The Key Theatre
Autumn 2018 Family, drama, comedy, variety, music, dance & more
‘I’m still smiling from ear to ear’ ESP Magazine (Review of Sleeping Beauty 2017)
Rebecca Levy as Peter Pan
Visit vivacity.org/keytheatre Call 01733 207 239
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Welcome To the Key Theatre Autumn season We’re delighted to welcome you to our Autumn season brochure packed with a full range of shows and entertainment for the season. Please call our friendly Box Office team on 01733 207 239 to discuss your booking or go online to vivacity.org/keytheatre. We look forward to welcoming you to the Key Theatre soon. THE KEY THEATRE TEAM
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By J M Barrie In a brand new version by
Simon Egerton
Peterborough’s original and best traditional family pantomime
On sale now 6 Dec 2018 - 6 Jan 2019
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Visit vivacity.org/peterpan Call 01733 207 239 Presented by arrangement with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity and Samuel French Limited.
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This is the story of Peter Pan - the boy who never grew up.
MORNING SHOW
EARLY SHOW
AFTERNOON SHOW
Thu 6 Dec
EVENING SHOW
PRICE (FULL)
7pm
£12.00
Fri 7 Dec
1.30pm Sc s
Sat 8 Dec
12.30pm c
4pm c
Sun 9 Dec
12.30pm c
4pm c
Mon 10 Dec
No shows today - Tinkerbell's getting her wings serviced
Tue 11 Dec Wed 12 Dec Thu 13 Dec Fri 14 Dec
10am Sc s
10am Sc s
10am Sc s
7pm
£16.50
7pm
£16.50 £16.50
7pm Press night 1.30pm Sc s
£16.50
1.30pm Sc s
7pm
12.30pm R A c
4pm AD c
7pm c
Sun 16 Dec
12.30pm c
4pm c
7pm c
Tue 18 Dec
£16.50
No shows today - Wendy and the boys are taking Nana to the dog show
Sat 15 Dec Mon 17 Dec
10am Sc s
10am Sc s
1.30pm Sc s
£16.50 £16.50 £16.50
1.30pm Sc s
£16.50
Wed 19 Dec
No shows today - Pirate Broomy is swabbing the poopdeck
Thu 20 Dec
12.30pm
4pm
Fri 21 Dec
12.30pm
4pm
Sat 22 Dec
12.30pm
4pm
7pm
£18.50
Sun 23 Dec
12.30pm
4pm
7pm
£18.50
Mon 24 Dec
12.30pm
4pm
Tue 25 Dec
£18.50 £18.50
£18.50
No shows today - Captain Hook has to go to the second hand shop
Wed 26 Dec
2.30pm
7pm
£18.50
Thu 27 Dec
12.30pm
4pm
7pm
£18.50
Fri 28 Dec
12.30pm
4pm
Sat 29 Dec
12.30pm
4pm
Sun 30 Dec
12.30pm
4pm
Mon 31 Dec
12.30pm
4pm
Tue 1 Jan
£18.50 £18.50 7pm
£18.50 £18.80
No shows today - Mr Smee has to polish the Jolly Roger's cannonballs 7pm c
£16.50
Thu 3 Jan
7pm c
£16.50
Fri 4 Jan
7pm c
£16.50
7pm c
£16.50
Wed 2 Jan
5
£16.50
4pm c
Sat 5 Jan
12.30pm c
4pm A c
Sun 6 Jan
12.30pm c
4pm c
£16.50
Panto Discount s Senior citizens | c Family Ticket | Sc Schools | A Signed Performance | AD Audio described performance | R Relaxed Performance CONC Children/Under 16s and students £3.00 OFF full price tickets at all performances, apart from Opening Night. Discounts for parties available
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DATES
AUTUMN 2018 / PANTOMIME
With everything you expect from a Key Theatre Pantomime, we return with an all singing, all dancing month of music and madness!
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VIVACITY PRESENTS
Family Films
the Key Theatre Club
Enjoy the exclusive benefits of becoming a member of the Key Theatre Club (KTC) - a group of like minded people who enjoy live theatre, events and music and have a real appreciation of Vivacity's Key Theatre. Keep an eye out throughout the rest of the brochure for special KTC prices as well as additional benefits - all outlined in the quarterly newsletter:
SELECTED WEEKENDS • MAIN HOUSE Missed it first time round? So good you want to see it again? Catch some of the newest cinema releases at a fraction of the price. Check online each month or sign up to our mailing list to be the first to find out what will be shown. TICKETS £3
• FREE gift vouchers with any membership • No booking fees on all shows • Last minute tickets deals • Events and activities throughout the year • Selected after-show meet and greets with cast members
• Discount deals from supporting local traders • 10% off the a la carte menu in the Riverside restaurant
VIVACITY PRESENTS
KTC annual membership fees.
Dementia Friendly Films
Student
(aged 5 to 25) £6.00
Single
(adult)
Joint (any 2 adults)
£12.00
£18.00
Family of four
(includes at least 1 adult) £24.00
Contact ktclub@outlook.com or the box-office for further details
MONTHLY SCREENINGS New for this season, Vivacity is working in partnership with Alzheimer's Society to provide film showings for those who live with Dementia and their families. Go online to find out more. TICKETS £2 (inc complimentary hot drink)
AUTUMN 2018 / SEPTEMBER
CINEMA LIVE PRESENTS
Jonas Kaufmann: Under the Stars (Screening)
7
FRI 31 AUG, 7PM • STUDIO
Carmen the Gypsy MON 3 - WED 5 SEP • MAIN HOUSE
TICKETS £11.50 (inc fees)
Based on the story of “Carmen” by Prosper Mérimée, in this contemporary story set on a British Travellers site, we explore the enigmatic character of Carmen the woman. Carmen is in the midst of a scuffle at an illegal Gypsy cage-fighting event when she is arrested by undercover police officer, Don Jose. Seduced by Carmen, Don Jose’s infatuation leads him to join the Gypsy cage-fighting gang where he discovers she is married to the brutal Garcia, head of the gang. Don Jose’s world crumbles as rivalry grows and in a jealous rage he begs her to forsake other men. But Carmen has other plans… Featuring original Gypsy music and songs.
DE SILVA THEATRICAL PRESENTS
Magic of the Musicals SAT 1 SEP, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE A charity gala performance in aid of Little Miracles. Featuring local performers alongside current and past professional West-End stars, the evening promises an eclectic mix from 'The Wizard of Oz' to 'The Greatest Showman.' TICKETS £10/ £7 CONC, KTC & KYT MEMBERS
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM
TICKETS £11.50 (inc fees) £8 KTC & KYT members
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Captured live at Berlin’s iconic Waldbühne amphitheatre, a magical night of music under the stars featuring famous arias and timeless Italian songs.
