Telling the best stories
Spring 2015
Welcome This season is full of favourites. We welcome back the Reduced Shakespeare Company after last year’s sell-out production. There’s lots of family favourites too, as we present four adaptations of children’s classics: Dr Seuss’ The Cat in The Hat; Julia Donaldson’s The Snail and The Whale; my favourite book when I was growing up Nicobobinus by Terry Jones (Monty Python);
Finally, I’m very pleased to announce our new Live Stream programme (with thanks to Hedge End, West End and Botley Local Area Committee), screening live performances from The National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company direct to Hedge End. Let us know your favourite by tweeting us @theberrytheatre. We look forward to welcoming you this spring.
and The Berry Youth Theatre will present their own sparkling adaptation of Roald Dahl’s James and The Giant Peach. If any of these literary
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adaptations inspire you to pick up a pen, why not join one of our writers’ events?
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Hedge End Residents Half-Term With the support of Hedge End Town Council we’re delighted to offer Hedge End families the chance to visit us for free this February half-term! If you have an SO30 postcode, look out for the kite logo in the brochure and choose your favourite event.
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Then call the Box Office to book up to four free tickets for your family. There are a limited number of tickets available for each event and tickets will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, so make sure you book early to avoid disappointment!
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Saturday 7th February 2pm
17th and 31st January, *21st February, 7th March 10.30-11.15am
Saturday Storytime
On Saturday mornings join us as we enter the other side of the wood… Our musical storytellers whisk you off to faraway lands with their enchanting tales, silly songs and lively games; a forest full of fun in 45 minutes! Each session ends with interactive play time, where everyone becomes part of the story. We’re also happy to welcome new characters and tales into the treasure trunk… so share your story and see it come alive at the next Storytime session! Tickets: £3 adults / £3 children
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Red Ladder and DumbWise present
Nicobobinus
An adventurous family musical adaptation of Terry Jones’ much-loved children’s tale about the boy ‘who could do anything’. In a land where Dragons are locked in boiler rooms and mountains move like the oceans, Nicobobinus and his best friend Rosie embark on a wild, globetrotting adventure to cure him of a golden curse. A cast of five actor-musicians bring this epic tale to life with original songs, instrumental acrobatics, moving sets and a bucket load of Monty Python-esque wit.
For ages: 3-7years · Relaxed, informal seating on the stage
Tickets: £8 / £6 children Special family offer: Four tickets for £24 or five tickets £28
Please note all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Running time: 90 mins plus an interval · For ages: 6+ www.redladder.co.uk
Box office: 023 8065 2333
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Tuesday 17th February 2pm
Darren Ellis Dance presents
Meeting Mr Boom! Strange creatures and places passed through my mind but none of them stayed too long.... until I heard the song, the song of Mr Boom! Meeting Mr Boom! is a fun-filled, out of this world, live music and dance show for all the family. Performed on an inflatable bouncy set, the show will inflate before your eyes and take you on a journey of discovery…who knows what we might find in this magical bouncy land?! Meeting Mr Boom! is presented by Darren Ellis Dance and produced by Artstrust. Supported by A Place Commission, Made at The Place, DanceEast, Greenwich Dance, artsdepot and Arts Council England.
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Tickets: £8 / £6 children Special family offer: Four tickets for £24 or five tickets £28 Running time: 45 minutes For ages: 3+ The Berry Theatre is delighted that its family programme is supported by www.snows.toyota.co.uk
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Photo Credit:Garry Lake
Saturday 28th February 1pm & 3pm
Paul Taylor-Mills presents
The Cat in the Hat From the moment his tall, red and white striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that The Cat in the Hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure. But what will mum find when she gets home? Based on the much loved book by Dr Seuss, The Cat in the Hat is a lively and engaging first theatre experience for young children aged 3+. Expect towering hats, mischief and an imagination recharge!
Tickets: £8 / £6 children Special family offer: Four tickets for £24 or five tickets £28 Running time: 45 minutes For ages: 3+
“Triumphs as the maestro of mischief” – ****The Stage “A sharp, vibrant and deliciously daft story told beautifully and perfectly for children... brimming with energy and childish laughs.” – ****Broadway Baby
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Illustration credit:: Axel Scheffler
Tuesday 14th 1.30pm & 4.30pm & Wednesday 15th April 1.30pm
Tall Stories presents
The Snail and the Whale Tall Stories (Gruffalo and Room on the Broom) are proud to present their exciting collaboration with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. A tiny snail longs to see the world, so she hitches a lift on the tail of a humpback whale. But when the whale gets beached, how will the snail save him? Follow the tiny snail’s amazing journey, as seen through the eyes of an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father. Storytelling, live music and lots of laughs, in a show for everyone aged 4 and up.
