Principles of physical aikido: Connection, turning off the line of the attack, entering.
2. Consciousness of attack intention
     A. Energy flow as affected by intention.
     B. Energy flow between participants in a conflict situation.
     C. Learning to distinguish flow patterns and how they form into spontaneous manifestations of technique – or do not.
     D. Troubleshooting first level –
          a. Training to maintain attack intention
          b. Learning to notice and counter-train reflexive patterns
3. Commitment to attack relative to commitment to defence.
     A.  Limbic system responses to attack and attacking
     B.  Limbic system hypnosis
          a. Recognizing sub intentions through resistance
          b. Understanding the cognitive link to limbic system responses
     C. Building awareness of manifested intentions
4. Finding the optimal ki flow state.
     a. Developing a sensitivity to the flow state
     b. Understanding how ki flow state is differentiated between activities done alone, those  done in competition and those done in cooperation.
5. Strategies for training for the optimal ki flow state
6. Bio-mechanics in the aiki interaction
7. Principles of physical Aikido:  Manifestation of physical principles without set forms.
NB This is a not-for-profit event. Some concessions and/or bursaries may be available depending on costs being met.

 

 

Jun
30
Tue
AikiLab – A Modern Approach to Aikido – Beginners Welcome @ Highgate Library Civic and Cultural Centre
Jun 30 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Following his spell binding presentation last year at the University of London, The International Institute of Peace Studies (Scotland) and the Swiss Cottage Community Centre (London), sensei Corky Quakenbush is back in London to teach his innovative approach to Aikido known as Aiki-Lab – the result of more than thirty years of practice and research.

Sensei Corky classes are open to all – complete beginners and practitioners alike.
While most forms of Aikido are taught through the repetitive emulation of stereotyped katas, Aiki-Lab does not rely on such pre-planned techniques; its focus is on the flow of energy arising from the intentions of those involved, in order to create a space for aiki to manifest. In other words, the goal of Aiki-Lab is to develop a presence that allows for a “center-to-center” connection with an opponent leading to a spontaneous, harmonious response to an attack – known as an aiki resolution.

Topics to be covered in this event
Overview – How an understanding of authentic attack energy can positively alter your experience of Aikido, reduce habitual responses that take you out of harmony with the attack, and open the door to deeper levels of understanding of aiki
1. Principles of physical aikido: Connection, turning off the line of the attack, entering.
2. Consciousness of attack intention
     A. Energy flow as affected by intention.
     B. Energy flow between participants in a conflict situation.
     C. Learning to distinguish flow patterns and how they form into spontaneous manifestations of technique – or do not.
     D. Troubleshooting first level –
          a. Training to maintain attack intention
          b. Learning to notice and counter-train reflexive patterns
3. Commitment to attack relative to commitment to defence.
     A.  Limbic system responses to attack and attacking
     B.  Limbic system hypnosis
          a. Recognizing sub intentions through resistance
          b. Understanding the cognitive link to limbic system responses
     C. Building awareness of manifested intentions
4. Finding the optimal ki flow state.
     a. Developing a sensitivity to the flow state
     b. Understanding how ki flow state is differentiated between activities done alone, those  done in competition and those done in cooperation.
5. Strategies for training for the optimal ki flow state
6. Bio-mechanics in the aiki interaction
7. Principles of physical Aikido:  Manifestation of physical principles without set forms.
NB This is a not-for-profit event. Some concessions and/or bursaries may be available depending on costs being met.

 

 

Jul
1
Wed
AikiLab – A Modern Approach to Aikido – Beginners Welcome @ Highgate Library Civic and Cultural Centre
Jul 1 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Following his spell binding presentation last year at the University of London, The International Institute of Peace Studies (Scotland) and the Swiss Cottage Community Centre (London), sensei Corky Quakenbush is back in London to teach his innovative approach to Aikido known as Aiki-Lab – the result of more than thirty years of practice and research.

Sensei Corky classes are open to all – complete beginners and practitioners alike.
While most forms of Aikido are taught through the repetitive emulation of stereotyped katas, Aiki-Lab does not rely on such pre-planned techniques; its focus is on the flow of energy arising from the intentions of those involved, in order to create a space for aiki to manifest. In other words, the goal of Aiki-Lab is to develop a presence that allows for a “center-to-center” connection with an opponent leading to a spontaneous, harmonious response to an attack – known as an aiki resolution.

