Buxton Opera House Autumn 2016 by Buxton Opera House

AUGUST TO DECEMBER 2016

BUXTON OPERA HOUSE PAVILION ARTS CENTRE

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Welcome

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We have a lot to look forward to this season! We welcome the UK’s two longest-established symphony orchestras to the Opera House stage. Our partnership with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic continues with two great concerts, one hosted by Classic FM’s John Suchet; whilst the Hallé make their biennial appearance in aid of Blythe House Hospice. Alongside our lunchtime Coffee Concert series and ongoing residency with the Northern Chamber Orchestra, we’re delighted to present a year-round programme of excellent classical music. There’s a huge appetite for quality folk and roots music too and we continue to present the very best touring artists across both our venues, with highlights including Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, the Afro Celt Sound System and Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker. The High Peak is becoming a centre for folk music once again; this year’s Big Session Festival was a great success with audiences coming from far afield in the UK and abroad. Next year’s Big Session dates are confirmed (Friday 28 to Monday 1 May) and the line-up will be announced soon. Follow the festival on Facebook and Twitter @BigSessionFest. December is panto season (oh yes it is…) and this year we will be holding both a relaxed performance, kindly supported by the Mayor’s Charity, and a BSL signed performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – please see page 51 for more details. We love to hear from our customers and we use your feedback to make sure you have a great experience when you visit us. We’ve listened to your comments about our website and we’re making plans to improve the site and make it mobile friendly. If you have any comments or suggestions, please email customerservice@boh.org.uk I’m delighted that our venues have been awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate for Excellence 2016, a testament to the hard work of all our staff and volunteers. Our sincere thanks go to all our customers who take the time to write a review of their visit. In a similar vein, voting will soon be open for this year’s My Theatre Matters! Most Welcoming Theatre Award. We were thrilled to be the East Midlands winner last year. Please vote for us again this year, and who knows? Maybe we’ll get the national award!

Simon Glinn – Chief Executive

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Contents BUZZ COMEDY CLUB 4 FILMS & SCREENINGS 4 TOURS 5 LEARNING & PARTICIPATION 6 AUGUST 8 SEPTEMBER 12 OCTOBER 23 NOVEMBER 35 DECEMBER 49 COMING SOON 54 BOOKING TERMS & CONDITIONS 58 DIARY 61 OUR SUPPORTERS 63 BOX OFFICE OPENING: MONDAY TO SATURDAY 10AM TO 8PM, SUNDAY 4PM TO 8PM OPENING TIMES VARY DEPENDING ON PERFORMANCE TIMES.

Patron: Lady Jasmine Cavendish Chairman: Carol Prowse Chief Executive: Simon Glinn Registered Office: 5 The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6AZ. Registered in England & Wales. Company Reg. No. 1356378. Charity Reg. No. 507354. VAT Reg No. 332 005515. High Peak Theatre Trust gratefully acknowledges the continued support of High Peak Borough Council.

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FILMS

BUZZ / FILMS

THE VERY BEST MOVIE TITLES FROM THIS YEAR AND MORE PRESENTED BY BUXTON FILM.

Buxton Buzz Comedy Club

Tickets: £4.50 Matcham/Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled/ JSA/Income Support/Student/Children: 50p off

Hail, Caesar!

Florence Foster Jenkins

More stand–up from some new and not–so–new faces on the comedy club circuit.

Wednesday 3 August 2.30pm

Wednesday 17 August 2.30pm

Thursday 1 September 7.30pm

Friday 2 September 8pm

Vampire Mavis marries a human, Johnny. They have a son, Dennis, who aged 5 still has no fangs. Grandfather Dracula steps in.

Ridley Scott directs and Matt Damon stars as a scientist stranded on Mars after a Nasa mission goes wrong.

Political thriller starring Helen Mirren. Made in almost real time, Col. Katherine Powell is supervising a covert operation in Kenya when she seeks approval for a drone strike on potential suicide bombers. Will the politicians in Whitehall give the go–ahead?

Luke Graves • El Baldiniho • Chris Kehoe Compere: Rob Coleman

Friday 14 October 8pm

Mundo Jazz • Clayton Jones • Sam Harland Compere: Tom King

Friday 4 November 8pm

Dominic Woodward • Nina Gilligan • Ed Patrick Compere: Sean Moran

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Elf

Friday 2 December 8pm

David Whitney • Amy Howerska • Allan Finnegan Compere: Harriet Dyer Ages 18 & over only. Shows may contain strong language and adult material. Tickets £7 in advance, £10 on the door. Discounts not available

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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 Running time: 89 mins

THE MARTIAN

Running time: 141 mins

Wednesday 3 August 7.30pm

Wednesday 17 August 7.30pm

An exquisite film set in 9th century China. A female assassin finds herself questioning the killings she is directed to carry out. In Mandarin with English subtitles.

A woman who has been held captive for years with her 5–year–old son experiences the outside world.

THE ASSASSIN

Running time: 105 mins

Wednesday 10 August 2.30pm

KUNG FU PANDA 3

Visually stunning animation with a great soundtrack. Our hero, Po, meets his father who wants his son to train other pandas in self–defence.

Running time: 95 mins

ROOM

Running time: 118 mins

Wednesday 24 August 2.30pm

ODDBALL AND THE PENGUINS

Australian family–friendly drama based on a true story. A chicken farmer trains his dog to save a penguin sanctuary from foxes.

Running time: 95 mins

Wednesday 10 August 7.30pm

Wednesday 24 August 7.30pm

A blind date goes awry – but can it lead to love and happiness after all these years? A Simon Pegg rom–com.

The story of the rehabilitation of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo who went on to write Spartacus.

MAN UP

Running time: 88 mins

TRUMBO

Running time: 124 mins

EYE IN THE SKY

Running time: 102 mins

Wednesday 7 September 7.30pm

SON OF SAUL

In the final months of WW2 Saul, a death– camp prisoner is given certain privileges for helping the guards with handling other inmates. He resiliently tries to arrange a Jewish burial for a boy he finds. With English subtitles.

Running time: 107 mins

Monday 19 September 7.30pm

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

Meryl Streep stars as a New York heiress who dreams of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice. Directed by Stephen Frears.

Running time: 110 mins

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Monday 7 November 7.30pm

ANOMALISA Everybody Wants Some!!

Elf

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Unconventional animation from filmmaker Charlie Kaufman. A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.

Running time: 90 mins

Monday 14 November 7.30pm

OUR KIND OF TRAITOR Anomalisa Monday 26 September 7.30pm

Wednesday 19 October 7.30pm

EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!

YOUNG PEOPLE’S PROJECT SCREENING

Running time: 116 mins

Running time: TBC

Set in Southeast Texas University in 1980, a group of baseball players navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.

Buxton Film is being funded by the Film Hub North West Central to work with people aged 16–25 to programme films. If you want to take part, email: admin@buxtonfilm.org.uk

Monday 3 October 7.30pm

Thursday 27 October 7.30pm

A young Spanish woman living in Berlin finds her flirtations with a local man turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret. With English subtitles.

Chilean drama about a psychologist sent to provide counselling after a shocking incident at a retirement home for priests.With English subtitles.

VICTORIA

Running time: 138 mins

Monday 10 October 7.30pm

LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP

Based on Jane Austen’s novella of letters, Lady Susan, Kate Beckinsale stars as a widow whose daughter, Frederica, runs away from school and attracts the attentions of an affluent fool, Sir James Martin. How will things be resolved for mother and daughter?

Running time: 93 mins

Adaptation of John Le Carré’s 2010 novel. A couple lured into a Russian oligarch’s plans to defect, find themselves caught between the Russian Mafia and the British Secret Service, neither of whom they can trust. Starring Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård and Damian Lewis.

Running time: 107 mins

Monday 21 November 7.30pm

HAIL, CAESAR!

In the Coen Brothers’ latest movie, a Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio’s stars in line. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Scarlett Johansson and George Clooney.

Running time: 105 mins

THE CLUB

Thursday 22 December 2.30pm

Running time: 98 mins

After wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the US in search of his true identity. Family adventure starring Will Ferrell.

Monday 31 October 7.30pm

THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY

Starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. Ramanujan, a shipping clerk in India, writes to a Cambridge professor outlining his research into number theory. He is invited to Trinity College where the staid, grey, prejudiced and methodological culture contrasts with his religious upbringing.

Running time: 108 mins

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ELF

Running time: 97 mins

Friday 23 December 2.30pm

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like had he never existed. Starring James Stewart.

Running time: 130 mins

Back Stage Pass Opera House Theatre Tours Take a look behind the scenes at one of the country’s finest examples of a Frank Matcham theatre. In our guided theatre tours, discover the fascinating history of this iconic building, from its Edwardian beginning right up to the present day. Starting from the Dress Circle bar, the tour will take you through to the auditorium and backstage where you will get a glimpse of the inner workings of the theatre. Confirmed dates for tours: Thursday 15 September 11am Sunday 25 September 11am & 2pm Thursday 29 September 11am Monday 17 October 11am Friday 25 November 11am More tours will be announced throughout the year, so check our website for details or join our mailing list to find out about special events at Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Centre. Tickets: £10 per person

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BUXTON OPERA HOUSE YOUNG COMPANY If you’re aged between 5 and 25 years and want to get involved with theatre, sign up to our Young Company membership scheme for just £10 per year. Membership allows you to: • Audition for Young Company productions • Access discounted tickets on shows and events • Meet cast members from visiting shows • Take part in exclusive drop–in workshops

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To join the Young Company, download an application form from our website. To find out more, visit www. buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/youngcompany

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KALEIDOSCOPE COMMUNITY CHOIR

MINI MOVERS & GROOVERS

If you love to sing then come and join our friendly Kaleidoscope Community Choir delivered in partnership with Buxton Festival. You don’t have to audition to be part of the choir, you can just come along and join us for an hour of singing in the Dress Circle Bar.

If you have children under 5 then our Mini Movers & Groovers sessions are ideal for you!

From choral classics and favourite hymns to pop and folk, the sound of the choir fills the Opera House corridors each Tuesday from 1pm.

Through a mix of creative movement and dance, toddlers and children can learn new skills in a fun and relaxed setting. Sessions use imaginative play, movement and music to help teach balance and coordination.

The Autumn season starts on Tuesday 13 September.

Sessions take place on Monday morning from 10am during term time. To find out more, visit buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/mini–movers–and–Groovers

Tickets: £3.50

Upcoming sessions:

A Christmas concert performance will take place on Tuesday 13 December 1pm in the Pavilion Arts Centre.

12, 19 & 26 September 3, 10 & 17 October

Tickets: £4.50 including mulled wine and a mince pie

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Tickets: £5 per session Special offer: Book for 5 sessions, get the 6th session free!

INDIGO NIGHTS Fancy an exclusive night out? Just you and your mates? Live local bands, maybe a soft drink or two, a few nibbles and a chance just to kick back and enjoy some quality time with your friends. Take part in a ‘selfie corner’, bet you know someone who takes a good pic… And all for just a fiver! Ages 13 to 17 only. To find out more, visit: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/indigo–nights Upcoming dates: Friday 28 October 7pm to 10pm Friday 9 December 7pm to 10pm Tickets: £5 Young Company: £3

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DRAMA Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 August (Mon 5.30pm; Tues 1.30pm & 5.30pm; Wed 3pm)

AUGUST

The Wind in the Willows DRAMA Thursday 4 August 7.30pm Don’t Go Into the Cellar! presents

Tea with Oscar Wilde The popular modern chat show is reimagined for the Victorian age, hosted by the acclaimed wit of the era, Oscar Wilde.

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Following the now familiar format, guests include a selection of Victorian celebrities. Packed with gossip, song and humour, this light–hearted performance invites the audience to experience the 1890s wittiest “chit–chat” show. Plenty of audience interaction... and maybe cucumber sandwiches and Pimm’s! Tickets: £16 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price

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By Kenneth Grahame Adapted by Stephen Kingsbury & Ben Sleep Join Talking Scarlet for a rip–roaring musical ride along the road of friendship!

When Mole plucks up the courage to explore the Riverbank with his friend Ratty, nothing can prepare him for the adventure that awaits. Along with Badger and the irrepressible Mr. Toad, the foursome career from one exploit to the next, culminating in a battle not only to save Toad Hall, but their very way of life. This new adaptation captures all the wit and bonhomie of Kenneth Grahame’s original novel and aims to bring the delights of this literary classic to yet another generation of children and a touch of showbiz to the Riverbank. Tickets: Adults £16, Children £14 Matcham: 12% off (½ price First Night) Family Tickets: £42–£56

Summer Season offer: book for two Talking Scarlet Shows in August (Jekyll & Hyde, Death Toll or The Wind in the Willows) and receive 15% off. Offer does not include The Wind in the Willows workshop or Murder Mystery Evening.

Tuesday 9 August 10am to 11.30am

Wind in the Willows Workshop Come along and find out more about the world of Toad, Ratty and Mole in a musical workshop incorporating songs from the show. For ages 5 to 14 years. Tickets: £6 Discounts not available

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DRAMA Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 August 7.30pm Matinee: Saturday 2.30pm Talking Scarlet presents

Death Toll By James Cawood

A hunting lodge in the Scottish Highlands is the setting for the latest thriller by James Cawood (Stone Cold Murder). A famous playwright and his wife await the arrival of his new ‘muse’ – a charming and charismatic young actor determined to secure a role in the playwright’s latest production. What starts out as a seemingly innocent, though macabre audition soon leads to an evening of twists, turns and eventually... murder. Mixing black comedy and shocks of the highest order, Death Toll will leave the audience breathless and beguiled right up to the final curtain. Tickets: £16–£18 Matcham: 12% off (½ price First Night) Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Summer Season offer: book for two Talking Scarlet Shows in August (Jekyll & Hyde, Death Toll or The Wind and the Willows) and receive 15% off. Offer does not include The Wind and the Willows workshop or Murder Mystery Evening.

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FAMILY Sunday 14 August 7pm

TAKE PART Sunday 14 August 7.30pm

The Hollywood Special Effects Show

Talking Scarlet presents

Get closer to the action than ever before as this interactive and explosive family show takes you behind the scenes of your favourite films to discover the science and secrets of creating movie magic. Join our team of professionals for a revealing insight into the world of special effects. Feel the heat from an onstage inferno, marvel at gruesome sci–fi monsters, be blown away by apocalyptic weather and hold on tight through huge explosions! For ages 6 & over and their families.

‘Be prepared to be stunned. This really is a show unlike what you’ve seen before’ – Essex Chronicle Tickets: £14.50 Danger Seats (Stalls rows A–C): £16.50 Family Tickets: £40–£54 Danger Seats: £46–£62

Mob Murder A Murder Mystery Evening Take part in an interactive stage experience as the Arts Centre is transformed into 1930s New York.

It’s a period of unrest within the Mafia. The heads of the five families assemble in Central Park, but before the discussion can begin the boss is shot dead by an unseen assailant. As accusations and bullets start to fly, the five families descend into chaos and bodies start to mount up in the city streets. The NYPD have the job of uncovering the truth behind the assassination before the innocent of New York get caught up in all out mob war. Ticket includes a free glass of wine or soft drink. Fancy dress optional! Tickets: £15 Discounts not available Pre-show dining available on this event

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MUSIC Saturday 20 August 7pm Buxton Opera House presents

AUGUST

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra DRAMA Monday 15 to Friday 19 August 7.30pm Matinee: Thursday 2.30pm Talking Scarlet presents

Jekyll and Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by Nicholas Briggs

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Everyone has a monster within. Dr Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men – one good, one evil. Intent on separating the two, he succeeds in his experiments. However, in doing so he unleashes ‘Hyde’, a monstrous and uncontrollable alter ego. Prepare for the fright of your life in a dramatic new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic and atmospheric Gothic melodrama.