Tickets: £8 / £6 children Special family offer: Four tickets for £24 or five tickets £28 Running time: 55 minutes For ages: 4+ www.tallstories.org.uk
“An inventive and charming adaptation” – ****The List “Faultless family fare” – *****WhatsOnStage.com
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Friday 10th 7.30pm & Saturday 11th April 2pm & 7.30pm
The Berry Theatre Youth presents
James and the Giant Peach We’d like to introduce you to James Henry Trotter’s five extraordinary friends. Five giant insects… James didn’t have the happiest of starts to life. Who would if their parents were eaten tragically by a very angry rhinoceros? A thousand long, glowing, slimy crocodile tongues, a spell for marvellous things and a peach stone later and the start of something very magical, mega and extraordinary happens…
Adapted by David Wood
Tickets: £7 / £5 children For ages: 5+ Word Play Event (see page 20 for more information)
This adaptation of Roald Dahl’s much-loved, fantastical tale is packed with tongue-twisting rhymes, original music and unforgettable characters to tell the story of how James Henry Trotter came to live in a very special house in Central Park.
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Photo Credit: Andy Fallon
Friday 6th March 7.30pm
REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY® in
The Complete History Of Comedy (abridged) Written and Directed by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor
They’ve skewered history, the Bible and the world’s most celebrated playwright, now the Reduced Shakespeare Company tackles the subject it was born to reduce. Following a hugely successful, critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014 the Reduced Shakespeare Company will set out to reduce the UK to tears of laughter in spring 2015. Tickets to The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) are far more affordable than tickets to an amusement park, but you’ll come away with the same feeling of nausea and motion sickness. From the high-brow to the low and everything in-between, the bad boys of abridgment leave no joke untold as they deconstruct the entire history of comedy in 90 rollicking minutes.
Tickets: £16 / £14 concessions Running time: 90 minutes plus interval For ages: 12+ www.reducedshakespeare.com
“Comic Gold” – The Metro
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Royal Shakespeare Company Live
Royal Shakespeare Company Live are screening productions live from Shakespeare’s home town. This season we are delighted to live screen Love’s Labour’s Lost and Love’s Labour’s Won at The Berry Theatre.
Wednesday 11th February 7pm
Wednesday 4th March 7pm
Summer 1914. In order to dedicate themselves to a life of study, the King and his friends take an oath to avoid the company of women for three years. No sooner have they made their pledge than the Princess of France and her ladies-in-waiting arrive, presenting them with a severe test of resolve. Shakespeare’s sparkling comedy delights in championing and then unravelling an unrealistic vow, mischievously suggesting that the study of the opposite sex is in fact the highest of all academic endeavours.
Autumn 1918. A group of soldiers return from the trenches. The world-weary Benedick and his friend Claudio find themselves reacquainted with Beatrice and Hero. As memories of conflict give way to a life of parties and masked balls, Claudio and Hero fall madly in love, while Benedick and Beatrice reignite their own altogether more combative courtship. Christopher Luscombe directs the second of Shakespeare’s matching pair of comedies, better known as Much Ado About Nothing.
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Love’s Labour’s Won
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions · http://onscreen.rsc.org.uk
Box office: 023 8065 2333
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National Theatre Live
National Theatre Live is the National Theatre’s ground-breaking project to broadcast the best of British theatre live from the London stage to cinemas across the UK and around the world. We are delighted to bring three live screenings to The Berry Theatre this season.
Thursday 22nd January 7pm
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery. It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in and her dangerous voyage begins.
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions Running time: 180 minutes Suitable for ages: 10+ http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk
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Thursday 12th March 7pm
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own. Adapted by David Hare from the book by Pulizter Prize-winner Katherine Boo, directed by Rufus Norris and starring Meera Syal.
Thursday 16th April 7pm
The Hard Problem
Hilary, a young psychology researcher at a brain science institute, is nursing a private sorrow and a troubling question at work, where psychology and biology meet. If there is nothing but matter, what is consciousness? The Hard Problem is the highly-anticipated new play by acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard. Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions
Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions
Running time: 180 minutes
Running time: 180 minutes
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Film Screenings
Saturday 17th January 2pm
Paddington (PG)
A young Peruvian bear with a passion for all things British travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost at Paddington Station, he begins to realise that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets the Brown family, who read the label around his neck “Please look after this bear. Thank you.�
Thursday 5th February 7.30pm
Skeleton Twins (15)
Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.
