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Date Description
Wednesday 22 February
A Films in Peel promotion
Albatross (2011) 90 mins drama Cert 15A
The Isle of Man is the star of this movie which was filmed here last year. Jessica Brown Findlay (“Downton Abbey”) plays Emilia, a new girl in town who causes a stir when her new friend Beth introduces her to her dad! Get ready to spot the locations

Show starts at 7:45 pm, doors open 30 minutes before the show. Tickets are £4 (or £3 concessions) from Celtic Gold or on the door. Reservation tickets available from Shakti Man (Ramsey), Thompson Travel (Port Erin) and Mostly Manx (Douglas)
Saturday 25th February
A Centenary Centre production by Ernie Leece
The Johnny Cash Story
To commemorate the 80th anniverary of his birth. Starring Desie Kelly and featuring top local Musicians. All proceeds to go to the Centenary Centre Development fund
Show starts at 8.00 pm. Tickets are £10 from the usual outlets.
Buy tickets online HERE
Thursday 8th March
A Films in Peel promotion
Young Hearts Run Free (cert 12A) drama
This is an extra event, supported by the Isle of Man Arts Council, in which Films in Peel will screen a coming of age movie made by independent young filmmaker, Andrew Simpson. Andrew comes from Northumberland and has set his film during the 1974 miner's strike. It is a lovely film and was made for an astonishing £15,000! Andrew will be our special guest at the screening and will take questions from the audience after the film.

Show starts at 7:45 pm, doors open 30 minutes before the show. Tickets are £4 (or £3 concessions) from Celtic Gold or on the door. Reservation tickets available from Shakti Man (Ramsey), Thompson Travel (Port Erin) and Mostly Manx (Douglas)
Wednesday 14 March
A Films in Peel promotion
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) 127 mins thriller Cert 15
Highly acclaimed British thriller based on the novel by John Le Carré, starring Gary Oldman as George Smiley. Many other well known actors in the cast including Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Tom Hardy, John Hurt and Benedict Cumberbatch. One not to miss

Show starts at 7:45 pm, doors open 30 minutes before the show. Tickets are £4 (or £3 concessions) from Celtic Gold or on the door. Reservation tickets available from Shakti Man (Ramsey), Thompson Travel (Port Erin) and Mostly Manx (Douglas)
Sunday 25th March

Our House Auditions
Our House is a "A musical comedy with a fictional Sliding Doors-like plotline written by Tim Firth". This is a call for auditions, to be held at the Centenary Centre. 10:30am Dance, 12:30am singing and acting (both must be attended).

For more information and audition pieces, please call Jools Morrison on 210222.
Wednesday 28 March
A Films in Peel promotion
Jane Eyre (2011) 120mins drama/romance PG-13
Based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë, this new adaptation stars Michael Fassbender as Rochester and Mia Wasikowska as Jane Eyre, the governess who discovers his hidden secret.

Show starts at 7:45 pm, doors open 30 minutes before the show. Tickets are £4 (or £3 concessions) from Celtic Gold or on the door. Reservation tickets available from Shakti Man (Ramsey), Thompson Travel (Port Erin) and Mostly Manx (Douglas)
Wednesday 11th April
A Films in Peel promotion
A Separation (2011) 123mins (with subtitles) drama PG13
Lies may lead to truth.

Highly acclaimed film from Iran. Winner of 43 awards and the first film ever to win 3 bears at the Berlin Film Festival. A fascinating window on the lives of a family in modern Iran, torn between family and their future. Cinema at its best.

Show starts at 7:45 pm, doors open 30 minutes before the show. Tickets are £4 (or £3 concessions) from Celtic Gold or on the door. Reservation tickets available from Shakti Man (Ramsey), Thompson Travel (Port Erin) and Mostly Manx (Douglas)
Saturday 14th April
The Peel Centenary Centre presents
The Grumbleweeds
The Grumbleweeds are an award winning British comedy band, performing music and comedy, who were most popular on radio and television in the 1980s though their two founder members Colvill and Walker remain a popular attraction on the cabaret circuit. Visit their website
Show starts at 8.00 pm. Tickets are £16 from the usual outlets.
Buy tickets online HERE
Wednesday 25th April
A Films in Peel promotion
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) 106 mins sci-fi /thriller PG13
Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us?

The affair between a politician and a ballerina is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart. This romantic sci-fi thriller stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.

Show starts at 7:45 pm, doors open 30 minutes before the show. Tickets are £4 (or £3 concessions) from Celtic Gold or on the door. Reservation tickets available from Shakti Man (Ramsey), Thompson Travel (Port Erin) and Mostly Manx (Douglas)
Saturday 28th April
The Peel Centenary Centre presents
Bernie Flint - The Original Opportunity Knocks Winner
He is a very very funny man who has gradually brought more and more comedy into his act but still manages to perform top quality vocals to ensure a first class caberet show. He has perfected a fantastic comedy/caberet show playing at many of the UK's top theatres and event venues. He has performed with the comedian 'Jethro' over a hundred times, Showaddywaddy, The 3 Degrees, Jim Bowen, Shane Ritchie and the late Frankie Vaughan. Don't miss this evening of great entertainment