ROMANY THEATRE, READING REP THEATRE & NICK THOMPSON PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NEW WOLSEY THEATRE, IPSWICH PRESENT
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NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE PRESENTS
Julie (Live screening)
THU 6 SEP, 7PM • MAIN HOUSE Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) and Eric Kofi Abrefa (The Amen Corner) feature in the cast of this brand new production, directed by Carrie Cracknell (NT Live: The Deep Blue Sea) and broadcast live from the National Theatre. TICKETS £11.50 (inc fees) 15+ & contains strobe lighting
RUMPUS THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
The Eleventh Hour
MON 10 - TUE 11 SEP • MAIN HOUSE A dramatic, emotional new play set in the last moments of World War One. Although signed and agreed at 5am on the 11th of November 1918, the ceasefire is set at 11am to allow notice to be delivered to all fronts… and while his mother and father, wife Emmie and young son Billy are celebrating news of the end of the war back home in England, Private Harry Furber and his friend Charlie Juster are sent on one last mission towards enemy lines.
“Gripping and compelling” (theatresoutheast.com)
The Johnny Cash Story FRI 7 SEP, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE After 12 years of touring the British Isles, Roger Dean brings a one-man tribute to the life and times of the legendary Johnny Cash. Expect classic numbers such as Big River, Ring Of Fire, I Walk The Line, and Hurt. TICKETS £21.50/£19.50 CONC (inc fees)
“Mastery of lighting and sound design” (whatsonstage.com)
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM TICKETS £18 £15.50 Over 60's £14.50 Schools / 1 FREE teacher in every 10 children £8 KTC & KYT members (inc fees)
Chris Ramsey - The Just Happy to Get Out of the House Tour
La Boheme on Sydney Harbour (Delayed live)
SUN 9 SEP, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
THU 13 SEP, 7PM • MAIN HOUSE
Missed him in July? Critically acclaimed, award winning Stand Up comedian, and the only person to ever put Katie Hopkins in her place; Chris Ramsey brings his popular 2018 live show back to the Key.
From the World's Most Spectacular Opera series, experience the love, laughter and loss of La Bohème at the magnificent Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour.
TICKETS £21.50 (inc fees)
TICKETS £11.50 (inc fees) 12A
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PRESENTS
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Live screening)
The Real Thing
WED 12 SEP, 7PM • MAIN HOUSE
FRI 14 SEP, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
John Falstaff plans to retire comfortably by seducing the wives of two wealthy men. However, it’s the women of Windsor who are orchestrating Falstaff’s comeuppance amidst a theatrical smorgasbord of petty rivalries.
Original singers Chris Amoo and Dave Smith take you through all the no.1 singles such as ‘You to me are Everything’ ‘Can’t get by without you’ & ‘Feel the Force’ plus some fantastic covers such as ‘Ladies Night’.
TICKETS £11.50 (inc fees)
TICKETS £26/£24 CONC (inc fees)
AUTUMN 2018 / SEPTEMBER
CINEMA LIVE PRESENTS
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AVALON PRESENTS
AUTUMN 2018 / SEPTEMBER 10
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NEW PERSPECTIVES IN ASSOCIATION WITH HOME PRESENTS
The Fishermen
Buddy Holly and the Cricketers
FRI 14 SEP • STUDIO
SAT 15 SEP • MAIN HOUSE
In a small Nigerian town, unbeknown to their parents, four young brothers decide to go to fishing at a forbidden river. They meet a local madman who prophesies that one will kill the other. This chance encounter unleashes a spiral of fear which leads to a tragic chain of events of mythic proportions. Based on the Man Booker shortlisted novel by one of Africa's major new voices, New Perspectives presents this powerful allegory of love, vengeance and fate in a new adaptation by award-winning playwright Gbolahan Obisesan.
This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon to Sweden and is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles. It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK whose combined West End credits include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One's Saturday night live programme, “The One and Only”, hosted by Graham Norton.
“It really packs a punch”
“Buddy brilliant!”
The Stage on Harvest
Graham Norton, BBC One
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.45PM TICKETS £14 (inc fees) £10 KTC & KYT members
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM
TICKETS £19.50 (inc fees)
AUTUMN 2018 / SEPTEMBER
OFF THE KERB PRESENTS
Phill Jupitus: Juplicity
11
SUN 16 SEP, 8PM • MAIN HOUSE
TICKETS £16.50 (inc fees) 14+
Henry Blofeld: 78 Retired MON 17 SEP • MAIN HOUSE Henry ‘My Dear Old Thing’ Blofeld has hung up his microphone after 50 years commentating on international cricket. The cherished golden voice of cricket has decided to celebrate by touring the country with his brand-new show, jam-packed full of unheard anecdotes from on and off the pitch, as well as stories from the TMS box not allowed on the radio! Don’t miss the chance to wave a bat in honour to the last bastion of the original Test Match Special team; the team who made it the muchloved programme it is today. The summers of cricket will never be the same without our ‘Dear Old Thing’.
FROZEN LIGHT PRESENTS
The Isle of Brimsker MON 17 - WED 19 SEP, 11AM & 1.30PM • STUDIO A lighthouse keeper lives alone on a desolate outcrop surrounded by stormy seas. One day a runaway lands on the shore and together they face the inevitable. A new multi-sensory story for audiences with PMLD. TICKETS £6.50 (inc fees)
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM
TICKETS £21.50 (inc fees)
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Join stand-up comedian, poet, improviser, and TV stalwart Phill Jupitus for over an hour of tales, laughs and diversions. Watch in delight and/or horror as this experienced funny man drags laughs out of the chaos of his own life.
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THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET PRESENTS
80s Mania
The Merry Widow (Delayed live)
WED 19 SEP, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
THU 20 SEP, 7PM • STUDIO
“Live Aid meets Top of the Pops” – Mike Read. The music of Duran Duran, Human League, Culture Club, and more, features over 150 costume changes. This party spectacular stands head and shoulders above the rest.
Based on the beloved operetta, this lively tale is set in the ballrooms and salons of Belle Époque Paris and is dressed magnificently in velvets, silks, spangles and feathers.
TICKETS £23.50 (inc fees)
TICKETS £11.50 (inc fees)
BOTTLEROCKET COMEDY PRESENTS
Key Comedy Night - Noel James
Talon - The Best of Eagles
FRI 21 SEP, 7.45PM • STUDIO
SUN 23 SEP, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
"My name is Infact Noel James, although I never pronounce the Infact…" As seen on Britain's Got Talent - "Stands out like a droll giant in a comedy land of trite dwarfs" The Independent. Plus support.
