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Manon - London Coliseum
Published 2 October 8 10:1 PM |
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Manon - London Coliseum Friday 2 January at 7.30pm Saturday 3 January at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Sunday 4 January at 2.30pm Tuesday 6 January at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Wednesday 7 January 7.30pm* Thursday 8 January at 2pm and 7.30pm Friday 9 January at 7.30pm Saturday 10 January at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Sunday 11 January at 2.30pm Manon is arguably Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece. Innocent girl or femme fatale, Manon is young, beautiful and naïve, and she is in love. Caught between two men vying for her affection...
The Sleeping Beauty / English National Ballet - London Coliseum
Published 2 October 8 9:37 PM |
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English National Ballet - London Coliseeum The Sleeping Beauty 30 December, 2 – 3 January 2009, 6 – 10 January 2009 7.30pm 31 December 1.30pm 31 December 6.30pm 2, 3, 8, 10 January 2009 2.30pm 4, 11 January 2009 3pm Tchaikovsky’s glorious music and MacMillan’s classical choreography reawaken the magic of the world’s favourite fairy tale in an enchanted world of castles and curses, forests and fairies. At Princess Aurora’s christening, fairies bestowed her with gifts of beauty, temperament, purity...
I Come From There: New Plays from the Arab World - The Royal Court Theatre
Published 29 September 8 8:28 PM |
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I Come From There: New Plays from the Arab World The Royal Court Theatre 11 - 15 November Last year, 21 writers from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia and Syria were invited to Damascus by the British Council and the Royal Court to begin developing new plays that reflect the times we are living in from their own perspectives. 18 months later, after more work in Tunis and Cairo, the Royal Court, in association with the British Council, presents 5 of these plays in a week of rehearsed...
Faces in the Crowd - The Royal Court Theatre
Published 29 September 8 8:26 PM |
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Faces in the Crowd - The Royal Court Theatre Written by Leo Butler 17 October - 8 November P{MARGIN:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:.0001pt;}BLOCKQUOTE{MARGIN-TOP:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;} P{MARGIN:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:.0001pt;}BLOCKQUOTE{MARGIN-TOP:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;} "Yer know I'm goin' to turn forty next month. Yer fuckin owe me this. " When Dave moved south to London he left behind his family, wife Joanne and mounting financial woes in favour of a playground of riches, sex and shopping. 10...
Paradise Regained - The Royal Court Theatre
Published 29 September 8 8:24 PM |
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Paradise Regained - The Royal Court Theatre Written & Directed by Mark Ravenhill 30 September - 4 October P{MARGIN:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:.0001pt;}BLOCKQUOTE{MARGIN-TOP:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;} P{MARGIN:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:.0001pt;}BLOCKQUOTE{MARGIN-TOP:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;} As Mark Ravenhill watched Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat his epic cycle of short plays being performed at various venues across London in spring, he realised there was one more piece to put in the jigsaw - this new twenty minute play...
The Girlfriend Experience - The Royal Court Theatre
Published 29 September 8 8:19 PM |
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The Girlfriend Experience - The Royal Court Theatre Written by Alecky Blythe 18 September - 11 October P{MARGIN:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:.0001pt;}BLOCKQUOTE{MARGIN-TOP:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;} P{MARGIN:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:.0001pt;}BLOCKQUOTE{MARGIN-TOP:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;} "We have Tessa, curvy dress size 14, very bubbly, offers most services. We also have Suzie, curvy dress size 18 to 20, very passionate lady, offers the full girlfriend experience." Tessa has set up a business; a brothel by the...
Now or Later - The Royal Court Theatre
Published 29 September 8 8:14 PM |
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Now or Later - The Royal Court Theatre Written by Christopher Shinn EXTENDED RUN! Now playing until 01 November P{MARGIN:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:.0001pt;}BLOCKQUOTE{MARGIN-TOP:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;}P{MARGIN:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:.0001pt;}BLOCKQUOTE{MARGIN-TOP:0in;MARGIN-BOTTOM:0in;} 'Unmissable' - The Independent "I don't think we should give up our values to find common ground. Then it's not common ground, it's their ground and we're just standing on it." "Riveting...
Flashdance The Musical at the Alhambra Theatre
Published 29 September 8 11:20 AM |
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TAKE YOUR PASSION, MAKE IT HAPPEN Set in Pittsburgh, USA, FLASHDANCE tells the story of 18 year old Alex, a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’ by night, whose dream is to obtain a place at the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy. Based on the Paramount Pictures film (Screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas, story by Tom Hedley) FLASHDANCE is an unmistakably unique musical about holding onto your dreams and love against all the odds. The show features an iconic score including the smash hit "Maniac"...
