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Comedy
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Howard Jones
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Mister Maker & The Shapes
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MapDance 2016
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Peta Lily (Discovery Centre)
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A Comedy Gala
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Grease
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Swinging At The Cotton Club
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Not Now, Bernard
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Russell Howard
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The Thinking Drinkers
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Fake It ‘Til You Make It
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Lysistrata
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The Big Jelly
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Round & Round The Garden
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GOlive (Discovery Centre)
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Scratch Shakespeare
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Wessex Dance Academy
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Simon Callow : Orson Welles
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Charity Concert
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The Big Jelly
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Soho Cinders
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A-Z of Musicals
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Travels With My Aunt
The Pajama Game
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Shhh!
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Manpower (Discovery Centre)
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Barry Cryer
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The Birthday Party
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La Bohème
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Peppa Pig’s Surprise
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Show of Hands
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Richard Herring : Happy Now?
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Winchester Chamber Music Festival Concert Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory
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Mark Watson: I’m Not Here
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HMS Pinafore
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Invincible
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Community
Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 January 7.30pm Matinée Wednesday 2.30pm
Christmas has passed when scandal erupts at the North Pole. One of Santa’s reindeer has accused him of sexual harassment. A horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges which seems to implicate everyone from the littlest elf to Santa himself. WARNING: This is an adult comedy. Tickets £10.00. Performed by Gallows Productions in the Cafe Bar.
DRAMA Comedy
Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 April 7.30pm Friday 5 February 7.30pm Matinee Wednesday 2.30pm
A unique comedic drinking show written and performed by Ben McFarland & Tom Sandham. Slide onto the bar stool of discovery and enjoy several FREE DELUXE DRINKS as the Thinking Drinkers embark on a hilarious, alcohol-fuelled journey through the liquid lives of history’s most extraordinary elbow-benders including Andre The Giant, James Bond and Jesus Christ. The aim of the show is to revive the lost art of discerning drinking. Did we mention the free drinks? Ben and Tom are drinks columnists for the Daily Telegraph. Tickets £17.00 Theatre Royal Winchester is delighted to host the Cabinet Rooms Hub for Winchester Cocktail Week in Feb 2016. For more information, visit www.winchestercocktailweek.co.uk
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Dance
Wednesday 10 February 7.30pm
10th Anniversary Spring Tour mapdance celebrates with an exciting varied set of works by international contemporary choreographers. The University of Chichester’s MA touring company is an established group of young dynamic dancers recruited nationally and internationally. Their richly diverse repertoire offers you a refreshing mixture of gritty dance-theatre, wry humour, and intricate choreography. Happy Birthday, mapdance!
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Community
Wednesday 17 – Saturday 20 February 7.30pm Matinée Saturday 2.30pm Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
ENCORE Youth Theatre celebrate their 35th birthday with the electrifying No.1 greatest rock'n'roll musical of all time. Featuring You're The One That I Want, Grease Is The Word, Summer Nights, Hopelessly Devoted To You, Sandy, Greased Lightnin' and many more. Contains some moderate language. Tickets £15.00. Concessions £10.00. Family £45.00 (2 adults / 2 concessions). Saturday matinée – Adult £12.50. Concessions £7.50. Buy 9 tickets & get the 10th FREE.
Music & Dance
Friday 26 February 7.30pm
Step back into 1920s New York and Harlem's hottest night spot, The Cotton Club! Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald got the club swinging while dancers Featuring Bojangles Robinson and the The Jiving Lindy Hoppers & Nicholas Brothers lit up the Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra stage. The exciting dance and music of The Cotton Club is recreated by The Jiving Lindy Hoppers, the world's premier jazz dance company, and Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra featuring Marlene Hill and Megs Performance Sponsored by Etherington. Tickets £24.00
Swinging at the
“A positive pleasure to behold” The Guardian
Cotton Club
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Drama
Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2 March 8.00pm
Bryony Kimmings & Tim Grayburn ‘Beautiful and funny and intelligent and true’ The Guardian (AUS)
‘Bold, brave and very brilliant’ The Independent
FAKE IT ‘til you make it
A wickedly warming show about the wonders and pitfalls of the human brain, being in love and what it takes to be a man. Bryony is an outrageous, hilarious and fearless performance artist from London. Tim is an outrageous, hilarious and fearless account manager from a top advertising agency. Bryony and Tim are a couple. Six months into their relationship, Bryony found out that Tim suffers from severe clinical depression. Expect homemade music, stupid dancing, onstage arguments, real-life stories, tears and truths. Tickets £17.00. Concessions £15.50. Groups/Schools £13.00 Suitable for age 16+ Free Post-Show Discussion - 1 March Chaired by Dr Marianne Sharp.
