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The Stables TheatreStockwell LaneWavendonMilton KeynesMK17 8LUBox Office: 01908 280800www.stables.orgLISTINGS FOR MAY,JUNE,JULY 2008MAYThursday 1 May, 8pmKatzenjammerThe Four Hands On One Piano Music & Comedy DuoKatzenjammer is a piano duo with a difference. Both classically trained pianists and comic song-writers, Kevin Farrelland Steven Worbeyhave developed their own unique, virtuosic and acrobatic style of performing that can only be described as spectacular, very funny and highly entertaining. With a modern twist on a traditional genre, they will dazzle you with their own arrangements of Liszt, inspired by Tom & Jerry and Tchaikovsky! They will have you laughing as they marry together favourite classics with top ten pub tunes. With the resulting tangle of hands and arms, the keyboard is projected onto a large screen so that the mesmerising gymnastic display of their playing can be marvelled at!Tickets £14www.katzenjammer.bizFriday 2 May, 8pmMostly AutumnMostly Autumn are hailed as the band rock fans have been waiting years for. From heavy guitar riffs to the most delicate heart-felt ballads, from atmospheric sonic landscapes to hook-drivenmelodies that revolve in the head for days, this is a band that deserves to be heard.“York’s finest.”Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2Tickets £15.50, £16.50www.mostly-autumn.comFriday 2 May, 8.45pmStage 2World Stage –Mor KarbasiDescribed as a purveyor ofspine-tingling Gypsy music, London-based Israeli singer Mor Karbasi sings in Ladino, Spanish, Hebrew and on rarer occasions, English. Fortune has brought her a wonderful singing voice and she puts it to most excellent use. Not many
songs still survive from 1492, when the Ladino speaking Jewish population in Spain fled the Inquistion, but Mor is bringing some of these songs back to a wider public. Her writing has been considerably assisted by her interesting lineage –her mother has Moroccan Jewish descent and her father Persian Jewish descent. She is an avid supporter of flamenco which provides a strong flavour throughout all her songs. Her performances are full of verve, power and her distinctive musical vision.Tickets £9.50 in advance £11.50 on the doorwww.myspace.com/morkarbasiSaturday 3 May, 8pmThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)Direct from the West End, the world’s greatest bard busters invite you to join them on a rollercoaster ride, putting the rattle ‘n’ roll between Shake ‘n’speare, and proving in their own hilarious way that there’s no abridgement too far. Loosen your doublets, sort out your singlets and prepare to see all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in just 97 minutes. Take a look at Hamlet performed forwards, backwards and sideways, Titus Andronicus as a galloping gourmet and a rap Othello!“Wildly imaginative, thoroughly affectionate and infectiously fun.”MetroTickets £15.50, £17.50www.markgoucher.comSaturday 3 May, 8.45pm Stage 2Acoustic Stage –Pete Du PonPete Du Pon is an English singer-songwriter making waves as an up and coming unsigned artist touted as the next James Taylor. With a voice that sends shivers down the spine and lyrics which melt hearts, Pete has been earmarked for great things. "Look out for hotly-tipped singer-songwriter Pete Du Pon... we think he has what it takes."The Daily Mirror Tickets £9.50 in advance, £11.50 on the doorwww.myspace.com/peteduponSunday 4 May, 11.30am-1pmStage 2Jazz MattersTickets £5www.stables.orgSunday 4 May, 8pmVoulez VousAbba –The StoryVoulez Vous have been performing the music of Abba for over 16 years. In ABBA –The Storythey will perform ABBA’s greatest hits, visually enhanced by multi-screen projection and voice over narration telling the story of Abba’s rise to stardom to their eventual split. Dust off your platforms, dig out your flares and enjoy an unforgettable night of Abba’s music!