Ropetackle Arts Centre

Norwegian songstress Silje Nergaard makes a long-awaited return to the UK playing her first shows since 2007.
Her new album ‘Chain Of Days’ was released in Europe to critical acclaim in 2015 and Silje will be performing tracks from this alongside songs that span the length of her 25 year career. Silje’s 2001 album ‘At First Light’ remains the best selling Norwegian jazz album of all time and featured the beautiful song ‘Be Still My Heart’.
This is a rare chance to see a trul...y stunning and inspiring artist in concert.
Book now for the 13th Feb show! https://ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/sil je-nergaard/
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Monday nights can be dreary, OR you can spend it with a fiddle-scraping, box-belting, cittern-smacking folk/roots band at Ropetackle. BASCO are with us, this monday. For just £15 (£13 friends)
Book now: https://buff.ly/2VCsthf

For everyone that has been asking to see our new menu — here it is! 🥙 we are very excited about it, come and show us some love and tell us what you think! 🥓🍳
Breakfast items available 10-12 Cafe open 10-4:30
... Ropetackle cafe
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CALL OUT FOR PARTICIPANTS: Parents/carers with children aged 3-6 needed to take part in a live performance. No dance/performance experience required. 'Touch' a new work by Four Hands will premiere at Ropetackle Arts Centre on 31 March. Please share.

The Amazing Bubble Man SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 2019 - STARTS 11.30AM & 2PM TICKET PRICE: £10.50 ind., £36 family of four
Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. An Edinburgh Fringe favourite, he has sold out there for the last 12 years. Louis explores the breathtaking dynamics of bubbles, combining comedy and artistry with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone ...mesmerised.
From square bubbles to rocket bubbles, tornado bubbles to flying saucer bubbles, The Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages.
Most shows include live music by Jet Black Pearl.
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This Sunday - Do you have plans?
How about you come to the Ropetackle to see off the weekend with a wholesome puppet show - Mimi & the Mountain Dragon
Suitable for ages 3+
... With lively original songs, atmospheric storytelling and magical puppets Mimi and the Mountain Dragon is an exciting new show about friendship, courage and adventure for anyone who loves snow, dragons and stories.
A magical musical puppetry adventure adapted from the book ‘Mimi and the Mountain Dragon’ written by Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Helen Stephens.
2 x shows at 11am & 2pm TICKET PRICE: £20 family of four, £7 adult, £6 child
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It's big ...it's huge...it's enormous! A mysterious present has arrived in the playground. Who can it possibly be for - Jack, Dot or Polly? And what could be inside...? Come and find out in this wonderful 50-minute play from The Pied Piper Children's Theatre A tale about friendship and fitting in, with songs and good vibes. Shows: 11.30am and 2.30pm. Watch the trailer here: https://bit.ly/2CuXvio

Here & Now Magazine Worthing... WHATS ON Brighton and Hove 🇬🇧 What's On in West & East Sussex What's on in worthing/lancing Lancing & Sompting Mums & Dads The New Shoreham by Sea Group Shoreham & Southwick what's on for children. Shoreham-by-Sea
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Looking forward to bringing folk stars Breabach to Ropetackle on the 17th Feb. What better way to spend your Sunday night?
More about the band 👇🌟
Breabach continue to build their reputation of being at the forefront of the UK’s world and roots music scene with performances across the world throughout 2018. Alongside tours in Australia, Canada and Europe, the band also released their 6th studio album ‘Frenzy of the Meeting’ in October.
... The band who won BBC Scotland Album of the Year 2016 for their last album ‘Astar’ also clinched Band of the Year at the same awards. Their unique musicianship, combining twin bagpipes, fiddle, bass and guitar with Gaelic vocals and step dance has won them fans across the globe and saw them once again nominated as finalists in both the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and the Songlines Music Awards.
Having traversed the world, Breabach have appeared at festivals and venues ranging from Sydney Opera House to Central Park, New York will perform as part of a UK tour where audiences can hear firm favourites alongside material from the new album.
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Gillespie, who joins Bob Dylan’s lyrical bite and languid delivery to the forthrightness of Joni Mitchell, with a little rap-like percussiveness thrown in, is an original. ~ John Fordham, The Guardian
Anglo-American songstress Sarah Gillespie has received wide-spread critical acclaim for her three albums that mix elements of jazz, folk and blues with her trademark streetwise lyricism.
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You won’t regret it! #believethehype TOT ROCKIN’ BEATS!