Talon’s 2018 tour features the Eagles timeless back catalogue including Hotel California, Lyin’ Eyes, Life In the Fast Lane and many more. “Talon perform with reverence and super talent” (Jack Tempchin, Eagles Hit Songwriter).
TICKETS £13.50/£11.50 CONC (inc fees)
TICKETS £21.50 (inc fees)
AUTUMN 2018 / SEPTEMBER PETERBOROUGH OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY PRESENTS
The Very Best of Gilbert & Sullivan & Tell me on a Sunday
The Vicar of Dibley
SAT 22 SEP • MAIN HOUSE
TUE 25 - SAT 29 SEP • STUDIO
Peterborough G&S Players, joined by friends from Abbots Langley G&S, celebrate the music of the most influential English composers in 19th and 20th century Musical Theatre. The programme starts with ageless classics from Sullivan’s many Savoy Operas in collaboration with Gilbert: Pirates, Pinafore, Mikado, Gondoliers, Ruddigore and many others. It continues by commemorating Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 70th year with his shortest masterpiece which contains some of his most enduring songs. This powerful one-woman show is an emotional rollercoaster as a young English girl faces anxiety, frustration and heartache as she seeks success and love in New York.
Adapted from the original TV series by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, Peterborough Operatic & Dramatic Society present the stage play of The Vicar of Dibley. Following the society’s smash hit musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in March, PODS now tell the story of Geraldine Granger who has been appointed the new Vicar in the village of Dibley. However, being a larger than life lady Vicar who doesn’t mince her words and a chest to impress, she isn’t quite what the locals were expecting.
PERFORMANCE TIMES 3PM 7.30PM
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM PLUS 2.30PM MATINEE - SAT
TICKETS £15 £10 CONC Over 60s / child / student / groups of 10+
TICKETS £15
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PETERBOROUGH GILBERT AND SULLIVAN PLAYERS PRESENTS
AUTUMN 2018 / SEPTEMBER
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE PRESENTS
King Lear
(Live screening)
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THU 27 SEP, 7PM • MAIN HOUSE
An Evening of Marvin Gaye
Broadcast live from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear from the Key main auditorium. ***** (Daily Telegraph)
WED 26 SEP • MAIN HOUSE Let's get it on with a special evening of the 'Prince of Soul' with the velvet falsetto, Marvin Gaye. Expect stunning soulful vocals from the charismatic Wayne Hernandez, incredible harmonies and infectious energy from Wayne's band that are guaranteed to get the room moving! For one night only, Wayne Hernandez and his live band take the audience on a journey of reminiscence, calling upon some of Gaye's most iconic hits including How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You), Ain't That Peculiar, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, What’s Going On, Let’s Get It On and many more in this celebration of the Prince of Soul.
TICKETS £11.50 (inc fees) 12A
SEABRIGHT PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM
TICKETS £21.50 (inc fees)
Adam Kay - This is Going to Hurt (Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor) SUN 30 SEP, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE Award-winning comedian Adam Kay shares entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian) evening of stand-up and music. Absolute sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2016 & 2017 and Soho Theatre 2017. TICKETS £19 (inc fees)
AUTUMN 2018 / SEPTEMBER
The Three Degrees FRI 28 SEP • MAIN HOUSE The Three Degrees are an American female vocal group, formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The group has remained a trio with 2 original members since Sheila Ferguson left many moons ago. A firm favourite with Prince Charles, they sang at his 30th birthday party and were guests at his wedding to Princess Diana. The Three Degrees are well known for their soulful voices, beautiful gowns, and fabulous stage shows. They are known all around the world for songs like "When Will I See You Again", "Dirty Ol' Man", "Take Good Care Of Yourself". They have been continuously touring for more than 40 years and still touring to this day.
The Three Degrees are "Helen Scott" "Valerie Holiday" & "Freddie Pool" PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM TICKETS £26.50 (inc fees)
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AUTUMN 2018 / SEPTEMBER 16
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2MAGPIES THEATRE PRESENTS
Tangomotion
Ventoux
SAT 29 SEP • MAIN HOUSE
WED 3 OCT • STUDIO
From virtuoso displays of traditional tango dance in stunning costumes to the exquisite sounds of 1930s and 40s Buenos Aires and the powerful Nuevo Tango music of Astor Piazzolla, Tangomotion features new choreographies created for the 2018 tour by world class tango dancers Alexandra Wood, Guillermo Torrens, Paula Duarte and Richard Manuel, with new original music and evergreen tango classics from the acclaimed Tango Siempre quartet. The Tangomotion dancers and musicians have previously appeared in the hit West End show Midnight Tango, BBC Strictly Come Dancing, The One Show, and the Classic Brit Awards.
Ventoux is the most fearsome mountain encountered on the Tour de France. It is also the story of Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani – whose drug-fuelled race there in 2000 was the greatest cycling had ever seen. Ventoux charts the parallel lives of these champions who overcame great adversity in tandem, and the mountain that cast them in opposing directions. Join 2Magpies as they restage the race using breathtaking video accompaniment and a pair of road bikes, asking the question – how far will we go to succeed?
“intense, epic and beautiful”
“The performance is a true Tour de Force”
Independent on Sunday
The Public Reviews ****
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.45PM
TICKETS £21.50 (inc fees)
TICKETS £12.50 (inc fees) £10 KTC & KYT members
AUTUMN 2018 / OCTOBER
SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE THEATRE PRESENTS
The Winter’s Tale (Live screening)
Shakespeare’s great play of the irrational and inexplicable is full of monsters, gods and natural disasters that takes audiences from the stifling atmosphere of the Sicilian court to the unbuttoned joy of a Bohemian festival. TICKETS £16.50/£14 CONC/£11.50 CHILD
(inc fees) 12A
The Chicago Blues Brothers: Motown Mission FRI 5 OCT • MAIN HOUSE This award-winning spectacular is Europe’s biggest and best-loved production of the Blues Brothers. The show is a high-octane, adrenalinepumping musical mash-up which has jump started the legacy of Jake and Elwood for a new generation with its modern twist on this cult classic and an energy and spirit that is impossible to resist.
