Opera House Wednesday 8 to Saturday 11 January 7.30pm Matinees: Thursday & Saturday at 2.30pm
Opera House Sunday 12 January 7.30pm
TODD MILLER & THE JOE LOSS ORCHESTRA
ID Plays presents
CHARLES DICKENS’
THE PICKWICK PAPERS
2014 sees The Joe Loss Orchestra celebrating its 80th anniversary and Todd Miller’s 40th with the orchestra. The orchestra is one of Britain’s longest-running live entertainment companies of any kind - a unique British entertainment achievement, so they must be doing something right! Their recording and touring achievements are so numerous they’re almost impossible to list! In 1989 Joe Loss, Britain’s most celebrated band leader, entrusted the leadership of his beloved band to his lead vocalist Todd Miller, who has led the orchestra through to the present day, performing the best in live entertainment for all generations. As their signature tune since 1938 suggests, they are determined to keep their audiences Still In The Mood. Tickets: £15.50, £17.50 Discounts: Groups of 8 or more/Senior Citizens/Disabled: £1.50 off (not Dress Circle). JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle). Matcham Cards/Buxton Breaks (see p83): £2 off Standby Tickets (see p84): £5
Adapted for the stage By Nicola Boyce Here’s the tale of the eccentric journey of Samuel Pickwick, as he travels around the country in 1827, attempting to use his massive brain to ‘observe human nature’ for the greater good of mankind. Accompanied by his friend, the hapless Nathaniel Winkle, and his cockney manservant, Sam Weller, Pickwick runs into a multitude of colourful personalities along the way. This version is adapted by Nicola Boyce, who also brought A Christmas Carol and The Woman in White to the stage for IDP. Expect duelling, elopement, bribery, fisticuffs, mistaken identity, near drowning, and finally, imprisonment for debt! Follow the haphazard and often farcical journey of Pickwick and a host of well-loved characters including Sam Weller,
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Mr. Jingle, Nathaniel Winkle, Mrs. Bardell and The Fat Boy on their weird and wonderful ‘perambulations, perils, travels and adventures’ throughout the country. With a star cast, to be announced. Tickets: £13, £15, £17 Discounts: Senior Citizens: £10 (matinee only), £1.50 off all other perfs (not Dress Circle). Groups of 8 or more/Disabled: £1.50 off (not Dress Circle). JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle). Matcham Cards/Buxton Breaks (see p83): ½ price Wed, £2 off all other perfs. Standby Tickets (see p84): £5 PlayLink (see p83)
Opera House Sunday 19 January 7.30pm
MAGICAL MOZART BY CANDLELIGHT From the producers of A Viennese Strauss Gala, this sumptuous, fully-costumed show immerses the audience in the wonderful music and the classical world of one of history’s great composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. With beautiful costumes, music, and of course candlelight, the European Baroque Ensemble and Singers will transport you back to the sumptuous days of Salzburg and Vienna in the late 18th century. Magical Mozart by Candlelight is an evening of classical music and song which includes excerpts from the maestro’s operas The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro and Cosi fan Tutte, among others, plus many more favourite vocal and instrumental moments from Mozart’s memorable masterpieces! Tickets: £17.50, £19.50 Discounts: Groups of 8 or more/Senior Citizens/Disabled: £1.75 off (not Dress Circle). JSA/Income Support/Students/Children: ½ price (not Dress Circle). Matcham Cards/Buxton Breaks (see p83): £2.25 off Standby Tickets (see p84): £5
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