Tickets: £16–£18 Matcham: 12% off (½ price First Night) Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Summer Season offer: book for two Talking Scarlet Shows in August (Jekyll & Hyde, Death Toll or The Wind in the Willows) and receive 15% off. Offer does not include The Wind in the Willows workshop or Murder Mystery Evening.

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The Last Waltz: The Strauss Dynasty in Vienna John Suchet, presenter James Clark, director/violin

An all Strauss programme including: Blue Danube Waltz Tritsch–Tratsch Polka Tales from the Vienna Woods The Radetzky March Classic FM presenter John Suchet joins the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to enchant us with the stories of some of the best loved music of the 19th century. From the instantly recognisable Blue Danube Waltz to jaunty and highly spirited Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, two generations of the Strauss family, steeped in tragedy and feuds, wrote beautiful and enduring melodies at a time of political chaos and upheaval. Tonight we step back in time to enjoy the soundtrack and story of a Viennese society that danced and drank champagne, seemingly without a worry in the world. Tickets: £15.50–£32.50 Groups: 1 in 10 free Young Company: £5

Gardens Tickets Make the evening extra special with our VIP Gardens Tickets. Gardens Tickets guarantee the best seats in the house along with complimentary drinks and cloakroom service in the beautiful Pavilion Gardens conservatory. Gardens Tickets: £39.50

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FAMILY Tuesday 23 August 1.30pm Wednesday 24 August 11am & 2pm

OPERA Saturday 27 August 2.30pm & 7.30pm Monday 29 August 3pm

Dinosaur Zoo

Present Company presents

From cute baby dinos to teeth–gnashing giants, marvel and interact with extraordinary life–like dinosaurs in this imaginative and hilarious live show. But watch out. Not all of these ravenous reptiles are as tame as they seem… Now introducing the Tyrannosaurus Rex to the stage, Dinosaur Zoo brings these awesome prehistoric creatures to life as you’ve never seen them before. A tyrannosauric treat for all ages 3 & over and their families. ‘PUPPET–TASTIC! Thoroughly entertaining. A delight’ – Time Out ‘Fabulous. Any dino lover over 3 should not miss it!’ – Libby Purves, BBC Radio 4 Tickets: £14.50 Danger Seats (Stalls rows A–C): £16.50 Family Tickets: £40–£54 Danger Seats £46–£62

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Merrie England Music by Sir Edward German Libretto by Basil Hood

It’s May Day in ‘Merrie England’ in the time of Good Queen Bess. The Earl of Essex seeks the Queen’s favour, but Sir Walter Raleigh is the Queen’s favourite. Raleigh loves a lady– in–waiting, Bessie, not Bess – dangerous in a courtly world, where losing your heart might also mean losing your head. Merrie England is a comic opera in two acts, featuring much– loved songs O Peaceful England, The Perfect English Rose, Yeomen of England and Who Shall Say that Love is Cruel. Present Company uses professional principals and orchestra with a non–professional chorus.

Tickets: £14–£19 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

MUSIC Sunday 28 August 7.30pm

Lady Sings the Blues Billie Holiday, alongside Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, was one of the most enduring popular icons of the 20th century. Lady Sings the Blues presents the music of Billie Holiday chronologically from the 1930s to 1950s using many of the original arrangements.

This is the closest you will get to hearing her tremendous repertoire live, just as it was when it was first performed all those years ago. Featuring six top British Jazz Award winning musicians and Val Wiseman as Billie Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues captures the evocative sound of one of the most influential singers in American popular music. ‘Wiseman gave an uncanny reproduction of the Holiday sound and style’ – Guardian Tickets: £18–£20 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.75 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

Book for Merrie England and The Scarlet Pimpernel at the same time and receive £2 off each ticket. See p51 for t&cs.

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AUGUST

DRAMA Wednesday 31 August 7.30pm Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Present Company presents a Derbyshire première

Get whisked away on a thrilling journey to the most magical of forests and meet star–crossed lovers, playful fairies and hilarious travelling players. Shakespeare’s magical tale tells the story of two sets of lovers who escape to the forest to elope. They soon become entangled in a greater love triangle as a fairy king and his queen fight a bitter dispute.

In the aftermath of the Revolution, the streets of Paris are awash with blood from the daily executions. One man, known only as the Scarlet Pimpernel, armed with just his wits and cunning, recklessly defies the Revolutionaries to rescue scores of aristocrats and their children from the guillotine. Citizen Chauvelin has sworn to discover the Pimpernel’s identity and to ruthlessly hunt him down.

By William Shakespeare

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MUSICALS Thursday 1 to Saturday 3 September 7.30pm Matinee: Saturday 2.30pm

Beautifully designed Elizabethan costumes, a wonderful new musical score and enchanting woodland creatures go towards making this an evening of unmissable summer theatre. ‘Filled with comic flare and visual sparkle’ – The Stage Tickets: Adults £14, Students/Children £10 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled/JSA/Income Support: £1.50 off

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The Scarlet Pimpernel Book and lyrics by Nan Knighton Music by Frank Wildhorn

Present Company uses professional principals and orchestra with a non–professional chorus.

Tickets: £14–£19 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

FAMILY Saturday 3 September 7pm

WiFi Wars A live comedy game show where you play along! Login with your smartphone or tablet (make sure you’ve got plenty of battery!) and compete in a range of games, quizzes and challenges to win prizes!

Hosted by comedian and videogames commentator Steve McNeil (Challenge TV’s Videogame Nation, Ginx TV’s Console Yourself, Minecraft: Digging Deeper and Go 8–Bit), the show was first performed as part of the Royal Institution’s 2015 summer programme after Steve and Rob Sedgebeer’s appearance on the 2014 BBC Christmas Lectures.

The technology used in the show was originally created by the boys for the live incarnation of Go 8–Bit and will feature in the new TV adaptation of the show. Tickets: £17.50 (Under 16s: £12) Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled/JSA/Income Support/Students: £1.75 off

Book for The Scarlet Pimpernel and Merrie England at the same time and receive £2 off each ticket. See p51 for terms and conditions.

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MUSIC Sunday 4 September 1pm

MUSIC Sunday 4 September 7.30pm

Jazz at the Arts Centre

Elkie Brooks

Lennon

Elkie Brooks returns to Buxton Opera House for an electric evening that will leave you begging for more!

Through A Glass Onion

Ben Martin Quartet Ben Martin, saxophone Matt Ratcliffe, piano Marty Spencer, double bass Andrew ‘Woody’ Wood, drums

The Ben Martin Quartet bring a programme of arranged standards from the likes of Rodgers & Hart and Sonny Rollins, original material inspired by Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus and even reworked pop songs from Michael Jackson and Billy Ray Cyrus. Stylistically the group embrace a range of influences from New Orleans through to bebop, free jazz and New York swing, with a strong emphasis on jazz traditions.

As always, lunches are available in the Arts Centre bar from 12.30pm. ’A soloist of immaculate taste and lyricism’ – John Fordham, Guardian

Quite simply one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced, Brooks is now in the fifth decade of her career. One of the most powerful and versatile vocal talents of our generation, with numerous hit singles, platinum selling albums and awards, her repertoire of classic hits, jazz and blues is a treat for fans both old and new. 2012 saw the release of her much anticipated autobiography Finding My Voice and a re–release of her highly acclaimed album Powerless. ‘Still one of the great British voices’ – Guardian Tickets: £23.50–£26.50 Discounts not available Pre-show dining available on this event

Following its Off–Broadway New York success, this celebration of the genius and music of John Lennon comes to Buxton. Inspired by the song Glass Onion, which was John Lennon’s postscript to The Beatles, this show peels away the layers of time and myth to offer clear insight into the essence of the life and astonishing talent of one of the world’s most treasured icons. Part–concert and part–biography, this two–hander featuring West End star Daniel Taylor showcases 31 hits of Lennon and Lennon/McCartney including Imagine, Revolution and Jealous Guy in a kaleidoscope collage of song, word and emotion. Tickets: £16 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price

Tickets: £7 in advance, £9 on the door Discounts not available

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SEPTEMBER

MUSIC Monday 5 September 7.30pm

DRAMA Tuesday 6 September 7.30pm

MUSIC Thursday 8 September 7.30pm

Sam Lee and Friends

Your Bard

The Mercury Prize nominated and 2016 BBC2 Folk Award winner has released two critically acclaimed albums featuring songs collected first hand from the Gypsy Traveller community. Sam Lee has brought these ancient songs into the 21st century with inventive new arrangements. Along with his live band, Lee performs unconventional and contemporary interpretations of songs he has collected, often challenging people’s preconceptions of what ‘traditional folk’ should sound like. This year’s win at the BBC2 Folk Awards for Best Traditional Track has brought Lee more attention on the scene.

An Informal Evening with William Shakespeare

The Big Chris Barber Band

‘It’s been a long time coming but here at last is somebody doing really creative things with traditional English folk’ – Verity Sharp, Radio 3 Late Junction Tickets: £16 Discounts not available

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Written and performed by Nicholas Collett With additional material by William Shakespeare Was there a man called William Shakespeare and did he write all those plays? Or was he just a butcher’s boy from the countryside – a front–man for a poetic lord? Or is it all just a case of mistaken identity?

There’s only one way to find out. Come and meet Will. Take the lid off a legend in your local. He’ll tell you what really happened – all the stories. Queen Elizabeth, Edward De Vere, Christopher Marlowe – you’ll meet them too. There’s no fourth wall here – we’re all in this together. He’ll play you a few of the greatest hits and you can all join in. Tickets: £18.50 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.75 off JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price

Celebrating 67 years as the leader of the 10–piece Big Chris Barber Band, one of the last of the great British jazz legends is back with a repertoire featuring everything from New Orleans to blues to late 20s Ellington.

Chris Barber OBE formed his band in 1949 at the age of 19. Taking inspiration from the King Oliver Creole Jazz Band, they have gone on to become one of Europe’s most successful and influential ensembles. In an exciting evening of high quality jazz and blues, expect to hear many favourites like Bourbon Street Parade, Jubilee Stomp, Petite Fleur, Ice Cream, When The Saints… and many more. Tickets: £22 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

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ENTERTAINMENT

The International Brotherhood of Magicians

The 80th British Ring Annual Magic Convention The International Brotherhood of Magicians returns to Buxton for its Ring Convention. While the brotherhood exchanges secrets behind closed doors, two dazzling magic shows will be open for the public to come and see!

MUSIC Monday 12 September 7.30pm Saturday 10 September 10.30am

Saturday 10 September 7.30pm

Sooty and Friends Magic Show

International Stars of Magic and Variety

CITV’s Richard Cadell, along with Sooty, Sweep and Soo present a magic variety show for children featuring a line–up of fun performers including Mel Harvey and his singalong session, magician Tim Bat and Dion Van Rijt with his magic and dance routine. Sooty will introduce the acts. So get ready to be amazed by some of the world’s best magicians and illusionists! There will be a photo opportunity for children with Richard and Sooty after the show.

Join the International Brotherhood of Magicians as they present a magical extravaganza featuring artistes from around the world. US magician David Kaplan brings together the art of illusion, juggling and deadpan comedy to create a vaudeville–esque spectacle. From Hungary, Veres Illusions will dazzle audiences with the magic laser show plus Alana from Germany will leave you wondering… just how many hands does she have? Also on the bill are Dion Van Rijt, Oliver Tabor and John Archer with compere Paul Stone from Las Vegas. Showing off their choreographic skills will be the Zoe Pennington Dancers.

Tickets: Adults £12, Children £9 Family Tickets: £30–38

Tickets: £18.50–£20.50 Children: £3 off

Thursday 8 and Sunday 11 Sept 11am–2pm

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Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys Hailing from Prince Edward Island on Canada’s east coast, the multi–award–winning Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys serve up old–time roots music with an energy level that practically yanks you out of your seat by the collar.

If ever someone was deserving of the nickname ‘Crazy Legs’, it is Gordie MacKeeman. His thrilling dance style, while simultaneously playing the violin, mixes with great close–harmony bluegrass vocals, Peter Cann’s blistering guitar solos and the lively multi–instrumental talents of Thomas Webb and Jason Burbine. Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys are an international sensation causing standing ovations wherever they go. Tickets: £16 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price

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SEPTEMBER

MUSIC Tuesday 13 September 7.30pm

COMEDY Wednesday 14 September 7.30pm

MUSIC Friday 16 September 1pm

Leveret

Sue Perkins Live!

Coffee Concert

Andy Cutting, Sam Sweeney & Rob Harbron

in Spectacles

Firmly rooted in the English tradition, Leveret’s music is not arranged in the conventional sense, instead it’s played entirely in the moment, with a sound that’s timeless and contemporary. The material may come from archive sources and manuscripts, but there is nothing academic or historical about the sound: it’s warm, listenable, engaging and refreshing. This exciting collaboration is made up of melodeon genius and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musician of the Year Andy Cutting, concertina wizard Rob Harbron and fiddle player Sam Sweeney. The new CD, In the Round, released earlier this year, was recorded live in the octagonal church of St Martin’s in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire. ‘You won’t find English folk music played better than this’ – BBC Radio 2 ‘Inspiringly good’ – fRoots Tickets: £16 Discounts not available

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A rare chance to enjoy an evening with Sue Perkins, packed full of sparkling wit, great stories, a user’s guide to Mary Berry and the very best bits from her hilarious best–selling memoir Spectacles. Best known for being one quarter of double act Mel and Sue, Sue won the BBC’s Maestro in 2008 and conducted at The Last Night of the Proms. She regularly appears on Have I Got News For You, QI and Radio 4’s The News Quiz. Oh, and apparently she does some cake show on BBC1. Ages 14 & over only.

‘Warm, crisp and beautifully layered – like its author, Spectacles is a complete delight’ – Independent on Sunday Tickets: £27.50 Discounts not available

Athea Duo Chloe Roberts, harp Elzbieta Was, cello

Athea Duo explores a variety of music written for the harp and cello. Elzbieta Was and Chloe Roberts have been playing together as the Athea Duo for a year and a half and have performed at various venues including the Royal Northern College of Music, Whitworth Art Gallery and Emmanuel Church in Didsbury. Programme to include Rubbra, Tournier, and Athea Duo’s own arrangements of traditional music from Poland and Wales, as well as other pieces. There will be an opportunity to meet the musicians over coffee following the performance. Tickets: £7 in advance, £10 on the door Discounts not available

Each ticket will include a copy of Sue’s new book Spectacles (RRP £7.99) to be collected on the night. Sue will be signing copies after the show.

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MUSIC Friday 16 September 7.30pm

ENTERTAINMENT Saturday 17 September 2.30pm & 6pm

COMEDY Saturday 17 September 8pm

The Floyd Effect

Chinese State Circus

Marcus Brigstocke

The Floyd Effect are renowned for the remarkable accuracy with which they perform the iconic music of Pink Floyd. The band’s members are all top quality musicians and they faithfully recreate the music and intensity of a Pink Floyd concert. Every note that you hear is played and sung by the band, making this a genuine ‘live’ experience. The music is supported by a dramatic light show that incorporates the iconic circular screen, two sets of projections, smoke and lasers.