Timon of Athens - Shakespeare's Globe
Published 26 September 8 10:48 PM |
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Timon of Athens - Shakespeare's Globe by William Shakespeare Until 3 October **** 'Lucy Bailey directs with a superbly reckless bravura... Brilliantly designed... Wonderful performance of Simon Paisley Day... A thrilling occasion and another hit in the Globe's spectacularly successful season' The Independent 'A spectacular affair... The theatre's space is brilliantly exploited... Simon Paisley Day is faultless as Timon, exuding all the charisma, geniality and magnetism of...
The Merry Wives of Windsor - Shakespeare's Globe
Published 26 September 8 10:47 PM |
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The Merry Wives of Windsor - Shakespeare's Globe by William Shakespeare Until 5 October ***** "Luscombe’s production brims with humanity, ingenuity and irresistible charm, and boasts a magnificent Falstaff in Christopher Benjamin... Serena Evans and Sarah Woodward make one of the funniest double acts I have ever seen on the stage... As we all stood up to applaud, I felt that this was not just theatre but the capital at its very best" Sunday Telegraph ***** "Andrew Havill is an...
Liberty - Shakespeare's Globe
Published 26 September 8 10:45 PM |
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Liberty - Shakespeare's Globe a new play by Glyn Maxwell Until 4 October **** ‘Touching, intelligently drawn… Compelling’ Time Out ‘Raucous humour, vivid emotion’ Sunday Times ‘Deliciously light and pointed, helped by the scamper of Guy Retallack's direction: anyone who thinks the Globe can't be intimate is yet again proved wrong’ The Observer 'Guy Retallack's production is well staged... Eye-catching performances come from John Bett as a gentle, Lucretius-reading ex-duke and...
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare's Globe
Published 26 September 8 10:40 PM |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - Shakespeare's Globe by William Shakespeare Until 4 October **** "Jonathan Munby’s effervescent direction... Enthusiastically applauded by a capacity audience... Siobhan Redmond is wonderfully funny" The Times **** "Jonathan Munby has taken Shakespeare's much-loved comedy of errors, bound it in a tapestry of music, magic and madcap ebullience, and launched an irrepressible crowd pleaser... luscious, multi-sensory theatre... Munby's cast turn...
Cinderella starring Amanda Barrie & Steve Royle - Grand Theatre Blackpool
Published 26 September 8 10:38 PM |
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Cinderella starring Amanda Barrie & Steve Royle - Grand Theatre Blackpool Starring: AMANDA BARRIE (Hells Kitchen, Coronation Street, Bad Girls, Carry on Cleo), STEVE ROYLE (BBC Radio Lancashire), JAMIE MORRIS AND TERRY KEEBLE - Further star names to be announced Showing Friday 05 December to Sunday 04 January 2009 A MAGICAL PANTOMIME FOR ALL THE FAMILY Starring Amanda Barrie, Steve Royle, Jamie Morris and Terry Keeble - further star cast to be announced UK Productions has presented some of the...
Carmen by Bizet - Grand Theatre Blackpool
Published 26 September 8 10:36 PM |
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Carmen by Bizet - Grand Theatre Blackpool Showing Tuesday 25 November to Tuesday 25 November 2008 CARMEN IN A BULLRING COMES TO BLACKPOOL WITH A TOUCH OF THE COLOSSEUM OF ROME Ellen Kent & Amphitheatre Productions present a spectacular new autumn tour, bringing a touch of the Colosseum of Rome to The Grand following our premiere of Carmen in Leeds Castle, Kent in front of an audience of 6000 people. This new production will be directed by Ellen Kent with the amphitheatre set designed by London...
La Bohème by Puccini - Grand Theatre Blackpool
Published 26 September 8 10:34 PM |
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La Bohème by Puccini - Grand Theatre Blackpool Showing Monday 24 November to Monday 24 November 2008 Ellen Kent & Amphitheatre Productions present a spectacular new autumn tour, bringing a touch of Arena Di Verona to The Grand Theatre following our premiere performance of Carmen in Leeds Castle, Kent in August 2008. La Bohème will be set within the amphitheatre structure which will be intriguingly converted into the attics and back streets of Bohemian Paris. The poignancy of this tragic opera...