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Drama
Thursday 3 & Friday 4 March 7.30pm
LYSISTRATA Adapted by David Studdard after Aristophanes Directed by Tamsin Shasha
‘a slick, hilariously funny show which rattles along at high speed’ The Stage
‘Greek at school was never as naughty and so much fun as this’ What’s On Stage
Nationally acclaimed Actors Of Dionysus are back with a no holds barred version of Aristophanes' comedy. Follow our heroine, Lysistrata, and the women of Greece when they deny their men sex in order to stop a bloody war. As tensions mount on both sides, see who wins and whether peace is restored. Tickets £17.00. Concessions £15.50. Schools/Groups £13.00. Contains strong language & comic scenes of an adult nature. Age 14 and over.
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Drama
Monday 7 – Saturday 12 March 7.30pm Matinée Wednesday 1.30pm & Saturday 2.30pm
A Comedy by Alan Ayckbourn
Starring Natasha
Gray & Kevin Pallister from Emmerdale
Enjoy a wildly comic and at times poignant drama by the master of comedy, Alan Ayckbourn. Round And Round The Garden reveals the secrets, lies and deception simmering beneath the surface of family relationships. Norman is intent on making all the women in his life happy. Without considering the repercussions, he simultaneously attempts to seduce his
sister-in-law, charm his brother's wife and still keep his own wife happy. Tickets £22.00. Concessions £20.50. Friends £20.00. Schools/Groups £12.00. Matinées £19.00. Concessions £16.50. Friends £16.00. Schools/Groups £12.00. Friends Opening Night Offer- Buy 2 full price tickets for the price of one. Free Pre-Show Talk by Dr Richard Cuming 8 March 6.00pm.
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Community
WESSEX DANCE ACADEMY An evening of exciting choreography and moving film, this is a dance company you will never forget.
Wednesday 16 March 7.00pm Wessex Dance Academy returns with a new cohort of young people whose lives have been transformed by dance. Join us as the new company of dancers share their 12 week journey and celebrate their hard work and commitment with three new pieces of dance. The evening will also feature the Wessex Girls : Wessex Boys- the Academy’s performance company made up of Graduates from the past 10 cohorts. Tickets: Suggested donation of £3.00 Please reserve your ticket by calling the box office on 01962 840440.
Community
Saturday 19 March 7.30pm
‘Exceptional production worthy of the West End’ Chichester Observer
The acclaimed production of the musical The Pajama Game by University of Chichester Touring Company follows their sell-out tours of Sweet Charity in 2015 and Anything Goes in 2014. In 1950s America, the new Supervisor of the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory falls head-over-heels for a firebrand Union rep. Sparks fly when the employees are refused a pay rise. Amateur Production by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd Tickets £14.00. Concessions £12.00. Student/Under16: £10.00. Family of Four £36.00.
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Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell. Music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Based on the novel 7½ Cents by Richard Bissell.
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Literature
Thursday 17 March 7.30pm
SIMON CALLOW Orson Welles One Man Band Talking about the third volume in his epic survey of Orson Welles’ life and work, Simon Callow probes into one of the most complex artists of the twentieth century. He examines the triumphs and failures of an ambitious one-man assault on one medium after another – theatre, radio, film, television, even, at one point, ballet. In each, Welles’ radical approach opened up new directions and hitherto unglimpsed possibilities. Simon Callow will delve into what it was like to be around Welles, and what it was like to be him. Tickets £18.00.
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Community Friday 18 March Charity Concert in aid of of Clic Sargent, Trinity House and The Alzheimer's Society.
