New Wimbledon Theatre Season Brochure

new Wimbledon Theatre WINTER/SPRING 2010

FRI 4 DEC 09 - SUN 10 JAN 10 PAMELA ANDERSON GUEST STARS AS THE GENIE 13 - 27 DEC

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Tue 16 March - Sat 3 April 2010

CONTENTS Aladdin 4 Dec 09 - 10 Jan 2010

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Dancing in the Streets 25 - 30 Jan 2010

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Chinese State Circus 4 - 6 Feb 2010

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Die Fledermaus

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Exclusive Priority Booking Ambassador Friends’ discounts at your home venue and ATG’s other regional AND West End venues Silver Friends enjoy 2 for 1 tickets!

For just £30**, Silver Friends enjoy 2 for 1 ticket discounts on most shows (specific dates/times apply) and can look forward to booking 2 for 1 discounts* online very shortly. In the meantime please contact the box office.

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* Discounts not available for The Misanthrope. Priority ticket allocation only. **Silver Friends will increase to £35 from 1 January 2010

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Traces 25 - 27 Feb 2010

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Porridge 15 - 20 Feb 2010

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Sleeping Beauty 22 - 23 Feb 2010

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Ruby Wax (4-12 Dec) Pamela Anderson (13-27 Dec) Anita Dobson (28 Dec-3 Jan) Paul O’Grady (5-10 Jan) And Brian Blessed as Abanazar During three Saturdays in December (5, 12 & 19) New Wimbledon Theatre will be in store with exciting Panto Pop-Ups where the characters of Aladdin come to life as they search for the magical lamp. So while you’re doing your Christmas shopping why not take a break at Selfridges Widow Twankey’s Cafe on the lower ground floor and enjoy the festive fun of Panto!

Swan Lake 24 Feb 2010 Horrible Science 3 - 6 Mar 2010

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Rat Pack 8 - 13 Mar 2010

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 16 Mar - 3 Apr 2010

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Tap Dance Fever

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8 - 10 Apr 2010 Giselle 16 - 17 Apr 2010

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Dinner Ladies 26 Apr - 1 May 2010

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The Hobbit 4 - 9 May 2010

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Spamalot 29 May - 5 Jun 2010

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Derren Brown 10 - 15 May 2010

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Studio

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For One Night Only

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Creative Learning

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Booking Information

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Prices

This year, New Wimbledon Theatre is proud to announce an exclusive partnership with Selfridges during the Christmas period to promote Aladdin starring

11 - 12 Feb 2010

For just £25, enjoy

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE SELFRIDGES WINDOWS ON OXFORD STREET

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More information can be found at www.selfridges.com

Supporting the Theatres for Theatres Appeal in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital www.gosh.org © 2007 Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.

Registered charity no 235825

Fri 4 December 2009 – Sun 10 January 2010

THE HOME OF LONDON PANTOMIME

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WITH SPECIAL GUEST STARS

BRIAN BLESSED stars as Abanazar

RUBY PAMELA WAX ANDERSON

ANITA DOBSON

PAUL O’GRADY

4 - 12 Dec

28 Dec - 3 Jan

5 - 10 Jan

13 - 27 Dec

New Wimbledon Theatre are thrilled to announce the biggest line-up in pantomime history.

Renowned broadcaster and irrepressible comedienne Ruby Wax is the first to guest star as the Genie of the Lamp in London’s most talked-about pantomime this Christmas. Originally best known for her role as CJ Parker in Baywatch, one of the most photographed women in the world, Pamela Anderson will be playing the role for two weeks only. Following on from Pamela is TV and West End star Anita Dobson. Comedian and chat show host king Paul O’Grady will be playing the role in the New Year, in a triumphant return to Pantoland having not appeared in one since 2005.

Renowned actor, author and adventurer Brian Blessed leads the rest of Aladdin’s cast which includes Ashley Day (Troy Bolton HSM1) as Aladdin and Daniel Sloss (up and coming comedian) as Wishee Washee. They are joined by musical theatre stars Leila Benn Harris as the Princess, Jonathan D Ellis as Widow Twankey and Ian Talbot as the Emperor.

Don’t miss the biggest pantomime of them all this Christmas.

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• Concessions £2 off per ticket (children / senior citizens/students) £3 off per ticket for disabled and companion Golden Period 19 - 29 Dec No discounts or concessions apply to dates marked in red

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Audio Described Performance Tue 5 January 7pm

by Denise Rocard Signed Performance Thu 7 January 7pm by Andy Higgins for Music & The Deaf G E ▲

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December

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THE HIT WEST END SHOW

Motown’s Greatest Hits Featuring the legendary Motown classics: I Heard It Through The Grapevine, My Girl, Dancing in the Streets, I’ll Be There, Stop In the Name of Love, Tears of a Clown, Tracks of My Tears Experience the energy, emotion and electricity of Motown with Dancing in the Streets; a spectacular celebration of the music that came from the heart of Detroit!

After wowing audiences for three years in the West End, Ivor Novello Award-winning director Keith Strachan now brings this hit show to Wimbledon.