Romeo and Juliet - Grand Theatre Blackpool
Published 26 September 8 10:32 PM |
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Romeo and Juliet - Grand Theatre Blackpool Starring: Jack Ryder, Sara Lloyd Gregory and The Wales Theatre Company Showing Tuesday 18 November to Saturday 22 November 2008 JACK RYDER SARA LLOYD GREGORY as the 'star-crossed' lovers Directed by two-time Olivier Award winner Michael Bogdanov Fights by Malcolm Ranson Design by Sean Crowley Romeo and Juliet is the world’s greatest love story. Shakespeare’s soaring hymn to young love stands at the gateway of tolerance an compassion, stretching its...
Phoenix Dance Theatre - Grand Theatre Blackpool
Published 26 September 8 10:28 PM |
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Phoenix Dance Theatre - Grand Theatre Blackpool Showing Thursday 27 November to Friday 28 November 2008 Phoenix Dance Theatre have an international reputation for presenting inspiring, entertaining contemporary dance, performed by a formidable group of dancers handpicked from around the world. This sophisticated programme features both classic modern dance by eminent American choreographer José Limón (1908-1972), and the latest stylish offerings from the company’s Artistic Director Javier De Frutos...
All Quiet on the Western Front - Grand Theatre Blackpool
Published 26 September 8 10:21 PM |
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All Quiet on the Western Front - Grand Theatre Blackpool Showing Tuesday 11 November to Saturday 15 November 2008 Paul Baumer is a butterfly collector – a dreamer abruptly cast into one of the greatest nightmares in history, which he can only endure through the deep bonds of comradeship forged in the trenches. Just as the Brimstone Butterfly thrives in the field of battle, somehow the men keep one another’s spirits alive even amid the horrors of the Great War. Erich Maria Remarque’s novel is a universal...
sarah millican's not nice - soho theatre
Published 26 September 8 10:18 PM |
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sarah millican's not nice - soho theatre 17 - 20 December 2008 8pm 2008 If.Comedy Best Newcomer At first she was afraid, she was petrified. Whatever, no one’s dead. Glorious mumsy filth from ‘ one of the hottest things in stand up ’ Herald. ***** Sunday Express, Metro, Sunday Telegraph ‘My tip for great things this year’ Observer ‘Everything's spot on and there isn't a spare second in this gag-packed, deliciously dark show’ Metro
david o'doherty - Soho theatre
Published 26 September 8 10:15 PM |
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david o'doherty - Soho theatre it's david o'doherty time if.comedy award winner 2008 24 November - 6 December 2008 9.30pm What's the time? It's David O'Doherty time. Tick tock, tick tock. It's O'Doherty o'clock. Prepare to have your world rocked (in quite a gentle way) as David O'Doherty, the Irish viscount of rumpled whimsy, the marble fawn of tiny keyboard based musical comedy, embarks on his first ever UK tour. There will be some sitting, there will be some...
the long road - soho theatre
Published 26 September 8 10:12 PM |
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the long road - soho theatre by Shelagh Stephenson directed by Esther Baker 10 - 29 November 2008 8pm After a sell-out run earlier this year, this topical and powerful play returns to Soho Theatre. "Mary wants us to talk about the girl that killed our son. I want to wipe her off the face of the earth.” In the aftermath of Danny's pointless murder, his family struggles to find meaning and forgiveness. 'It is a rare play that hits the news with such cruel topicality... Stephenson offers...
On Emotion - Soho Theatre
Published 26 September 8 10:10 PM |
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On Emotion - Soho Theatre by mick gordon and paul broks 5 November - 20 December 2008 7.30pm Are we just the puppet of our emotions? No aspect of our mental life is more important to the quality and meaning of our existence than emotions. They are what make life worth living, or sometimes ending. They are what motivate our behaviour and influence our beliefs. Maverick Theatre-maker Mick Gordon and neuropsychologist Paul Broks join forces with acclaimed puppeteers, Blind Summit , to use and abuse...
overspill - Soho Theatre
Published 26 September 8 10:7 PM |
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overspill - Soho Theatre 14 October - 1 November 2008 7.30pm By Ali Taylor, Directed by Tim Roseman ‘Cold catches throats and lungs / As we sprint in rhythm, breathe in rhythm As one the lads, we the lads / Through Bromley town centre’ In Bromley every Friday night, same time and place, Potts, Baron and Finch are preparing for their weekly dose of booze, birds and burgers. But their night out takes a dramatic and terrifying twist when an explosion rocks the town centre, and a suspicious population...
