20 Uhr Freitag 28.03.2014   

The Poetry of W B YEATS (1865-1939)

Biography and Poetry

W B Yeats (by J S Sargent 1908)

The Anglo-Irish poet W B Yeats is by any standards a giant of world literature. Perfectly commanding rhythmic structure in his poetry. Beginning as a poet of the Irish 'Celtic Twilight' he reinvented himself with the collaboration of Ezra Pound to give voice to the violent events that divided his country. This evening combines  readings of his poems with a glimpse of his biography and Irish history. I also include my personal connection to the poetry through anecdotes of my Irish family. For anyone with an interest in Ireland this evening is a must.


"Am 22.02. ist auch Robert MacCall zurück und wird eine Lesung mit Gedichten von W.B. Yeats (1865-1939) in englischer Sprache gestalten. Nach seinen Weltgeschichten wird Robert seine Leidenschaft für das Werk des irischen Dichters teilen. Yeats ist einer der großen Namen der irischen Literatur und der Weltliteratur. 1923 erhielt er „für seine ständig beseelte Dichtung, die in der strengsten künstlerischen Form dem Geiste eines Volkes Ausdruck verleiht“  den Nobelpreis für Literatur. Lassen wir uns um 20h auch von dieser beseelten Dichtung fesseln."

KAFéKA
Winterhuder Weg 114
22085 Hamburg

€9,- inkl. Begrüssungsgetränk/Welcome drink.  Tapas available too!

Performances in November and December 2013

Hamburg

WORLD TALES AND TAPAS
Friday 29th November 20.00 Kaf'Ka Café, Winterhuderweg 114, Hamburg. €9,-

UK

MR PICKWICK'S CHRISTMAS

Saturday 14th December 7.00pm Godshill Village Hall. Nr Fordingbridge Hants. £10.

Monday 16th December 7.30pm The Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel St North, Colchester. £12.

Tuesday 17th December 7.30pm St Mary's Church, Wivenhoe, Essex. £8.

Hamburg

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 
Saturday 21st December 14.00 The Irish Rover, Großneumarkt 8 €15,-

MR PICKWICK'S CHRISTMAS 
Saturday 21st December 20.00 Kulturhaus Eppendorf, Julius-Reincke-Stieg 13a €15,-

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 
Sunday 22nd December 14.00 The Irish Rover, Großneumarkt 8, Hamburg. €15,-

Friday 22nd March 8pm

SIR GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT

Kulturhaus Eppendorf
Julius-Reincke-Stieg 13a (ehemals Martinistr.40), 
20251 Hamburg
€14,- (€10,- concessions)

A mystery, a ghost story and a thriller, all in one. The court of King Arthur. A feast is about to begin. Enter a green knight. He challenges one of Arthur's knights to cut off his head. Simple. There's only one catch. The knight who does this must allow his own head to be cut off in a year's time. Sir Gawain takes up the challenge... 




In April:

Stories of (April) Fools & 'Jack' Stories
Friday April 19th 2013 8pm
Kulturhaus Eppendorf
Julius-Reincke-Stieg 13a (ehemals Martinistr.40), 20251 Hamburg
€14,- (€10,- concessions)

One more performance of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' before Christmas

Details: http://www.alte-druckerei-ottensen.de

Am Freitag, 21. Dezember um 20.00 Uhr.

Robert MacCall und Sergey Protasov
im Souterrain der Alten Druckerei Ottensen.
VVK: 9 Euro, Abendkasse: Euro 10, ermäßigt 7 Euro
VVK bei: Christine Bruhn Papier + Design, 
Bahrenfelder Straße 71, 22765 Hamburg, Reservierung unter Karten@Alte-Druckerei-Ottensen.de
Ort: Souterrain, Bahrenfelder Str. 73d/Hinterhof Einlass 19.30 Uhr, Beginn: 20.00 Uhr

7th U.K. Winter Tour 5th - 11th December 2012

Charles Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

Wednesday 5th December 
Steeple Ashton Village Hall, Steeple Ashton Wilts
7pm £8/£5, Tickets: The Village Shop 01380-871211