An Evening with PD Lorde FRI 5 OCT, 7.45PM• STUDIO As part of Black History Month, Peterborian performance poet, international inspirational speaker and winner of The Hague 'Women of Excellence Award' 2018, tantalises you with words, music, dance and more. TICKETS £16.50 (inc fees)
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM
TICKETS £24.50 (inc fees)
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THU 4 OCT, 7.15PM • MAIN HOUSE
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LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE PRESENTS
AVALON PRESENTS
Sleepyhead
Iain Stirling: U Ok Hun? X
SAT 6 OCT, 11.30AM & 1.30PM • STUDIO
SAT 6 OCT, 8PM • MAIN HOUSE
It’s been a long day for Dad and he can hardly keep his eyes open. All he wants is for Baby to go to sleep so he can catch up on a little shuteye too. Baby has other ideas… let the fun and games begin!
Due to phenomenal demand the Bafta-winning stand-up and voice of Love Island is back on UK stages this autumn, as his sell-out tour is extended for the third and final time.
TICKETS £9.50/£7.50 CHILD (inc fees)
TICKETS £18 (inc fees)
OSCAR WILDE SEASON PRESENTS
Ralph McTell
Importance of Being Earnest (Live screening)
SUN 7 OCT, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
TUE 9 OCT, 7.15PM • MAIN HOUSE
One of the great storytellers, Ralph McTell, celebrates more than 50 years on the road. Known for his virtuoso guitar style, he is a prolific songwriter with a Lifetime Achievement Award from BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Wilde’s much-loved masterpiece throws love, logic and language into the air. Jack and Algy discover how unsmooth runs the course of true love, while Lady Bracknell keeps a baleful eye on the mayhem of manners.
TICKETS £26.50 (inc fees)
TICKETS £16.50/£14 CONC/£11.50 CHILD
(inc fees) 12A
AUTUMN 2018 / OCTOBER SUPER DRAMA PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
The Goon Show
Absurd Person Singular
WED 10 OCT • MAIN HOUSE
TUE 9 - SAT 13 OCT • STUDIO
From the producers of the critically acclaimed 50th Anniversary Tour of Round the Horne comes another radio comedy classic live on stage. With its bizarre characters, fantastical plots and hilarious running jokes, The Goon Show captured the imagination of the British public and made household names of its three main stars. The show’s influence is still felt today with comedians like Eddie Izzard citing the show as a major influence. Apollo Theatre Company and Spike Milligan Productions are proud to team up to celebrate Spike’s centenary year by bringing this timeless comedy classic to the stage in the first major theatrical production of the show in its illustrious history.
Looking forward to Christmas? You may have second thoughts after experiencing the mixed fortunes of the Hopcrofts, Jacksons, and Brewster-Wrights over three consecutive Christmas Eves. SuperDrama Productions return following last year’s successful portrayal of ‘Relatively Speaking’ with another acclaimed comedy from Alan Ayckbourn. The play centres around changes in social status, combining ruthless aspiration and deep-routed complacency, with hilarity and poignancy in equal measure. Profits this year will support Kidney Research UK, based in Lynchwood.
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.45PM - TUE - FRI 2.30PM MATINEE - SAT
TICKETS £15.50 £13.50 CONC (inc fees)
TICKETS £10
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19 APOLLO THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
Calendar AUTUMN 2018 / CALENDAR
August
20
Fri 31
September
Jonas Kaufmann: Under the Stars
7.00pm
Thu 27
7
September
King Lear
7.00pm
14
Fri 28
The Vicar of Dibley
7.30pm
13
Fri 28
The Three Degrees
7.30pm
15
Sat 29
The Vicar of Dibley
2.30pm & 7.30pm
14
Sat 29
Tango in the Blood
7.30pm
16
Sun 30
Adam Kay - This is Going to Hurt
7.30pm
14
7.45pm
16
Sat 1
Magic of the Musicals
7.30pm
7
Mon 3
Carmen the Gypsy
7.30pm
7
Tue 4
Carmen the Gypsy
7.30pm
7
Wed 5
Carmen the Gypsy
7.30pm
7
Thu 6
Julie
7.00pm
8
October
Fri 7
The Johnny Cash Story
7.30pm
8
Wed 3
Sun 9
Chris Ramsey
Mon 10 The Eleventh Hour
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Autumn season Aug - Dec 2018
Ventoux
7.30pm
9
Thu 4
The Winter's Tale
7.15pm
17
7.30pm
8
Fri 5
An Evening with PD Lorde
7.45pm
17
Fri 5
The Chicago Blues Brothers
7.30pm
17 18 18
Tue 11
The Eleventh Hour
7.30pm
8
Wed 12
The Merry Wives of Windsor
7.00pm
9
Sat 6
Sleepyhead
11.30am & 1.30pm
Thu 13
La Boheme on Sydney Harbour
7.00pm
9
Sat 6
Iain Stirling: U Ok Hun? X
8.00pm
Fri 14
The Real Thing
7.30pm
9
Sun 7
Ralph McTell
7.30pm
18
Fri 14
The Fishermen
7.45pm
10
Tue 9
Importance of Being Earnest
7.15pm
18
Tue 9
Absurd Person Singular
7.45pm
19
Sat 15
Buddy Holly and the Cricketers
7.30pm
10
Sun 16
Phill Jupitus: Juplicity
8.00pm
11
Wed 10 The Goon Show
7.30pm
19
Mon 17
The Isle of Brimsker
11am & 1.30pm
11
Wed 10 Absurd Person Singular
7.45pm
19
Mon 17
Henry Blofeld: 78 Retired
7.30pm
11
Thu 11
Absurd Person Singular
7.45pm
19
Tue 18
The Isle of Brimsker
11am & 1.30pm
11
Thu 11
Austentatious
8.00pm
23
Wed 19
80s Mania
7.30pm
12
Wed 19
The Isle of Brimsker
11am & 1.30pm
11
Thu 20
The Merry Widow
7.00pm
12
Fri 21
Key Comedy Night - Noel James
7.45pm
12
Sat 22
The Very Best of Gilbert & Sullivan
3pm & 7.30pm
13
Sun 23
Talon - The Best of Eagles
7.30pm
12
Tue 25
The Vicar of Dibley
7.30pm
13
Wed 26 The Vicar of Dibley
7.30pm
13
Wed 26 An Evening of Marvin Gaye
7.30pm
14
Thu 27
7.30pm
13
The Vicar of Dibley
Family
Drama
Fri 12
An Audience with Martin Kemp
7.30pm
22
Fri 12
Absurd Person Singular
7.45pm
19
Sat 13
Absurd Person Singular
2.30pm
19
Mon 15
The Horne Section
8.00pm
23
Tue 16
Scratch - Shall I Speak for You?