john gordillo - Soho Theatre
Published 26 September 8 10:5 PM |
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john gordillo - Soho Theatre divide & conga 1 - 4 October 2008 9.30pm John Gordillo returns to stand-up with a smash-hit new show about fundamentalism, extremism and being the son of a Spanish communist ('It was like being brought up by Scarface'). 'Moving and wildly funny.' ***** Metro 'Gordillo is an inspiration, a consummate performer with an amazing talent, passion and intellect.' ***** Chortle 'It's the kind of show that makes you delighted to be at the Fringe...
danny diva - Soho Theatre
Published 26 September 8 10:3 PM |
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danny diva - Soho Theatre 29 September - 4 October 2008 9pm By Russell Barr Music by Tayo Akinbode Directed by Garry Robson A coal miner’s deaf son comes to London from Newcastle and finds his inner swan - as a Drag Queen. Inspired by the life of Diva Dan - the awe-inspiring, profoundly deaf performer with the legendary Bloolips drag troupe - Danny Diva is a brand new show featuring a journey through the seven circles of hell with roller skates, a pink suitcase and super big musical numbers. The...
whisper - Soho Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:58 PM |
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Whisper - Soho Theatre 29 September - 4 October 2008 As a storm begins to brew, the audience each receive a pair of headphones and are seated in front of a large white screen... 'There have been suicides in your building, and there are voices in your head, guiding you through your memories and accompanying you on your day. Your very strange day.' ( NY Times ) Fresh from runs at Fierce Festival and PS122 , Whisper asks the audience to question ‘what is real’ in a world of increasing technological...
THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - Finborough Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:56 PM |
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THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - Finborough Theatre by William Saroyan Directed by Mel Cook Designed by Saka Matsushita Music by Steve Pretty Sound Design by Cressida Klaces Presented by Snakebit Theatricals in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre Cast includes: Geoffrey Burton. Rachel Clare. Kevin Colson. Elizabeth Counsell. Paul Greenwood. Vincent Shiels. Kyle Soller. [ saroyan centennial season ] Monday, 6 October; Sunday, 12 October, Monday, 13 October; Sunday, 19 October, Monday...
CRADLE ME - Finborough Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:45 PM |
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CRADLE ME - Finborough Theatre The world premiere of a new play by Simon Vinnicombe Directed by Duncan Macmillan Designed by Paul Burgess Sound Design by Theo Holloway Presented by SAW Productions Cast: Sarah Bedi. Paul Herzberg. Sharon Maughan. Luke Treadaway. [ finborough playwrights season ] Wednesday, 1 October – Saturday, 25 October 2008 Tuesday to Saturday Evenings at 7.30pm. Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 3.00pm "On the odd occasion and worst of f**king all there is sympathy. I could...
Spider's Web - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:43 PM |
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Spider's Web - Richmond Theatre Monday 2 - Saturday 7 March 2009 THE FOURTH INSTALMENT IN THIS HUGELY SUCCESSFUL SERIES After the Agatha Christie Theatre Company’s hugely successful productions of The Hollow, The Unexpected Guest and most recently And Then There Were None, comes the thrilling fourth instalment in this much acclaimed series. When the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat discovers a body, she attempts to dispose of it before her husband returns home with an important client. When...
Coppelia - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:42 PM |
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Coppelia - Richmond Theatre Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 January 2009 Ellen Kent Productions presents The Russian Classical Ballet Theatre Ellen Kent returns with the best of Russian ballet, including the outstanding Alexei Terentiev and Kristina Terentiev*, Grand Prix winner of the International Dance Competition, Vienna 2007. Together with principal stars of international reputation and a full orchestra, they deliver performances of breathtaking technique and dazzling artistry. Coppelia is a jewel of...
Swan Lake - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:39 PM |
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Swan Lake - Richmond Theatre Thursday 15 - Friday 16 January 2009 Ellen Kent Productions presents The Russian Classical Ballet Theatre Ellen Kent returns with the best of Russian ballet, including the outstanding Alexei Terentiev and Kristina Terentiev*, Grand Prix winner of the International Dance Competition, Vienna 2007. Together with principal stars of international reputation and a full orchestra, they deliver performances of breathtaking technique and dazzling artistry. The heartbreaking tale...
Calendar Girls - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:37 PM |
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Calendar Girls - Richmond Theatre Monday 24 - Saturday 29 November 2008 ‘We’re going to need considerably bigger buns’ At first glance it should look like your classic WI calendar. Jams, cakes, sewing and all that. Except for one tiny thing...the ladies are not naked, they’re nude. A group of extraordinary women, members of a very ordinary WI, persuade one another to pose for a charity calendar with a difference. Puzzling their husbands, mortifying their children and riding the wrath of the outraged...
