A YCAA Café
With

SOME BRIDPORT POETS

“If you have never been to a poetry event before, then this will be the one. These poets are funny, zany and topical.  They come highly commended.”

Enjoy this amazing evening of poetry from sardonic wit through lyrical love to topical rants

Gillian Capper     Ellie Madden     Andrew Dickson
kim Squirrell      Lu Orza          Sweetpea Slight

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Reserve your tickets at the Box Office, 01935 422884 or pay at the door on the night.
Bar available – nibbles provided.

We welcome our regulars and all new-comers to our Café style event.
FULL PRICE:  £7.

The Octagon Theatre

Hendford, Yeovil, BA20 1UZ

7.30-9.30 pm

in the Johnson Studio

Thursday 19 April 2012

A YCAA Café

with

Sister Act

Linda Readman singer:  Wendy Partridge classical guitar

Come and enjoy an evening of evocative songs and guitar with Linda and Wendy. The programme will include folk, blues and light jazz.

Tickets £7.00. Reserve in advance from the Octagon Theatre Box Office, Tel: 01935 422884. or buy at the door.

Bar available – nibbles provided

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This YCAA café was a resounding success with many new faces in the audience. Listening to Linda and Wendy was so relaxing.  Linda sings evocative songs chosen for their words and sentiments, that transport you back to the era of their fame.  Accompanied by Wendy on classical guitar, and with Wendy playing some of her favourite pieces during the evening, the whole event was an oasis of calm and warming music.  They can come back any time they like!

A YCAA Café With Popular Radio 4 Producer Cherry Cookson

We all love Radio 4, but do we ever think about the faces behind the
programmes?  Cherry Cookson is an acclaimed radio producer.  Come and listen, by candlelight, to her life in Radio and hear how ideas for plays and programmes are found and developed by writers and producers.

Reserve your tickets at the Box Office, 01935 422884 or pay at the door on the night.

Bar available – nibbles provided.

We welcome our regulars and all newcomers to our Café style event.
FULL PRICE:  £7.

Thursday  17 November 2011 at 7.30pm in the Johnson Studio

A Festive Café

Come along and listen to Timothy West and Prunella Scales reading the words of famous writers at our candlelit Christmas event.

The Old Creamery are loaning two chairs for two very special people.

Octagon Theatre Box Office, Tel: 01935 422884

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Thursday 6 October 2011

at

7.30pm in the Johnson Studio

The YCAA and Waterstone’s Man Booker Prize Debate

Six panellists will read the short-listed books for this year’s Man Booker Prize. See if you can spot the winner.  Audience participation is encouraged at this light-hearted debate. It is advisable to book early as this is an extremely popular event. Julia Hailes, writer of the Green Consumer Guide will be a panellist this year.

Tickets in advance £7.00 from the Octagon Theatre Box Office, Tel: 01935 422884. or at the door. Bar available – nibbles provided

Thursday 15 September

at

7.30pm in the Johnson Studio

a YCAA Café

with

Stephen Davis

Emmy Award-winning writer of TV dramas Waking the Dead, Silent Witness, and Casualty 1909 and the feature film Ruby. Come and listen to what makes a brilliant TV script with a plot that challenges the viewer.

photo Eloisa Wildsmith © The Citizen

Tickets in advance £7.00 from the Octagon Theatre Box Office, Tel: 01935 422884. or at the door.

Bar available – nibbles provided

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STEPHEN DAVIS CAFÉ

The Stephen Davis, screenwriter, Café was excellent.  A full, really appreciative audience heard Stephen explain the background to writing for popular science-based dramas on television.  He is a man of many talents, and the world of television and film was explained in such a way that our local writers were inspired to continue with their script writing project.

The YCAA was delighted that Stephen made the journey to Yeovil and would like to thank him for such a thrilling evening.

Sue Yockney, D-J Armitstead, Liz Pike, Stephen Davis, Becky Chamberlin and Eddie Edmondson.

The evening was opened with D-J Armitstead playing Debussy’s Arabesque, which certainly set the tone for this wonderful evening.