With her unique international style and adventurous approach to the conventional, Gabrielle Ducomble and her Parisian Jazz & Tango music, has become an established, original talent on the U.K. jazz music scene.

This concert will see her, supported by the established trio of Luca Boscagin -guitar, Richard Jones – violin Ben Hazleton – double bass.

Gabrielle, singing in both French and English, will perform audience favourites and much more from her recent, applauded new album “Across The Bridge”.

A wonderful evening for music lovers of jazz with a continental flavour.

Teignmouth Jazz & Blue in association with Pavilions Teignmouth

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£13.00

Critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest tribute shows, Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years continues to delight audiences across the globe. Featuring stunning vocal harmonies from world-class musicians, this spectacular concert transports you on a journey through the epic songs and history of the much-loved Simon and Garfunkel.

“One of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world”

Stuart Cameron, BBC and ITV Broadcaster

The show is a celebration of the unprecedented rise to fame of two boys from Queens, New York, who went on to become the most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, selling 38 million albums in the US alone, and receiving 10 Grammy Awards. In 1981, they performed to over half a million people in their hometown of New York, and in 1990 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

​Collectively known as Bookends, Dan Haynes and Pete Richards have been fronting Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years since its creation in 2011. Much like their idols, they became friends at school and could not resist singing together from a tender age.

Alongside stops in London’s West End, the show has toured extensively around the UK, Europe, United States and Australia, attracting packed houses night after night. With consecutive sell-out runs since 2014 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, they are championed as "one of the best vocal groups touring today", whose sounds are ‘’simply breathtaking’’.

Featuring all the major hits such as The Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer and the iconic Bridge Over Troubled, don’t miss out on this unmissable show.

“A real masterpiece”

BBC Radio

A unique opportunity to see, as never before, this series of spectacular paintings.

Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers are among his most famous works, and are some of the most iconic paintings in the world. In an extraordinary exhibition, the Van Gogh Museum took a new and revealing look at the five publicly-owned versions of sunflowers in a vase. And once again, the Van Gogh museum opened its doors exclusively to Exhibition on Screen.

They are immediately recognisable, but our film goes beyond the surface to explore the many questions and mysteries that surround these works. Why, for example, did Van Gogh choose the exotic sunflower with its long stem and golden crown?  Indeed, when did the flower itself arrive in Europe and how had previous artists reacted to it? What was Van Gogh trying to say with his works and how does that differ from version to version? And what secrets did scientists discover when they analysed the work in detail? All is revealed in this fascinating film, which travelled beyond Amsterdam to Tokyo, Philadelphia, London and Munich to film, in incredible high-definition detail, all five of the works.

Each painting is different and has its own unique story, spanning one of the most famous and turbulent periods in art history. All five paintings are also now considered to be in such a delicate state that there will never be a show with all five alongside one another ever again. Only in this film will you have a chance to see that on the screen – in our virtual exhibition. In doing so, the film brings to audiences many new levels of understanding both about the paintings and about Vincent van Gogh.

Directed by David Bickerstaff

Running time: 85 minutes

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Music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Plus tributes to Showaddywaddy and other musical legends.

Back by overwhelming public demand, the hit show which continues to play to sell-out audiences and standing ovations throughout the U.K.

The choreographed show, featuring the amazing falsetto voice of Einar Vestman and the humour of all round entertainer Gary Gould, guarantees an evening of fast moving entertainment with superb harmonies, stunning solo spots and light comedy.

As well as all the hits from the Four Seasons, the packed two-set programme includes tributes to other legendary performers such as Elton John, Freddie Mercury and Tina Turner.  

This is an unmissable show for which early booking is recommended.

This event will be sold socially distanced UNTIL we have confirmation from the Government that social distancing is no longer manditory, All seats will then be released for sale.

A mini fayre in our foyer

Satrday 26th June

10am - 4pm

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Exhibition on Screen is thrilled to bring back one of its most successful films ever, offering a unique and fascinating exploration of the life and times of Paul Cézanne.

One cannot appreciate 20th-century art without understanding the significance and genius of Paul Cézanne.

Filmed on location at the National Portrait Gallery London, National Gallery of Art Washington, and Musée d’Orsay Paris, this film features interviews with curators and experts, and correspondence from the artist himself, taking us beyond Cézanne’s portraits to the places he lived and worked, and sheds light on an artist who is perhaps the least known of all the impressionists – until now.