Dynasty

Why the Long Face?

The internationally acclaimed Chinese State Circus return in an spectacular new show, Dynasty.

Marcus Brigstocke was born with a long face and now there’s UKIP, Putin, being single, George Osborne, Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail, tax dodging, corporations, the election and, did we mention, he’s single?

Expect to be taken on a journey from the Dark Side of the Moon, through Wish You Were Here and The Wall, all the way to The Division Bell.

Tickets: £20.50–£22.50 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

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Thirty world class acrobats, aerial artistes and jugglers will wow audiences along with the super–human physical skills and dexterity of the masters of the martial arts – the Shaolin Warriors. The action is nonstop from start to awesome finale, as this latest production returns to the pure acrobatic perfection on which their reputation is based. ‘Never has such excitement been generated in a theatre… The whole audience hangs breathless’ – Manchester Evening News Tickets: Adults £28, Children £12 Family Tickets: £65 (includes 2 adults and 2 children) £58 (includes 2 adults and 1 child) Matcham: 12% off Senior/Disabled/ JSA/Income Support: £2 off (not Dress Circle) Groups 1 in 10 free

BBC Radio 4 has become somewhat of a second home to him with regular appearances on The Now Show and Just A Minute. He has also notched up an impressive list of TV credits including team captain on Dave’s Argumental and hosting BBC4’s The Late Edition and I’ve Never Seen Star Wars. Other appearances include Have I Got News For You, QI, Sorry I’ve Got No Head and The 11 O’Clock Show. Ages 14 & over only.

‘Dazzling, inspired, perfectly observed. I’ve yet to see anything funnier’ – Telegraph ‘Intelligent, dark, subtle stuff’ – Observer Tickets: £18.50 Discounts not available

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MUSIC Sunday 18 September 7.30pm

TALKS Sunday 18 September 7.30pm

TALKS Wednesday 21 September 7.30pm

Blythe House Hospice presents a Gala Fundraising Concert by

The Adventures of Andy Kershaw

Buxton Adventure Festival presents

The Hallé Orchestra

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Stephen Bell, conductor

Dvořák, Carnival Overture Elgar, Chanson de Matin Fenby, Rossini on Ilkla Moor Pachelbel, Canon Shostakovich, Romance from The Gadfly J Strauss II, Tales from Vienna Woods Bernstein, Candide Overture Elgar, movements from Enigma – VIII ‘WN’, Nimrod, XIV Finale Handel, music from the Royal Fireworks (excerpts) Fauré, Pavane Rossini, William Tell Eric Coates, Calling all Workers The 88 piece Hallé symphony orchestra returns to the Opera House for their fifth biennial gala fundraising concert in aid of Blythe House Hospice. Tickets: £28–£31 Discounts not available

Kershaw’s one man show has become a hugely successful highlight of many literary festivals (including a sold–out appearance at Hay-on-Wye). Fascinating and often hilarious, the two hour audio–visual presentation treats the audience to recollections from a life spent on the front lines of rock ‘n’ roll as well as the front lines of some of the world’s most extreme countries and dangerous conflicts. ‘The finest British broadcaster bar none’ – Stephen Fry Tickets: £17.50 Discounts not available

Dervla Murphy Plus guest speaker to be announced Dervla Murphy’s first book, Full Tilt: From Ireland to India with a Bicycle, was published in 1965. Since her cycling trip through Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India over 50 years ago, Murphy has authored more than 20 books, achieving worldwide praise and numerous awards. Now in her 80s, she continues to travel the world. An inspiration to many of today’s adventurers, Murphy remains passionate about politics, conservation, bicycling and beer.

Murphy will be interviewed about her life as a world touring cyclist, adventurer and author by Claire Carter, co–director of award-winning documentary film Operation Moffat. There will be a film screening and audiovisual presentation following the talk. Tickets: £17.50 Matcham/Groups (8+)/Senior/ Disabled/JSA/Income Support/ Students/Children: £5 off

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FAMILY Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 September 2pm & 7pm We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage!

Could you beat battling Boudicca? Will you lose your heart or your head to Henry VIII? Can Parliament survive gunpowder Guy? Would you stand and deliver to dastardly Dick Turpin? Escape the clutches of Burke and Hare and move to the groove with party Queen Victoria! Don’t miss this horrible history of Britain with the nasty bits left in! The show lasts approximately one hour without an interval. Tickets: Adults £18–£20, Children £14–£16 Family Tickets: £40–£54 School Groups: £10 (1 in 10 FREE)

MUSIC Thursday 22 September 7.30pm

I’m Still Standing The Elton John Songbook Paul Bacon, with the ‘Rocket Band’, delivers a truly wonderful celebration of the music of the one and only Elton John. From ballads such as Your Song, Candle in the Wind, Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Sacrifice and Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word though to up tempo dance floor classics such as Crocodile Rock, I’m Still Standing, The Bitch is Back, Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting and many more. ‘Sensational’ – Sheila Farebrother, Elton’s Mum ‘The ultimate Elton’ – John Reid, Elton’s Former Manager Tickets: £22 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.25 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

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SEPTEMBER

DRAMA Thursday 22 September 7.30pm

MUSIC Friday 23 September 7.30pm

Nunkie Theatre Company presents

Lulo Reinhardt and André Krengel Quartet

Barry Steele and Friends

This collaboration between virtuoso guitarists Lulo Reinhardt and André Krengel is a spirited blend of a special kind. As a great–nephew of the famous Django Reinhardt, Lulo comes from a long line of esteemed musicians. After being handed down the guitar tradition through his father Bawo, Lulo has devoted his life to music ever since. Today, he continues to carry the legacy of gypsy swing as well as exploring a fusion of other styles, including flamenco, Latin, and Brazilian jazz.

In a semi–autobiographical celebration of The Big O’s musical legacy, Barry Steele takes you on this specially revamped musical journey through time, from the early Sun Years right through to the late 80s and the internationally acclaimed concert The Black and White Night. The show also pays homage to the time Orbison spent with the Traveling Wilburys.

The Time Machine

By H. G. Wells Adapted and performed by Robert Lloyd Parry 1895. In a suburban garden, beneath a waning moon, a man lies beside a remarkable machine. He has a story to tell. A story of darkness and light. Of fire and fear. Of Eloi and Morlocks. An unbelievable story about our future that he insists is true… Is it a joke? A prophecy? A dream?

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Nunkie, the company behind the acclaimed M. R. James Project, brings H. G. Wells’ science fiction classic to life in another thrilling one–man show. ‘A triumph’ – Morning Star ‘Another unique production from Nunkie… This is a great adaptation…’ – Public Reviews Tickets: £14 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.25 off JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: £1.25 off

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International composer and Düsseldorf’s Cultural Award winner André Krengel is one of the foremost guitarists in Germany. Mainly self–taught, Krengel is a versatile musician with his own unique style of playing. Tickets: £17.50 Discounts not available

The Roy Orbison Story

Add to the mix a group of fabulous musicians and singers, who together celebrate the music from the legends Orbison shared the stage with. Expect an incredible fusion of 60s solid gold classics and 80s contemporary musical genius. ‘True identikit brilliance’ – The Stage Tickets: £22.50 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.25 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Pre-show dining available on this event

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MUSIC Saturday 24 September 7.30pm

OPERA Sunday 25 September 7.30pm

MUSIC Tuesday 27 September 7.30pm

The Moody Blues’ John Lodge

The One Man Opera Company presents

I Love To Boogie

Plus support The 10,000 Light Years Ago Tour… As one of the Moody Blues, John Lodge has travelled to the four corners of the planet packing out the world’s iconic venues. In an intimate concert, Lodge is accompanied by musicians he has worked and toured with over the years. Performing his favourite Moody Blues songs as well as tracks from his solo albums, this is a unique opportunity to see and hear one of the UK’s finest musical exports. Tickets: £29 Discounts not available Pre-show dining available on this event

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Madam Butterfly Returns Set thirty years after the end of the iconic Puccini opera, Madam Butterfly’s son, Tomisaburo, has journeyed to America in the hope of meeting his father for the first time. However, B. F. Pinkerton, now Governor of Georgia is seeking re–election so he leaves Tomisaburo waiting in the entrance hall for three full days. Inspired by the Noh theatre tradition of Japanese storytelling, dance and masks, Michael Finnissy’s new score responds to themes from Puccini. Although the focus is on the crisis between son and absent father, Butterfly is an inevitable presence in their struggle. Features live singing.

Tickets: £16 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price

with T.Rextasy Marc Bolan, along with T.Rex, was one of glam rock’s most flamboyant and charismatic stars with his special ingredient of ‘Rock–a–Boogie’ songs throughout the 1970s. His 1976 top 20 record I Love to Boogie has become one of his most memorable and everlasting signature tunes.

T.Rextasy have been performing around the world for over 20 years and have been endorsed by Marc Bolan’s family, estate and original ex–members of T.Rex. If you want to know exactly what a Marc Bolan concert was really like, this show is for you! ‘T.Rextasy are the tribute act who break all the rules by being bloody brilliant. Danielz is an exact replica of Marc, he’s uncanny’ – Independent on Sunday Tickets: £21 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

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SEPTEMBER

MUSIC Wednesday 28 September 7.30pm

COMEDY Wednesday 28 September 8pm

MUSIC Friday 30 September 7.30pm

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill

Ross Noble

The Hollies

Brain Dump

For more than two decades, Hayes and Cahill were perhaps one of the most recognisable duos in traditional Irish music. Having met during the 1980s and forming the jazz/rock/fusion band Midnight Court, three albums followed featuring their collaborations. Hayes is a musical prodigy, the son of PJ Hayes and nephew of Paddy Canny, both highly respected fiddlers in the world of Irish music. Cahill is considered one of the world’s finest guitarists in traditional Irish music. His unique playing, accompaniment, and arranging are acknowledged as a major breakthrough for guitar in the Irish tradition.

Everybody’s favourite randomist is back. As always Ross Noble has lots of stuff backing up in his head and it’s time to let it all out.

Their soaring, distinctive harmonies, brilliantly crafted songs and passionate performances, coupled with The Hollies extensive back catalogue of classic hits, have ensured that their music remains fresh and timeless.

‘In the decades to come, we’ll surely talk of having seen this man in the way others talk of Miles Davis or Jimi Hendrix or John Coltrane’ – Irish Times (on Hayes) Tickets: £16.50 Discounts not available

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Noble started in comedy 25 years ago, at the age of 15. He has established a loyal audience and is considered to be one of the world’s best live stand–ups.

The Hollies are back with another two–hour celebration of classic hits from their long and successful career. The group are best known for their distinctive three part vocal harmony style and hits such as The Air That I Breathe, On a Carousel and He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother.

Ages 15 & over only.

Tickets: £33.50–£35 Discounts not available

‘Beautifully twisted thoughts’ – Times

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Join Noble as audience and performer come together for a massive Brain Dump.

‘The supreme master of spontaneous stand–up and true king of surreal flights of fantasy’ – Time Out Tickets: £28 Discounts not available

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MUSIC Friday 30 September 7.30pm

COMEDY Saturday 1 October 7.30pm

MUSIC Saturday 1 October 7.30pm

Keston Cobblers Club

Isy Suttie

Waterloo

Based on folklore but filled to the brim with a modern kick, Keston Cobblers Club music is catchy, contemporary pop folk.

The Actual One

The Best of ABBA Tribute Show

In a brand new show from the star of Peep Show and Shameless comes The Actual One, an ode to the confusing wilderness of being in your late twenties.

In 1974 the little known Swedish pop group ABBA swept to superstardom with their Eurovision winning Waterloo. Four decades later the song and the band remain as popular as ever.

Siblings Matthew and Julia have gathered with school friends Tom, Harry and Bethan to revive the legacy of the old struggling Cobbler of Keston and his foot–stamping, shoe–scuffing music club. With beautiful harmonies, an oom–pah tuba line and a mishmash of other instruments, the Cobblers give you music to tap along to! Their debut album One, For Words was released in August 2012 to critical acclaim and won widespread praise from BBC Radio 2 and 6Music’s Bob Harris, Steve Lamacq and Simon Mayo.

‘Where did this band come from? One of the best new discoveries I made’ – Steve Lamacq, 6Music Tickets: £14.50 Discounts not available

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The Actual Book Tour

Isy woke up one day in her late twenties to discover that the invisible deal she’d done with her best mates – that they’d prolong growing up for as long as possible – had all been in her head. Everyone around her is suddenly into mortgages, farmers’ markets and nappies. When her dearest friend advises her that the next guy Isy meets will be ‘The Actual One’, Isy decides to keep delaying the onset of adulthood – until a bet with her mother results in a mad scramble to find a boyfriend within a month. ‘A cross between Lena Dunham and Victoria Wood’ – Sunday Times Tickets: £16.50 Discounts not available

The phenomenal tribute show Waterloo looks back at the sensational rise to stardom of Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni–Frid and gives fans the opportunity to experience the thrill of a live ABBA show! The unique ABBA sound is replicated with an incredible attention to detail by a full live cast and band, with stunning costumes and breath– taking choreography. The lyrics penned by Benny and Bjorn are sung in a wonderful, captivating harmony from the opening refrain to the final singalong chorus of this two–hour spectacular.

Tickets: £22–£24 Matcham Cards: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

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MUSICALS Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 October 7.30pm

OCTOBER

Written by Carol Harrison Directed by Tony McHale

MUSIC Sunday 2 October 7.30pm

Swinging at the Cotton Club Take a step back into 1920s and 30s New York City and through the doors of Harlem’s hottest nightclub, in an action–packed show celebrating the music and dance of the Cotton Club.

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Performances by Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Fats Waller would have had the club swinging – whilst dancers such as Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson and the Nicholas Brothers lit–up the stage with their breathtaking routines. In this show, the exhilarating dance and music of the Cotton Club is recreated by the fabulous Lindy Hop Dance Company alongside the Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra, featuring American vocalist Marlene Hill and compere/vocalist Megs Etherington. ‘A positive pleasure to behold’ – Guardian Tickets: £23.50–£25.50 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.25 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

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In 1964, a new phenomenon exploded onto the dingy British streets. It was the essence of all that was cool. It was Mod. Mods stuck two fingers up at the class–ridden society and its dull redundant culture. They were working–class free spirits who rode sexy streamlined Italian Vespas or Lambrettas. The sharpest Mod of all was known as a ‘Face’.

The Small Faces encapsulated all that is Mod, a unique blend of taste and testosterone, neat, clothes obsessed and street–wise. But these cult sophisticates shared another passion, their dedication to rhythm ‘n’ blues. This ‘Mod’ musical is a trans–generational musical experience celebrating the unique sound of the iconic Mod band, the Small Faces.

‘Funny fiery and brave… you’ll have a rocking night out’ – Daily Star Sunday ‘I know the band would be so proud of this show’ – Mollie Marriott ‘Great music and fantastic energy of a wonderful cast’ – PP Arnold ‘The group capture that unmistakable mix of anger and arrogance that defined the Mod sound’ – The Stage

Featuring the music of the Small Faces, including an arsenal of brilliant hits like Whatcha Gonna Do About It, All Or Nothing, Tin Soldier, Lazy Sunday, Here Comes The Nice and Itchycoo Park. Tickets: £24–£27 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/ Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Pre-show dining available on this event

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MUSIC Thursday 6 October 7.30pm

MUSIC Friday 7 October 7.30pm

COMEDY Friday 7 October 8pm

Solid Gold 70s Show

The Blockheads

Kerry Godliman

Glamrock greats, disco hits, power ballads and party anthems revive the golden age of pop in a fabtastic night of hits from Sweet, T.Rex, Queen, Elton John, 10cc, David Essex, Suzi Quatro, David Cassidy, ELO, The Carpenters, the Osmonds, Bay City Rollers and more.