Topics to be covered in this event
Overview – How an understanding of authentic attack energy can positively alter your experience of Aikido, reduce habitual responses that take you out of harmony with the attack, and open the door to deeper levels of understanding of aiki
1. Principles of physical aikido: Connection, turning off the line of the attack, entering.
2. Consciousness of attack intention
     A. Energy flow as affected by intention.
     B. Energy flow between participants in a conflict situation.
     C. Learning to distinguish flow patterns and how they form into spontaneous manifestations of technique – or do not.
     D. Troubleshooting first level –
          a. Training to maintain attack intention
          b. Learning to notice and counter-train reflexive patterns
3. Commitment to attack relative to commitment to defence.
     A.  Limbic system responses to attack and attacking
     B.  Limbic system hypnosis
          a. Recognizing sub intentions through resistance
          b. Understanding the cognitive link to limbic system responses
     C. Building awareness of manifested intentions
4. Finding the optimal ki flow state.
     a. Developing a sensitivity to the flow state
     b. Understanding how ki flow state is differentiated between activities done alone, those  done in competition and those done in cooperation.
5. Strategies for training for the optimal ki flow state
6. Bio-mechanics in the aiki interaction
7. Principles of physical Aikido:  Manifestation of physical principles without set forms.
NB This is a not-for-profit event. Some concessions and/or bursaries may be available depending on costs being met.

 

 

Jul
2
Thu
AikiLab – A Modern Approach to Aikido – Beginners Welcome @ Highgate Library Civic and Cultural Centre
Jul 2 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Following his spell binding presentation last year at the University of London, The International Institute of Peace Studies (Scotland) and the Swiss Cottage Community Centre (London), sensei Corky Quakenbush is back in London to teach his innovative approach to Aikido known as Aiki-Lab – the result of more than thirty years of practice and research.

Sensei Corky classes are open to all – complete beginners and practitioners alike.
While most forms of Aikido are taught through the repetitive emulation of stereotyped katas, Aiki-Lab does not rely on such pre-planned techniques; its focus is on the flow of energy arising from the intentions of those involved, in order to create a space for aiki to manifest. In other words, the goal of Aiki-Lab is to develop a presence that allows for a “center-to-center” connection with an opponent leading to a spontaneous, harmonious response to an attack – known as an aiki resolution.

Topics to be covered in this event
Overview – How an understanding of authentic attack energy can positively alter your experience of Aikido, reduce habitual responses that take you out of harmony with the attack, and open the door to deeper levels of understanding of aiki
1. Principles of physical aikido: Connection, turning off the line of the attack, entering.
2. Consciousness of attack intention
     A. Energy flow as affected by intention.
     B. Energy flow between participants in a conflict situation.
     C. Learning to distinguish flow patterns and how they form into spontaneous manifestations of technique – or do not.
     D. Troubleshooting first level –
          a. Training to maintain attack intention
          b. Learning to notice and counter-train reflexive patterns
3. Commitment to attack relative to commitment to defence.
     A.  Limbic system responses to attack and attacking
     B.  Limbic system hypnosis
          a. Recognizing sub intentions through resistance
          b. Understanding the cognitive link to limbic system responses
     C. Building awareness of manifested intentions
4. Finding the optimal ki flow state.
     a. Developing a sensitivity to the flow state
     b. Understanding how ki flow state is differentiated between activities done alone, those  done in competition and those done in cooperation.
5. Strategies for training for the optimal ki flow state
6. Bio-mechanics in the aiki interaction
7. Principles of physical Aikido:  Manifestation of physical principles without set forms.
NB This is a not-for-profit event. Some concessions and/or bursaries may be available depending on costs being met.

 

 

Jul
3
Fri
AikiLab – A Modern Approach to Aikido – Beginners Welcome @ Highgate Library Civic and Cultural Centre
Jul 3 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Following his spell binding presentation last year at the University of London, The International Institute of Peace Studies (Scotland) and the Swiss Cottage Community Centre (London), sensei Corky Quakenbush is back in London to teach his innovative approach to Aikido known as Aiki-Lab – the result of more than thirty years of practice and research.

Sensei Corky classes are open to all – complete beginners and practitioners alike.
While most forms of Aikido are taught through the repetitive emulation of stereotyped katas, Aiki-Lab does not rely on such pre-planned techniques; its focus is on the flow of energy arising from the intentions of those involved, in order to create a space for aiki to manifest. In other words, the goal of Aiki-Lab is to develop a presence that allows for a “center-to-center” connection with an opponent leading to a spontaneous, harmonious response to an attack – known as an aiki resolution.