Friday 7th December
Shaftesbury Arts Centre, 13 Bell St. Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8AR
7.30pm £12/£10 members/£6 under 18’s Tickets: 01747-854321

Saturday 8th December
Morgans Vale & Woodfalls Village Hall, The Ridge, Woodfalls, Wiltshire
7.30pm £8/£5 cabaret style (bring drinks & glasses) Tickets: 01725-511164

Monday 10th December
Headgate Theatre, 14 Chapel St North, Colchester, CO2 7AT
7.30pm £12/£10/£6 under 18’s Tickets: 01206-366000

Tuesday 11th December 
 St Mary’s Church, Wivenhoe, Essex CO2 9AB
7.30pm £8/£7/£5  Tickets: Bookshop 01206-824050

Charles Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ 

2012 is the 9th season in Hamburg -  this year celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens 1812-1870

 

Saturday December 15th 2012 8pm

Kulturhaus Eppendorf.

Julius-Reincke-Stieg 13a (ehemals Martinistr.40), 20251 Hamburg
€14,- (€10,- concessions)
Tickets on sale at Kulturhaus: Tel: 040 - 48 15 48
(Öffentliche Bürozeiten: Mo, Di, Do, Fr 11-13 und 14-16)

 

Sunday December 16th 2012 3pm

The Irish Rover

Großneumarkt 8, 20459 Hamburg
€14,- (€10,- concessions)
Tickets on sale at The Irish Rover: Tel: 040 - 3571 4663
 

In 1843 Charles Dickens was writing a new Christmas story to highlight the plight of the overworked poor. Unable to sleep, he walked the streets of London at night composing the story in his head and felt his characters, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, urging him to tell their story. The result was 'A Christmas Carol' in which he created the miser Ebenezer Scrooge and gave us a message of hope, that even the hardest heart can soften and do good.
On Christmas Eve Scrooge is in his counting house being his mean, nasty self. But things are about to change. At night he is terrified by a visit from the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him to change his ways or suffer for eternity. He is visited, in succession, by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future who show him as he was, as he is now and as he will be ...

Prepare to be transported back into the world of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, as they come vividly to life in this powerful performance of Dickens’s classic tale. 

“Told with great skill. An excellent evening of entertainment.”
Oxhill News.

“A complete transformation into the world of Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit.”
Wivenhoe News. 

 COMING IN 2013

Charles Dickens’s ‘The Chimes’ (A story of renewal for the new year)
Friday January 25th 2013 8pm
Kulturhaus Eppendorf
Julius-Reincke-Stieg 13a (ehemals Martinistr.40), 20251 Hamburg
€14,- (€10,- concessions)

Gawain and the Green Knight (Britain's parallel to Parsifal)
Friday February 22nd 2013 8pm
Kulturhaus Eppendorf
Julius-Reincke-Stieg 13a (ehemals Martinistr.40), 20251 Hamburg
€14,- (€10,- concessions)

Jack Stories (Jack is a trickster who outwits all his enemies)
Friday March 22nd 2013 8pm
Kulturhaus Eppendorf
Julius-Reincke-Stieg 13a (ehemals Martinistr.40), 20251 Hamburg
€14,- (€10,- concessions)

Stories of (April) Fools
Friday April 19th 2013 8pm
Kulturhaus Eppendorf
Julius-Reincke-Stieg 13a (ehemals Martinistr.40), 20251 Hamburg
€14,- (€10,- concessions) 

Recently performed in Hamburg

English Ghost Stories - 'A Warning to the Curious'

Chilling stories of Ghostly Guardians

England is rich in stories of ghosts and many of these are connected with treasure. Sometimes treasure is found through the appearance of a ghost but more often than not, the finder of treasure meets a terrifying shock, or at worst a sudden end through the power of a ghostly guardian. Here are some of the best stories.   
8pm Friday 9th November 2012
Kulturhaus Eppendorf
Julius-Reincke-Stieg 13a (ehemals Martinistr.40), 20251 Hamburg