SJ THEATRE
Hit songs from Elvis, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Cash and more.
Tuesday 22 – Thursday 24 March 7.30pm Edgy, fun and deliciously naughty. When a poor student becomes romantically involved with a London mayoral candidate, his lap-dancing step-sisters are the least of his problems.
Plus Glenn M Ford- A Tribute To Sir Norman Wisdom. Tickets £16.00
Their worlds collide, creating a satirical and funny twist to the Cinderella story.
SJ THEATRE Friday 25 – Saturday 26 March 7.30pm. Matinee Saturday 2.30pm
Tickets £16.00. Concessions £14.50. Groups 10+ £14.00.
Cats. Miss Saigon. Rent. Wicked. Travel on a journey through the musical theatre alphabet, enjoy songs and dance from your favourite musicals. Tickets £14.00. Concessions £12.00. Groups 10+ £12.00. Saturday matinée £10.00.
Book both A-Z of Musicals and Soho Cinders for £12.00 per ticket.
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Drama DRAMA
Monday 28 March Saturday 220 April Tuesday 19 and-Wednesday April7.30pm 7.30pm Matinée Thursday 1.30pm & Wednesday Saturday 2.30pm Matinee 2.30pm
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Tickets £24.00. C oncessions £20.50 . Friends £20.00. M atinée £17.00. Schools/Groups £1 3.00. Friends Opening Night Offer- Buy 2 full price tickets for the price of one.
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Winchester Discovery Centre Neighbourhood Watch! Theatre Royal Winchester ventures next door to present four cutting edge theatre performances from leading artists in the intimate space of Winchester Discovery Centre. Thursday 10 March Thursday 11 February
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Expe unex ct the pecte d, a n d reme mbe r – if gotta ya g GOli o, ve!
GOli WINC HEST ER
The latest show from this unique award-winning artist takes an unflinching look at the ordinary. An all-waving, all-drowning look at hidden corners of life where Dionysian worship rubs shoulders with Stevie Smith, Charles Bukowski and Japanese outsider art. This 60 minute show crackles with rhythmic verse, stream-of-consciousness jokes, intimate performing presence, searing honesty and humorous charm.
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All performances 7.45. Tickets £16
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An engaging, intimate and unpredictable evening of work by an international, generations-spanning group of women who have the potential to tickle, tempt and turn you on to what dance-based performance can do and be. Artists on the bill are likely to include Rebecca Evans, Susan Kempster, Alice Labant, Sarah Kent, Gloria Sanvicente Amor and Lorna V. Curated by veteran arts journalist Donald Hutera (The Times)
A man w orking. A man playing. A man p laying a being a t man. A celebratio n of everyd ay malenes Manpower s, is the new s how from T Theatre Aw otal ard winners Two Destin Language. ation Recommen ded for age 16+
Thursday 9 June
Greyscale present investigation into what happens when we discover that our GODS ARE An parents are flawed human beings, and that at some point, sooner FALLEN than we think, they are suddenly going to disappear from our AND ALL lives. SAFETY “What a quiet, restrained and gently devastating piece this is!” GONE Miriam Gillinson, Time Out
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Comedy
Friday 8 April 7.30pm Performance Sponsored by
Barry Cryer and Colin Sell – the Ant and Dec of the Sanatogen set, reunite to bring you a new show, devised by them after the visitors left. Cryer, still a “Sprightly Veteran” (Undertakers Gazette) and Sell a “Legendary Virtuoso” (Pensioners Website) combine to entertain you with songs, jokes and the amazing realisation that they’re still here. Join them before they come apart. Tickets £22.00.
Opera
Thursday 21 April 7.30pm
We are delighted to welcome back the critically acclaimed Swansea City Opera performing Puccini's La Bohème, one of opera's greatest romances. Only the stoniest of hearts could fail to be moved by this story of doomed love among bohemian artists in 19th century Paris. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear live on stage Puccini’s shimmering concoction of soaring vocal lines and lush orchestral melodies. Sung in English and accompanied by a chamber orchestra. Tickets £25.00. Concessions £22.50. Friends £22.00. Schools/Groups £11.50. Pre-show discussion at 6.15pm. Hosted by Artistic Director of Swansea City Opera, Brendan Wheatley.