Reasons to be Cheerful

Stick or Twist

Starting out as the band behind Ian Dury, the Blockheads are a legendary outfit that has grown in stature from the early days of the Stiff Tour in 1977, right up to the present day. Now with Dury’s best friend and ‘minder’ Derek Hussey fronting the band, the Blockheads remain one of the most underrated British bands of all time.

Kerry Godliman is back on tour. Her straight talking brand of quick wit and bewilderment will be covering more of life’s anomalies. Why is there a Buddha at the garden centre? Why collect her children’s teeth? And even though she can’t stand aubergines, why is it her favourite emoji? There’s loads to get sorted. Be there. She’ll do all the talking.

Starring supercool musicians that have performed with Mike Oldfield, Asia and Ultravox, step back to the time of Pan’s People, Eurovision, Luke Skywalker and Saturday Night Fever.

Tickets: £23.50–£25.50 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.25 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

The new songs keep the combination of poetry, word play and humorous observations of everyday, working–class life that Ian Dury had perfected. Expect to hear favourites including Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, Wake Up And Make Love With Me, Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) and What A Waste. Tickets: £22.50 Discounts not available

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Ages 16 & over only.

‘A great comic who oozes personality’ – Evening Standard ‘... her material always gets the best response’ – Chortle Tickets: £15 Discounts not available

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OCTOBER

MUSIC Saturday 8 October 7.30pm

ENTERTAINMENT Sunday 9 October 7.30pm

TALKS Wednesday 12 October 7.30pm

Rat Pack Live

An Evening of Burlesque

Buxton Adventure Festival presents

Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr and Frank Sinatra were the definition of cool during their 50s and 60s Vegas heyday. Combining the full sound of big band swing with charisma, panache and swagger, the trio – collectively known as The Rat Pack – had attitude to spare.

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Now join the UK’s number one Dean, Sammy and Frank tributes for a brand–new ‘swingsational’ hit show. Expect to hear hits including Amore, New York, New York, Mr Bojangles and many, many more…

‘The singing performances were superb, and with the continual banter thrown around the stage… it was the perfect evening for Rat Pack fans’ – Mid Devon Advertiser ‘I was there in Las Vegas listening to the legends themselves’ – Aberdeen Advertiser Tickets: £25 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

Leave your inhibitions at the door and prepare to experience the UK’s biggest burlesque extravaganza. With a bevy of beautiful burlesque stars, speciality variety artists and fabulous costumes, An Evening of Burlesque revives this classic artform in a glamorous new show for 2016. Join us as we celebrate our sixth sizzling year of touring throughout the world. Featuring some of your favourite stars from last year alongside the most outrageous and extraordinary new talent we could find, naughty has never been so nice! Ages 18 & over only.

‘Beautiful, hilarious, knowing, wicked’ – Times Tickets: £23–£25.50 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.25 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

Graeme Obree Graeme Obree lives in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. He is a cyclist, parent, writer and broadcaster. Obree has never held a driving license and commutes regularly on his bike complete with mud guards, racks and sometimes a trailer. He is a regular contributor on TV and radio and often discusses issues in relation to cycling and mental health. Obree is the author of two books: his biopic The Flying Scotsman and his acclaimed training manual, The Obree Way. Obree is also an accomplished speaker regularly addressing audiences from all walks of life, from corporate groups to schools and cycling clubs. Tickets: £17.50 Matcham/Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled/JSA/Income Support/ Students/Children: £5 off

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Theatre Royal Wakefield presents

DRAMA Monday 10 to Wednesday 12 October 7.30pm When tough actor Jack Skipton returns from filming to care for his ageing aunt, he has no idea what he is letting himself in for. But this might be his most taxing role to date, as he begins an incredible odyssey through the NHS, from cancelled GP appointments, wrongly booked scans, frustrated consultants and abusive home carers, who smoke on the door step!

Jack’s story is hilarious and heartbreaking, as he and his aunt take on the health service in order to get the right diagnosis and the right care. He goes from actor to carer to drugs consultant, whilst his aunt refuses to admit that she is even ill! Told in a bold physical theatre style and with breathtaking grit and honesty, Godber’s take on our health service is both tender and true, as he investigates what we deserve, and what we receive. Take a deep breath, because This Might Hurt!

Tickets: £15–£18 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

MUSIC Thursday 13 October 7.30pm

Tony Christie Golden Anniversary Tour The much loved musician brings his Golden Anniversary Tour to Buxton.

Not only will audiences be treated to some of his greatest hits, including Amarillo, Las Vegas, Avenues and Alleyways, I Did What I Did For Maria and Solitaire, Christie will be joined by his fabulous band plus special guests Ranagri to perform songs from his recent hit album The Great Irish Songbook. This promises to be a truly wonderful night of music and song by one of the legendary voices and performers of our time. Tickets: £29 Discounts not available Pre-show dining available on this event

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OCTOBER

MUSIC Thursday 13 October 7.30pm

MUSIC Friday 14 October 1pm

MUSIC Friday 14 October 7.30pm

Flanders and Swann

Coffee Concert

Steeleye Span

Drop Another Hat Michael Bernstein and Colin Stevens star in a two–man musical show paying tribute to Flanders and Swann – the two great wits, composers and performers whose satire was the heart of the theatrical revue during the 50s and 60s.

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In this revival, Bernstein and Stevens recreate the wit, social comment and musical dexterity of the original shows. At the same time they take full advantage of the many opportunities for visual humour using, like their mentors, a minimum of theatrical props.

Since its launch in 2000, Bernstein and Stevens have been performing their show to packed houses all over the UK. Tickets: £15 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price

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North Winds Quintet Emily Wilson, clarinet Kirsten Igo, flute Beth Davis, bassoon George Strickland, oboe David Maxted, horn

Programme to include music by Paul Patterson, Debussy, Bizet and more.

Formed in September 2014, this quintet quickly discovered a passion for performing in an outreach context, especially to children who had little exposure to classical music. This led to an exploration of music with narration, a unique genre for woodwind chamber music groups. North Winds will also be forming part of the Heswell concert series and taking a programme of music with narration to various literary festivals. The musicians from North Winds will be available for a meet and greet after the performance over coffee.

in Concert Folk rock pioneers Steeleye Span are touring a new live show with Maddy Prior leading a line–up featuring faces old and new. 2014 saw Steeleye Span embarking on an exciting new chapter. With the departure of fiddle player and long–standing member Peter Knight, who visited Buxton earlier this year with Gigspanner, the band introduced Jessie May Smart. Their new CD, The Essential Steeleye Span – Catch Up, was released at the end of last year and looks back on the band’s long and lasting career. They will perform some of their new gems alongside the classics that have made them one of the most successful British folk rock bands ever. ‘Don’t miss them...’ – Independent Tickets: £24.50 Discounts not available

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MUSIC Saturday 15 October 7.30pm

MUSIC Sunday 16 October 1pm

The Solid Gold The Lancashire Hotpots Jazz at the Arts Centre The Tame Valley Rock ‘n’ Roll Show 2016 Pub Fiction The Lancashire Hotpots are back to bring you another night Stompers featuring Marty Wilde of musical fun and frolics that’s as tasty as a Big Kahuna Original ‘dreamboats’, Marty Wilde, Eden Kane, Mike Berry, and The Wildcats, as well as very special guest Mark Wynter, join forces in the Solid Gold Rock ‘n’ Roll Show.

The 50s and 60s were some of the most exciting years in music history and with the arrival of rock ‘n’ roll, a whole new pop culture was born. Performing their own hits and collaborating live on stage, Marty, Eden, Mike and Mark show us how rock ‘n’ roll shaped the style of music that we listened to then and still do today.

Includes hits such as A Teenager In Love, Rubber Ball, Donna, I Don’t Know Why, Well I Ask You, Don’t You Think It’s Time, The Sunshine of Your Smile and many, many more! Tickets: £29.50–£32 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £3 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Pre-show dining available on this event

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Burger. Get ready to swap your ‘Royale with Cheese’ for a Chippy Tea and strap yourself in for a night of good time singalong fun with Bernard and the gang.

The Lancashire Hotpots are a comedy folk band from St Helens, Merseyside (formerly part of Lancashire), formed in December 2006. The group record songs about Lancashire, technology and British culture (Chippy Tea, He’s Turned Emo, eBay Eck) and make use of their local dialect. Tickets: £17.50 Discounts not available

Norman Pennington, drums/percussion Terry Brunt, trombone Roger Wimpenny, trumpet/vocals Paul Broomhead, clarinet/saxophone Peter Smith, bass John Gordon, banjo/guitar

Back for another afternoon of traditional jazz favourites with a peppering of Dixieland, the popular North West jazz sextet will be delighting audiences in this lunchtime concert. Formed in 1999, the Stompers display outstanding musicianship with each member bringing a lifetime of experience to the band. As always, lunches are available in the Arts Centre bar from 12.30pm. Tickets: £7 in advance, £9 on the door Discounts not available

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Sunday 16 October 7.30pm

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OCTOBER

MUSIC Monday 17 October 7.30pm

COMEDY Tuesday 18 October 8pm

MUSIC Wednesday 19 October 7.30pm

Lynched

Josh Widdicombe

This four–piece traditional folk group from Dublin, Ireland, combine distinctive four–part vocal harmonies with arrangements of uilleann pipes, concertina, Russian accordion, fiddle and guitar. Their repertoire spans humorous Dublin music hall ditties and street songs, classic ballads from the Traveller tradition, American dance and traditional Irish tunes plus some of their own material.

What Do I Do Now…

The South

Formed as an experimental–psychedelic–folk–punk–duo by brothers Ian and Daragh Lynch in the early 2000s, the group has gone through various incarnations and taken part in a number of musical projects, including recording for movie soundtracks and TV documentaries. The current format however, is considered by all four members to be the most focussed, productive and musically exciting to date. Tickets: £16 Discounts not available

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Josh Widdicombe, that guy from the TV comedy shows with the curly hair, is back on the road with a brand new tour. Since he’s been away from stand–up, Josh has been working hard on other things. But don’t worry, in his spare time he has found a lot of minor things to get annoyed about and now he has a chance to talk about them on stage (in the form of jokes). If you have seen him before, live or on TV, and enjoyed yourself then this is the show for you. If you didn’t like him then it probably isn’t. Ages 14 & over only.

‘This Devonian observationalist has embedded himself among the comedy elite’ – Guardian ‘Nicely crafted observational comedy’ – Independent

Once in a while a band appears that strikes a chord with many. Their music becomes an integral part of a nation’s psyche. Ingrained in the hearts of many is one such band, The Beautiful South. Over three decades this band became a household name, selling over 15 million albums. On disbanding in 2007, original members Dave Hemingway and Alison Wheeler went on to form The South and with Damon Butcher and Gaz Birtles this talented 9 piece continue to celebrate the music of the Beautiful South. The South will perform songs from their acclaimed new album Sweet Refrains and classics including Perfect 10, A Little Time, Rotterdam, Don’t Marry Her and You Keep It All In. Tickets: £27 Discounts not available

Tickets: £21 Discounts not available

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MUSIC Thursday 20 October 7.30pm

ENTERTAINMENT Thursday 20 October 7.30pm

COMEDY Friday 21 October 7.30pm

That’ll Be The Day

Pete Firman

Nina Conti

After an incredible three decades of touring, the UK’s No.1 rock ‘n’ roll variety production That’ll Be The Day returns with another brand new autumn spectacular!

TriX

In Your Face

Recognised as the UK’s leading comedian/magician, Pete Firman starred in BBC One’s prime–time Saturday night programme The Magicians.

Bursting with fresh and astonishing spontaneity, the voice– throwing queen is back on the road with her sell–out show In Your Face following her 2016 hit West End season at the Criterion Theatre.

This year’s show features a fresh new line–up of sensational classic gold hits, spanning the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s, mixed as always, with even more hilarious comedy. Complete with stunning costumes and incredible live music performances, we guarantee you’ll be on your feet and dancing in the aisles before the night is over. Welcome to the golden age of popular music… revived!

Tickets: £28 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Pre-show dining available on this event

His skill for fusing magic and comedy has made him one of the most in demand magicians working on British television, writing and performing in magic shows such as Monkey Magic on Channel 5, Dirty Tricks, Derren Brown’s 3D Magic Spectacular on Channel 4 and The Secret World of Magic on Sky 1. He has also made dozens of guest appearances on programmes like The One Show, The John Bishop Show, and The Sarah Millican Television Programme. Ages 14 & over only.

‘The new poster–boy for British comedy magic’ – Telegraph Tickets: £18 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled/JSA/Income Support/Students: £2.00 off

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British Comedy Award–winning ventriloquist Nina Conti uses face masks to turn her audience members into puppets and improvises a hilarious new show every night. No two shows are ever the same.

Many time star of Live at the Apollo, BAFTA nominated film maker and viral sensation Nina Conti makes people laugh until they cry. Expect the unexpected! Ages 12 & over only.

‘Gut–bustingly funny’ – Telegraph ‘You will see nothing like it onstage’ – Evening Standard Tickets: £22.50 Discounts not available

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MUSIC Friday 21 October 7.30pm

MUSIC Saturday 22 October 7.30pm

COMEDY Saturday 22 October 7.30pm

Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker

Tideswell Male Voice Choir

Justin Moorhouse

Named Best Duo at the 2015 BBC Folk Awards, Clarke and Walker cite Sandy Denny and Nic Jones as influences. The duo has captivated audiences with their own intricate guitar style and Josienne’s emotionally affecting voice. Exquisite songs of love and loss, both original and traditional are contrasted by a self–deprecating onstage humour that’s seen them become the most acclaimed new artists on the English folk scene.

The Music and Magic of Les Misérables

A little slimmer but still ‘belly laugh funny’ (Manchester Evening News), everyone’s favourite northern charmer is back on the road and better than ever.

Following sell out performances in theatres throughout Derbyshire and Lancashire, the guys return to Buxton for the 11th year running.

Their most recent album Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour deservedly received five star reviews across the board and the duo have deligted audiences wherever they’ve performed, be that on the main stages of the world famous Cambridge Folk Festival or the prestigious Purcell Rooms on the Southbank.

Now in the 31st year of its London run, Les Misérables continues to draw audiences from far and wide and the choir is proud to present a stunning tribute to this brilliant musical with their most powerful performance ever. This 50 strong chorus, along with an array of brilliant soloists, will have you on the edge of your seats. They will make you laugh and move you to tears in a unique and spectacular show.

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Tickets: £25 Discounts not available

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People and Feelings

After touring last year’s show, of which the Guardian said ‘the amount of first–rate comic craft that goes into his deceptively simple routines is worthy of admiration’, he’s had a think about people. And feelings. About people Justin knows, their feelings and how he feels about them... and they about him! It’ll be a (very) funny show. Promise. ‘He charms the pants off the crowd’ – Sunday Times Tickets: £17.50 Discounts not available

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MUSIC Monday 24 October 7.30pm

DANCE Tuesday 25 October 6.30pm

MUSIC Wednesday 26 October 7.30pm

Flit

The Performance Academy

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Pure Imagination

The Gigasecond Tour

Following their debut stage show in 2014 with You Can’t Stop The Beat and last year’s Dancing Through Life, the New Mills based dance school returns with a brand new show.