Topics to be covered in this event
Overview – How an understanding of authentic attack energy can positively alter your experience of Aikido, reduce habitual responses that take you out of harmony with the attack, and open the door to deeper levels of understanding of aiki
1. Principles of physical aikido: Connection, turning off the line of the attack, entering.
2. Consciousness of attack intention
     A. Energy flow as affected by intention.
     B. Energy flow between participants in a conflict situation.
     C. Learning to distinguish flow patterns and how they form into spontaneous manifestations of technique – or do not.
     D. Troubleshooting first level –
          a. Training to maintain attack intention
          b. Learning to notice and counter-train reflexive patterns
3. Commitment to attack relative to commitment to defence.
     A.  Limbic system responses to attack and attacking
     B.  Limbic system hypnosis
          a. Recognizing sub intentions through resistance
          b. Understanding the cognitive link to limbic system responses
     C. Building awareness of manifested intentions
4. Finding the optimal ki flow state.
     a. Developing a sensitivity to the flow state
     b. Understanding how ki flow state is differentiated between activities done alone, those  done in competition and those done in cooperation.
5. Strategies for training for the optimal ki flow state
6. Bio-mechanics in the aiki interaction
7. Principles of physical Aikido:  Manifestation of physical principles without set forms.
NB This is a not-for-profit event. Some concessions and/or bursaries may be available depending on costs being met.

 

 

Jul
4
Sat
AikiLab – A Modern Approach to Aikido – Beginners Welcome @ Highgate Library Civic and Cultural Centre
Jul 4 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Following his spell binding presentation last year at the University of London, The International Institute of Peace Studies (Scotland) and the Swiss Cottage Community Centre (London), sensei Corky Quakenbush is back in London to teach his innovative approach to Aikido known as Aiki-Lab – the result of more than thirty years of practice and research.

Sensei Corky classes are open to all – complete beginners and practitioners alike.
While most forms of Aikido are taught through the repetitive emulation of stereotyped katas, Aiki-Lab does not rely on such pre-planned techniques; its focus is on the flow of energy arising from the intentions of those involved, in order to create a space for aiki to manifest. In other words, the goal of Aiki-Lab is to develop a presence that allows for a “center-to-center” connection with an opponent leading to a spontaneous, harmonious response to an attack – known as an aiki resolution.

Topics to be covered in this event
Overview – How an understanding of authentic attack energy can positively alter your experience of Aikido, reduce habitual responses that take you out of harmony with the attack, and open the door to deeper levels of understanding of aiki
1. Principles of physical aikido: Connection, turning off the line of the attack, entering.
2. Consciousness of attack intention
     A. Energy flow as affected by intention.
     B. Energy flow between participants in a conflict situation.
     C. Learning to distinguish flow patterns and how they form into spontaneous manifestations of technique – or do not.
     D. Troubleshooting first level –
          a. Training to maintain attack intention
          b. Learning to notice and counter-train reflexive patterns
3. Commitment to attack relative to commitment to defence.
     A.  Limbic system responses to attack and attacking
     B.  Limbic system hypnosis
          a. Recognizing sub intentions through resistance
          b. Understanding the cognitive link to limbic system responses
     C. Building awareness of manifested intentions
4. Finding the optimal ki flow state.
     a. Developing a sensitivity to the flow state
     b. Understanding how ki flow state is differentiated between activities done alone, those  done in competition and those done in cooperation.
5. Strategies for training for the optimal ki flow state
6. Bio-mechanics in the aiki interaction
7. Principles of physical Aikido:  Manifestation of physical principles without set forms.
NB This is a not-for-profit event. Some concessions and/or bursaries may be available depending on costs being met.

 

 

Jul
5
Sun
AikiLab – A Modern Approach to Aikido – Beginners Welcome @ Highgate Library Civic and Cultural Centre
Jul 5 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Following his spell binding presentation last year at the University of London, The International Institute of Peace Studies (Scotland) and the Swiss Cottage Community Centre (London), sensei Corky Quakenbush is back in London to teach his innovative approach to Aikido known as Aiki-Lab – the result of more than thirty years of practice and research.