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SPRING 2016
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23 & 24 May
INVINCIBLE
“Not much theatre makes me laugh out loud continually but Invincible, a spiky new comedy of culture clash and embarrassment from Torben Betts, is a rare and cherishable example.” Evening Standard “a refreshing, Ayckbourn-style comedy” Daily Mail
BOOKING NOW OPEN!
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December 2016 - January 2017
Music
Friday 29 April 8.00pm ‘Still at the top of their game, Show Of Hands present an irresistible, uncompromising, rousing live show.’ Mark Radcliffe Making a triumphant return to the songs and sounds that inspired them, the duo’s Long Way Home tour will feature material from the new studio album alongside their trademark anthemic, acoustic classics. Tickets £22.00.
Show of Hands Comedy
‘One of the great English bands.’ Peter Gabriel Saturday 30 April 8.00pm
After years of drifting aimlessly and alone, Richard Herring is now settled down with a wife and a tiny baby. Is he finally happy now? Or does responsibility for the lives of others come with its own terrors? In his twelfth solo stand up show, Richard examines whether we can ever hope to be or are meant to be truly content. If we were never unhappy would happiness have any meaning? Tickets £17.00.
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Richard Herring
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Music
Sunday 1 May 7.00pm
Schubert: String Quartet No.14 ‘Death and the Maiden’ Brahms: String Sextet No.2
Winchester Chamber Music Festival runs from Friday 29 April - Monday 2 May. Other concerts at Winchester Discovery Centre and St Lawrence Church. Tickets from Theatre Royal Winchester.
Drama
Performed by internationally renowned musicians Navarra String Quartet, Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), Douglas Paterson (viola) & Kate Gould (cello). Tickets £17.00. Concessions £6.00. Public booking opens 8 February
Tuesday 3 - Saturday 7 May Hamlet Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat 7.30pm. Thu 1.30pm.
Realpolitik, madness, sex, murder – in a drama that is both a thriller and the profoundest meditation on our human condition.
Shakespeare Shakespeare at the
Tobacco Factory
All’s Well That Ends Well Thu 7.30pm. Sat 2.30pm.
A young woman saves the French King’s life and is rewarded with the right to choose her own husband. But what if the chosen one won’t play the game? Tickets £23.00. Concessions £21.50. Friends £21.00. Schools/Groups £11.50. See both plays in one day on 5 or 7 May for £39.50
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Theatre Information
Reservations We are happy to hold reservations for up to three working days unless it’s 7 days or less before the performance. Exchanges and Resales You can exchange your tickets for a different performance of the same show, subject to a charge of £1.00 per ticket. We regret that tickets cannot be refunded. Please Note Theatre Royal Winchester reserves the right to vary the advertised programme and facilities when necessary and apologises for any inconvenience this may cause. We endeavour to give warnings about the content of performances, notably strong language, adult content and noise. However, as many shows are in rehearsal when booked, full details are not always available.
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How To Find Us Theatre Royal Winchester is a short walk from Winchester Train Station. Car Parking is free after 6pm and on Sundays.
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A Family Ticket offers a reduced price for groups of four, of which at least one must be an adult.
For full information on access and facilities for people with disabilities, please visit theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/your-visit/access-and-disability or contact the Box Office on 01962 840 440.
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Access There is lift access to all levels Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas of the building. Hearing Impaired: We have an induction loop system in the auditorium. Wheelchair Users: There are a number of wheelchair spaces in the Stalls. Please call the Box Office to book wheelchair spaces. According to the terms of our licence, wheelchair users must be accompanied during a performance. Essential Companion: A ticket for an essential companion can be purchased at a 50% discount.