The world renowned all–singing, all–plucking superstars return with their toe–tapping music, hilarious banter, and sheer superlative entertainment. Last year they celebrated 30 Plucking Years of ukulele action, this year they will have been active for one billion seconds.

Lau’s visionary accordionist Martin Green brings together Portishead’s Adrian Utley, Mogwai’s Dominic Aitchison and Becky Unthank from The Unthanks, with BAFTA– winning animators whiterobot (Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson) for this extraordinary live show.

Flit is inspired by first–hand stories of human migration, some heart–warming, others heartbreaking and features songs and original music by Green with lyrics from Karine Polwart, Anaïs Mitchell, Sandy Wright and Aidan Moffat.

Set within a captivating animated world, these exquisite songs are performed by this world class band fronted by the inimitable voices of Becky Unthank and Adam Holmes. ‘Green’s musical architecture is a wonder to behold’ – fRoots Commissioned by Edinburgh International Festival, Barbican Centre, Perth International Arts Festival and Sage Gateshead. Funded by Arts Council England, Creative Scotland and Beyond Borders.

Established in 2012, the Performance Academy provides up to date training in all aspects of performing arts. Their annual showcases in Buxton have been extremely popular with audiences and proudly demonstrates the talent and versatility of the Academy’s students. Tickets: Adults £14.50, Children £10 Discounts not available

The Ukes of GB (the original, oldest and best ukulele orchestra), with their hilarious, shopping trolley dash through all genres of music, has led to sold out shows across the world from the Royal Albert Hall to Sydney Opera House. Tickets: £26–£28 Discounts not available Pre-show dining available on this event

Tickets: £22.50 Discounts not available

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OCTOBER

OCTOBERFEST This October half–term, join our Learning & Participation team at Pavilion Arts Centre for a host of frighteningly fun activities and events…

FAMILY Sunday 23 October 2pm

Three Half Pints

Bad Guys Little chaps. BIG trouble!

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FAMILY Saturday 22 and Monday 24 to Saturday 29 October

Scare Trek Follow the witches’ trail on a self-guided journey through the Pavilion Gardens. Find clues to the missing words and unlock the secrets of the strange creatures that live there. Just collect a map from the Box Office and begin! For all the family. Tickets: £2 per person

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Derek, Ernie and Dick are really bored of being good. It’s just GOT to be more fun being a baddie. But being an evil scientist, pirate or cowboy is trickier than they thought. Can the bumbling brothers learn how to stay out of jail and be real ‘Bad Guys’? Join Three Half Pints, stars of Comedy Club 4 Kids and CBeebies Spot Bots, as they trip and stumble their way through a brand new comic misadventure, packed with songs, slapstick, silliness and accidental derring–do! For ages 5 & over and their families.

‘The Three Half Pints dazzle with well executed Monty Python–esque humour...this show is sure to captivate you’ – Three Weeks Tickets: Adults £12, Children £10 Family Tickets: £28–£38

DRAMA Monday 24 October 4.30pm Tuesday 25 October 2.30pm Poonamallee Productions presents

An Elephant in the Garden

By Michael Morpurgo Adapted and directed by Simon Reade Performed by Alison Reid 1945. Dresden, Germany. Lizzie, her mother and an elephant from the zoo flee the Allied fire–bombing during the Second World War. Caught between the Allies to the West and the Russians to the East, the extraordinary trio of refugees meet a downed RAF officer, a homeless school choir and a Countess who harbours them from the Nazis. While this is Lizzie’s story, Marlene the elephant is the heroine. Plodding, obdurate, opportunistic, load–bearing, indestructible and cheering, Marlene embodies the stubbornness of the human will and how it will do everything to survive. For ages 9 & over and their families. Tickets: Adults £14, Children £12 Family Tickets: £37–£48 30/06/2016 14:17

TAKE PART Monday 24 & Tuesday 25 October 11am

TAKE PART Wednesday 26 October 10am to 3pm

TAKE PART Friday 28 October 7pm to 10pm

An Elephant in the Garden Crafts

Play in a Day

Indigo Nights

R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps – Welcome to the Dead House

Come along to a Halloween themed Indigo Nights. An evening of live entertainment featuring bands, a dry bar and lots of fun.

In a workshop inspired by the famous author Michael Morpurgo and his popular book An Elephant in the Garden, get stuck in and messy as you create your very own elephant out of recycled materials. Let your inner artist roam free in this one hour session of creative animalistic fun. For ages 8 & under.

Tickets: £5 (Accompanying adults go free)

Older children are in for a treat as they get to recreate one of R.L Stine’s much loved books Goosebumps – Welcome to the Dead House live on stage! In this practical, day long workshop, participants will learn new methods in theatre devising as well as developing their team working and performance skills. For ages 8 to 13 only. Tickets: £25

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The confirmed headlining band is King of Thieves from Buxton Community School. Other bands to be confirmed, please check our website for details. Line-up subject to change. For ages 13 to 17 only. Tickets: £5 Young Company: £3

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MUSIC Thursday 27 October 7.30pm

COMEDY Friday 28 October 7.30pm

COMEDY Saturday 29 October 7.30pm

Stand By Me

Miles Jupp

Mum’s The Word 2

A Celebration of Ben E King and the Drifters

Songs of Freedom

Michelle Heaton (Liberty X), Gemma Bissix (EastEnders, Hollyoaks), Rebecca Wheatley (Casualty), Polly Highton and Sarah Lawn star in this updated production.

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Stand By Me is the phenomenal musical history of one of the biggest selling bands of all time. The icons, challenges, controversy and conflicts, told through anecdotes of former members on screen, sit alongside the vast succession of more than 50 hits over the last six decades, including Under the Boardwalk, Saturday Night at the Movies, Up on the Roof, On Broadway and many more. Tickets: £29 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £3 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Pre-show dining available on this event

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Astronauts. Regrets. The sexes. Social media. Hipsters. Poo. Rage. Medicine. Manners. Identity. Lost stuff. Other stuff. Miles Jupp, (stand–up, actor, writer, thinker, father, husband, worrier, fool, star of Rev. and host of The News Quiz) hits the road in a freshly–ironed shirt and some robust trousers and tries to make some bloody sense of it all. Tickets: £19 Discounts not available

Hysterically funny, poignant and thoroughly enjoyable, join the mums, now ‘older and wider’, as they move onto their new parenting nightmare that is teenagers, and how they feel about growing older, their families and relationships. Both funny and emotional by turn, this is a wonderful evening out. Ages 16 & over only.

Tickets: £22–£24 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.25 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

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DANCE Sunday 30 October 7.30pm

COMEDY Wednesday 2 November 8pm

MUSIC Sunday 6 November 1pm

Russian State Ballet & Opera House

Shappi Khorsandi

Jazz at the Arts Centre

Sleeping Beauty Based on the fairy–tale by Charles Perrault, Sleeping Beauty is a classic story of love, innocence and mystery and magic, set to Tchaikovsky’s sublime score. Featuring stunning choreography, sumptuous costumes and wonderful sets, the ballet tells the much–loved story of a princess cursed to die. But thanks to the timely intervention of the Lilac Fairy, she doesn’t die but sleeps for a hundred years. She is woken by a prince, who has battled through the Enchanted Forest to reach her, and they marry at a ceremony attended by nursery rhyme characters and forest creatures. ‘A superb performance which lived up to the mystery of the charming Russian classic’ – The Argus, Brighton Tickets: £26–£28 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Pre-show dining available on this event

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Oh My Country! From Morris Dancing to Morrissey To celebrate the 40th anniversary of her arrival in Britain, the star of Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News For You and QI is back with a brand new show for 2016. She’ll be reclaiming patriotism and sending a love letter to her adopted land.

She has whip–crack jokes and is effortlessly funny as she handles every subject with a razor sharp wit, softened only by her deliciously mischievous delivery and endless charm. Ages 16 & over only.

‘She has plenty to say, and says it with pointedness and potency’ – Guardian ‘Seriously funny and suprisingly filthy’ – New Statesman Tickets: £17.50 Discounts not available

Trefor Owen and Andy Hulme play In the Spirit of Shearing Trefor Owen, guitar Andy Hulme, guitar Liam Byrne, tenor sax Ed Harrison, double bass

Trefor Owen is Wales’ premier jazz guitarist, now living in Cheadle, and has toured the UK with such American guitar greats as Mundell Lowe, Jack Wilkins and Randy Johnston. Hulme has given accomplished performances alongside Trefor and American jazz legends at North Wales International Jazz Guitar Festivals and is a member of the acclaimed jazz groups BBQ and the Brownfield Byrne Hot Six. As always, lunches are available in the Arts Centre bar from 12.30pm. Tickets: £7 in advance, £9 on the door Discounts not available

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NOVEMBER

Talking Scarlet presents

By Marcia Kash

DRAMA Wednesday 2 to Saturday 5 November 7.30pm Matinee: Saturday 2.30pm It’s Hallowe’en. Six people have come in secret to play a murder mystery game at a rustic island cottage.

Secret passageways, incriminating letters, hidden compartments, bodies in the window seat and a 25 year old unsolved mystery twists and turns towards an unexpected and terrifying conclusion. Star cast to be announced.

Tickets: £16–£18 Matcham: 12% off (1/2 price first night) Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

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MUSIC Sunday 6 November 7.30pm

Elaine Paige Stripped Back Coming to Buxton as part of a 20 date series of concerts, singer and radio broadcaster Elaine Paige will be performing her favourite tracks accompanied by a small group of musicians. As a musical theatre performer Elaine has made a major contribution to the modern musical. She has starred in more smash hit West End and Broadway musicals than anyone else of her generation and continues to present the hugely successful weekly BBC Radio 2 show Elaine Paige on Sunday, which is devoted to musical theatre. Tickets: £42.50–£60.50 Discounts not available Pre-show dining available on this event

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TALKS Sunday 6 November 7.30pm

COMEDY Tuesday 8 November 8pm

MUSIC Friday 11 November 1pm

Speakers from the Edge presents

Omid Djalili

Coffee Concert

Leo Houlding Reflections: The Mirror Wall Leo Houlding is a world renowned climber for audacious ascents of epic faces, documented in award–winning movies including The Asgard Project, The Wildest Dream and The Last Great Climb. Twenty years of extreme adventures have taken him from BBC Two’s Top Gear to the top of Everest and from terrifying BASE jumps to glorious summits of the most remote and difficult peaks on every continent.

In this new show, Houlding reflects on the conflict between a life of extreme adventure and the responsibilities of fatherhood, juxtaposed against the undying drive for the next great quest through the narrative of his aptly named Mirror Wall expedition. Tickets: £16 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price

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Schmuck for the Night Award–winning comedian and actor Omid Djalili, known for his legendary stand–up performances, is back on a nationwide tour. Intelligent, sometimes provocative and always entertaining, his stand–up is a hugely energetic and captivating comedy masterclass. His credits range from Hollywood to television and the West End stage. Earning praise across the world for his performances Djalili recently starred in Dickensian (BBC One), Lucky Man (Sky 1) and Going Forward (BBC Four) with Jo Brand. ‘One of the most joyfully smart, stimulating and entertaining comedians this country has’ – Telegraph ‘Belly laughs with a subtle blend of mainstream gags and subversive twinkle’ – Sunday Times. ‘Confident, engaging, thoughtful show... did someone say National Treasure?’ – Metro Tickets: £27 Discounts not available

Vandepeer Quartet Ana Vandepeer, violin Rebecca Perry, violin Rebecca Stephenson, viola Eleanor Boney, cello

Programme to include Shostakovich’s 6th String Quartet and Mozart’s Dissonance Quartet.

Formed in 2013, the Vandepeer Quartet have been selected for performances in the RNCM Chamber Music Festival and the RNCM Day of Song, as well as gaining a place in the final of the RNCM Weil Prize in 2014. The quartet has also received coaching from renowned musicians including Petr Prause, Sara Bitloch and Leonard Elsenbroich. Members of the quartet will be holding a meet and greet over coffee following this afternoon’s performance. Tickets: £7 in advance, £10 on the door Discounts not available

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NOVEMBER

MUSIC Wednesday 9 November 7pm Buxton Opera House presents

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra L’après–midi Cristian Mandeal, conductor Benjamin Mellefont, clarinet

Debussy, Prélude à l’après–midi d’un faune Mozart, Concerto in A major for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622 Brahms, Symphony No. 3 in F major, Opus 90 ‘Free but happy’ is the motto of Brahms’s Third Symphony and from the sweeping opening to majestic sunset of a finish, he never wrote anything more personal or poetic. It’s a long way from the silken sensuality of Debussy’s Prélude.

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But as Romanian conductor Cristian Mandeal knows, music is all about the journey – and it’s been said that Saint–Saëns’ second piano concerto begins in a nunnery and ends in revelry!

Gardens Tickets

Make the evening extra special with our VIP Gardens Tickets. Gardens Tickets guarantee the best seats in the house along with complimentary drinks and cloakroom service in the beautiful Pavilion Gardens conservatory.

Tickets: £15.50–£32.50 Groups: 1 in 10 free Young Company: £5 Pre-show dining available on this event

MUSIC Friday 11 November 7.30pm

Afro Celt Sound System With sales now topping one and a half million albums and two GRAMMY nominations to date, Afro Celt Sound System celebrate their 20th anniversary with a stunning new album, The Source, and a UK tour bringing their exhilarating live show to venues around the country.

This European and African based collective have been a ground–breaking force in music ever since they started, finding kindred spirits and international talent along the way. The new album’s characteristic energy has already translated seamlessly to the band’s latest live sets, which kicked off 2016 in style with sell–out shows at Glasgow and London. ‘A delirious mix of primal intensity, spiritual beauty and explosive rhythms… a colossus of an album’ – fRoots Tickets: £22.50 Discounts not available

Gardens Tickets: £45

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MUSIC Saturday 12 November 7.30pm

OEPRA Sunday 13 November 7.30pm

TALKS Wednesday 16 November 7.30pm

Rob Kingsley’s

Opera & Ballet International presents an Ellen Kent production

Buxton Adventure Festival presents

A Vision of Elvis Now regarded as Europe’s most successful Elvis Presley tribute, A Vision of Elvis continues to sell–out some of the most prestigious venues across the UK and Europe.