Photos of West End cast

Evening Standard

Capital Radio

Mon 25 - Sat 30 Jan 2010 Mon - Thu & Sat eves 7.30pm Fri 5pm & 8.30pm Sat mats 2.30pm Ambassador Friends £5 off price bands S, A & B all perfs Silver Friends Discount 2 for 1 on price bands S, A & B Mon eve & Fri late G E

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The Chinese State Circus presents The Live Action Acrobatic Spectacular Mulan Featuring The Amazing Shaolin Warriors Mulan is based on the legend of one China’s greatest heroines.

Although the tales of how a peasant girl led an army to save her nation from invasion have spread over the world in poems, songs, books and films, this is their first incarnation in the all action world of international circus.

The title role of Mulan is performed by martial arts expert, Cao Jing making her first appearance in the UK. Her 15 years of Kung Fu training will be put to the test in a dramatic fight sequence in which she encounters a giant warrior. Cao Jing started learning martial arts when she was only six years old and has won three championship titles.

Thu 4 - Sat 6 Feb 2010 Thu eves 7.30pm Fri 5pm & 8pm Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm Ambassador Friends £5 off price bands S, A & B Thu eve Silver Friends Discount 2 for 1 on price bands S, A & B Thu & Fri G E

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‘The most exhilarating circus it has been my privilege to see’

‘If there’s one stage show you have to see, this is it!’

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Made famous by such legendary artists as The Four Tops, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, The Commodores, Lionel Richie, The Supremes and Smokey Robinson, Motown broke down barriers around the world whilst producing some of the most influential and enduring songs of the 20th Century. With a full supporting company of singers, dancers and an amazing live band, Dancing in the Streets re-creates the energy, style and music of all your favourite Motown stars!

A TREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

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‘A spectacular delight that will rob you of your breath’ The Sunday Times

A SEDUCTIVE NIGHT AT THE THEATRE

‘One of the most creative and inspiring pieces of entertainment I’ve ever witnessed’ The Sun

‘Eye-poppingly good’ Evening Standard

‘Brilliant, not to mention hilarious.

The most enjoyable evening for ages’

‘Mesmeric, spontaneous and unpretentious’ Metro

Opera Now

Opera della Luna presents

Die Fledermaus

This entirely new and saucy production is directed by Jeff Clarke (with his own new translation) and designed

by Gabriella Csanyi-Wills - the team that created the company’s wonderful recent production of The Mikado.

Since taking the Edinburgh Festival by storm in 2007, followed by sell out seasons in London’s West End, New York, Paris and Montreal, award-winning Traces tours the UK for the first time.

Thu 11 - Fri 12 Feb 2010 Thu & Fri eve 7.30pm Ambassador Friends £5 off price bands S, A & B all perfs Silver Friends Discount 2 for 1 price bands S, A & B Thu eve G E

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Traces is a high energy, dazzling display of urban acrobatics that combines traditional circus skills with basketball, skateboarding, a mix of street and contemporary dance, traditional theatre, humour and amazing audio visual effects.

Set to a soundtrack that includes hip-hop, rock and roll, blues and classical music, this infectious, funky and pioneering new brand of circus is a thrill-a-minute that will leave you begging for more.

The five ultra talented performers reveal snippets of their own personal stories throughout the show, drawing the audience in until the dramatic climax leaves them on the edge of their seats.

‘So thrilling, it will surely make an entire generation run away and join the circus’ The Guardian

Thu 25 - Sat 27 Feb 2010 Thu - Sat eves 7.30pm Sat mat 2.30pm Ambassador Friends £5 off price bands S, A & B Thu eve Silver Friends Discount 2 for 1 on price bands S, A & B Fri eve G E

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by Les 7 Doigts de la Main (The 7 Fingers)

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An evening not to be missed by all fans of opera and lunacy!

Magic FM

Financial Times

One of the world’s most famous operettas, Die Fledermaus, now gets a glittering new look from the country’s best small-scale opera and operetta company. Opera della Luna have earned themselves a matchless reputation, this year celebrating 15 years of acclaimed productions of Gilbert and Sullivan and Offenbach. They now turn their hand to the waltz king Johann Strauss and this most sparkling of scores.

Dr Falke was once left to wander home, drunk and dressed as a bat, by his friend Gabriel von Eisenstein. To exact his revenge he arranges for Eisenstein to attend an extremely risqué party at the home of the outrageous Russian aristocrat, Prince Orlofsky. There, Eisenstein seduces a mysterious Hungarian countess, who is in fact his own wife in disguise.

‘A fantastic night out’

‘Truly delightful.

Mischievous and witty and the outfits have all the razzledazzle of Versace’

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A SURE-FIRE COMIC TREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

★★★★

‘A stirring triumph. behind bars’ The Daily Telegraph

First Night Offer Starring Shaun Williamson (EastEnders and Extras)

First 100 tickets. Available first night.

A new stage adaptation by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.

Prepare for a real ‘coup de theatre’ - the first ever professional stage adaptation of the BBC’s hit comedy Porridge.

Mon 15 - Sat 20 Feb 2010 Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm

Penned by the original writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais - the same fabulous team who brought Auf Wiedersehn Pet to our screens- this hilarious new play features all your favourite Porridge characters.