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Become a Friend and enjoy • Two for One ticket Offers on the opening of selected shows • Discounts on tickets for many shows • Advance notification of many shows Annual membership from just £25.00. Buy Now - Phone 01962 840 440 For more information, pick up a leaflet or visit www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/support-us. Brochure graphic design by Paul Bateman, paul@paulbateman.com. Published by Live Theatre Winchester Trust (Charity No. 1077139)
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Join In! Artstart For ages 8-12 Tutored by Donna Vokes Join any time as long as there are spaces Mondays After-School Art Club 11 January- 21 March (excl half term)
4.00-5.30. 10 weeks £100. FREE Taster Session 4 January 3.30-4.30 Tuesdays Creative Clay Club 12 January-9 February. 5 weeks £50. FREE Taster Session 5 January www.artstartuk.com / info@donnavokes.com
Silver Stage Tuesdays Acting Classes for Older Adults 10.00-12.00. 10 weeks £120. FREE Taster Session 5 January A Director led performance group, exploring work for those experienced in life. Funded by Winchester City Council
Ukelele
Absolute Beginners Wednesdays 13 January – 23 March (ex 17 Feb) 10.30-12.00. 10 Weeks £120.
Learn the happiest instrument in the world. No previous musical knowledge required. You are guaranteed to be able to play a whole song by the end of your first lesson. You will need your own ukulele so you can practise at home.
Story and a Song For Pre-School Children 7 January-24 March (excl half term) 10.30-11.30.
Child must be accompanied by an adult.
12 January-22 March (excl half term)
Thursdays
First Session FREE 10 weeks £40.50.
Lunchtime Choir 7 January-24 March (excl half term) 1.30-2.30. Open to everyone whatever your ability. No auditions. No need to read music. Just come along and enjoy singing with like minded people.
First Session FREE 10 weeks £45.50.
Classes FREE Taster Session 6 January 10.30 -12.00. Drop in any time. Try out a selection of ‘ukes’. There will also be ukuleles for sale. Improvers Fridays Pay-As-You-Go every Friday. Learn new techniques and styles. Have a lot of fun. £10 payable on the day.
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Youth Theatre Young Theatre Royal gives performers aged 6 to 21 the opportunity to learn new skills, have fun, gain confidence and perform on stage.
To find out more or get involved, visit theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/ get-involved/youth-theatre or phone Anna on 01962 844600 ext 208 or email anna.carr @theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk.
Youth theatre companies meet in Winchester, Bishops Waltham, Denmead, The Wallops, West Meon and Whitchurch.
The Big Jelly Sunday 6 March 6.00pm
Sunday 20 March 6.00pm
Whitchurch and The Wallops Youth Theatres present a hilarious theatrical feast of comedy entertainment, jampacked with fun and frolics. directed by Emma Boniface.
Denmead and Bishops Waltham Youth Theatres present a quirky collaboration of puppetry, interactive storytelling and energy fuelled drama. Directed by Callum English and Andrea Young.
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Community
Monday 14 March Performance 1 - 6.30pm Performance 2 - 7.30pm, Performance 3 - 8.30pm
Now in its sixth year, Scratch Shakespeare allows University of Winchester students to create dramatic re-inventions of classic Shakespeare plays.
Workshops
Expect a unique night of all that is Bard! Three shows, three directors, all crammed into three hours of entertainment. Tickets £10.00.
Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28 January 7.00pm – 8.30pm
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in collaboration with TRW & YMCA The Occasion are running two free, Drama and dance workshops fully accessible, ‘taster’ workshops for anyone (14+) who’d like to be Over the next year The Occasion involved in this project. will be working towards staging a large-scale community production Places limited. To book, please email info@theoccasiontheatre.com of ‘The Time Machine’.
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Family Sundays at Winchester Discovery Centre Fabulous shows for children and their families ALL ticket prices £7.50 or four for £24.00
21 February 11.30am The Tap Dancing Mermaid Gather round, gather round for the Moon’s magical, mystical story about a tippetty-top tap dancer. For everyone aged 3 to 133!