With a brand new show for 2016, A Vision of Elvis leaves audiences all shook up, with an uplifting and authentic Elvis experience. Celebrating the music of Elvis Presley the show takes you on a journey from Elvis’ movie years through to his ‘68 comeback, building to a climatic Concert Years’ finale. ‘His moves, the voice, this guy is ELVIS, he captures the soul of Elvis, I should know I worked with Elvis’ – Ed Bonja (Road Manager & Photographer for Elvis 1970–77) Tickets: £25 Matcham: 12% off Senior/Disabled/ JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: £2 off (not Dress Circle) Groups: 1 in 10 free Pre-show dining available on this event

Early Bird offer: £5 off full price tickets bought before 31 August

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Aida By Verdi

A lavish production featuring international soloists, highlypraised chorus and full orchestra. Starring Olga Perrier, the international French soprano, as Aida and Liza Kadelnik, the celebrated mezzo from the Romanian National Opera, as Amneris. This tragic story of war, jealousy and revenge is traditionallystaged, featuring a temple dance and the classic Triumphal March with cascades of glittering gold and amazing fire performers.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Cast subject to change. ‘Visually and vocally gripping from start to finish’ – Independent Tickets: £36.50–£40 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £3.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

Colin Prior Colin Prior is one of the world’s great landscape photographers, capturing vast sweeping panoramas from around the globe. In 2015, he was the subject of the BBC One documentary Mountain Man, which covered a four– year project to document Pakistan’s Karakoram Mountains. He has travelled more than a million miles in 40 different countries to capture some of the world’s most dramatic landscapes as part of a British Airways commission. Prior pioneered the use of panoramic photography for clients in the travel, lifestyle and leisure sectors in the 90s and has since published seven photographic books, frequently focussing on the Scottish Highlands. There will be a film screening and audiovisual presentation following the talk. Tickets: £17.50 Matcham/Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled/JSA/Income Support/ Students/Children: £5 off Kindly supported by

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Elite Productions presents

NOVEMBER

DRAMA Monday 14 & Tuesday 15 November 7.30pm Matinee: Tuesday 2.30pm David Preston returns home from work at 7pm, as usual, only to find that 24 hours have elapsed and it is now a day later than he thought. Suffering from apparent amnesia he and his already upset wife get another shock when evidence incriminates him in a murder committed during the time he cannot account for.

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From the writer of the classic play Journey’s End comes this well–crafted thriller, starring Brian Capron and Jenny Funnell with a full supporting cast.

Tickets: £16–£18 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Pre-show dining available on this event

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TALKS Thursday 17 November 7.30pm

Frozen Floral Roadshow Winner of 10 medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Mig Kimpton presents his Frozen Floral Roadshow full of flowers, stories and theatrical gossip. Learn how to create wonderful festive designs for the home and thrill at the opportunity to take home one of his designs, all made from scratch in front of your very eyes.

Kimpton combines anecdotes from his 30 years of working in theatre and his extensive work with all things floral to provide a fun evening full of flowers. It’s floral panto time – oh yes it is! It’s like a live Bake Off with flowers! ‘Mig is a wonderful wizard with flowers – let him cast a spell over you this Christmas’ – Sir Ian McKellen Tickets: £16 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/ Disabled: £1.50 off JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price

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DRAMA Sunday 20 November 7.30pm

MUSIC Tuesday 22 November 7.30pm

The Endellion Theatre Company presents

Maximum R n’ B with The Manfreds

Blazin’ Fiddles

South Downs & The Browning Version Two classic dramas about public school life.

Terrence Rattigan’s The Browning Version is the moving story of an ageing, unpopular schoolmaster, his vivacious wife, her lover and the young student whose small act of kindness brings the drama to its climax. David Hare’s South Downs was written in 2011 and was commissioned by the Rattigan estate to mark Rattigan’s centenary.

This double bill explores cruelty, kindness, the inescapability of the self and the art of survival, one of the most important lessons anyone can learn. Tickets: £14–£16 Discounts not available

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and their special guests P P Arnold & Zoot Money A fabulous evening of rhythm and blues nostalgia with some of the greatest artists of the 60s.

Appearing together in this unique concert will be the Manfreds, featuring both of the band’s vocalists Paul Jones and Mike D’Abo, soul pioneer PP Arnold and one the biggest characters of the 60s R n’ B scene, Zoot Money. An all–star line up with the hits to match.

Tickets: £29.50–£32 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £3 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Pre-show dining available on this event

Undoubtedly one of the world’s most prolific fiddle groups, no other band has quite managed to capture the excitement, passion and sensitivity of Scottish music as Blazin’ Fiddles.

With a ‘Blazer’s’ performance comes the rare opportunity to hear the regional expressions from all over the Scottish Highlands and Islands. The individual styles of each fiddler – Inverness’ Bruce MacGregor, Shetlander Jenna Reid, Nairn’s Rua Macmillan and Orcadian Kristan Harvey – are represented as an ensemble and in solo sets. Fiddles and bows come alight atop guitar and piano from Anna Massie and Angus Lyon, delivering a musically intoxicating evening for all. ‘Bursting with joie de vivre and personality’ – Songlines Tickets: £18 Discounts not available

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NOVEMBER

Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 November

ENGLISH TOURING OPERA

Thursday 17 November 7.30pm

La Calisto By Cavalli

The infatuation of Jove with the lovely Calisto and the unlikely attraction of virgin Diana to the handsome Endymion entangle them in love wars as comical as they are dangerous. Cavalli’s La Calisto irreverently charts the relations between gods, men and women in a rich and heady score.

Friday 18 November 7.30pm

Ulysses’ Homecoming By Monteverdi

Returning home from the Trojan War after an absence of 20 years, Ulysses has to confront his wife’s suitors, who have taken over his home. The most tender and moving of Monteverdi’s operas, Ulysses’ Homecoming is a masterpiece of extraordinary eloquence.

Saturday 19 November 7.30pm

Xerxes By Handel

Against the epic backdrop of the Battle of Britain, a prince–turned–pilot fights his brother for the love of the same woman. Mixing humour and seething emotions with soaring singing and some of Handel’s best–known music, Xerxes is an enthralling night of fun. ‘Covent Garden would count itself lucky to host a baroque show of this calibre’ –  Independent

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‘A production that takes flight in more ways than one’ –  WhatsOnStage

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‘Musically gripping from take–off to landing’ – Guardian

All operas sung in English with surtitles. There will be a pre–show talk for each opera starting at 6.30pm. Venue to be confirmed. Tickets: £19.50–£36.50 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+) /Senior/Disabled: £3 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Book for two of more English Touring Opera productions at the same time and save £10 off the total (top two prices only) Pre-show dining available on these events (excl Fri 18)

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BUXTON FESTIVAL BOOK WEEKEND Friday 18–Sunday 20 November 2016 FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER

SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER

SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER

WILLIAM SITWELL Eggs or Anarchy; The man who fed the nation at war

SIMON JENKINS England’s Cathedrals; an enthralling tour of the nation and its history

LITERARY LUNCH Featuring Matthew Dennison on Beatrix Potter and Marina Warner on fairy tales

BUXTON POETRY COMPETITION PRIZE GIVING Hear this year’s winning poems THE ODDITORIUM An inspiring medley of Antarctic exploration, literary hoaxes, art and time travel

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MATTHEW PARRIS Scorn; The art of the putdown HELEN KEEN The Science of Game of Thrones AN EVENING WITH BEN FOGLE

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NOVEMBER

MUSIC Wednesday 23 November 7.30pm

MUSIC Thursday 24 November 7.30pm

Dr Hook

The Searchers

Chris Wood

Starring Dennis Locorriere Timeless World Tour

With such classic hits as Sweets for My Sweet, Needles and Pins, Don’t Throw Your Love Away, Sugar and Spice and When You Walk in the Room, the Searchers have contributed towards establishing the UK as the world’s leading nation in the music industry.

An uncompromising writer, whose music reveals his love for the unofficial history of the English speaking people, Chris Wood has a gentle intelligence he uses to weave the tradition with his own contemporary parables. A self–taught musician, composer and song writer, Wood’s independent streak shines through everything he does.

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After proving to be an incredibly popular solo artist for many years, original frontman Dennis Locorriere has put together a sensational band and will be touring the UK under the original Dr Hook name. From the very beginnings of Dr Hook to the height of their success, Locorriere was the unmistakable voice of the band’s biggest hits and best loved songs.

This is the show Dr Hook fans have been waiting for, reviving special memories with classics such as Sylvia’s Mother, Sexy Eyes, A Little Bit More, When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman and Sharing The Night Together. ‘The real deal – great songs sung the way we know them by the man who sang them originally!’ – Southland Times

Their special ‘solo’ concert is a highly entertaining show and has been enthusiastically and warmly received throughout the world. Combined with anecdotes and reminiscences, this fully self–contained concert includes all their famous hits, plus many album recordings, B– sides and a selection of other collector and well known favourites. Tickets: £22.50 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.25 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

Collaborators include Martin Carthy, Dizraeli, Billy Bragg, Andy Cutting, Andy Irvine, Karine Polwart, Jean Francois Vrod, The Imagined Village, Hugh Lupton, Martin Butler and many others. ‘A rarefied talent, both as writer and interpreter’ – MOJO Tickets: £16 Discounts not available

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Tickets: £33–£36 Discounts not available Pre-show dining available on this event

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MUSIC Friday 25 November 7.30pm

MUSIC Saturday 26 November 7.30pm

DRAMA Saturday 26 November 7.30pm

Connie Lush

Vampires Rock

Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents

Connie has been recognised as one of the finest blues singers in the UK today. Having won the award for Best Female Vocalist no less than five times, she has earned her place in the gallery of greats alongside Alexis Korner and Eric Clapton to name just two. Her incredible stage presence and powerful vocals have also been recognised overseas as she was twice voted European Blues Vocalist of the Year by the Blues Trophies Awards.

Ghost Train

Performing in over 30 countries, Connie has wowed audiences in Europe, Russia and the US. Some of the more memorable occasions included recordings at the famous Bitter End in New York and Cotton Row Studios, Memphis. She also toured the UK with the late, great BB King, which culminated in a show at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Tickets: £15 Discounts not available

All aboard the Ghost Train! After more than a decade on tour with 3,000 live performances, five star reviews and over a million sales nationwide, it’s no surprise that the UK’s favourite Vampire Baron is back! Steve Steinman has ramped up the vamp in this spectacular sequel to the phenomenally successful Vampires Rock musical concert.

Amidst mischief and mayhem, this hilariously funny show lives up to its rocking reputation. Packed with aerial silk stunts, fang–tastic fire routines, guitar gods and sexy vampettes performing some of the best rock anthems of all time, the show includes tracks from Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Meat Loaf and many more. ‘Fantasic, sexy, very funny, and fabulously over the top show’ – Nottingham Post. Tickets: £26.50–£28.50 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2.50 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle)

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A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens Adapted by Laura Turner

Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story is brought alive in this traditional production, complete with beautiful period costume, song, dance and a magnificent, original musical score. Join critically acclaimed theatre company Chapterhouse as Scrooge’s frozen heart begins to melt and he finally embraces the festive spirit in this most Christmassy of Christmas tales. A Christmas Carol provides the perfect antidote to the hustle and bustle of the Christmas rush. From Dickens’ irresistibly traditional world, audiences will be swept away on a magical journey with the miserly Scrooge as he is transformed into the epitome of the true Christmas spirit. ‘Dickens’ tale has lost none of its punch… Turner fuses a contemporary feel with the author’s poetic text’ – The Stage Tickets: £14 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled/JSA/Income Support: £1.50 Students/Children: £10

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NOVEMBER

MUSIC Sunday 27 November 7.30pm

MUSIC Tuesday 29 November 7.30pm

COMEDY Wednesday 30 November 8.00pm

Buddy Holly and the Cricketers

The Sensational 60s Experience

Rich Hall

Holly at Christmas 2016

Returning by huge popular demand, for one night only, three hours of nonstop 60s nostalgia comes to Buxton!

The star of Rich Hall’s California Stars, Rich Hall’s You Can Go To Hell, I’m Going To Texas and Rich Hall’s Inventing the Indian is back for another tour of the British Isles.

Buddy Holly and the Cricketers once again herald in the Yuletide festivities with Holly at Christmas, the show that is now as traditional as mulled wine and mince pies! All the hits and some Christmas crackers all wrapped up in a fast, furious and funny feast of entertainment to make the perfect gift for all the family. Whatever the season, whatever the excuse to party, make your Heartbeat a little faster with the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!” ‘The audience were dancing in the aisles and roaring for more’ – The Stage ‘Buddy brilliant!’ – Graham Norton, BBC One Tickets: £20 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £2 off (not Dress Circle) JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle) Pre-show dining available on this event

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Hosted by Alan Mosca from Freddie and the Dreamers, seven legendary names – Herman’s Hermits, Chris Farlowe, New Amen Corner, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Ivy League and The Fortunes – take to the stage and deliver a night never to be forgotten. With the definite feel good factor, this is the must-see 60s show for 2016. Step back to when pop music was at its very best with hits including I’m Into Something Good, Out Of Time, Hippy Hippy Shake, Storm in a Tea Cup and many, many more. Tickets: £30 Matcham: 12% off Groups: 1 in 10 free Pre-show dining available on this event

Live 2016

Hall’s critically acclaimed grouchy, deadpan style has established him as a master of absurdist irony and the king of rapid–fire wit. The award–winning Montana native is renowned for his expertly crafted tirades and quick fire banter with audiences and delightful musical sequences. So saddle up as he hitches his wagon once again in a brand new show! Ages 14 & over only

‘Now is the time to grab this chance to see the great man at work’ – Guardian ‘Captivating and brilliant… ability to make the room guffaw was worthy of standing applause’ – Sunday Mirror Tickets: £18.50 Discounts not available

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MUSIC Saturday 3 December 7.30pm

MUSIC Sunday 4 December 1pm

MUSIC Friday 9 December 1pm

A Christmas Spectacular of Brass and Comedy

Jazz at the Arts Centre

Coffee Concert

Andy Powell

Melia Duo

Plus special guest Sara Creeney

Hannah Fry, saxophone Alex Smith, percussion

With the Brighouse & Rastrick Band and Norman Prince Come and enjoy a programme of Christmas music by the world famous Brighouse & Rastrick Band to get you singing and laughing towards Christmas.

One of the most popular shows in the Opera House seasonal calendar, the Brighouse & Rastrick band have been delighting audiences in Buxton for many years. Along with very special guest and former Houghton Weavers frontman Norman Prince, expect a night of feel– good entertainment and good times all round. A wonderful evening of entertainment! Tickets: £18–£20 Discounts not available

Jazz at the Arts centre favourite Andy Powell returns with the Rhythm Katz Swing Band with a selection of songs from the Great American Songbook. Expect to hear swinging tunes from the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Nat King Cole, Matt Monroe and many more. Powell’s reputation keeps growing after recent appearances alongside Andy Prior, the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, Heather Small and Paul Jones. Joining Powell will be special guest Sara Creeney, who is becoming known as one of the UK’s finest female jazz singers. As always, lunches will be available in the bar from 12.30pm.

Programme to include Pierre Max Dubois’ Circus Parade and Astor Piazzolla’s Oblivion.