Directed by Phil Grabsky

Running time: 85 minutes

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Celebrating THE TRAVELING WILBURYS

Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne

About the band.  The Unravelling Wilburys, a band of good ‘ol boys, turn their skills and replicate the sound and songs of the late 80s ‘super-group’ The Traveling Wilburys where five of the greatest names in rock music history came together………… George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne of ELO……….. and completed two Wilburys albums, Volumes One and Three though, sadly, Roy Orbison had passed away before Volume Three was recorded.

So… welcome to Thumper, Blind Melon, Sticky Willy, Walter and Javelin … The Unravelling Wilburys.   In a former guise as top Beatles project, Sgt Pepper’s Only Dart Board Band, (The Flab Five), they had toured for 21 years playing at UK festivals, including Glastonbury, and at theatres and music venues across Europe and the UK.  They also headlined at a Beatles festival at Montgomery, Alabama.

Their shows feature the boys take on their songs being usurped by Messrs Harrison, Dylan, Lynne, Orbison and Petty, back in the late 80s at Nashville, Tennessee.  The story unravels, as is told in the show, and it comes to be that The Unravelling Wilburys have now stolen back what is rightfully theirs! Not only that, they have stolen some choice solo songs (allegedly) from Messrs Dylan, Lynne, Orbison, Harrison and Petty as compensation…………… and now happily play them in their shows!

The set list includes Wilbury songs such as:  End Of The Line, Handle With Care, The Devil’s Been Busy, Last Night, Tweeter And The Monkey Man, She’s My Baby, Heading For The Light……………. And choice cuts such as:  Pretty Woman, You’ve Got It (Roy Orbison), Mr Blue Sky, Evil Woman (Jeff Lynne’s ELO), I Won’t Back Down, Running Down A Dream (Tom Petty), Mr Tambourine Man, Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan), What Is Life, Here Come’s The Sun (George Harrison)………… and many more.  All great songs in the folk/country/rock genres and plenty of humour throughout!

” Captured the style and sounds perfectly and with their own added sense of humour gave the audience an evening to remember

A mini fayre in our foyer

Satrday 24th July

10am - 4pm

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For One Night Only, the West End comes to Teignmouth! With stars from West Emd shows such as

Wicked, Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, The Book of Mormon and Shrek the Musical, join

us for and evening of songs from the worlds greatest musicals.

Starring Kieran Brown (The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, Les Misérables), Joseph

Connor (Madagascar: The Musical, Starlight Express, Wicked), Samantha Ivey (Sweeney Todd, Rockin'

Through The Ages, The Pyjama Game), Ashleigh Jones (Mamma Mia!, Ragtime, Children of Eden) and

Reece Kerridge (The Book of Mormon, Shrek The Musical, Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again).

This event is In aid of Acting for Others - providing financial and emotional support to all theatre workers in times of need through the 14 member charities. With a full live band, this is going to be an evening to remember. For full cast details please visit www.bringontomorrow.co.uk

The Gigspanner Big Band are a unique force in British folk music...

Their high-energy, virtuosic performances appeal equally to traditionalists and to those looking for something more experimental, and they have garnered praise from publications as varied as fRoots, The Telegraph and The Wire, where they were described as ‘melodically folk-rooted yet open and innovative beyond the constraints of genre’

Beginning life as a trio - with legendary Steeleye Span fiddle player Peter Knight being joined by percussionist Sacha Trochet and guitarist Roger Flack - the line-up has been expanded to form the Gigspanner Big Band, with acclaimed multi-instrumental duo Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin - BBC Folk Awards 'Best Duo') and Bellowhead co-founder and melodeon player extraordinaire, John Spiers, joining the fray.

As collaborations go, it doesn't get much more mouth-watering than this.

While Peter Knight, as part of Steeleye Span’s classic 1970s line-up, helped invent a brand of folk rock that is still influential today, John Spiers, has had an equally profound impact on the landscape of traditional music over the last two decades.

Characterised by riotous inventiveness, technically gifted individual playing and subtle collaborative interaction, this coming together of several of the biggest names on the folk-roots scene, combines a deep knowledge of roots traditions with a ceaselessly boundary pushing approach.

Taking self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and beyond, with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, they produce richly atmospheric arrangements layered within a wealth of subliminal musical influences “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator” Spiral Earth

Unsurprisingly, the superlatives have come thick and fast...