Enjoy - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:35 PM |
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Enjoy - Richmond Theatre Monday 17 - Saturday 22 November 2008 ALAN BENNETT AT HIS VERY BEST Alison Steadman and David Troughton star A comedy by Alan Bennett A Alan Bennett’s rarely performed Enjoy shines a whole new light on Britain’s favourite playwright. An elderly couple are living in the last back-to-back in Leeds. They’re about to be re-housed in a brand new maisonette, complete with waste-disposal unit and non-slip vinyl flooring. As the bulldozers rumble and homes tumble, a way of life is...
Phoenix Dance Theatre - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:33 PM |
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Phoenix Dance Theatre - Richmond Theatre Tuesday 11 - Wednesday 12 November 2008 Phoenix Dance Theatre has an international reputation for presenting inspiring, entertaining contemporary dance, performed by a formidable group of dancers handpicked from around the world. This sophisticated programme features both classic modern dance by eminent American choreographer José Limón (1908-1972), and the latest stylish offerings from the company’s Artistic Director Javier De Frutos. José Limón was a crucial...
Far From The Madding Crowd - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:31 PM |
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Far From The Madding Crowd - Richmond Theatre By Thomas Hardy Adapted by Mark Healy I shall do one thing in this life. That is love you, long for you and keep wanting you ‘til I die A fusion of vivid story telling and fine ensemble staging, shot through with humour and folk-song, brings one of Thomas Hardy’s most popular and enduring novels dramatically to life in this thrilling new production from the ever-inventive English Touring Theatre. Bathsheba Everdene is alone in a man’s world. Beautiful...
An Ideal Husband - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:29 PM |
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An Ideal Husband - Richmond Theatre Monday 27 October - Saturday 1 November 2008 Sir Peter Hall’s highly-acclaimed West End and Broadway production of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband returns to the stage. Into the fashionable world of London parties, politics and diplomacy comes the worldly and devious Mrs Cheveley. She attempts to blackmail the British Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Sir Robert Chiltern, whom she accuses of building a career on dishonour by selling a cabinet secret. Kate O’Mara...
Hound of The Baskervilles - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:27 PM |
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Hound of The Baskervilles - Richmond Theatre Monday 20 - Saturday 25 October 2008 By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Adapted for the stage by Clive Francis A bloodcurdling howl is heard across the moors. A blanket of images and sounds envelopes the audience, bringing the atmospheric terror of Dartmoor, the eerie gothic hall and the ghostly hound to life as you have never seen before! Successfully combining the power of live performance with revolutionary theatrical techniques, this brand new production of...
Tiger Who Came To Tea - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:24 PM |
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Tiger Who Came To Tea - Richmond Theatre Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 October 2008 Based on the picture book written and illustrated by Judith Kerr . Adapted for the stage with songs and lyrics by David Wood. The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger! Exciting and charming, The Tiger Who Came to Tea has been enjoyed by millions of children since it was first published over...
The Concert They Never Gave - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:22 PM |
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The Concert They Never Gave - Richmond Theatre Monday 13 - Saturday 18 October 2008 Co-creators of such hit shows as Four Steps To Heaven, Elvis That’s The Way It Is and The Roy Orbison Story - Bill Kenwright and Keith Strachan - once again recreate those special days of the golden era of rock and roll with fantastic evocations of seven of pop’s greatest acts. A concert that really would have been too good to be true! ‘Only the Lonely’ - ‘Bye Bye Love’ - ‘Poor Little Fool’ - ‘Swiss Maid’ - ‘Something...
Lord of the Flies - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:20 PM |
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Lord of the Flies - Richmond Theatre By William Golding , adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams Directed by Marcus Romer William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, one of the most disturbing and celebrated novels of modern times, is vividly brought to life in Pilot Theatre’s award-winning production. A plane has crashed on an uninhabited island. The only survivors are a group of school boys. There are no homes or schools, no adults and no rules, and before long the boys’ fragile sense of order begins...
The Circle - Richmond Theatre
Published 26 September 8 9:18 PM |
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The Circle - Richmond Theatre Supported by The Bingham A Chichester Festival Theatre production. With Somerset Maugham’s characteristically shrewd understanding of human nature, The Circle is an elegant and entertaining social satire that explores the conflict between romance and responsibility. Dorset, 1921. Lady Kitty (Susan Hampshire) abandons her husband and young son to run away with politician Lord Porteous. Thirty years later, Kitty returns from exile in Italy still clinging to her glamorous...