The Melia Duo is a dynamic saxophone and percussion ensemble based in Manchester. Both students of the Royal Northern College of Music, the duo have benefitted from individual and ensemble tuition from the Equivox Duo, Simone Rebello and Rob Buckland. Melia Duo will be available for a meet and greet over coffee, following this afternoon’s concert. Tickets: £7 in advance, £10 on the door Discounts not available

Tickets: £7 in advance, £9 on the door Discounts not available

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CTP Pantomimes and Buxton Opera House present

DECEMBER

LUCY DIXON

(‘Danielle Harker’ from Waterloo Road ‘Tilly Evans’ from Hollyoaks)

(‘Clive’ from Miranda) Returning by public demand

as SNOW WHITE

as DAME BRENDA BAKEWELL

Written and directed by

PHILIP DART

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JAMES HOLMES

Musical direction & arrangements by

Assistant Director/ Choreographer

MATT PALLANT

SALLY BROOKS

Saturday 10th December – Sunday 1st January Tickets from

£15.50

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Hi ho, hi ho – away we go with a blockbuster of a show that’s sure to get you laughing, singing along and joining in with all the seasonal fun you’ve come to expect from a Buxton Opera House pantomime. Bring all the family along to enjoy the magical story of Snow White, rescued from the clutches of her wicked stepmother by seven very special little friends. As usual, there’s extra help from a bunch of daft characters, including the palace cook and her good–for–nothing son. Just as well there’s also a dashing prince on his way to ensure a happy ending! Performance times: Sat 10 Dec Sun 11 Dec Mon 12 Dec Tues 13 Dec Wed 14 Dec Thurs 15 Dec Fri 16 Dec Sat 17 Dec Sun 18 Dec Mon 19 Dec Tues 20 Dec Wed 21 Dec

1pm & 5.30pm No performances 10am & 1.30pm 1pm & 5.30pm (relaxed performance) 10am & 1.30pm 1pm & 5.30pm No performances 2.30pm & 7pm 1pm & 5.30pm 1pm & 5.30pm No performances 2.30pm & 7pm

Thurs 22 Dec Fri 23 Dec Sat 24 Dec Sun 25 Dec Mon 26 Dec Tues 27 Dec Wed 28 Dec Thurs 29 Dec Fri 30 Dec Sat 31 Dec Sun 1 Jan

2.30pm 2.30pm & 7pm 2.30pm No Performances 3pm 1pm & 5.30pm 2.30pm & 7pm 1pm & 5.30pm (signed performance) No performances 1pm 2.30pm

Relaxed performance Seeing your first pantomime should be an exciting experience, but for children on the autistic spectrum and people with learning disabilities the shouts, bangs and flashes can be alarming. Additionally, many families with children who express themselves loudly, or get up and move around, find it difficult to attend formal theatre performances. With the support of the Mayor’s Charity, we are delighted to be able to hold a relaxed performance of Snow White at 5.30pm on Tuesday 13 December.

Tickets: £17.50–£23 Matcham: 12% off Senior Citizens/Disabled/JSA/Income Support/Students/Children under 16: £2 off School & Children’s Groups of 10 or more: £10 (one adult free per ten children) Adult Groups of 10 or more: £16 Children 2 or under: £2.50 (on parent’s knee) Babies under 12 months: Free (on parent’s knee)

To make the performance more comfortable we will adapt the script, sound, lighting and length of the performance and provide a quiet space where children can relax and unwind if they need a few moments away from the action. There is also a visual story available to download from the website to help prepare for your trip to the theatre. Tickets for the Relaxed Performance are £10, with one essential companion being free of charge. For more information, visit the website or call the Box Office on: 01298 72190.

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DECEMBER

MUSIC Sunday 11 December 7.30pm

MUSIC Saturday 17 December 7.30pm

Brian May and Kerry Ellis

Emily Portman and the Coracle Band

The Houghton Weavers

Following 2014’s sold-out performance in Buxton, the legendary Queen guitarist Brian May and singing sensation Kerry Ellis return with a brand new show. This is a chance to see one of the world’s greatest guitar players alongside Britain’s ‘newest First Lady of song’ as they present a magical evening of world class music.

Emily Portman’s third album Coracle has been gathering momentum since its release in 2015, along with a wave of glowing reviews. It was named ‘Best Album of 2015’ by the Telegraph and has received airplay from the likes of Jarvis Cocker on Late Junction and with a BBC live session in store for Mark Radcliffe’s Folk Show.

They’ve been at the forefront of the music scene for over three decades and their visits to Buxton over the years have been particularly popular. Emerging from the North West’s folk clubs in the 1970s, the Weavers made their television debut on the BBC talent show We’ll Call You. Since then, audiences have fallen in love with their unique blend of comedy and music and the band remain true to their motto “keep folk smiling”.

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Expect to hear stripped down versions of Queen classics alongside a number of the duo’s personal favourites, showcasing Ellis’s extraordinary voice with May accompanying her on both guitar and vocals.

‘Ellis’ huge voice and May’s scorching guitar riffs pack enough energy to blow the roof off’ – Sun Tickets: £49.50 Discounts not available Pre-show dining available on this event

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Portman will be joined by celebrated and longstanding collaborators Lucy Farrell (viola, saw, voice) and Rachel Newton (harp and voice). The Coracle Band features virtuosic string player Sam Sweeney (Bellowhead), M G Boulter (Lucky Strikes) and classical percussionist Toby Kearney.

Christmas Concert

Tickets: £19 Matcham: 12% off Groups (8+)/Senior/Disabled: £1.75 off JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price

‘Entrancing and unsettling. A marvellous, original work’ – Observer ‘Coracle is, without doubt, one of the folk albums of the year’ – Songlines Tickets: £16 Discounts not available

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SPECIAL EVENTS Saturday 31 December 9.30pm Dinner: 6.15pm (Service: 6.45pm) The British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra presents

New Year’s Eve Gala Concert SPECIAL EVENTS Monday 26 December 11am

The Grand Boxing Day Concert With the Fairfield (Buxton) Band The High Peak Mayoral Charities Committee Boxing Day concert has for the past 17 years been a most popular annual event. Due to continuing structural work on the Pavilion Gardens Octagon, this year the event will again be staged at the Buxton Opera House. Featuring The Fairfield (Buxton) Band, conducted by Charles Kitchen, expect another great concert and the perfect family occasion to round off your Christmas. Tickets: Adults £2.75, Children £1.50 Senior Citizens: 75p off

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Anthony Kraus, conductor Jeff Moore, leader Louise Crane, mezzo–soprano Jeremy Peaker, baritone

Soprano and tenor to be confirmed

The British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra return for a fun packed evening to celebrate the arrival of the New Year with style. Mark Langley jollies the party along with witty quips and verse introducing a veritable magnum of favourite music from opera, operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan and more. In an evening interspersed with fizz and champagne, enjoy a range of orchestral classics as we make our way towards midnight. The night will be rounded off with the traditional Auld Lang Syne at midnight.

Bring along your party poppers and streamers and join in the fun! Tickets: £21–£40 (concert only) Dinner: £45 (Pavilion Gardens Restaurant)

New Years Eve Gala Dinner 2016 Homemade local game terrin e served with a red onion marmalade and dress ed leaves ~~~~~~ Seared fillet of sea bass on a warm salad of pancetta, button mushrooms and toma to concasse ~~~~~~ Sliced beef tomato with buffa lo mozzarella and sliced figs served on a bed of dress ed leaves Roast sirloin of Stanedge grang e beef served with a shallot and wholegrain must ard sauce ~~~~~~ Slow cooked pork belly with an apple and calvados jus ~~~~~~ Wild mushroom, walnut and dovedale blue wellington with a roasted shall ot sauce Mulled fruit cheesecake serve d with mulled fruits, raspberry coulis and homemade tuile biscuit ~~~~~~ Trio of chocolate mousse serve d with milk chocolate ice cream ~~~~~~ Coffee and petit fours

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The Bootleg Beatles

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By becoming a Matcham member you get great benefits including discounts and priority booking. Plus you’ll be subscribed to our Matcham email newsletter, so you’ll have a better chance of getting tickets for a sell–out show! • Half price tickets to some first nights • 12% discount on many shows

• Priority booking for some events

• Subscription to our Matcham email newsletter

• Reservations held until one week before a performance, or two weeks for very busy or sold out performances Premier Membership – £35 Up to four discounted tickets per show. Individual Membership – £18 One discounted ticket per show Senior Membership – £13 One discounted ticket per show for those over 60 (proof of eligibility may be required) To find out more visit: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk or call: 01298 72190

Fundraising Giant Cash Bonanza Lotter y

We are currently recruiting new members! Take part and help support the Opera House.

Become a member of the Giant Cash Bonanza Lottery and be entered into weekly cash prize draws with an annual jackpot of £10,000!

The Giant Cash Bonanza Lottery is a fundraising scheme that directly supports the running and upkeep of Buxton Opera House. For just £2 a week, you will be entered into weekly, monthly and annual draws where the following prizes can be won:

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• Cash prizes of between £10 and £500 or a £1,000 jackpot

• A year’s subscription to our Matcham Card Premier membership scheme • Family tickets for our annual pantomime with an optional meet and greet with the stars • Gift vouchers up to the value of £50

The Giant Cash Bonanza Lottery is run by the Giant Cash Bonanza Society. If you would like to join the scheme, call 01484 484130 or request a form from our Box Office. The Giant Cash Bonanza Society is registered with the Gambling Commission, reg 28662. Promoter: Giant Cash Bonanza Society. Person of Trust: Mr R Thewlis. Minimum age of participation: 16 years old.

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Make a show of it

At Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest hotel

Situated directly opposite Buxtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Opera House, the Old Hall Hotel is the ideal venue to unwind and indulge in pre and post theatre dining. Our special 2 and 3 course menus are prepared by our talented Chef to get you to your seat on-time.

Stay with us

Relax before and after the performance with a Theatre Break at The Old Hall Hotel. Our Theatre Break includes pre or post performance dinners, an overnight stay and an award-winning breakfast.

Ask about

DISCOUNTED

TICKETS

when booking your Theatre Break.

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Booking Terms & Conditions

INFO

TICKET PRICES AND FEES

Our Box Office sells tickets on behalf of companies that include visiting theatres, concerts, shows, artists and other venues. These clients decide the value of the tickets and the money collected from the sale of tickets is passed on accordingly. The advertised price of a ticket is the price that you pay; all ticket prices include any taxes, levies and booking fees. The cost of a ticket is made up of: • Deal Value: The face value of the ticket set by our clients

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• Booking Fee: All tickets, except where we sell tickets for a third party, include a 7.5% Booking Fee. This fee goes towards the running cost of our ticketing system, ticket printing, staffing and all credit, debit, cheque, and cash handling costs. These fees help us to stay an effective business, which in turn helps us reinvest in our theatres and continually improve the service we provide • Restoration Levy: Buxton Opera House is an exquisitely beautiful Edwardian theatre and one of the country’s finest examples of Frank Matcham theatre design. To help maintain and operate both the Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre, the cost of tickets includes a restoration levy of £1 for tickets over £10 and 50p for tickets under £10. Tickets for some community events and other venues are exempt from the restoration levy.

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ONLINE BOOKINGS

If you book online at www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk you can: • Login to your account and change your preferences • Become a Matcham Card member and have your discount automatically added to your basket • Choose your seat from our seating plan or be allocated the ‘best seat’ available at the time of booking • Print your tickets at home Not all tickets, concessions and special offers are available to book online. In some parts of the theatre there are seats with a restricted view of the stage and these are usually the last seats to be put on sale. Delivery Options: You are welcome to collect your tickets from the Box Office during normal opening hours, but if you prefer to have your tickets posted we charge a delivery fee of 80p which covers the ticket printing and postage cost. You can also print your tickets at home free of charge.

BOX OFFICE

The Box Office is usually open Monday to Saturday 10am to 8pm. When there is no performance the Box Office will close at 6pm. Sunday Box Office opening is generally 4pm to 8pm but this varies depending on performance times. The Box Office will be closed on a Sunday if there is no performance. Tickets for Pavilion Arts Centre can be bought at the Arts Centre Box Office one hour before the show or bought in advance from the main Box Office. Please note that we are only able to take cash for tickets bought on the Studio door. To speak to one of our friendly Box Office team call 01298 72190.

TICKET EXCHANGE

We cannot exchange tickets or money for a different event. Where there is more than one performance of an event we can exchange tickets where available. This requires a minium of 48 hours notice and there is £1.50 administration fee for exchanging tickets.

LOST TICKETS

We can reprint tickets on the night of the performance at a cost of £1.50. Proof of ID will be required.

REFUNDS

We are unable to refund the cost of the tickets unless a show is cancelled. Postage charges are non–refundable.

RESERVATIONS Reservations cannot be taken for events that are likely to sell out such as high profile music and comedy performances. Other reservations can be held for seven working days, but for very popular shows you will be asked to pay for your tickets in advance. If you book on the same day as the show, your tickets will be held until 30 minutes before the start of the performance.

CHANGES TO PROGRAMME

If a show is cancelled we will try to contact customers in advance. We publish any cancellation or unavoidable changes to performances on our website and social media. Please check before travelling. All information is correct at time of going to press.

ADMISSION

The management reserves the right to refuse admission and to request any ticket holder to leave our buildings at any time. Latecomers will only be admitted at a suitable point in the performance at the discretion of the management.

RELOCATION OF SHOWS

Occasionally we may need to relocate a show from the Opera House to the Arts Centre or from the Arts Centre to the Studio (or vice versa). Numbered tickets may change to general admittance, in which case we are unable to offer refunds.

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59 MATCHAM

By becoming a Matcham member you get great benefits including discounts and priority booking. Plus you get to hear about new shows going on sale and receive the What’s On brochure before everyone else, so you have a better chance of getting tickets for a sell–out show even if there’s no Matcham discount. For more information about becoming a member, see page 56.

STANDBY TICKETS

Standby tickets are sometimes available to students age 16+ and anyone in receipt of JSA/ Income Support. The tickets are usually priced at £10 and are available one hour before the performance, subject to availability.

GROUP DISCOUNTS

In addition to our standard group rates, we can sometimes offer a more generous discount for groups of 20+. Free teacher places are available with some group bookings. Please enquire with the Box Office.

DISCOUNTS AND SPECIAL OFFERS

Only one discount is available per ticket and all offers and discounts are subject to availability. You may be asked to provide proof of eligibility. Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Centre reserves the right to withdraw offers at any time.

GARDENS TICKETS

Gardens Tickets guarantee the best seats in the theatre along with complimentary refreshments and cloakroom service in the Pavilion Gardens Conservatory.

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CHILDREN

We welcome children to the theatre and include a varied programme of children’s shows and events throughout the year. We have a small number of booster seats available on first come first served basis. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Groups should have one adult per 10 children. Children under three and babies less than 12 months are welcome at family shows where the £2.50 discounted price or ‘Babies Free’ is shown. The Studio Theatre seating is not suitable for children under three. For safety reasons the Upper Circle side seats and boxes in the Opera House are not suitable for families with children under 10 years old. For more information, please ask the Box Office for a copy of our family safety leaflet.

DANCING

Dancing is not permitted in the Dress Circle, Upper Circle or Gallery areas, so if you would like to dance, please book Stalls seats. For your safety, no standing is allowed in the Upper Circle sides and boxes.

SURTITILES

Surtitles may not be visible from some seats. Please check with the Box Office before booking.

RESTRICTED VIEW

A small number of seats in the Upper Circle have a restricted view of the stage. We want our customers to have the best experience possible, therefore, these seats are usually priced at a lower rate to reflect the restricted view. Family tickets are not available on restricted view seats.

REFRESHMENTS

We have three bars in the Opera House: the Stalls, Dress Circle and Upper Circle bars which are open for pre–show and interval drinks 45 minutes before each performance. You can beat the queues by ordering interval drinks in advance. Unfortunately we are unable to take debit and credit cards.

SMOKING

Both Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre are no smoking buildings and e–cigarettes are not permitted.

THEATRE TOURS & COFFEE MORNINGS

The Fundraising Friends of Buxton Opera House hold a coffee morning in the Dress Circle bar most Saturdays between 10am and 12 noon, they’d love to see you! They sometimes also offer tours of the theatre at a cost of £2.50 per person. Private group tours can also be arranged, please contact 01298 72050 for details. Please note that the theatre is over three levels and the tours involve several flights of stairs. For more infomation about our regular Back Stage Pass theatre tours, see page 5.

VOLUNTEER

Make new friends, learn new skills and contribute to the life of this wonderful theatre by becoming one of our volunteers. Volunteers help with selling programmes and refreshments and showing customers to their seats. A full induction and ongoing training is provided. For more information call: 01298 72050, email: foh@boh.org.uk or write to Buxton Opera House, 5 The Square, Buxton SK17 6AZ.