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Thursday 29th January 7.30pm
Fury (15)
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
Saturday 31st January 2pm
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (12A)
Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Monday 16th February 2pm
Saturday 21st February 2pm
forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.
Larry spans the globe, while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
Hunger Games: Night at the Mocking jay Museum: Part 1 (12A) Secret of the Katniss Everdeen is in District Tomb (PG) 13 after she shatters the games
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Thursday 26th February 7.30pm
Interstellar (12A)
A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Saturday 7th March 2pm
Penguins of Madagascar (U)
Super spy teams aren’t born... they’re hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world.
Thursday 26th March 7.30pm
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (12A)
Bilbo and Company are forced to be embraced in a war against an armed flock of combatants and the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and incinerating all of Middle-Earth.
Film Tickets £6.50 film screenings birthday party treat
£5 concessions £4 children Earlybird screenings
Friday 17th April 10am & 2pm
Big Hero 6 (U)
Big Hero 6 follows the special bond between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
All 10am screening tickets £3 Our film screenings make the perfect
birthday party treat, so why not book
What’s coming next?
For further information
For up-to-date film programme and additions please visit www.theberrytheatre.co.uk
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and bookings email theberrytheatre@eastleigh.gov.uk
Box office: 023 8065 2333
Hedge End Half-Term Offer Please note screening dates may change subject to release dates.
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N ew W riting
Saturday 14th March 2pm – 4pm
Masterclass with Mike Kenny This season we are inviting aspiring writers to join us for a masterclass with the award-winning writer Mike Kenny. This will focus on writing for theatre and performance and will be a mixture of practical workshops and discussions. Mike Kenny is one of England’s leading writers specialising in family and young people’s theatre. He was included in the Independent on Sunday’s list of Top Ten Living Playwrights and his plays are performed regularly throughout the UK and all over the world. In 2000, he was Arts Council England’s first recipient of The Children’s Award for Playwriting for Children and Young People, and his adaptation of The Railway Children won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.
Tickets: £15 / £10 concessions Word Play Event (see page 20 for more information)
The afternoon also offers an excellent opportunity to meet like-minded writers and find out about new writing opportunities at The Berry Theatre, as well as the chance to develop your voice as a writer.
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21st February, 28th March, 18th April 10am-4pm
Marathon Writing Days
Our monthly marathon days provide the much needed space and time for writers to create new work, alongside like-minded writers. Refreshments will be provided and industry professionals will be on hand to help you along the way. ÂŁ6 per session
5th February 7.30pm
Rapid Response Play Get inspired by writing a creative response to a live production.
Come and see Mr Sole Abode on Thursday 5th February 7.30pm at our sister venue The Point and then respond by writing a short 5 minute play, a poem or short story - whatever inspires you. One hour prior to the show join our pre-show session to find out how best to approach a rapid response play.
These sessions will take place at our sister venue The Point, Eastleigh
This session is free when you book your ticket to the show and takes place at our sister venue The Point, Eastleigh.
Sessions are for ages 14+
Sessions are for ages 14+
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Friday 27th March 6pm The Berry Theatre presents
The Imaginarium From the Imaginations of Children. During the last school year, professional playwrights, directors and illustrators have been working with children from four primary schools in the Borough to write their own two minute plays. The result of these will be performed on this evening by professional actors. Tickets: £6 / £5 concessions Word Play Event (see page 20 for more information)
P articipate
For 8-16 yrs
The Berry Youth Theatre The Berry Youth Theatre is open to all young people aged 8-16 years, giving every young person the opportunity to take part in safe, empowering and challenging theatre regardless of age, background or ability. Weekly workshops take place at The Berry Theatre with professional directors and theatre practitioners; encouraging ensemble work, building confidence and having fun together as a company. As well as weekly workshops, we also offer a range of performance opportunities for all youth theatre members.
“Best Youth Theatre ever!” – Youth Theatre
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To join and for more information on our youth theatre contact youththeatre@eastleigh.gov.uk 023 8062 7806
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P articipate
Tuesdays From 13th January – 31st March
Wednesdays 10am – 3pm From 7th January – 1st April
Inclusive fun and creative sessions in art, dance, music, drama and cooking. Every week multi-arts group explores a new art-form in a relaxed and friendly environment. These sessions are dedicated to any young person with or without disabilities and we warmly welcome new members.