The Night Before Christmas - Rose Theatre
Published 26 September 8 8:47 PM |
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The Night Before Christmas - Rose Theatre The Night Before Christmas 4 December - 24 December Presented by Rose Theatre, Kingston and Turtle Key Arts. Supported by Stage Electrics. "Ingenious & energetic" The Stage "An hour long frolic to inspire festive feelings" Time Out A unique Christmas theatre experience...meet Father Christmas and his naughty Elf! A bubbly and mischievous Elf is pretending to be hard at work in Santa's workshop on Christmas Eve, but he is secretly...
A Christmas Carol - Rose Theatre
Published 26 September 8 8:45 PM |
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A Christmas Carol - Rose Theatre 2 December - 4 January By Charles Dickens Adapted by Karen Louise Hebden Directed by Stephen Unwin Mean and miserly, Ebeneezer Scrooge has lost all compassion for human kind, rejects the festive season and good will to all men. After retiring to bed, alone, on Christmas Eve he is haunted by three ghosts - the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Ebeneneezer is shown the error of his ways and wakes to the joy of Christmas Day. Celebrate Christmas 2008 with...
Love's Labour's Lost - Rose theatre
Published 26 September 8 8:43 PM |
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Love's Labour's Lost - Rose theatre 21 October - 15 November By William Shakespeare With Peter Bowles Directed by Peter Hall Presented by The Rose Theatre, Kingston Love's Labours Lost will be the Rose Theatre's first home-grown production since the theatre opened in January of this year. Four young men swear to devote themselves to uninterrupted study for three years. But when four young ladies come to visit they discover that their oaths are very hard to keep. Famous for its dazzling...
Born in the Gardens - Rose Theatre
Published 26 September 8 8:41 PM |
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Born in the Gardens - Rose Theatre 30 September - 11 October By Peter Nichols With Stephanie Cole and Simon Shepherd Directed by Stephen Unwin Presented by Theatre Royal Bath Productions & The Peter Hall Company "Stephen Unwin directs a witty and superbly acted production...What an addictively quirky delight Born in the Gardens proves." Daily Telegraph, 24 July 2008 Maud and her son Mo live in a decaying mock- Tudor house in Bristol. She chats to people on the telly, he converses with...
The Comedy Store - Rose Theatre
Published 26 September 8 8:39 PM |
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The Comedy Store - Rose Theatre 28 September - 14 December Hailed as “Comedy’s Unofficial National Theatre” The Comedy Store is delighted to continue its monthly residency through the autumn at the Rose Theatre, Kingston presenting “The Best in Stand Up” from around the globe, showcasing the brightest names in comedy talent. With over 25 years experience in the business and as the premier name in comedy, the Store is renowned as a breeding ground for new comedy talent, and remains the place to see...
Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Rose Theatre
Published 26 September 8 8:37 PM |
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Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Rose Theatre 28 September The real stars of the hit movie "Brassed Off", the Grimethorpe Colliery Band are in constant demand throughout the world for concert appearances. Having won almost every brass band accolade, these musicians have an esteemed international reputation with numerous television appearances and recordings to their credit. "Sensational - performing favourite classics in spectacular style!" The Times National Brass Band Champions 2005...
A Doll's House - Rose Theatre
Published 26 September 8 8:26 PM |
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A Doll's House - Rose Theatre 9 September - 27 September By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Stephen Mulrine Directed by Peter Hall Presented by Theatre Royal Bath Productions & The Peter Hall Company "A Doll's House remains a shatteringly powerful and astonishingly modern drama" Sunday Express "Peter Hall stages A Doll's House with power and clarity" The Times In 1879, Ibsen's new play stunned the world and provoked outrage. One critic compared it to the ‘dropping...
The Snowman - Peacock Theatre
Published 25 September 8 11:34 PM |
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The Snowman - Peacock Theatre The stage version of Raymond Briggs' much-loved book continues to delight children everywhere as it returns to the Peacock Theatre this Christmas. Sheer theatrical magic. Go see The Snowman, and melt THE TIMES When a young boy's snowman comes to life on Christmas Eve, the two set off on a night-time quest for adventure. On their travels, they meet dancing penguins, reindeer and, of course, Father Christmas. Watch spellbound as the Snowman literally flies through...
Jasmin Vardimon, Yesterday - Peacock Theatre
Published 25 September 8 11:32 PM |
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Jasmin Vardimon, Yesterday - Peacock Theatre Award-winning dance theatre choreographer and