Ambassador Friends £5 off price bands S, A & B all perfs

So prepare for laughs-a-plenty as Fletch, played by Shaun Williamson, Godber and the other inmates of Slade Prison take on the system under the nose of the ever suspicious Mr Mackay in what promises to be a sure-fire comic treat for the whole family.

Daily Express

Photography by Matt Jamie

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‘Shaun Williamson’s comic timing is spot-on’

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WORLD CLASS BALLET ‘The high reputation of this talented company is well deserved’

‘Colourful costumes, fantastic settings and amazing ballet’ on Swan Lake

Raymond Gubbay presents The Russian State Ballet and Orchestra of Siberia Formed in 1981, The Russian State Ballet of Siberia has quickly established itself as one of Russia’s leading ballet companies and has built an international reputation for delivering performances of outstanding quality and unusual depth. The soloists and corps de ballet are superb and never fail to delight audiences with their breathtaking physical ability and dazzling costumes.

Sleeping Beauty Every child’s favourite fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty is the classic story of love and innocence, mystery and magic set to Tchaikovsky’s sublime score. Stunning choreography, sumptuous costumes and wonderful sets form the fantasy world in which the Lilac Fairy struggles against the evil Carabosse.

Swan Lake

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The greatest romantic ballet of all! This is an immortal love story filled with magic, emotion and beauty. From the opulence and splendour of the magnificent Court to the exhilarating lake scenes where swans play in perfect formation, Tchaikovsky’s hauntingly beautiful music creates a truly unforgettable experience.

Sleeping Beauty Mon 22 - Tue 23 Feb 2010 Eve 7.30pm Swan Lake Wed 24 Feb 2010 Wed mat 2.30pm & eve 7.30pm

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SQUISHY SCIENCE FUN IN A BRAND NEW SHOW

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN Songs include: I’ve Got You Under My Skin, That's Amore, Volare, My Way, My Kinda Town, That’s Life, Sway, New York, New York, Lady is a Tramp, Candyman, Mr Bojangles, Fly Me to the Moon, What Kind of Fool, Everybody Loves Somebody, Me and My Shadow and Mack the Knife

The Birmingham Stage Company presents

Family Discount - £40 2 Adults & 2 Children Available all performances

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By Nick Arnold Adapted by Mark Williams What are millions of animals doing in your kettle? Why don’t penguins get spots? Why do rabbits eat the same food twice?

Why doesn’t the moon wander off? Could a 10 million volt battery float over your head? And how long would it take for your heart to pump enough blood to fill the theatre? Using actors and 3D Bogglevision, Horrible Science has the awful answers. This astounding show will thrill you and your children.

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Age Suitability 6+

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This spectacular production celebrates the incredible singing talent of three world-famous entertainers and performers and some of the finest music and song that has ever been recorded.

Hit follows hit, including: The Lady is a Tramp, Mr Bojangles, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, That’s Amore, Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime, New York, New York, My Kinda Town, Fly Me to the Moon, Sway, Volare, Me And My Shadow, My Way, Memories Are Made Of This and many more.

If you wish you’d swung with the hardest partying pack in town, now’s your chance!

Frank, Sammy & Dean – The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas is still the coolest party in town!

‘A triumphant production’

Mon 8 - Sat 13 Mar 2010 Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm Ambassador Friends £5 off price bands S, A & B all perfs Silver Friends Discount 2 for 1 price bands S, A & B Tue & Fri eve G E

Evening Standard

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Based on the bestselling books written by Nick Arnold, illustrated by Tony De Saulles, and published by Scholastic Ltd. Horrible Science is a trademark of Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. Illustration © Tony De Saulles 2009.

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From the acclaimed producers of Horrible Histories comes the incredibly squishy world premiere - Horrible Science.

Wed 3 - Sat 6 Mar 2010 Wed & Thu 10.30am & 1.30pm Fri 10.30am & 5.30pm Sat 10.30am & 2.30pm

Take a trip back in time to the glamorous, glitzy nights of Las Vegas in the late 1950s and early 1960s where, in the company of three of the world’s most popular entertainers, the fabulous Burrelli Sisters and The Rat Pack Big Band, you will experience Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr and Dean Martin performing at the famous Sands hotel.

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DON’T LET IT TAKE OFF WITHOUT YOU!

‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remains an amazing spectacle, with sets to take the breath away and hitech wizardry that makes Harry Potter look pedestrian’ The Sun

Tue 16 Mar - Sat 3 Apr 2010 Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm The most fantasmagorical stage musical in the history of everything, hits the road in top gear in a brand-new high-flying tour.

With a cast, orchestra and crew of 100 (including ten dogs), sensational sets and stunning special effects, this actionpacked adventure is the story of the magical car, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, and his two children Jeremy and Jemima, alongside Truly Scrumptious and Grandpa Potts, all try and outwit the dastardly Baron and the famously evil Childcatcher.