Mari Wilson first arrived on the scene in the early 80s with her skyscraper beehive hairdo bizarre sense of fashion and fully choreographed twelve piece band The Wilsations. Mari’s live shows were spoken about as an event – pure entertainment.
A mainstay of Top Of The Pops (and an avid collector of Tupperware), Mari released six hit singles, the biggest being ʻJust What I Always Wantedʼ and ʻCry Me A Riverʼ, both taken from her classic album ʻShowpeopleʼ.
Since then Mari has ...never stopped touring, writing and recording.
Nominated in 2017 for a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Original Song for her composition, Moon and Back for U.S. TV Show The Young and the Restless, the last few years have been an eventful time:-
Book now: THURSDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2019 - STARTS 8PM £18
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⭐️Coming up⭐️ This FRIDAY - Papa George Band at Ropetackle
PAPA GEORGE is recognized by an American Heritage International Organisation as a “Master Blues Artist”, and was inducted into the “Blues Hall Of Fame” in February 2013.
Euro Blues Awards 2014, Papa George was nominated finalist for the solo category. In 2016 he was recognized as a British Blues Great from the British Blues Awards (sponsored by The Cavern Freehouse, London).

We are happy to announce that Phil Grabsky will be doing a Q&A session after the 'Exhibition on Screen: Young Picasso' screening on the 21st Feb.
Grab your tickets now: https://buff.ly/2FtyckU
... Watch the trailer here:
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An Evening with Paul Johnson
SATURDAY 30TH MARCH - STARTS 8PM TICKET PRICE: £10
... As the TV and radio “go-to man” for all issues related to the nation’s finances, Paul Johnson, director of the highly respected Institute for Fiscal Studies, makes a welcome return to his home town of Shoreham-by-Sea, giving an exclusive talk at Ropetackle.
The IFS has established an enviable reputation for its authoritative analysis and independence, cited regularly by all party leaders despite its readiness to question, and where necessary, criticise their pronouncements. Since the Brexit vote, the IFS has provided extensive analysis and warnings of the likely impact on the UK’s economy.
As well has being head of the IFS, Johnson is a member of the statutory Committee on Climate Change and the Banking Standards Board, the remit of both being hugely important at the present time. If you are interested in the financial state of the nation, the day after we’re due to officially leave the European Union, this is sure to be a scintillating evening.
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Whether you have a book in you, an idea for a story or you just want to spend a few hours in a fun and creative environment, this one day workshop will give you a raft or tricks and tips to get you writing and keep you at it.
Presented by writer Nicky Thornton, a professional journalist and Ropetackle’s own marketing manager, the workshop is very accessible and guided each step of the way. Just bring a pen and a notebook and watch the magic happen!
Limited to 12 places... Book now: https://buff.ly/2QJz7P7
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Which side were YOU on?
The Mods & Rockers Show features over two hours of classic songs by Mod and Rock artists. What’s in store? The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, T. Rex, Eddie Floyd, The Equals, Toots & The Maytals, The Small Faces, Mott the Hoople, Chris Montez, The Animals, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Procol Harum and many more.
The band’s members have worked with many top international artists, including Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, David Bowie, Bruce... Springsteen, Foo Fighters and The Small Faces.
“The greatest sixties band on the planet!” -Time Out
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An evening with Paul Johnson - Saturday 30th March Tickets £10
As the TV and radio “go-to man” for all issues related to the nation’s finances, Paul Johnson, director of the highly respected Institute for Fiscal Studies, makes a welcome return to his home town of Shoreham-by-Sea, giving an exclusive talk at Ropetackle.
... The IFS has established an enviable reputation for its authoritative analysis and independence, cited regularly by all party leaders despite its readiness to question, and where necessary, criticise their pronouncements. Since the Brexit vote, the IFS has provided extensive analysis and warnings of the likely impact on the UK’s economy.
As well has being head of the IFS, Johnson is a member of the statutory Committee on Climate Change and the Banking Standards Board, the remit of both being hugely important at the present time. If you are interested in the financial state of the nation, the day after we’re due to officially leave the European Union, this is sure to be a scintillating evening.
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We cannot wait to welcome the hilarious Suzi Ruffell to Ropetackle on the 28th March.
Just one of the HUGE names we have coming to our centre this year.
Get your tickets now @ ropetacklecentre.co.uk... Only £12!
*warning explicit content*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE8QBWcL1 Iw
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