This exciting drama project offers fun, friendly and imaginative sessions for all adults aged 18 – 30 years with learning disabilities and those who have been unemployed for three months or more. The Dreamers is a multi-ability integrated group who take pride in creating a supportive and playful environment for all to participate. Led by members of TreeCreeper Theatre Company, you will have the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and self-esteem, as well as create new and exciting theatre devised by the group.
Integrated Multi-Arts Group 7-13 yrs: 5-6.30pm 14-18 yrs: 6.15-7.45pm The Dreamers
“It’s the highlight of her week, she always comes home in a good frame of mind, she loves attending.” – Parent’s Feedback Based at the d.@rt Centre, Wildern School, Hedge End Sessions are £2.50 payable in blocks of 6 or 12 weeks For more information on the group and to join contact vicki.hargreaves@eastleigh.gov.uk 023 8062 7815
Box office: 023 8065 2333
This season The Dreamers’ production will at The Berry Theatre on Wednesday 25th March, 1.30pm & 7pm (approx. one hour). To find out more and join the group please contact Michelle Bonnel, Tel (023) 8048 3471 or ebr.mencap@ntlworld.com
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C ommunity performances The following events are presented and promoted by hirers of The Berry Theatre. The Berry Theatre therefore cannot accept responsibility for the content of these events or for production values and performances.
Thursday 12th February 6pm
Thursday 19th – Saturday 21st March 7pm
White Rabbit Theatre
The Gregg School
‘It’s a class act’. Does your school have what it takes? Welcome to the 2nd year of HAMDRAM, a drama event where schools all over Hampshire come together to compete with the hope of gaining the coveted HAMDRAM trophy! Whether you are watching or performing, this is an evening not to be missed.
A musical comedy in its true meaning, ‘Guys and Dolls’ has a score that sparkles with hit songs (Luck be a Lady, A Bushel and a Peck and Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat) and a story that dazzles with the warm-heartedness of good victorious over evil. The characters are the minor gangsters, gamblers and entertainers of the streets – the face of Broadway not normally seen on the Broadway stage.
HAMDRAM 2015
Tickets: £8 / £6 conc. · www.whiterabbittheatre.co.uk
Guys and Dolls
Tickets: £8 / £6 conc. · www.gregg.southampton.sch.uk
Sunday 15th February 3pm
Royal Marines Association Concert Band
The RMA Concert Band’s programme of music is entertaining and uplifting: marches, overtures, soloists and music from the shows and movies, offering something for everyone. One of the most experienced wind bands with its members collectively having over 1800 year’s Service. Each year the Band raises considerable sums of money for The Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund.
Wednesday 1st – Saturday 4th April 7.30pm, Sat mat 2.30pm Southampton Musical Society
Our House The Madness Musical
Tickets: £14.50 / £10.50 restricted view seats
Inspired by the music of Madness, the Olivier Awardwinning musical OUR HOUSE is based in 1980’s Camden Town and follows Joe Casey who, on the night of his 16th birthday, commits a petty crime to impress his girlfriend. The musical looks at the two courses Joe’s life might have taken had he stayed to face the music when the police arrive or if he had made a fun for it.
www.rmacb.org.uk
Tickets: £13.50 / £11 conc. · Sat mat £11.00 / £8.50 conc. www.southamptonmusicalsociety.co.uk
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C ommunity performances
Saturday 18th April 7.30pm
Saturday 25th April 3pm & 7pm
Southampton Concert Wind Band
Mayflower Musical Youth Theatre
Tuba Fantastica!
Prepare to be wowed by a stellar performer of world renown. Southampton Concert Wind Band is delighted to join forces with Tuba Legend Les Neish in a special concert bringing together this award-winning band and a musical virtuoso. A performer at the World’s biggest venues, Les has even played with the pop star Sting. This is a concert not to be missed. Tickets: £10 / £8 conc. www.southamptonconcertwindband.org
Disney’s Camp Rock: The Musical
Mayflower Musical Youth Theatre present their second youth theatre production and a talented cast of 60 are pleased to bring you Disney’s CAMP ROCK: The Musical. Summer is here, and ‘Camp Rock’ are going head to head with their ultimate rivals ‘Star Camp’ in the performance of their lives. This is a light hearted story about life, love, music, friendships and deceit. Featuring hit songs from Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2. Tickets: £10 / £8 conc.