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Production Photos from 2008 UK Tour

Signed Performance Thu 25 Mar 7.30pm by Andy Higgins from Music & the Deaf Ambassador Friends £5 off price bands S, A & B Mon - Thu eves Silver Friends Discount 2 for 1 on price bands S, A & B Tue & Wed eves (week 1 only) G E ▲

‘There has never been a better show and a better time to cheer up your family’

Bursting with magical songs including Truly Scrumptious, Toot Sweets, Hushabye Mountain and the Oscar nominated title song, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the production has been nominated for three Olivier Awards, won Best Musical in the 2002 Variety Awards, been nominated for five Tony Awards on Broadway and won the coveted Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Family Show in 2006.

Audio Described Performance & Touch Tour Wed 24 Mar 7.30pm

by Denise Rocard

This ravishing award-winning show is guaranteed to be the most exciting theatrical event of the year.

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FROM THE CREATORS OF SPIRIT OF THE DANCE

A DRAMATIC NEW PRODUCTION TO CELEBRATE 10 YEARS ‘English Youth Ballet is a triumph’ Dance Expression

‘EYB cannot be faulted with sets and costumes of real quality’ Dance Europe

‘From Fred Astaire to Tap Dogs, this show taps faster than an express train’ New York Post The spectacular Tap Dance Fever bursts onto the New Wimbledon Theatre stage to take you on a whistle-stop tour of the greatest tap-dance moments in showbiz history.

Featuring tap dance highlights from a selection of smash-hit shows including 42nd Street, Singin’ in the Rain, A Chorus Line and bang up-to-date routines from Tap Dogs and Stomp, this awesome, original show will leave you shouting for more!

Tap Dance Fever taps its way through history from the era of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers right through to the 21st century. Experience the glitz and glamour of outstanding tap dance which has entertained generations and is now a firm fixture on the small screen with the BBC’s So You Think You Can Dance.

Thu 8 - Sat 10 Apr 2010 Thu - Sat eves 7.30pm Sat mat 2.30pm

With enchantingly sumptuous costumes, pretty scenery and spectacular dancing, the production brings Giselle into this century with warmth, colour and drama.

Ambassador Friends £5 off price bands S, A & B all perfs

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY

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English Youth Ballet is offering 100 boys and girls aged between 8 - 18 years the chance to perform in a full length classical ballet Giselle for 3 performances on 16 and 17 April 2010 in Wimbledon. Auditions will be held on 14 Jan 2010. For ages 8 - 11 years: 4.30pm - 6.15pm and 12 - 18 years: 6.45pm - 8.30pm. For an audition pack and registration form either email misslewis@english youthballet.co.uk or call 01689 856 747/01248 422337 or visit www.englishyouthballet.co.uk Photography by Peter Mares and Patrick Baldwin

Fri 16 - Sat 17 Apr 2010 Fri & Sat eves 7.30pm Sat mat 2.30pm Ambassador Friends £5 off price bands S, A & B Fri eve & Sat mat Silver Friends Discount 2 for 1 on price bands S, A & B Fri eve G E

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Smashing box office records around the world, Tap Dance Fever is not to be missed.

English Youth Ballet presents an appealing and dramatic production of Giselle set on an English country estate with an ‘upstairs downstairs’ flavour about a young governess who is betrayed by the unfaithful Prince Albert. In her ultimate heartbreak, untimely death and afterlife her love saves him from the revenge of the Wilis.

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BEST OF BRITISH COMEDY LIVE ON STAGE

Andrew Dunn and Sue Devaney star in Victoria Wood’s

THE BEST-SELLING FANTASY NOVEL LIVE ON STAGE!

‘This is sheer unadulterated bliss that sits a league above and a class apart’ Daily Telegraph

Take one huge hit sitcom from BBC TV and place on a stage in a World premiere national tour starring Andrew Dunn (Tony) and Sue Devaney (Jane) of the original cast of the TV series.

Blend in Victoria Wood’s writing, undoubtedly some of the funniest on television, and whip into a play, based on the second TV series, following the reluctant love story of Bren and Tony, egged on by Dolly, Jean, Twinkle and Anita.

Mix in caretaker Stan’s words of wisdom and coat with regular appearances by Phillippa from Human Resources and Petula, Bren’s dreadful mother and you have a recipe for madness, mirth and twelve rounds of toast!

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Adapted by Glyn

Robbins

Directed by Roy

Marsden

Enjoy the sights, sounds and excitement of the best-selling fantasy novel ever written, in this fresh, spectacular live theatre production with sparkling new magical effectsperfect for Hobbit fans both young and old.

Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and contented Hobbit, has his life turned upside down when he is chosen by Gandalf the Sorcerer to join Thorin Oakenshield, exiled king of the Dwarves, on his quest to reclaim their kingdom and treasure.

A frightening but magical journey - a journey from which they may never return.

The adventurers battle through the Misty Mountains, wind, rain, hail and thunderstorms, narrowly escaping Trolls, Goblins, Wolves and Giant Spiders. Finally Bilbo alone must face the guardian of the treasure, the most feared dragon in all Middle Earth - Smaug...

Join us as we travel ‘there and back again’.