“With the Gigspanner Big Band, Peter Knight has assembled a group of musicians intent on making some of the most important and exhilarating art ever to sit under the banner of folk music" FRUK

"Natural Invention is a stunning achievement - perhaps one of the most sophisticated and enchanting folk albums ever released" From the Margins

"The Gigspanner Big Band are amazing...a force to be reckoned with - they storm every stage they walk on" Mike Harding - Musician/Broadcaster/Writer

"They don't play together often, but when they do it's spectacular"  5***** R2 Magazine

"What a fabulous team they make, together producing a startlingly new musical form with few, if any, antecedents. The flights of musical fancy are staggering in their natural invention" Fatea Magazine

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Rock 'n' Roll Paradise finally returns to the UK theatres in 2021 celebrating thier 13th year on the road, bringing to the stage an amazing number of tributes to the legends of Rock and Roll at every venue.

Each performance will be different as we fit in as many iconic songs as we can, bringing to life the music of the giants of rock 'n' roll. Backed by the dynamic brilliance of The Paradise Band, we pay tribute to the greats of that era. The music of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Jerry Lee Lewis, Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, The Big Bopper and Ricky Nelson, to name but a few, with special guests ringing the changes as the tour continues. The UK’s best tribute artistes and musicians bring you 2 hours of rock and roll greats, with the Paradise feel-good factor as a bonus. We keep the music of the past alive in the present, and saved for the future.

Come and join Paradise on our 13th UK Tour as we bring the magic from an era that changed the music world for ever on to the stage for you to enjoy. If you’re ready to rock and roll with the best show on the road, Paradise is on its way!

A mini fayre in our foyer

Satrday 28th August

10am - 4pm

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Winston Churchill is arguably one of the most famous Englishmen that has ever lived. His inspirational leadership helped win the Second World War, and his parliamentary career of 62 years ensured he was responsible for many momentous decisions.

They say that behind every great man, there is a great woman. Was this true in Churchill’s case? What of Clementine, his wife for 56 years? Did he bully her like he did so many other people? Was he as grumpy and irascible at home as he often was in the House of Commons? Given his strength and conviction, did Clem have any influence on him at all?  Or was she 'the little lady at home'?

All these questions will be answered, and many more, in Liz Grand’s superb, moving, sensitive and informative portrayal of Clementine Churchill. (Liz’s previous shows are ‘The Second Best Bed’ and ‘Where Is Mrs. Christie?’).  

Winston himself said, “my most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.”

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£14.00

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The Counterfeit Beatles have established themselves as one of the UK's most sought after international acts with two of the highest profile performances ever undertaken by any Beatles tribute band. Headlining the main stage at Japan's Fuji Rock Festival – with Coldplay, Elvis Costello, Steve Winwood, Primal Scream, Bjork- to an international crowd of 80,000.

Also starred in the £300,000 stage production Beatlemania at the Theatre Vergina Thessaloniki, Mainland Greece, for Walt Disney's award winning directors Derrick Lasalla and Stavros Sideras – with full national television and radio coverage.

This is the only place to keep up with the bands upcoming gigs and keep tabs on what they are up to.

It is the 75th Anniversary of VE Day this year and the music focuses on the melodies of the 1940’s. Glenn Miller in Concert, Vera Lynn with a couple of sing-a-long medleys.

The Musical Director is Peter Skellon who somehow finds time to rehearse, organize engagements and co-ordinate the Band. In the 2013 New Year’s Honours’ he was awarded the British Empire Medal. His love of music comes from his Father a Devon & Dorset Regiment Bandsman & Bandmaster this was further extended when he chose a career in the Armed Forces.

The Musicians contribute a significant amount of their time and effort into their ’hobby’, to the benefit of both Service & Civilian Charities. The Band has played at many prestigious events since their formation in 1998. Just to mention a few; the RAFA National & Area Conferences, Bristol, Clifton & Wells Cathedral, BBC Music Live events; The Grand Order of the Water-rats’ Gala & Variety Shows; music support to Red Arrows Display; Bristol Harbour Festival; Colston Hall; International Military Tattoo, Birmingham; Cardiff Castle & in front of HRH Princess Anne on a number of occasions.

A mini fayre in our foyer

Satrday 25th Sep

10am - 4pm

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(For Ages 5 - 105)

It’s time for YOU to take control in the comedy show where anything can happen. Join the stars of Britain’s Got Talent (ITV1) and The One Show (BBC One) for an hour of songs, scenes and gags all based on what the audience want to see. Join comedy’s most exhilarating act for a show that’s fun for literally everyone.

The Noise Next Door have appeared on BBC One, BBC Three, ITV1, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 4, and have performed alongside the likes of Michael McIntyre, Katherine Ryan, and Harry Hill.