Show starts at 8.00 pm. Tickets are £15 from the usual outlets.
Buy tickets online HERE
Saturday 5th May
The Peel Centenary Centre presents
The Dublin City Ramblers
The Dublin City Ramblers have thrilled audiences worldwide with their unique blend of Ballads, Folk ,Humour, Wit and foot-tapping music. Their impressive career has spanned more than 35 years, with over 30 albums, top ten hits, several awards for best Ballad/Folk Group and, to top it all off, 8 Gold Albums. It is certainly no wonder that they are classed as Ireland’s Number One Group! Visit their website
Show starts at 8.00 pm. Tickets are £16 from the usual outlets.
Buy tickets online HERE
Wednesday 09th May
A Films in Peel promotion
We need to talk about Kevin (2011) 112 mins drama/thriller
An exploration of grief, memory and guilt.

Award winning movie starring Tilda Swinton as the mother of a teenage boy who went on a high-school killing spree. A shocking and strong story, adapted from the novel by Lionel Shriver.

Show starts at 7:45 pm, doors open 30 minutes before the show. Tickets are £4 (or £3 concessions) from Celtic Gold or on the door. Reservation tickets available from Shakti Man (Ramsey), Thompson Travel (Port Erin) and Mostly Manx (Douglas)
Saturday 19th May
Talisman Productions
Adele Tribute
The UK's leading tribute to Adele. With all the hits from the multi Platinum albums 19 and 21, Lareena puts in a perfect tribute performance every time leaving the audience screaming for more.......www.adeletribute.co.uk

Tickets are £14 (concessions £9 for under 14s) from the usual outlets.
Wednesday 23rd May
A Films in Peel promotion
The Guard (2011) 96 mins comedy/crime/thriller Cert 15
‘A raucous comedy’ filmed in Ireland, starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle and Mark Strong.
An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.

Show starts at 7:45 pm, doors open 30 minutes before the show. Tickets are £4 (or £3 concessions) from Celtic Gold or on the door. Reservation tickets available from Shakti Man (Ramsey), Thompson Travel (Port Erin) and Mostly Manx (Douglas)
Wednesday 13th June
A Films in Peel promotion
My Week with Marilyn (2011) 99mins drama/biography Cert 15
Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting. Colin Clark, a young student, is invited into her inner world where she struggles with her fame, her beauty and her desire to be a great actress. Stars Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe, Kenneth Branagh as Olivier and Eddie Redmayne as Colin Clark.

Show starts at 7:45 pm, doors open 30 minutes before the show. Tickets are £4 (or £3 concessions) from Celtic Gold or on the door. Reservation tickets available from Shakti Man (Ramsey), Thompson Travel (Port Erin) and Mostly Manx (Douglas)
14th, 15th and 16th June
The Inspiration Theatre Company presents
Dirty Dusting
A trio of cleaners a facing the axe, they might be beyond their sell-by date but they certainly won’t take threats of redundancy lying down! These game ‘girls’ set up a phone sex service, known as "The Telephone Belles". Their bosses don’t know about it, their family would never guess and their very willing customers are none the wiser. They’re the only chat-line girls with dusters, attitude and their very own bus passes.

Show starts at 8.00 pm. Tickets are £8 from the usual outlets and on the door, if not sold out, on the night
Saturday 23rd June
The Peel Centenary Centre presents
Mambo Jambo
Acoustic roots duo Mambo Jambo (Pete Jack and Frankie Banham) take their audience on a musical journey, mixing up styles from all around the world - from Cuba and Brazil, the Caribbean, New Orleans, bluegrass and Eastern Europe

Show starts at 8.00 pm. Tickets are £12 from the usual outlets.
Buy tickets online HERE
Saturday 7th July
The Peel Centenary Centre presents
Stars of British Jazz

The 'Stars of British Jazz' recreate traditional jazz as made popular in Britain in the 1950's and 60's by the bands of Kenny Ball, Chris Barber, Acker Bilk, Terry Lightfoot and Humphrey Lyttelton, which became known as 'British Trad'.

'Stars of British Jazz' are a band comprising of a mixture of past and present members of these famous bands together with younger, top class ability musicians of today. Non-stop entertainment!


Show starts at 8.00 pm. Tickets are £16 from the usual outlets.

August 11th and 12th
The Peel Centenary Centre presents
The Houghton Weavers
The Houghton Weavers return with their unique blend of popular folk music and humour
Visit their website
Show starts at 8.00 pm. Tickets are £15 from the usual outlets.
Buy tickets online HERE
August 29th to 1st September
Inspiration Theatre presents
Our House
The Jukebox musical featuring a great story line and songs from the phenomenal SKA group MADNESS!
Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are £10 from the usual outlets.

Tickets for all shows are available from: Thompson Travel, Station Road Port Erin. Celtic Gold, 5 Michael St. Peel. Peter Norris Music, Finch Road, Douglas.
'Mostly Manx', Nelson Street, Douglas. Shakti Man, 68 Parliament Street, Ramsey. Or on the door, if not sold out.

Regular Features at the Centre
Art Club: Art classes each Tuesday, everyone welcome. Call Norman Teare on 843480. More details here
Ballroom Dancing Classes: Wednesday, Children 4.00 - 6.00 pm. Call 450688