Sensei Corky classes are open to all – complete beginners and practitioners alike.
While most forms of Aikido are taught through the repetitive emulation of stereotyped katas, Aiki-Lab does not rely on such pre-planned techniques; its focus is on the flow of energy arising from the intentions of those involved, in order to create a space for aiki to manifest. In other words, the goal of Aiki-Lab is to develop a presence that allows for a “center-to-center” connection with an opponent leading to a spontaneous, harmonious response to an attack – known as an aiki resolution.

Topics to be covered in this event
Overview – How an understanding of authentic attack energy can positively alter your experience of Aikido, reduce habitual responses that take you out of harmony with the attack, and open the door to deeper levels of understanding of aiki
1. Principles of physical aikido: Connection, turning off the line of the attack, entering.
2. Consciousness of attack intention
     A. Energy flow as affected by intention.
     B. Energy flow between participants in a conflict situation.
     C. Learning to distinguish flow patterns and how they form into spontaneous manifestations of technique – or do not.
     D. Troubleshooting first level –
          a. Training to maintain attack intention
          b. Learning to notice and counter-train reflexive patterns
3. Commitment to attack relative to commitment to defence.
     A.  Limbic system responses to attack and attacking
     B.  Limbic system hypnosis
          a. Recognizing sub intentions through resistance
          b. Understanding the cognitive link to limbic system responses
     C. Building awareness of manifested intentions
4. Finding the optimal ki flow state.
     a. Developing a sensitivity to the flow state
     b. Understanding how ki flow state is differentiated between activities done alone, those  done in competition and those done in cooperation.
5. Strategies for training for the optimal ki flow state
6. Bio-mechanics in the aiki interaction
7. Principles of physical Aikido:  Manifestation of physical principles without set forms.
NB This is a not-for-profit event. Some concessions and/or bursaries may be available depending on costs being met.

 

 

Oct
4
Sun
Jojo & Billie’s Tour de France @ Jacksons Lane
Oct 4 @ 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Find out what happens when a French boy and an English girl crash into each other and cannot repair their bikes, how they overcome the language barrier and how Billie discovers her love of all things French.

With live music, video, mime, several Gallic shrugs and many, many bicycles,Compagnie Animotion is once again going to swim the channel to bring their unique mix of exciting and lively wordless performance to Jacksons Lane!

For little and big ones. Don’t forget to wear a beret.

Ages 3-11

Sunday 12pm & 3pm

Jul
16
Sat
Ssshhh! Circus Cabaret curated by Lucy Loves Circus @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 16 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Curated by Lucy Loves Circus

Doffing our cap to the traditions of vaudeville and the origins of circus and cabaret, acclaimed circus blogger Lu Cyrcus curates this very special night, led by Cirque du Soleil’s lead clown Sean Kempton. New and old combine in this evening of contemporary varieté, featuring everything from pole dancing to aerial rope and trapeze, where burlesque meets juggling kettle bells, with a dash of musical saw thrown in for good measure.

A night to tease, whisper and gasp – Ssshhh!

 

We have introduced a Pay What You Decide policy for Postcards Festival 2016shows.

You can attend the shows without paying for a ticket beforehand, but tickets can be reserved in advance (max 4 per booking). When the show finishes, you will have the opportunity to make a donation – either by cash on the door or card at the Box Office.

Jun
1
Fri
AN INTRODUCTION TO AIKI-LAB AIKIDO: Overcoming Aggression with Beneficent Intention @ At the Highgate Library Civic & Cultural Centre
Jun 1 @ 6:45 pm – 9:30 pm

Sensei Corky Quakenbush (Los Angeles) is back in London to present his unique Aiki-Lab method – at the Highgate Civic and Cultural Centre.

Complete beginners are especially welcome! No Aikido technique, throw, fall or force is strictly necessary!

Corky is the mastermind of the ground-breaking approach to Takemusu Aikido known as AikiLab – a YouTube sensation. Whereas most forms of Aikido are taught through the repetitive emulation of katas or techniques, his approach does not rely on such stereotypes. Instead, the main focus of Aiki-Lab is on the flow of energy arising from the intentions of those involved in a confrontation…

Corky’s re-invention of the Art – the result of more than thirty years of practice and research – his unique gift for teaching, allied to a friendly and open personality, has led to a growing demand for his teaching world-wide.

In this hands-on presentation, you will understand how certain intentional moves which channel beneficent intention towards an opponent, often lead to a safe and harmonious resolution of an attack.

Please book ASAP!

Five £10 concessions  available. Please e-mail us in advance.