“World-class comedy”  ***** USA Weekly

“Comedy masterpiece” ***** ThreeWeeks

“Fabulous” ***** Latest

“Immense” ***** Broadway Baby

(Ages 5+)

The quickest wits in comedy are charging into their sixth national tour with a spectacular new show that will trample your expectations.

The charismatic quartet have always astonished with their ability to spin audience suggestions into comedy gold, but for this show they’re putting you, the audience, in charge in brilliant and bombastic new ways.

Join comedy’s unstoppable force for an evening like no other... Hilarious scenes! Mind-blowing songs! Finely tuned anarchy!

The Noise Next Door are twelve time sell-out veterans of The Edinburgh Fringe and have appeared on BBC One, ITV1, BBC Three and BBC Radio 4. They have also appeared alongside the likes of Michael McIntyre, Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Harry Hill.

“Hilarious... A superior kind of chaos” Telegraph

“21st century comedy at its finest and funniest.” The Stage

“Comedy gold... Staggeringly well executed.” Guardian

“Phenomenal” Daily Mirror

Authenticity, passion, excitement… and musical excellence. Award-winning Oye Santana are bringing this unmissable show to the PavilionsTeignmouth as part of their 2021 tour!

Every Oye Santana show is a visual feast of lights and action. With five decades of hits, each played with power and precision, it’s a night that’ll have you singing along, smiling and dancing from the first chink of a tambourine to the explosive finale.

Expect to hear many of the greats such as Smooth, Black Magic Woman, Oye Como Va, and so much more as Santana’s iconic catalogue is brought to life.

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 Come join a journey in time and space, back to the 1960s, across to the sunny shores of the Golden state of California where the surf sound was conceived.

See the boys up close as featured on BBC TV, BBC Radio Wales and BBC and independent local radio stations across the UK!

 Come join a journey in time and space, back to the 1960s, across to the sunny shores of the Golden state of California where the surf sound was conceived.

 Whether you are coming back to see Beach Boyz Tribute Band again or coming for the first time, the show is exhilarating as ever, filling the auditorium with glorious, rich vocal harmony, the five all singing, all playing boys that are Beach Boyz Tribute Band continue to amaze, astound and defy belief in their recreation of America’s biggest and longest selling pop rock band The Beach Boys®.

The new show includes a number of newly added Beach Boys song and some big changes in it format, VERY EXCITING!

 No other tribute act can provide a lively fun packed show that showcases over 30 hit records, all performed 100% live.

You’ll hear Beach Boyz Tribute Band re-create the early rock and roll sounds with such accurate authenticity you will be transported back to the days of black and white; then carried on a wave of harmony to the multi coloured complex orchestral works of Brian Wilson and the iconic Pet Sounds.

Do not be surprised if at the end of the performance you are on your feet, clapping and cheering for more, you will be in good company, for this tends to happen at every Beach Boyz Tribute Band concert across the UK and beyond!

A mini fayre in our foyer

Satrday 30th October

10am - 4pm

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This highly acclaimed 17 piece band has built an enviable reputation for its authentic recreation of the big band classics of the '30s and '40s and is undoubtedly the South West's premier swing band. Since its inception in 1983 by the late Alan (A.J.) Hempstead, the band continues to sustain a high reputation, blending great ensemble work with exciting jazz solos.

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“Leather & Lace” is a dynamic new live show bringing all those ‘Classic Rock Anthems’ & ‘Power Ballads’ you know and love to the stage like no other has before.

Presented by a 7-piece rock band featuring some of the finest musicians & singers on the circuit today you can expect to hear classic tracks from artists such as Journey, Bon Jovi, Starship, Heart, Queen, Whitesnake, Europe, Boston, Cher, Foreigner, Bryan Adams, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Mr Mister, Extreme, KISS, Toto, Def Leppard, Van Halen and many more. The songs are performed with respect, class and the attention to detail sonically and visually that this amazing music demands.

No wigs, or silly spandex here! A show for all ages that will have you singing along to every song!"

Pavilions Teignmouth presents it's popular Christmas Craft and Gift Fayre

Saturday 27th November

10am - 4pm

Sunday 28th November

10am - 3pm

A fantastic opportunity to make those festive purchases

Free Entry

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Steve Knightley 'Pass Notes - The Stories Behind the Songs' Tour

Following the success of Steve’s intimate 2019, one man show, his latest outing is intended for anyone fascinated by the art and craft of song writing.