7.45pm
23
Wed 17
Frankie Vah by Luke Wright
7.45pm
23
Thu 18
Oliver
7.00pm
24
Fri 19
Rendezvous in Bratislava
7.45pm
24
Fri 19
Oliver
7.00pm
24
Sat 20
Oliver
7.00pm & 2.30pm
24
Comedy
Variety
Spoken Word
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Mon 22 Mayerling
Sun 11
Gigspanner
7.45pm
33
7.30pm
25
7.15pm
25
Mon 12
Gang Show
7.15pm
33
Tue 13
Gang Show
7.15pm
33
Tue 13
La Bayadere
7.15pm
33
Tue 23
4Ever Hollywood
7.30pm
25
Thu 25
Snow White and the Seven Ghouls
7.00pm
26
Fri 26
Key Comedy Night: Robert White 7.45pm
25
2.30 pm & 7pm 1pm & 3.30pm 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Wed 14
Troilus and Cressida
7.00pm
34
Thu 15
Gang Show
7.15pm
33
Fri 16
Gang Show
7.30pm
33 33
Fri 26
Snow White and the Seven Ghouls
Sat 27
You've Got Dragons
Sat 27
Swan Lake
Sun 28
G2 Definitive Genesis
7.30pm
26
Sun 28
Die Fledermaus
4.00pm
27
Tue 20
The Madness of George III
7.00pm
34
Mon 29
Seann Walsh: After This One, I'm Going Home
8.00pm
27
Tue 20
Shakespeare Schools Festival
7.30pm
34
26 27 27
Sat 17
Gang Show
3pm & 7.30pm
Sun 18
Think Floyd
7.30pm
34
Mon 19
Shakespeare Schools Festival
7.30pm
34
Tue 30
The Ladyboys of Bangkok
7.30pm
28
Wed 21
Shakespeare Schools Festival
7.30pm
34
Wed 31
Legends of American Country
7.30pm
28
Thu 22
Shakespeare Schools Festival
7.30pm
34
Wed 31
Pop Music
7.45pm
28
Fri 23
YolanDa Brown 10 Years in Music
7.30pm
35
Sat 24
ABBA Forever
7.30pm
35
7.15pm
35
November Thu 1
My Mother Said I Never Should
7.30pm
29
December
Fri 2
My Mother Said I Never Should
7.30pm
29
Mon 3
The Nutcracker
Sat 3
Die Walkure
5.00pm
30
Thu 6
Antony & Cleopatra
Sat 3
My Mother Said I Never Should
29
Mon 10 The Albion Christmas Band
Sun 4
The Frog and the Princess
2.30pm & 7.30pm 11.30pm & 2.30pm
A Christmas Carol
7.00pm
The King & I
7.00pm
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Tue 6
JTQ - The James Taylor Quartet
7.30pm
30
Wed 7
Sing-a-long-a Grease
7.30pm
31
Thu 8
McGuinness & Whitham on Tour 7.30pm
31
Fri 9
Totally Tina
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Fri 9
Come as you are festival - Bullish 7.45pm
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Sat 10
Come as you are festival - Bullish 3.30pm
32
Sat 10
Come as you are festival Non-Binary electro hour
7.45pm
32
Sat 10
The Best of Queen
7.30pm
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Screenings
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Tue 11 Fri 14
Robin Windsor: The Farewell Tour 7.30pm
Musical Theatre
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30
Mon 5
7.30pm
7.00pm 7.30pm
6 Dec - 6 Jan Panto - Peter Pan
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Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow Greatest Hits
AUTUMN 2018 / CALENDAR
November
October
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An Audience with Martin Kemp FRI 12 OCT • MAIN HOUSE Your chance to get up close and personal as Martin Kemp, of Spandau Ballet, Eastenders and hit movie The Krays fame, talks about his life, being in the business and answers your questions. From the incredible global success of Spandau Ballet to hitting the headlines on BBC1’s Eastenders, Martin has a truly amazing career. He has conquered personal challenges, had a best-selling book and won many new fans on Celebrity Big Brother and not forgetting his stunning performance in the international hit movie The Krays. Now it’s your chance to get up close and personal as Martin talks about his life and being in the business – all of it is ‘True’ and includes your chance to put your questions forward to Martin – LIVE!
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM TICKETS £26.50 (inc fees)
Austentatious
The Horne Section
THU 11 OCT , 8PM • MAIN HOUSE
MON 15 OCT, 8PM • MAIN HOUSE
Austentatious is an improvised comedy play starring a cast of the country’s quickest comic performers. Every single show the cast conjure up a brand new ‘lost’ Jane Austen novel based entirely on a title suggested by the audience.
Following their hit BBC Radio 4 series, and years of sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and London’s West End, don’t miss everyone’s favourite Dictionary Corner regulars from 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
TICKETS £18/£16.50 CONC (inc fees)
TICKETS £19 (inc fees)
SHALL I SPEAK FOR YOU? PLATFORM8 PRESENTS
PLATFORM8 PRESENTS
Scratch – Shall I Speak for You?
Frankie Vah by Luke Wright
TUE 16 OCT, 7.45PM • STUDIO
WED 17 OCT, 7.45PM • STUDIO
A scratch night where the audience are invited to offer feedback on unfinished shows. This evening includes at least three pieces by local, professional theatre-makers, including Clare Currie, Peterborough’s current Poet Laureate.
We all want something to believe in. It’s 1987 and Frankie Vah gorges on love, radical politics and overnight indie stardom. But can he keep it all down? From multi-award winning performance-poet Luke Wright.
FREE event (Book & pay what you decide on the night)
TICKETS £11/£7 CONC
AUTUMN 2018 / OCTOBER
AVALON PRESENTS
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MICK PERRIN WORLDWIDE PRESENTS
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PLATFORM8 PRESENTS
Oliver
Rendezvous In Bratislava By Miriam Sherwood
THU 18 - SAT 20 OCT • MAIN HOUSE
FRI 19 OCT • STUDIO
Based on the Dickens novel, audiences will be engaged throughout this incredible show with its pathos and drama, while delighting everyone with its outstanding musical numbers. Food, Glorious Food, I’d Do Anything, Where is Love?, Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me, Who Will Buy and Reviewing the Situation are musical theatre classics within this amazing production. Performed by talented 'rising stars' - selected for their ability to perform at an exceptional standard - you will not be disappointed! An amateur production by arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Ltd of New York
Miriam and her granddad, Jan ‘Laco’ Kalina, are making a cabaret together. They’re the perfect double act. He’s got the stories, she loves telling them. The only problem is - they’ve never met. And he’s been dead for 37 years.