Sunday 3rd May 4pm Rhythmic Jamm Dance Academy
Dance Fusion 2
After an outstanding first show last year the Rhythmic Jamm Dance Academy are back to impress. An exciting evening, showcasing a variety of dance styles. Dancers aged five years and upwards, come together to create an evening you don’t want to miss. Tickets: £8 · www.rhythmicjammdanceacademy.com
Box office: 023 8065 2333
Friday 8th May 7.30pm Maskers Theatre Company
Richard II
Shakespeare’s tale of political intrigue and fight for the crown brought to you in this touring production by Southampton’s leading amateur theatre company as part of the RSC Open Stages Project. Tickets: £10 / £8 conc. · www.maskers.org.uk
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I nformation
Hiring The Berry Theatre
The Berry Theatre is available for community and commercial hires. Our theatre boasts a state-of-the-art technical specification including digital camera projection, digital audio and lighting and a tension grid, offering easy access to rigging facilities. Total seating capacity is 306 with flexible and accessible seating.
For further information email paul.munday@eastleigh.gov.uk or call 023 8062 7820.
A month of literary events and activities connecting communities by playing with words From 11th March to 15th April 2015 The d.@rt Centre, Wildern School and The Berry Theatre will be holding a variety of literary activities with the support of Eastleigh Borough Council. Look out for the WordPlay logo throughout The d.@rt Centre and The Berry Theatre brochures to find out which events are part of the festival.
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I nformation
Support Us At The Berry Theatre we believe passionately in supporting our local community. Through The Berry Youth Theatre and our Live Wires programme we challenge and inspire young people; through our Integrated Multi-Arts group and our partnership with Mencap, we provide disabled young people and adults with opportunities to learn through the arts; and our creative learning team work with local schools to ensure that every young person growing up in Hedge End has access to high quality cultural education. Adding a £1 donation when you buy tickets for any show at The Berry Theatre will help us to continue to support this vital work. If you would like to support the work of The Berry Theatre year round, why not become a Berry Supporter?
Box office: 023 8065 2333
For £35 a year you will receive several invitations to join us behind the scenes as artists develop their work, priority booking for standup comedy and the knowledge that your support is helping to change young people’s lives.
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It’s easy to book Online: www.theberrytheatre.co.uk
*Carers: We are delighted to offer 1 free ticket to carers to enable disabled visitors to visit The Berry Theatre.
By phone: 023 8065 2333 (please note credit and debit card transactions are subject to a £1 admin fee)
*Group bookings: Buy 10 tickets and get the 11th free when booking for the same performance (available on selected shows)
In person or by post:
Our Box Office will open one hour before each show and 45 minutes before each film. The Berry Theatre, Wildern Lane, Hedge End, Hants SO50 9DE
Please make cheques payable to:
Tickets: Tickets can be reserved and held for three working days (21 days for group bookings) after which they will be released for sale. Tickets are non-refundable but can be changed for another performance of the same show incurring an administration fee of £1.
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Seating plan
U1 U2 U3 U4 U5 U6 U7 U8
U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U14 U15 U16
T1 S1 R1 Q1 P1 N1
T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 N7 N8 N9
M1 M2 M3 M4 L1 L2 L3 L4 K1 K2 K3 K4 J1 J2 J3 J4 H1 H2 H3 H4 G1 G2 G3 G4 F1 F2 F3 F4 E1 E2 E3 E4
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D2 C2 B2 A2
T11 S11 R11 Q11 P11 N11
T12 S12 R12 Q12 P12 N12
T13 S13 R13 Q13 P13 N13
T14 S14 R14 Q14 P14 N14
M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 M11 M12 M13 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 L11 L12 L13 K5 K6 K7 K8 K9 K10 K11 K12 K13 J5 J6 J7 J8 J9 J10 J11 J12 J13 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9 G10 G11 G12 G13 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11 E12 E13
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D7 C7 B7 A7
D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12
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T16 S16 R16 Q16 P16 N16
M14 L14 K14 J14 H14 G14 F14 E14
M15 L15 K15 J15 H15 G15 F15 E15
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Professional Shows only*
Terms and conditions apply, please call our Box Office for further information.
*Concessions
Unless otherwise stated concessions on our professional and film programme are available for under 16s, fulltime students, senior citizens, registered disabled and registered unemployed. We kindly ask that you bring identification. Concessionary prices for community performances may be different. Please check when booking.
