8th May 2012

The Woolwich Grand Theatre is hosting a Piano Evening this coming Thursday, the 10th May. It starts at 7pm and will finish around 11pm. We have an alcohol license for the evening, a pianist and live entertainment so if you are looking for an fun evening out, please come down and support us!

31/3/12
Hi All
On the 18th of April the theatre is having a small opening night. We are showing a film in the main hall as well as a live orchestra and some other music and entainment. The idea of this night is to celebrate the achievements so far, but there is still a long way to go if the project is to be an outright success. If you would like to come to the evening and support us you can buy a ticket just drop me a line or pop in to the theatre. Adrian

19/3/12
Come to our music night this coming Friday at the Grand theatre on the 23rd of March. The performers are not going to be world famous stars yet, but every bit as good and who knows in a few years you might be able to say I saw them in Woolwich one strange and wonderful night.
Adrian


Matthew Neel - biography

In 2004 Matthew Neel broke his wrist as the bones began to heal he discovered an alternative, more finger-picked approach to playing the guitar - at times reminiscent of pink moon-era nick drake. the song writing too had a new depth and is perfectly captured on his debut album 'new maps of hell' released on scratchy records in 2010. Matthew is ably supported on guitar by mark knopfler's jobbing guitarist, Luke brightly.

Watch the video for track 'Emily' here -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p6RSIyjAgc

Reviews for 'New Maps of Hell'

'Unique and totally mesmerising, this is an album which proves difficult to turn off' Maverick

'Taking obvious cues from Cat Stevens from start to finish Matthew Neel has successfully set himself apart from the crowd on this far-reaching debut album and has clearly worked hard to redeem the title of the singer/songwriter' Bearded Magazine

'Snappy lyricism and black heart.. a competent and assured debut that promises much for the future' Americana-UK
'Equally diverse and hummable but always accompanied by an undercurrent of the Dark Side.. a confident debut by one to watch' R2 Magazine
'Recalls Ray Davies's finest cynical hours.. a series of unflinching meditations on oblivion' Acoustic Magazine


Bromide - biography


Bromide is London-based, Essex-born, Capri-owning, cat-worshiping, singer-songwriter Simon berridge and anyone he can con (or persuade with money) into playing with him. New album 'some electric sometime' will be out June 2012 on scratchy records. Produced by one time gay dad bass player nigel of bermondsey, the album features contributions from fellow scratchy recorders alvine spetz aka 'full English breakfast' and ed spork as well as rising London chanteuse katy carr.

listen to bromide at www.myspace.com/theinternetatemysoul


Press

"ultra-catchy, jangly acoustic pop that reminds you of lloyd cole, teenage fanclub or American music club" Soundsxp.com

"Memorable slices of acoustic whimsy" *** Q magazine

"Mainman Simon Berridge has an ear for a canny tune and a keen lyrical eye for detail. Front that with his Ray-Davies-meets-Lloyd-Cole crooning and you're onto a winner" The Big Issue

"An off-kilter look at the traumas, troubles, and triumphs of love Berridge has an air of a man at ease with his emotions, able to take the hits and still come back fighting for more. 'Looking For Aliens' would have even the most depressed student up on the dance floor stretching their drainpipes. Whilst his take on GBV's 'Game of Pricks' is worthy of the old dog's themselves." Americana-uk.com

"Romping, indie-pop blast with lyrics that recalls the heyday of The Only Ones: 'If you were dead I could let go / Not while you're still breathing though' " The Times

"More hooks than the DIY dept at Home base" Melody Maker

"A bedroom mini classic that harks back to Kevin Ayers, discovers Sonic Youth and has chronic lovesickness to spare' Evening Standard


Joey Herzfeld & his so-called friends - biography


Joey Herzfeld:

"We mix up a lot of style - pre-war German cabaret, French chanson, swing, Klezmer, blues, full-on rock n roll, a dash of prog, country. At a push "cabaret-rock" is the best pithy description. If you're looking for songs about topics so unsexy no-one else will touch them with a barge-pole - senile dementia, the humdrum life of being a teacher plus bonkers flights of fancy, a murderer fleeing to Mexico, the last man on earth hanging eating in a deserted school canteen - we're the band for you."
more info:
http://www.facebook.com/joey.herzfeld

9th March

We are having a Jazz and Music night at the theatre and have amassed an array of local musical talent and one very special celebrity who will be making a secret guest appearance as well as Spoken Word and a hint of Comedy provided by our in-house idiot Adrian.
A lot of exciting things are happening so please come down and support us. We now have an open bar for the night.
It will be £5 at the door per person.

27th January 2012

The next event will be Friday 17th February, we will be holding a comedy and music evening featuring warm up comedians, two bands and a poet, details to follow. After being allowed to open this will be our last free performance evening for now.

23rd January 2012

Thank you to everyone's kind words of support about the theatre, just to update you we will be opening the cafeteria from this Wednesday 9am until 5pm. The food menu will be affordably priced and will be enervative for Woolwich (fish and chips), Monday to Friday.

The Woolwich Grand Theatre will be holding an open day on the 28th of January from 10am until 4pm, for everyone to come and have a grand tour of the building, boiler room, the upper circle projector room and other areas of interest to you. Come and join us and have a lovely cup of tea. We will be charging £6 per person.