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7PM PLUS 2.30PM MATINEE - SAT
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.45PM
TICKETS £16 £14 CONC
TICKETS £11 £7 CONC
SUN 21 OCT, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
TUE 23 OCT, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
Awarded No. 1 Male Vocalist at the National Tribute Awards for three years running, Paul Reason performs as Robbie Williams, teaming up with Mitch Corner as Gary Barlow and a live band.
An all singing, all dancing show celebrating four decades of timeless tunes & fancy footwork of the silver screen legends. Featuring leading West End performers from Phantom of the Opera, Chicago, The Producers and more.
TICKETS £26/£24 CONC (inc fees)
TICKETS £21.50 (inc fees)
THE ROYAL BALLET PRESENTS
BOTTLEROCKET COMEDY PRESENTS
Mayerling (Delayed live)
Key Comedy Night: Robert White
MON 22 OCT, 7.15PM • STUDIO
FRI 26 OCT, 7.45PM • STUDIO
Mayerling is a classic of the Royal Ballet repertory, with its emotional depth, haunting imagery, and one of the most demanding roles ever created for a male dancer.
“If you want to see something brilliant, you couldn’t do much better” – The Scotsman. As seen on Britain’s Got Talent, Robert is supported by Eshaan Akbar and Jack Campbell.
TICKETS £16.50/£14 CONC/£11.50 CHILD
TICKETS £13.50/£11.50 CONC (inc fees)
(inc fees) 12A
AUTUMN 2018 / OCTOBER
4Ever Hollywood
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AUTUMN 2018 / OCTOBER
TAKING FLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
You’ve got Dragons
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SAT 27 OCT, 1PM & 3.30PM • STUDIO
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TELLING TALES PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
Snow White and the Seven Ghouls THU 25 - FRI 26 OCT • MAIN HOUSE In the sleepy town of Boney Bottom, the lovely creatures and beasties are getting ready for “Humans-ween”. Legend has it that this is the time of year when all those terrifying humans - only heard of in spooky movies and creepy stories - come out to scare young monsters. Come along and meet the lovely Snow White, the hilarious Polly-Geist, the cheeky Vernon the Vampire, and the evil witch Griselda. But if you’re one of those terrifying humans you might want to think about coming dressed in disguise - or you could end up in the Boney Bottom high security zoo! Starring Key Theatre favourite MICHAEL CROSS. Audience fancy dress encouraged but not compulsory!
Lots of people get dragons: bad dreams, swirly tummy, feeling prickly. So, what can a young child with a bad case of the dragons do? An intergenerational show, with creative captioning, BSL and audio description. TICKETS £7.50 (inc fees) 4+
G2 Definitive Genesis PERFORMANCE TIMES 7PM PLUS 2.30PM MATINEE - FRI TICKETS £15.50 £9.50 CONC £40 FAMILY (inc fees)
SUN 28 OCT, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE G2 Definitive Genesis pays tribute to a vintage period in Genesis’ long and colourful history, the four-man “Seconds Out” era (1975-78), whilst also dipping back into the earlier Gabriel years. TICKETS £20.50 (inc fees)
SUN 28 OCT, 4PM • STUDIO RUSSIAN NATIONAL BALLET PRESENTS
Swan Lake SAT 27 OCT • MAIN HOUSE A princess turned into a swan by an evil curse… Prince Siegfried falls in love with the White Swan princess, Odette, who is under a magic spell and can only be saved by a man who declares her as his first and only love. He promises his eternal love but unfortunately he is tricked by Von Rothbart, who casts a spell to make him fall in love with his daughter, Princess Odile (also known as the Black Swan), who closely resembles his love Princess Odette. Under a spell and mesmerised by her beauty, the prince forgets Odette and promises his love to Odile.
Peterborough Opera invites you to have a ball with a bat. Performed in English, Strauss’ light-hearted opera tells the story of mistaken identities, flirtation and mischief at a nobleman’s party. TICKETS £15/£10 UNDER 18
OFF THE KERB PRESENTS
PERFORMANCE TIMES 2.30PM 7.30PM TICKETS £27.50 £25.50 CONC (inc fees)
Seann Walsh: After This One, I’m Going Home MON 29 OCT, 8PM • MAIN HOUSE Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Seann Walsh is “unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation" (The Guardian). As seen on Live At The Apollo (BBC 2) & Celebrity Juice (ITV2). TICKETS £16.50 (inc fees) 14+
AUTUMN 2018 / OCTOBER
Die Fledermaus
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PETERBOROUGH OPERA PRESENTS
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The Ladyboys of Bangkok TUE 30 OCT, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE Uncork the champagne! Dress to kill! Party like there's no tomorrow! Celebrating 20 diamante decorated years, Britain's number one cabaret show goes to a new level. With favourites from the last 20 glorious years and more. TICKETS £25.50/£23.50 CONC (inc fees)
PAINES PLOUGH PRESENTS
Pop Music WED 31 OCT • STUDIO A wedding. A free bar. G and Kayla’s lives are a mess but tonight they’re determined to Have It Large. As their veins course with adrenaline and prosecco, can the DJ save them as they become Dancing Queens, reliving their Teenage Dream, Staying Out For The Summer and Spicing Up Their Lives?
JMG MUSIC GROUP PRESENTS
Legends of American Country WED 31 OCT, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE Following a sell out UK tour in 2017 direct from Ireland, Europe's No 1 Country music show debuts for a fantastic night of toe tapping classics. Including tributes to Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, and Kenny Rogers. TICKETS £21 (inc fees)
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.45PM TICKETS £14 £11.50 UNDER 25 (inc fees) £8 KYT members
AUTUMN 2018 / NOVEMBER LONDON CLASSIC THEATRE PRESENTS
My Mother Said I Never Should THU 1 - SAT 3 NOV • MAIN HOUSE Set in Manchester, Oldham and London, My Mother Said I Never Should is a poignant, bittersweet story about love, jealousy and the price of freedom. The play details the lives of four women through the immense social changes of the twentieth century. Using a kaleidoscopic time structure, Charlotte Keatley’s story focuses on four generations of one family as they confront the most significant moments of their lives. Written in 1985 and first staged at the Contact Theatre, Manchester, Charlotte Keatley’s award-winning play is the most commonly performed work by a female playwright worldwide. Directed by Michael Cabot, Designed by Bek Palmer, Lighting by Andy Grange
‘In its revelation of mother-daughter emotions over the years, the play is without rivals. It is a classic.’ The Times
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM PLUS 2.30PM TEA MATINEE - SAT
TICKETS £16.50 £15.50 OVER 60S £11.50 TEA MATINEE
inc complimentary tea and cake (inc fees)
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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE PRESENTS
Die Walküre (Delayed live) SAT 3 NOV, 5PM • STUDIO Wagner’s 'Ring Cycle' is one of the greatest works of all opera. Keith Warner’s production is conducted by Antonio Pappano, Music Director of The Royal Opera, and cast with an international array of Wagnerian specialist singers. TICKETS £16.50/£14 CONC/£11.50 CHILD
(inc fees)
JTQ - The James Taylor Quartet TUE 6 NOV • MAIN HOUSE Lead by Hammond organ-guru, James Taylor, JTQ stands with one foot planted firmly in 2018 – and other, just as firmly, somewhere south of the 1970s. For a quarter of a century, the James Taylor Quartet have set the standard for the coolest sounds in funky acid jazz. On dozens of mighty albums and at their legendary gigs at home and around the world, they’ve quietly become a byword for distinguished British creativity. In addition to his work with JTQ – James has collaborated with the likes of U2, The Wonderstuff, Manic Street Preachers, The Pogues, as well as with Tom Jones on the multiplatinum album Reload.
NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE AND RENE BAKER PUPPETRY PRESENTS
The Frog & The Princess SUN 4 NOV, 11.30 & 2.30PM • STUDIO The Frog & The Princess is a poignant re-telling of the Brothers Grimm tale. This humorous puppetry performance explores what happens when a Princess deems a Frog unworthy of being her friend, just because of what he is. TICKETS £9.50 (inc fees) 4+
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM TICKETS £22.50 (inc fees)
Irresistible FUN!
AUTUMN 2018 / NOVEMBER
Sing-aLong-a
STRICTLY THEATRE CO.
Robin Windsor: The Farewell Tour
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MON 5 NOV, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
TICKETS £29.50/£27.50 CONC/£46.50 VIP
(inc fees)
McGuinness & Whitham on Tour THU 8 NOV, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE John McGuinness is simply the god of TT racing. A legend of the sport who holds the mind-blowing record of 23 wins round the Isle of Man track. In conversation with motorbike racing expert James Witham. TICKETS £26.50/£31.50 INC PHOTO (inc fees)
Sing-a-long-a Grease WED 7 NOV • MAIN HOUSE From the Producers of the smash hit Sing-aLong-a Sound of Music. This fully interactive screening of the classic film with on-screen subtitles is “The one that you want”. The host will lead a vocal warm up, judge a fancy dress competition and show you how to use your free interactive prop bag. It couldn’t be easier or more fun!
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30PM TICKETS £17.50 £13.50 CHILD (inc fees) Buy 10 get 1 FREE
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One of BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s favourite professionals heads out on tour for the very last time! Expect lots of amazing dance routines, fun, cheeky chat and plenty of sparkles in this action packed extravaganza.
AUTUMN 2018 / NOVEMBER
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Totally Tina FRI 9 NOV, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE An internationally acclaimed award winning tribute to the Queen of Rock, re-creating the spectacle and energy of her live shows with a six-piece live band and four stunning dancers.
CAMDEN PEOPLE'S THEATRE PRESENTS
Come As You Are Festival FRI 9 - SAT 10 NOV • STUDIO
TICKETS £23.50 (inc fees)
A festival interrogating and celebrating gender from cis to trans, from binary to beyond. Bullish A new mythical play with songs, negotiating ancient and new territories in trans-masculine gender and identity. This show drops a proverbial bull into a china shop and hopes it breaks everything. Non binary electro hour A tale of gender fluidity and desire told in electro punk form. Expect songs, scifi spoken word and striptease. Plus workshops and show talks at Metal. See website for more information.
The Best of Queen performed by Flash SAT 10 NOV, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE Flash have been paying homage to the world’s most theatrical and dramatic rock band, Queen, since 2002. The Best of Queen show features a selection of the most loved classics from across Queen’s entire back catalogue. TICKETS £22 (inc fees)
PERFORMANCE TIMES BULLISH - FRI - 7.45PM BULLISH - SAT - 3.30PM NON BINARY ELECTRO HOUR - SAT - 7.45PM TICKETS £13.50 £11.50 CONC BUY 2 FOR £19.00 (inc fees)
AUTUMN 2018 / NOVEMBER
PETER KNIGHT'S
Gigspanner
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SUN 11 NOV, 7.45PM • STUDIO
TICKETS £17.50 (inc fees)
Gang Show MON 12 - SAT 17 NOV • MAIN HOUSE The Gang are back with their brand new show for 2018. Cub Scouts, Scouts, Explorer Scouts and Leaders throughout Peterborough are thrilled to be returning to the Key Theatre this November with their annual show. A cast of 80 Scouters aged 8-25 will take to the Key stage smiling and singing their heart out to dazzle you with their variety performance, suitable for all the family.
THE ROYAL BALLET PRESENTS
La Bayadère (Live screening) TUE 13 NOV, 7.15PM • STUDIO Marius Petipa’s fantasy, set in legendary India, tells the tale of a temple dancer and the prince who loves her but marries another. TICKETS £16.50/£14 CONC/£11.50 CHILD
(inc fees)
PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.15PM MON-THU (NO SHOW WED) 7.30PM FRI - SAT PLUS 3PM MATINEE - SAT THU 15 NOV IS A SIGNED PERFORMANCE TICKETS £10 MON - THU & SAT MATINEE £12 FRI & SAT EVENING
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Described by Folk Radio UK as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world”, Gigspanner produce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator.”
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ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PRESENTS
Troilus and Cressida
Think Floyd
(Live screening) WED 14 NOV, 7PM • STUDIO
SUN 18 NOV, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
Troilus and Cressida swear they will always be true to one another. But in the seventh year of the siege of Troy their innocence is tested, and exposed to the savage corrupting influence of war, with tragic consequences.
Pink Floyd's Nick Mason describes the band as "Brilliant!" In a recent interview on LBC the drummer commended Think Floyd and rather generously called them "better than we are".
TICKETS £11.50 (inc fees)
TICKETS £25.50 (inc fees)
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE PRESENTS
Shakespeare Schools Festival
The Madness of George III
MON 19 - THU 22 NOV, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
TUE 20 NOV, 7PM • STUDIO
See Shakespeare performed as you’ve never seen it before. Shakespeare Schools Festival is proud to present a series of performances by children from all over Peterborough.