To book call Winchester Discovery Centre on 01962 873 603 or visit www.hants.gov.uk/wdc
13 March 11.30am How the Koala Learnt to Hug Adapted from the best-selling book by Steven Lee. For ages 3 to 103!
17 January 11.30am Little Red and the Wolves Once there was a Girl... and a Wolf. For ages 5 to105! (Not suitable for under 5’s)
20 March 11.30am Bec and Tom’s Laundry Oh pants! It's laundry day! But Bec has other ideas. For ages 5+
31 January 11.30am & 1.30pm The Boy who Bit Picasso Hands on show introducing the great artist. For ages 4 to 8 14 February 11.30am & 2.30pm My Pet Monster and Me! Lots of fun for little monsters and their grown-ups. For monsters aged 3 to 7
17 April 11.30am Curious Creatures Welcome to the ‘Curious Creatures’ wildlife park. For ages 4+
Sponsors & Supporters Funders Platinum
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Is your organisation interested in supporting Theatre Royal Winchester? Contact Head of Development Bryony Hope to discuss options: bryony.hope@theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk, 01962 844 600 x206.
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Family Friendly Shows Can you remember the first show you went to see? Did it surprise you? Amaze you? Did you learn something? Did you discover a lifelong love of theatre?
We are committed to providing you with quality family arts experiences and to encouraging your family to create new memories and discover, learn and enjoy performances together. We want your journey - from seeing information about a show to sitting with your children in your seats - to be as easy and as exciting as possible. That is why over the coming months we will be talking to our audiences about how we can improve your experience of your Theatre Royal. Make your contribution by emailing rosanna.sloan@theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Children
Tuesday 5 April Sunday 7 February 1.00pm & 7.00pm 4.00pm Come and join your ultimate arts and craft hero Mister Maker for his first ever live theatre tour! Packed full of arty adventures there’ll be a big 'make' to take part in, super songs to join in with, a fabulous supporting cast, and not forgetting The Shapes - Mister Maker's colourful all-dancing friends Circle, Square, Rectangle and Triangle! Mini Makers, get ready to make some amazing arty creations! Tickets £15.50. Concessions & Child £12.00. Family £50.00 (4 inc at least one adult)
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Children
Sunday 28 February 11.00am & 2.00pm We've all got a monster in us that wants to go grrrr!
BY DAVID McKEE A Mercury Theatre Colchester Production.
It sometimes feels as though everyone’s just too busy to listen to little Bernard, but when he finds a big purple monster in the garden things rapidly go from bad to worse. Expect masks, puppets, music, possibly the biggest teddy in the world … oh, and LOTS of mess! Tickets £14.00. Family £43.00 (4 inc at least one adult) . Age Recommendation 3 – 8 years.
Children
Adapted and Directed by Daniel Buckroyd Adapted from ‘Not Now, Bernard’, ‘The Two Monsters’ and ‘The Monster And The Teddy Bear’, by David McKee.
Tuesday 5 April 7.00pm
C-12 Dance Theatre Books flying overhead, free-running on moving shelves and falling in love – all this in a library? An entertaining story of a fight to save a library that is being closed. Five performers manipulate the set and surroundings to create an innovative piece of dance theatre. Tickets £13.00. Family £43.00 (four tickets to inc at least one adult). Age recommendation: 3+
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No hidden extras. What you see is what you pay- £1 restoration levy & £1 transaction fee included in ticket price.
Children
Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 April 10.00am, 1.00pm & 4.00pm
A rollicking, all singing, dancing interactive adventure.
The Daily Telegraph
Surprise! Peppa Pig, George and their friends are back in Winchester with a brand new live stage show. Mummy and Daddy Pig have got a surprise for Peppa and George- they can't guess what it is, can you?
A treat for your little one’s eyes and ears. Daily Express
Enjoyably inventive. Time Out
SUMMER 2016
Enjoy fun, games and of course, surprises in this charming, colourful new show with new songs and new life size puppets, the perfect theatre show for all pre-schoolers! Tickets £18.00. Family £64.00 (4 tickets to include at least one adult). Schools/Groups £16.00. Age recommendation: Up to 7 yrs
31 May-1 June Jungle Book 7-8 June Tiddler And Other Terrific Tales 24 July Hairy Maclary's Cat Tales
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SPRING 2016
THEATRE ROYAL
WINCHESTER an
Sulliv & t r e b l i By G
12 - 14 May
23 & 24 May
INVINCIBLE
“Not much theatre makes me laugh out loud continually but Invincible, a spiky new comedy of culture clash and embarrassment from Torben Betts, is a rare and cherishable example.” Evening Standard “a refreshing, Ayckbourn-style comedy” Daily Mail
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