GETTING HERE

Buxton Opera House, Water Street, Buxton SK17 6XN Pavilion Arts Centre, St John’s Road, Buxton SK17 6BE Buxton is easy to reach via the A6, A515 and A53. The theatre is well signposted from the town centre. There is free parking after 6pm on the upper level of the Pavilion Gardens car park (don’t use the downstairs car park as it closes early) or on some streets close to the theatre which are not covered by the Residents Parking Scheme. There is additional evening and weekend parking (excl 28 Sept, 3 and 16 Nov) at St. Thomas More School, Palace Fields, Buxton SK17 6AF – please leave some money in the honesty Box! A train service is available from Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton. For more information on services and connections call 08457 484950.

MARKETING LIST

When you book you will be asked if you wish to join our marketing list and receive information from both Buxton Opera House and the visiting artist/company by mail, email, telephone and SMS. We would love to keep you up–to–date with new shows and offers – please say yes! You can change your preferences at any time by logging in to your account on our website.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

If you have any problems during a performance please contact one of our Front of House team and we will do our best to resolve the issue. We value your feedback on our programme of events, customer service and the experience you had at Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre. If you would like to get in touch please contact customerservice@boh.org.uk – we’d love to hear from you!

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INFO

ACCESS

The Opera House is an Edwardian building and only partially accessible to wheelchair users. The level access entrance is 72cms at its narrowest point. Unfortunately the building cannot be accessed by motorised scooters. We have three wheelchair spaces in the Stalls at ground floor level and an adapted toilet. We are happy to help you transfer from your wheelchair to the theatre seats. If you will be transferring from a wheelchair to theatre seating, even if you don’t need any help, please let us know when booking. The Stalls Bar is not accessible, but a member of staff will gladly bring refreshments to your seat.

DISABLED CUSTOMERS AND COMPANIONS

Registered Disabled customers receive discounts to many performances. Personal Assistants or anyone in receipt of Carers’ Allowance are admitted free of charge (proof of eligibility may be requested). Companions outside these categories receive a 50% discount as long as discounts are available on that performance.

Although the Opera House foyer and Box Office counter are not accessible, there is wheelchair access to the Box Office side door in Water Street, where there is an intercom system. The Pavilion Arts Centre has good downstairs accessibility, however the layout of the seating can change for certain shows, please check when booking.

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For your safety, we advise that you bring a companion if you would have difficulty making your own way out of our buildings in an emergency. We have passive infra–red (PIR) systems in both venues for customers with hearing impairments. This works through a headset rather than your hearing aid, please reserve a headset through the Box Office when you book your tickets (£10 cash deposit required, limited availability). There is an induction loop system at both Box Offices. Assistance dogs are welcome.

The information in this brochure is available in large print, please call 01298 72050

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PRIVACY STATEMENT

www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk is owned and operated by High Peak Theatre Trust, and we are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected online. We treat any personal information collected about you in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. To create an account, book tickets online or subscribe to any of our mailing lists, we collect certain information about you such as name, address, email address and phone number. This information may be shared with the visiting artist/company but will not be sold or passed on to third parties without your prior consent. The information will be used to process your booking. If there are any problems relating to the performance, we will use your contact information to get in touch and let you know of any changes. We would also like to keep you informed about any offers and events we think may be of interest to you. This communication may come from Buxton Opera House or from the visiting artist/company. If a visiting artist/ company request information regarding their performance at Buxton Opera House or Pavilion Arts Centre they must agree to treat

the information in accordance with this privacy statement. We will only send you information about future events if you have ticked the relevant boxes under ‘My Preferences’ when you log in to your account on the Buxton Opera House website: • Mail: I would like to receive information from Buxton Opera House by mail • Email: I would like to receive information from Buxton Opera House by email • Telephone: I would like to receive information from Buxton Opera House by telephone • SMS: I would like to receive information from Buxton Opera House by SMS text message You can amend your preferences at any time by logging in to your account. You can unsubscribe from emails by following the link on any email communication we send to you or by contacting admin@boh.org.uk

Data Protection

By creating an account with us, you are consenting to us storing and processing your personal information as described above. For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998, the data controller is High Peak Theatre Trust. You can check the information we are storing about you at any time by contacting us at: High Peak Theatre Trust, 5 The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6AZ For a full copy of our Data Protection Policy please visit: buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

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AUGUST Monday 1 Tuesday 2 Wednesday 3 Thursday 4 Friday 5 Saturday 6 Sunday 7 Monday 8 The Wind in the Willows 5.30pm Tuesday 9 The Wind in the Willows 1.30pm & 5.30pm Wednesday 10 The Wind in the Willows 3pm Thursday 11 Death Toll 7.30pm Friday 12 Death Toll 7.30pm Saturday 13 Death Toll 2.30pm & 7.30pm Sunday 14 The Hollywood Special Effects Show 7pm Monday 15 Jekyll and Hyde 7.30pm Tuesday 16 Jekyll and Hyde 7.30pm Wednesday 17 Jekyll and Hyde 7.30pm Thursday 18 Jekyll and Hyde 2.30pm & 7.30pm Friday 19 Jekyll and Hyde 7.30pm Saturday 20 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 7pm Sunday 21 Monday 22 Tuesday 23 Dinosaur Zoo 1.30pm Wednesday 24 Dinosaur Zoo 11am & 2pm Thursday 25 Friday 26 Saturday 27 Merrie England 2.30pm & 7.30pm Sunday 28 Lady Sings The Blues 7.30pm Monday 29 Merrie England 3pm Tuesday 30 Wednesday 31

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Film: Hotel Transylvania 2 (U) 2.30pm Film: The Assassin (12A) 7.30pm Tea with Oscar Wilde 7.30pm Wind in the Willows Workshop 10am to 11.30am Film: Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) 2.30pm Film: Man Up (15) 7.30pm Mob Murder – Murder Mystery Evening 7.30pm Film: The Martian (12A) 2.30pm Film: Room (15) 7.30pm Film: Oddball and the Penguins (U) 2.30pm Film: Trumbo (15) 7.30pm

A Midsummer Night’s Dream 7.30pm

SEPTEMBER Thursday 1 The Scarlet Pimpernel 7.30pm Film: Eye in the Sky (15) 7.30pm Friday 2 The Scarlet Pimpernel 7.30pm Buxton Buzz Comedy Club 8pm Saturday 3 The Scarlet Pimpernel 2.30pm & 7.30pm WiFi Wars 7pm Jazz at the Arts Centre: Ben Martin Quartet 1pm Sunday 4 Elkie Brooks 7.30pm Lennon – Through A Glass Onion 7.30pm Monday 5 Sam Lee & Friends 7.30pm Tuesday 6 Your Bard 7.30pm Wednesday 7 Film: Son of Saul (15) 7.30pm Thursday 8 The Big Chris Barber Band 7.30pm Friday 9 Saturday 10 Sooty and Friends Magic Show 10.30am International Stars of Magic and Variety 7.30pm Sunday 11 Monday 12 Mini Movers & Groovers 10am Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys 7.30pm Tuesday 13 Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm Leveret 7.30pm Wednesday 14 Sue Perkins Live! In Spectacles 7.30pm Thursday 15 Friday 16 The Floyd Effect 7.30pm Coffee Concert: Athea Duo 1pm Saturday 17 Chinese State Circus 2.30pm & 6pm Marcus Brigstocke 8pm Sunday 18 The Hallé Orchestra 7.30pm Andy Kershaw 7.30pm Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain 2pm & 7pm Mini Movers & Groovers 10am Monday 19 Film: Florence Foster Jenkins (PG) 7.30pm Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain 2pm & 7pm Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm Tuesday 20 Wednesday 21 Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain 2pm & 7pm BAF: Dervla Murphey 7.30pm Thursday 22 I’m Still Standing 7.30pm The Time Machine 7.30pm Friday 23 The Roy Orbison Story 7.30pm Lulo Reinhardt and Andre Krengel Quartet 7.30pm Saturday 24 The Moody Blues’ John Lodge 7.30pm Sunday 25 Madam Butterfly Returns 7.30pm Monday 26 Mini Movers & Groovers 10am Film: Everybody Wants Some!! (15) 7.30pm Tuesday 27 Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm I Love To Boogie with T.Rextasy 7.30pm Wednesday 28 Ross Noble 8pm Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill 7.30pm Thursday 29 Friday 30 The Hollies 7.30pm Keston Cobblers Club 7.30pm

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DIARY

OCTOBER Saturday 1 The Best of ABBA Tribute Show 7.30pm Sunday 2 Swinging at the Cotton Club 7.30pm Monday 3 All or Nothing – The Mod Musical 7.30pm Tuesday 4 Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm All or Nothing – The Mod Musical 7.30pm Wednesday 5 All or Nothing – The Mod Musical 7.30pm Thursday 6 Solid Gold 70s Show 7.30pm Friday 7 The Blockheads 7.30pm Saturday 8 Rat Pack Live 7.30pm Sunday 9 An Evening of Burlesque 7.30pm Monday 10 This Might Hurt by John Godber 7.30pm Tuesday 11 This Might Hurt by John Godber 7.30pm Wednesday 12 This Might Hurt by John Godber 7.30pm Thursday 13 Tony Christie 7.30pm Friday 14 Steeleye Span in Concert 7.30pm Saturday 15 The Solid Gold Rock ‘n’ Roll Show 7.30pm Sunday 16 10cc 7.30pm Monday 17 Tuesday 18 Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm Josh Widdicombe 8pm Wednesday 19 The South 7.30pm Thursday 20 That’ll Be The Day 7.30pm Friday 21 Nina Conti 7.30pm Saturday 22 Tideswell Male Voice Choir 7.30pm Sunday 23 Monday 24 Martin Green’s Flit 7.30pm Tuesday 25 Performance Academy 6.30pm Wednesday 26 Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain 7.30pm Thursday 27 Stand By Me 7.30pm Friday 28 Miles Jupp 7.30pm Saturday 29 Mums the Word 2 7.30pm Sunday 30 Russian State Ballet: Sleeping Beauty 7.30pm Monday 31

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Isy Suttie 7.30pm Mini Movers & Groovers 10am Film: Victoria (15) 7.30pm Kerry Godliman 8pm

Mini Movers & Groovers 10am Film: Love and Friendship 7.30pm BAF: Graeme Obree 7.30pm Flanders & Swann 7.30pm Coffee Concert: North Winds 1pm Buxton Buzz Comedy Club 8pm The Lancashire Hotpots 7.30pm Jazz at the Arts Centre: The Tame Valley Stompers 1pm Mini Movers & Groovers 10am Lynched 7.30pm Buxton Film: Young People’s Project Screening 7.30pm Pete Firman 7.30pm Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker 7.30pm Justin Moorhouse 7.30pm Bad Guys 2pm Workshop 11am An Elephant in the Garden 4.30pm Workshop 11am An Elephant in the Garden 2.30pm Play in a Day 10am to 3pm Film: The Club (18) 7.30pm Indigo Nights 7pm Film: The Man Who Knew Infinity (12A) 7.30pm

NOVEMBER Tuesday 1

Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm

Thursday 3

A Party to Murder 7.30pm

Wednesday 2 Friday 4

Saturday 5

A Party to Murder 7.30pm

Shappi Khorsandi 8pm

A Party to Murder 7.30pm

Buxton Buzz Comedy Club 8pm

A Party to Murder 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Sunday 6 Elaine Paige 7.30pm Monday 7

Wednesday 9

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 7pm

Tuesday 8

Thursday 10 Friday 11

Saturday 12 Sunday 13

Monday 14 Tuesday 15

Wednesday 16 Thursday 17 Friday 18

Saturday 19

Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm Omid Djalili 8pm

Afro Celt Sound System 7.30pm

Rob Kingsley’s A Vision of Elvis 7.30pm Aida 7.30pm

Jazz at the Arts Centre: Trefor Owen & Andy Hulme 1pm Leo Houlding 7.30pm Film: Anomalisa (15) 7.30pm

Coffee Concert: Vandepeer Quartet 1pm

Home at Seven 7.30pm

Film: Our Kind of Traitor (15) 7.30pm

BAF: Colin Prior 7.30pm

Home at Seven 2.30pm & 7.30pm La Calisto 7.30pm

Ulysses’ Homecoming 7.30pm Xerxes 7.30pm

Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm

Frozen Floral Roadshow 7.30pm

Buxton Festival Literary Weekend Buxton Festival Literary Weekend

Sunday 20

South Downs & The Browning Version 7.30pm

Tuesday 22

Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm Blazin’ Fiddles 7.30pm Maximum R n’ B with The Manfreds 7.30pm

Thursday 24

The Searchers 7.30pm

Chris Wood 7.30pm

Vampires Rock 7.30pm

A Christmas Carol 7.30pm

Monday 21

Wednesday 23 Friday 25

Saturday 26 Sunday 27

Dr Hook starring Dennis Locorriere 7.30pm

Buddy Holly and the Cricketers 7.30pm

Monday 28

Tuesday 29

Wednesday 30

Film: Hail, Caesar! (12A) 7.30pm

Connie Lush 7.30pm

Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm The Sensational 60s Experience 7.30pm Rich Hall 8pm

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DECEMBER Thursday 1 Friday 2 Saturday 3 Brighouse & Rastrick Band 7.30pm Sunday 4 Monday 5 Tuesday 6 Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm Wednesday 7 Thursday 8 Friday 9 Saturday 10 Snow White 1pm & 5.30pm Sunday 11 Brian May and Kerry Ellis 7.30pm Monday 12 Snow White 10am & 1.30pm Snow White 1pm & 5.30pm (relaxed performance) Tuesday 13 Wednesday 14 Snow White 10am & 1.30pm Thursday 15 Snow White 1pm & 5.30pm Friday 16 Saturday 17 Snow White 2.30pm & 7pm Sunday 18 Snow White 1pm & 5.30pm Monday 19 Snow White 1pm & 5.30pm Tuesday 20 Wednesday 21 Snow White 2.30pm & 7pm Thursday 22 Snow White 2.30pm Snow White 2.30pm & 7pm Friday 23 Saturday 24 Snow White 2.30pm Sunday 25 Monday 26 The Grand Boxing Day Concert 11am Snow White 3pm Tuesday 27 Snow White 1pm & 5.30pm Wednesday 28 Snow White 2.30pm & 7pm Snow White 1pm & 5.30pm (signed performance) Thursday 29 Friday 30 Saturday 31 Snow White 1pm JANUARY Sunday 1 Snow White 2.30pm

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Buxton Buzz Comedy Club 8pm Jazz at the Arts Centre: Andy Powell 1pm

Coffee Concert: Melia Duo 1pm Indigo Nights 7pm

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS FUNDERS

PREFERRED HOTEL PARTNER

FUNDRAISING PARTNERS

Fundraising Friends of Buxton Opera House

The Willoughby Luncheon Club

CAVENDISH BUSINESS CLUB MEMBERS AND PROJECT PARTNERS

Emily Portman and the Coracle Band 7.30pm

B&B

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Kaleidoscope Choir 1pm

The Houghton Weavers 7.30pm

Film: Elf (PG) 2.30pm Film: It’s a Wonderful Life (U) 2.30pm

Lee Wood Hotel BEST WESTERN

New Year’s Eve Gala Concert 9.30pm (Dinner at the Pavilion Gardens: 6.15pm)

Kaleidoscope Choir (Tuesdays)

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