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*Family Friendly: Children are welcome at The Berry Theatre. Please ensure that children under the age of 10 are accompanied by an adult. Some professional shows may allow children and toddlers under 18 months to sit on their parent/carer’s lap. Please check age restrictions at the time of booking.
We’re accessible…
We want to make sure your enjoy your visit. Please talk to our Box Office staff about any special requirements when booking.
Full wheelchair access
The Berry Theatre is fully wheelchair accessible. Please book wheelchair seating in advance via our Box Office on 023 8065 2333 to ensure your needs are fully catered for on arrival.
Infra red hearing system
The Berry Theatre benefits from an infra red hearing facility for those hard of hearing. Please ask at the box office for details.
Large Print brochures and audio guides
We can offer a large print version or audio version of our season brochure.
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Assistance Dogs
We welcome registered assistance dogs in all areas of our building.
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Parking is available at the following location: Budgens,
Upper Northam Road, Hedge End, SO30 4DY Thanks to our friends at Budgens there are 92 FREE parking spaces just five minutes walk from the theatre. To use Eastleigh Borough Council’s popular “Park and Stride” facility, park at the store and follow the signs along the short walk to the theatre.
Wildern School, Wildern Lane, Hedge End SO30 4EJ No parking on site for daytime performances. There is limited parking available on the Wildern School site for evening performances. Please park courteously.
By Bus
We can be reached by numerous bus services which stop directly outside The Berry Theatre. For full information and to plan your route visit http://www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk
By Train
Hedge End train station is 1.5 miles from the theatre. The station is served by lots of local taxi companies which can be booked in advance. Trains run directly from Eastleigh and Winchester to the North West and Botley and Fareham to the East.
The Berry Theatre is managed under agency by Eastleigh Borough Council. Please contact Ellie Russell on 023 8062 7810 (ellie.russell@eastleigh.gov.uk) for information on sponsoring the next season brochure.
By Bike
Wildern School next to the theatre has space for 146 bicycles to be stored under cover in an open, visible area where they can easily be locked for safe keeping.
By Car
From the M27, take junction 7 towards Hedge End village. At the traffic lights in the village, turn left down Wildern Lane. The Berry Theatre is 200m down the road on your right.
Box office: 023 8065 2333
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At a glance
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Live Screen
March
January 17th 17th 22nd
CT F LS
24th
NW
29th 31st 31st
F CT F
Saturday Storytime Paddington NT Live presents Treasure Island Marathon Writing Days (at The Point, Eastleigh) Fury Saturday Storytime Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
4th
LS
6th
T
7th 7th 12th
CT F LS
19th – 21st CP 26th
F
27th 28th
T NW
April
February 5th 5th
F NW
7th
CT
11th
LS
12th
CP
15th 16th
CP F
17th
CT
21st
NW
21st
F
26th 28th
F CT
Skeleton Twins Rapid Response Play (at The Point, Eastleigh) Red Ladder and Dumbwise present Nicobobinus RSC Live presents Love’s Labour’s Lost White Rabbit Theatre presents HAMDRAM 2015 The Royal Marines Concert Band The Hunger Games: Mocking jay Part 1 Darren Ellis Dance and Ronan Kozokaro present Meeting Mr Boom! Marathon Writing Days (at The Point, Eastleigh) Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Interstellar Paul Taylor-Mills presents The Cat in the Hat
1st – 4th
CP
10th & 11th T 14th & 15th CT 16th
LS
17th 18th
F NW
18th
CP
25th
CP
May 3rd
CP
8th
CP
RSC Live presents Love’s Labour’s Won The Reduced Shakespeare Company presents The Complete History of Comedy Saturday Storytime Penguins of Madagascar NT Live presents Behind the Beautiful Forevers The Gregg School presents Guys and Dolls The Hobitt: The Battle of the Five Armies The Imaginarium Marathon Writing Days (at The Point, Eastleigh)
Southampton Musical Society presents Our House, The Madness Musical The Berry Youth Theatre presents James and the Giant Peach Tall Stories presents The Snail and the Whale NT Live presents The Hard Problem Big Hero 6 Marathon Writing Days (at The Point, Eastleigh) Southampton Concert Wind Band presents Tuba Fantastica! Mayflower Musical Youth Theatre presents Disney’s Camp Rock: The Musical
Rhythmic Jamm Dance Academy presents Dance Fusion 2 Maskers Theatre Company presents Richard II
The Berry Theatre, Wildern Lane, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire SO30 4EJ Box Office: 023 8065 2333 www.theberrytheatre.co.uk
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