Some scenes may be frightening for children aged under 8

‘Fantastic. Genuinely creates a sense of magic and the perfomances are strong enough to hook everyone’ BBC On-line

Tue 4 - Sun 9 May 2010 Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm Thu mat 1.30pm Sat & Sun mats 2.30pm Ambassador Friends £5 off price bands A & B all perfs Silver Friends Discount 2 for 1 price bands A & B Thu eves G E

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Daily Telegraph

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‘An excellent ensemble cast, rich dialogue and a real affection for her characters’

Mon 26 April - Sat 1 May 2010 Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm

JRR Tolkien’s

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COMING SOON - NOW ON SALE

‘Glorious, irresistible silliness - and puts a goofy grin on your face for the best part of two hours’

SMASH

HIT MUSICAL

The Sunday Times

‘I felt I might actually die of laughter’ The Independent

‘A truly joyous and triumphant evening’ The Daily Express

‘Very funny? You bet.

You have to be a dead parrot not to agree’ The Times

And now for something completely different...

Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot (by Eric Idle and John DuPrez) has had audiences all around the world roaring with laughter since it won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005.

Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table and featuring a bevy (or possibly a brace) of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people, Monty Python’s Spamalot ‘raises silliness to an art form’ (The Sunday Times) and has been hailed as a ‘no holds barred smash hit’ (The New Yorker).

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Recommended for ages 8+ *Reader’s Digest Poll 2009!

Sat 29 May - Sat 5 Jun 2010 Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm Ambassador Friends £5 off price bands S, A & B all perfs Silver Friends Discount 2 for 1 on price bands S, A & B Mon eve (week 2 only) G E ▲

Featuring the hilarious songs ‘He Is Not Dead Yet’, ‘Knights Of The Round Table’, ‘Find Your Grail’ and the Nation’s Favourite Comedy Song* ‘Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life’, Spamalot launches its very first UK tour at New Wimbledon Theatre for a strictly limited run.

Don’t miss your night with the Knights of The Round Table at the most infectiously funny musical of the millennium.

Launch of UK Tour

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COMING SOON NOW BOOKING!

COMING SOON NOW BOOKING!

Wimbledon Light Opera Society... celebrating 80 years of top quality performance... presents Lerner & Loewe’s spectacular musical

WINTER SEASON After the success of the first Fresh Ideas season it’s back from 31 Feb - 22 May. We are presenting a second season featuring the best of new work. To be the first to know about the season, email hannahlevin@theambassadors.com

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Chilli Beans present

THE RUNAWAY

One of the finest of all American musicals yet quintessentially English and an unforgettable theatrical experience. It tells an enduring story with some of the world’s most famous songs - I Could Have Danced All Night; On the Street Where You Live and I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face. Eliza Doolittle, her dustman father, and the man who dreams of changing Eliza’s accent and her life, Professor Henry Higgins - are possibly the best known characters ever to appear on stage. By arrangement with Musicscope and Stage Musicals Limited of New York.

Be prepared for a once-in-a-lifetime theatrical experience when the master of psychological illusion returns to the stage with Derren Brown: Enigma.

This is the second leg of the Enigma tour which started in 2009, visiting theatres in 2010 where it has not been seen previously, as well as returning to some theatres where it appeared last year. Derren will once again bewilder, baffle and bewitch and show why he is one of the country’s most revered live performers; a master of magic, mind control and psychological illusion.

Tue 24 - Fri 27 Nov Eves 7pm, Wed mat 2pm £7/£5 Conc.

This is a musical with an emotional story line of a young man who runs away to join the circus. Expect show stopping numbers, plenty of drama and a circus bonanza.

The Runaway has been devised, written and will be performed by the Chilli Beans part of the Baked Bean Theatre Company.

ADULTS ONLY!

Isosceles present Wed 9 - Sat 12 Jun 2010 Wed - Sat eves 7.30pm Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm

Mon 10 - Sat 15 May 2010 Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm

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Not suitable for children under 12 years

BEHIND YOU Tue 8 - Sun 20 Dec Tue - Sat 7.30pm Sun 6pm No perfs Wed 9 Sun 13 Mon 14 £12/£10 Conc.

Panto at Misery-on-Sea hasn’t gone well and tonight, of all nights, a big producer is coming to see the show. Backstage, tension rises, tempers fray and tantrums rage...

This dark comedy is both funny and moving - giving a perfect bitter-sweet taste for Christmas. Do NOT bring children to this!

Open Mon - Sat 9am - 10pm, Sun 10am- 8pm

Groups and Schools 0844 871 7696 www.ambassadortickets.com/wimbledon Call in person to the New Wimbledon Theatre Box Office 10am - 8pm (6pm on non-performance days). Please note that the Box Office in the New Wimbledon Studio will be open 30 mins before the performance

DISCOUNTS Concessions: Under 16s, full time students, Senior Citizens, Members of Theatre Unions, Friends of New Wimbledon Theatre, disabled patrons and a companion All discounts are subject to availability and at the absolute discretion of the New Wimbledon Studio

Yvette Fielding and the team from Living’s MOST HAUNTED Live on Stage Mon 1 Feb 2010 7.30pm The Most Haunted team of mediums and ghost hunters will reveal purported paranormal activity and stories related to the Theatre and its surroundings and an audience member will be selected to assist in some of the activities directly.