Exploring his extensive back catalogue and introducing unheard, new material he explores the themes and stories that inspire him and shows how music and words can become lyrics and chords and notes can meld to create songs that acquire a life of their own!

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1568: At a vital crossroads in history a young Queen steps from the shadows to unburden herself of her many troubles and reveal her innermost thoughts on marriage, succession, religion, war and the challenges to her throne.

Defying the establishment by choosing to lead her country alone, she forsakes her own dreams and desires in order to steer England towards national and spiritual security. But time is against her...

Elizabeth I: Queen at 25, political phoenix and famously unmarried, she was the most educated woman of her Age - but who was the woman beneath the crown?

Traitor, bastard, heretic or prisoner: call her what you like. The rest is history.

Using only Elizabeth's own letters, speeches and writings, solo performer Rebecca Vaughan continues her successful collaboration with director Guy Masterson (Austen's Women - Edinburgh 2009 and Adelaide 2010 sell out), exploring the Queen's struggle to reconcile the desires of womanhood with the duties of sovereignty.

75 mins no interval

The Phil Beer Band performs a unique blend of folk and roll trawled from Phil’s treasure trove of traditional tunes and American country rock

The highly popular line up comprises Gareth Turner, Steve Crickett, Emily Slade, Greg McDonald, Olivia Dunn and of course, Phil Beer and promises to deliver a lively cocktail of folk, rock, country and blues.

The Phil Beer Band evolved organically in the early to mid 90s at Maisemore in Gloucesteshire. It was a loose federation consisting of Phil Beer (Show of Hands), Nick Quarmby and Steve Crickett, all of whom lived close to each other, and melodeon player Gareth Turner from Northamptonshire. There was a need in the community for a band to play local events and ceilidhs and, following in the tradition set by the Albion Band (of which both Gareth and Phil were former members) the band always interspersed the dances with the odd song.

Basically, over a long period of time, it has evolved into a ‘Folk n Roll’ band with country rock overtones. It is the vehicle for Phil to return to the electric guitar and to have a good time with his mates. The band has seen many members and many tours but has been fairly inactive in the last five years. That’s about to change!

www.philbeer.co.uk

Remarkably compelling, amazingly detailed and always humorous

The popular star of TV’s Street Psychic, Psychic Private Eyes and Psychic Academy, Tony Stockwell has a long established credibility as one of the top Intuitive Mediums and has shared the stage all round the world with international mediums such as Colin Fry, James van Praagh and Lisa Williams. Tony demonstrates his belief that those who have passed can communicate with their loved ones with detailed messages frequently including names, dates and locations and all delivered with emotion, sensitivity and empathy. The evening may include psychometry, photographs readings and psychic prediction.

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 – Nominated Musician Of The Year

After embarking on a solo career, releasing his debut solo album The Unfinished Violin on Island Records and touring it to sell-out crowds on the 2019 album launch tour, Sam is releasing his highly anticipated second solo album in Spring 2020.

Moving on from his five year connection to the First World War, which inspired his first album and captured the nation’s hearts through appearances on Antiques Roadshow and BBC Breakfast, alongside BBC Radio 2, 3, 4 and 6Music, Sam is moving on to making music on his own terms, with three of his favourite musicians and with a totally fresh approach and a big sound.

Sam and his new band are putting something into English music that has never been there before. This album has the swagger and groove of traditional English music with the huge sound, flare, energy and festival spirit of bands coming out of the Celtic and Scandinavian music scenes.

The new album occupies a very different sound world to The Unfinished Violin. Leaving string sections, piano and harmonium behind, the new band features acoustic and electric guitars and double bass.

•      Jack Rutter – guitar (Seth Lakeman, Jackie Oates, Moore Moss Rutter)

•      Ben Nicholls – double bass (Seth Lakeman, Nadine Shah, Kings Of The South Seas, Wild Rose, The Full English)

•      Louis Campbell – electric guitar (member of National Youth Folk Ensemble 2016-18, BBC Introducing with Big Massive Orchestra, studying guitar at RNCM)

Sam is a veteran of the mighty Bellowhead, former artistic director of the National Folk Youth Ensemble, founder member of the acclaimed instrumental trio Leveret, and a superb instrumentalist at the forefront of the revival in English traditional music.  

“The fiddler with the Midas touch… an English equivalent of the great Irish fiddle player Martin Hayes.” **** The Guardian

“Sweeney’s playing is unearthly at times: the singular focus of this set and the level of its performance makes this an outstanding and deeply moving experience.” ***** - Songlines