It’s 1786 and King George III is the most powerful man in the world. But his behaviour is becoming increasingly erratic as he succumbs to fits of lunacy. Written by Alan Bennett (The History Boys), starring Mark Gatiss (Sherlock)
TICKETS £11.25/£9.25 CONC £8 GROUP 20+ (inc fees)
(Live screening)
TICKETS £11.50 (inc fees) 12A
FRI 23 NOV, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
SAT 24 NOV, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
10 Years ago, YolanDa Brown was studying a PhD in Management Science and a career in music came calling. 10 Years later, Double MOBO Award winning YolanDa Brown is the premier female saxophonist in the UK.
One of the UK’s leading International tribute Shows. Theatre audiences from across Great Britain and Sweden have long enjoyed this superb recreation of possibly the world‘s greatest pop band.
TICKETS £21.50 (inc fees)
TICKETS £23.50 (inc fees)
ROYAL BALLET PRESENTS
NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE PRESENTS
The Nutcracker
Antony & Cleopatra
(Live screening)
(Live screening)
MON 3 DEC, 7.15PM • STUDIO
THU 6 DEC, 7PM • STUDIO
The Nutcracker, the story of a young girl and her Nutcracker doll who travel to a land of sweets on Christmas Eve, has long been one of the most delightful ways to discover the enchantment of ballet.
Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony have fallen fiercely in love.
TICKETS £16.50/£14 CONC/£11.50 CHILD
TICKETS £11.50 (inc fees) 12A
(inc fees)
AUTUMN 2018 / NOVEMBER
ABBA Forever
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YolanDa Brown - 10 Years in Music
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CINEMALLIVE
The Albion Christmas Band
A Christmas Carol
MON 10 DEC, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
TUE 11 DEC, 7PM • STUDIO
Featuring the combined talents of Simon Nicol (Fairport Convention), Kellie While (Albion Band) Simon Care (Edward II) and the Guvnor himself, Ashley Hutchings, this show takes you on a tour through Christmas customs of Britain.
Based on Charles Dickens own performance adaptation, Simon Callow (Shakespeare in Love) stars in a one-man theatrical extravaganza of festive story-telling. A Christmas must see!
TICKETS £21.50 (inc fees)
TICKETS £11.50 (inc fees) U
(Live screening)
VIVACITY PRESENTS
Glasshouse Acoustic SELECTED SUNDAYS 2.30PM-5.30PM • RIVERSIDE BAR
Peterborough Arts Cinema SELECTED THU, 7.30PM • JOHN CLARE THEATRE
Join us for a relaxed Sunday afternoon of acoustic music in the Riverside Bar. Talented local singer/songwriters and musicians perform sets including original music and acoustic covers.
An independent cinema run by volunteers from the Peterborough Film Society. See recent films from the UK and around the world, many of which will not have been shown in multiplex cinemas. Visit peterboroughartscinema.co.uk
TICKETS FREE
TICKETS £6/£5 CONC/£4 MEMBER (inc fees)
THU 7 FEB 2019, 7.30PM • MAIN HOUSE
MON 1 - WED 3 APR 2019 • MAIN HOUSE
Celebrating his 50th birthday and with a wealth of tantalising tales under his belt, this autobiographical show features stories about Neighbours, Ten Good Reasons, Kylie, Joseph, I'm A Celebrity, Strictly and much, much more.
Lucky Eric, Judd, Les and Ralph are back and telling the tales of a Yorkshire nightclub.
TICKETS £27.50 (inc fees)
(inc fees) 14+
TICKETS £15.50/£12.50 CONC/£11.50 KTC
KENNY WAX LTD PRESENTS
Fairport Convention
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
TUE 5 FEB 2019 • MAIN HOUSE
SAT 23 - SUN 24 MAR 2019 • MAIN HOUSE
Renowned as the founding fathers of British folkrock music, Fairport Convention has maintained consistently high standards for over five decades and remains as entertaining as ever.
Join us for an unmissable adventure through gigantic swishy swashy grass, the splishy splashy river and the oozy, squelchy mud in search of a bear.
TICKETS £26.50 (inc fees)
TICKETS £14/£52 FAMILY TICKET (inc fees)
AUTUMN 2018 / COMING SOON
Bouncers
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THE JOHN GODBER COMPANY AND THE THEATRE ROYAL WAKEFIELD PRESENT
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ACCESS
The box office is open Monday to Saturday from 10.30am to 30 minutes after the start of the performance. Box office will close at 6pm when there is no evening performance. Sunday opening times are from an hour before the start of a performance to 30 minutes after curtain up.
Infra-red induction loop hearing systems are available from box office.
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult age 16+. Babes in arms (up to 24 months) tickets are available free of charge - please contact box office. All children must have a valid ticket. Pushchairs will not be allowed in the auditorium. A limited number of booster seats are available. Customers may bring their own booster cushions/ seats with permission of the duty manager. GIFT VOUCHERS The perfect present for anyone who loves the theatre! Vivacity's Key Theatre offers gift vouchers which can be used in part or full payment for tickets and at the bar and restaurant. Ask the box office for more details.
Wheelchair spaces are allocated on a first come first served basis with carers’ seats available next to them. Please specify at time of booking.
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Essential carers attending with a disabled patron will receive a free ticket. Proof may be required. PLEASE SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS. If you require assistance during your visit to Vivacity's Key Theatre please advise box office in advance or on the day. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES
• Disabled on street parking adjacent to the theatre
• Automatic doors • Accessible toilets • Lift to first floor and studio VIVACITY KEY THEATRE
LOCATION
Embankment Road, Peterborough, PE1 1EF
Vivacity's Key Theatre is set on the Embankment between the River Nene and Peterborough Cathedral. Just outside of the city centre, the theatre is easily accessible by road, with ample paid parking adjacent to the theatre, by rail, as part of the country’s major train links, or by foot.
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Terms & Conditions: Tickets are non refundable. Concessions are subject to availability. Only one discount per ticket will apply. Proof of status may be required at time of booking. A £1.50 per ticket booking fee applies to all transactions unless otherwise stated. The fee is included in the advertised ticket price. For more information visit vivacity.org/bookingfee. Data Protection: Vivacity will process your personal data lawfully and fairly. We will ensure that when you trust us with your personal data we will only process it for the reason it was collected for and to keep you up to date on other products or services we provide that are likely to be of interest to you where applicable. We will do our very best to ensure accuracy of your personal data and we will endeavour to keep your personal data secure from loss, destruction or damage by having strong processes in place to prevent this. For more information see our privacy policy on our website.
PRE THEATRE DINNER PACKAGES AVAILABLE AT RIVERSIDE RESTAURANT
CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE
Guide dogs are welcome - please inform box office at time of booking to ensure a suitable seat is available.
AUTUMN 2018 / INFORMATION
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The Key Theatre Embankment Road Peterborough. PE1 1EF
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