Magic of ELO and Magic of Queen Tue 2 Feb 2010 7.30pm

NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE

‘Magic’, famous for their incredibly successful ‘A Kind of Queen Concert’ are now giving you Two for One. Yes, you are seeing double! This new concert features both Queen and ELO. This concert is a must for all lovers of great music and harmony.

The Paper Moon Theatre Company proudly heralds the return of

Eva Cassidy Story Sat 13 Feb 2010 7.30pm

The ‘Magnificent’ Music Hall Matinee Wed 13 Jan 2010 2.30pm

Over The Rainbow, the Life Story of Eva Cassidy - starring Zoe Tyler (Loose Women) as Eva Cassidy, David Paisley (Holby) and Donna Hazelton (Chicago), is a compelling award-winning Musical which follows Eva’s life through dramatic scenes and stunning live renditions of her music.

With special guest stars...

‘The one and only’ Miss June Whitfield*, ‘Tinkling the ivories’ Mr Bobby Crush and ‘Your own, your very own copper’ Mr. Graham Cole, not forgetting ‘The Queen of the ’Alls’ Miss Jan Hunt.

A special Centenary Celebration that will be a heartwarming and nostalgic extravaganza of song, dance and laughter taking you back to the glorious days of Music Hall. This popular annual visit is much loved by our Wimbledon audiences so don’t miss it! *(subject to TV commitments)

An Audience with Sally Morgan Fri 15 Jan 2010 7.30pm Back by over-whelming public demand Sally Morgan the ‘stars’ psychic’ returns. Sally brings her amazing abilities and her tremendous personality to the stage with a unique theatrical experience, which is both hugely entertaining and enlightening.

The Day of the Dead Sat 16 Jan 2010 7.30pm The Circus of Horrors has toured relentlessly around the World for a staggering 15 years. Now the whole evil ensemble is back with a brand new show.

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Freddie Starr Mon 1 Mar 2010 7.30pm Freddie Starr is back on tour with another unpredictable evening of madness and mayhem as he brings his own brand of outrageous humour to the stage.

Hot Flush! The Musical Tue 6 Apr 2010 7.30pm Starring Lesley Joseph (Birds of A Feather), Hilary O’Neil, Anne Smith, Ruth Keeling and Matt Slack. This outrageous musical is the perfect girls’ night out! Share in the friendships, the secrets, the laughs, the tears and the ups and downs of four ordinary women - and one man - living extraordinary lives.

Pam Ayres Tue 13 Apr 2010 7.30pm Pam’s shows sell out wherever she appears and her current show includes material from her bestselling books, Surgically Enhanced, With These Hands, and The Works plus new poems and stories. Pam’s books are regularly in the bestseller charts and her poems feature in school textbooks around the world.

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CREATIVE LEARNING

Thu 18 Mar 12.30pm - 1.30pm Aimed at students in KS 2 & 3 this interactive session will increase students understanding of different musical instruments and get them playing along! £1 to ticket holders, otherwise £5.

SCHOOLS WORKSHOP Aladdin Tue 15 Dec (schools) Tue 29 Dec (families) 11am - 12pm Held before a matinee performance. A chance to find out more about panto and to play your favourite characters.

Free but ticketed, call Box Office to book.

Horrible Science in school workshops - available before and after the show. Contact phil@birminghamstage.net / 0207 437 3391 for cost and further details.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang KS 2, 3 and 4 Two fabulous workshops that explore the show music.

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Thu 25 Mar 12pm - 1.30pm For students in KS3 & 4.

Participants will put together a pre composed, junk percussion version of one of the songs from the show. £3 to ticket holders, otherwise £6.

Take your class behind the scenes - a limited number of special post show events are available. Email Christina Lydon, the Creative Learning Manager - christina lydon@the ambassadors.com for details.

Education pack - download from www.birminghamstage. net/education

Horrible Science Wed 3 Mar 1.30pm Thu 4 Mar 10.30am Dinnerladies 28 April 7.30pm Members of the cast and crew answer your questions about the show in these special sessions held straight after the performance. 20mins.

Open to all. Free

YOUTH THEATRE Debut Ages 11 - 14 Encore Ages 15 - 18 Members meet every week to work on performance projects, explore all aspects of drama and production, develop their skills - and have fun! Free waiting list may apply. For further information, contact Youth theatre Administrator Natalie Scott on admin_new wimbledon@yahoo.co.uk

PRE AND POST SHOW EVENTS

Events can be booked by calling 0844 871 7646 No bkg fee

Porridge Tue 16 Feb 7.30pm

Group and School Bookings 0844 871 7696

NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY YEAR IN 2010!

We’ve got some exciting events planned, including...

Open Day Wed 14 April 2010 For one day only it will be access all areas at the New Wimbledon Theatre. Step behind the scenes, learn how a show is put together, take part in one of the exciting, interactive sessions and hear some funny, fascinating and maybe even spooky stories about our past. Details are still to be confirmed - to join our Centenary mailing list and be one of the first to hear about our open day and other

Registered Charity No 1011660

centenary events please email wimbledonadmin@the ambassadors.com 2010 Centenary Showcase Thu 24 & Fri 25 June 2010 In partnership with the Wimbledon Civic Theatre Trust and secondary schools across Merton, we present the Centenary Showcase. Through music, dance and drama, the performers of the future will take you on a journey through the past. Tickets for the Showcase will go on sale in the new year. For further details email Christina Lydon - christinalydon@the ambassadors.com Reunion!

Calling all past staff members If you have ever been a part of

the team here at New Wimbledon Theatre and would like to be a part of our open day, please get in touch! You may see some familiar faces!

Do you remember your first time?

For many local people, visiting New Wimbledon Theatre was the first experience of a live performance, whether this was coming to a pantomime with family, or seeing a play with school. Young or old, we’re asking for people to write down their memories and send them to us to form part of the theatre’s archive .

Please email your stories to wimbledonadmin@the ambassadors.com

The WCTT supports Creative Learning at New Wimbledon Theatre. It is an independant charity bringing exciting theatre education projects to the local community with a focus on those with disabilities or at an economic disadvantage. Support their on-going work by donating today at www.wctt.org.uk/youhelp. For more information, please contact Hannah Levin on 0208 545 7918 or hannahlevin@theambassadors.com

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BOOK YOUR PROGRAMMES AND ICE CREAMS IN ADVANCE WHEN BUYING YOUR TICKETS!

BOOKING INFORMATION

This publication was produced to ISO14001 Environmental Management System standard and 95% of the waste created during the process was recycled. The materials used included vegetable oil inks, elemental chlorine free pulp and fibre from PEFC managed forests. The PEFC provides an assurance mechanism to purchasers of wood and paper products that they are promoting the sustainable management of forests.

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New Wimbledon Theatre The Broadway, Wimbledon London SW19 1QG Box Office 0844 871 7646 Groups & Schools 0844 871 7696 Access hotline 0844 871 7677 For our deaf and hard of hearing patrons please use Type Talk, which is a free service provided by the RNID and B.T. (You only pay for the call to the venue). 18001 0871297 5477 (textphone user) 18002 0871297 5477 (hearing person).

International 020 8544 7424 www.ambassadortickets.com/wimbledon (Online booking with bkg fee)

BOOKING OPENS Friends and corporate members Mon 23 November 2009 General booking Mon 30 November 2009 Telephone sales Mon - Sat 9am - 10pm and Sun 10am 8pm. We accept Visa, Access, Switch and American Express. All telephone sales are subject to a £2.75 booking fee (excluding Friends, Groups and disabled concessions, and productions marked ** where a per ticket fee of £2.75 and £1 postage charge will apply) Reservations are possible with payment within 3 working days. Tickets will be posted by return.

Online A per ticket fee of up to £2.75 will be added to all online bookings.

New Wimbledon Theatre Box Office To book in person the Box Office is open Mon - Sat 10am - 8pm. (6pm on non-performance days). Please note that the Box Office is unable to take bookings in person for future shows 1 hour prior to a performance.

Booking by Post Cheques are payable to New Wimbledon Theatre Ltd. Post with SAE to: Box Office, New Wimbledon Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon, SW19 1QG. £1 goes to your theatre’s restoration fund

Conditions of Sale Tickets cannot be exchanged or money refunded. Discounts are subject to availability and offered on a limited basis: only 1 discount is available per booking. Children under 5 will not be admitted to New Wimbledon Theatre,

except for children and family shows, where children over the age of 18 months must have their own seat.

Limited ability to store buggies.

Price band structure reflects the level of comfort offered by seats and clarity of view. We regret that we cannot guarantee unrestricted view at all times due to the varying nature of productions involved.

G Groups of 10+ get £4 off each ticket. (Price Bands A, B & C & exc.

Fri & Sat eves). Giselle offer not available on Sat eve, My Fair Lady offer only available on price bands A & B. Offer not available for Derren Brown. Not valid on one night shows.

Aladdin exclusions apply.

Studio Wheelchair accessible toilet facility, InfraRed system and lift access from The Broadway.

AUDIO DESCRIBED AND SIGNED PERFORMANCES Please state your access requirements at the time of booking.

For our signed performances, please e-mail Box Office to ensure that your seats offer a good view of the signer wimbledonboxoffice@theambassadors .com For audio described perfs, contact Box Office to reserve your headset. Limited availability. We can also offer Touch Tours to be booked in person at the box office or via email to the address above.

E School groups of 10 seats or more get tickets at £10 each plus 11th seat free. Available for 18 years and under attending with their school.

Not available for Fri & Sat eve perfs.

Not available for Giselle & Derren Brown. Spamalot £12, Chitty £15.

Exclusions apply.

This brochure and access details are available in Large Print or on audio cd.

Call 020 8545 7900 to request a copy.

All tickets subject to availability and restrictions apply.

HOW TO FIND US

CONCESSIONS AND DISCOUNTS Tickets at discounted rates are subject to availability and at the absolute discretion of the New Wimbledon Theatre. Valid for Mon Thu eves and mats. Not available for one night shows, Derren Brown or Aladdin (exclusions apply).

Under 16s, full time students, Senior Citizens: £2 off each seat Mon - Thu eves and Thu, Fri & Sat mats. Disabled customers get £3 off including their companions.

FAMILY TICKETS 2 adults, 2 children (Price band A only, excludes Fri & Sat eves). Subject to availability - please see individual show page for more details. Aladdin exclusions apply. There are no concessions on Superior seats.

EQUAL ACCESS FOR ALL Main House Stalls only: Street level access is available via Russell Road.

Wheelchair accessible lift to stalls.

Wheelchair spaces with seat for companion - stalls.

Wheelchair accessible toilet, bar facilities & stalls.

Induction loop available at the Box Office.

Guide dogs are welcome in the Main House and Studio.

Public Transport 5 min walk from Wimbledon Rail, Tube (District Line & Tramlink station).

Turn left onto The Broadway.

South Wimbledon Tube station (Northern line) 10 min walk.

Buses 57, 93, 131, 163, 164, 200, 219 & 493

By Car New Wimbledon is 9 miles from Heathrow and 16 miles from Gatwick; the A3 gives access to the South Circular and M25.

PARKING AT CENTRECOURT SHOPPING CENTRE (Queens Rd) Park from 6pm - 11pm (Mon-Sat) for £3.50. Car Park tickets must be validated at Box Office pre show for Studio and post show for main house. This information is correct at 13 November 2009.

FILMING AND THEATRE HIRE The theatre is available for filming and has appeared in Little Britain, The Bill, Extras, Poirot and De-Lovely to name but a few. You can also hire the theatre and its function rooms for conferences, meetings, photography, rehearsals, private parties and events. Enquiries: sambain@theambassadors.com

The information in this brochure was correct at the time of going to press. New Wimbledon Theatre reserves the right to alter the advertised programme or facilities if necessary, we also reserve the right to limit or vary all advertised discounts. Data protection The New Wimbledon Theatre is managed by the New Wimbledon Theatre Ltd, part of the Ambassador Theatre Group. We would like to add or retain your details on our lists to keep you informed about future events, special offers and other developments. We also look to secure information and special offers too for you from other organisations. You will also be asked whether you want to receive any of this information the next time you book. If you do not want to receive information from ourselves and / or third parties or have any queries, contact the Marketing Department at New Wimbledon Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1QG.

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Price band Aladdin

A

B

C

D

E

S

£27

£25

£22

£17

£15

£30

Music Hall Matinee

All tickets £15

Sally Morgan**

All tickets £22

Day of the Dead

£25

£20

£16

£11

£11

£25

Dancing in the Streets Mon - Thu eve £23.50 £21.50 £18.50 £15.50 £13.50 £26.50 Fri early £18 £18 £14 £14 £12 £21 Fri & Sat eve £25.50 £23.50 £19.50 £15.50 £13.50 £28.50 Sat mat £19 £19 £15 £15 £13 £22 Living TV’s Most Haunted Magic of ELO and Magic of Queen

£25

£23

£23

£21

£21

£17.50 £17.50 £16.50 £16.50 £16.50

£25

£26

£23

£20

£15

£14

£29

Die Fledermaus

£20

£18

£16

£14

£12

£22

Porridge Mon - Thu eve & Sat mat Thu mat Fri & Sat eve Sleeping Beauty & Nutcracker Mon - Wed eve Wed mat Traces

£19.50 £19.50 £17.50 £17.50 £17.50

Derren Brown Enigma**

A

B

C

D

E

S

£20 £23

£19 £21

£17 £19

£15 £17

£13 £15

-

£15

£15

£15

£15

£13

-

£31

£31

£31

£31

£28.50

£31

Spamalot Mon - Thu eve & Sat mat £35.50 £32.50 £28.50 £24.50 £20.50 £38.50 Thu mat £29.50 £26.50 £23.50 £20.50 £16.50 £34.50 Fri & Sat eve £37.50 £34.50 £30.50 £26.50 £22.50 £40.50 My Fair Lady Wed - Thu eve Thu mat Fri & Sat eve Sat mat

£22 £19 £16.50 £16.50 £16.50 £22 £19 £16.50 £14.50 £14.50 £14.50 £19 £23.50 £20.50 £17.50 £17.50 £17.50 £23.50 £20 £17.50 £15 £15 £15 £20

£17.50

Chinese State Circus

The Eva Cassidy Story

Price band The Hobbit Adults Tue - Thu Adults Fri & Sat Under 16s all perfs

£19.50

£23 £20 £24

£20 £16 £21

£17 £14 £18

£14 £12 £15

£11 £10 £12

£26 £21 £27

£30 £26

£24 £21

£19 £18

£17 £15

£15 £12

£33 £29

£23

£21

£19

£19

£17

£26

Seating plans & prices may vary for some productions Price band S relates to Superior seats situated in the Stalls & Dress Circle

Freddie Starr £20.50 £20.50 £20.50 £19.50 £19.50 £20.50 Horrible Science Rat Pack Mon - Thu eve & Sat mat Thu mat Fri & Sat eve

Adults £15 Children £11.50

£27 £23 £29

£25 £21 £27

£22 £19 £23

£19 £16 £20

£15 £12 £16

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Mon - Thu eve £37.50 £30.50 £26.50 £23.50 £21.50 Thu mat £36.50 £29.50 £25.50 £22.50 £20.50 Fri & Sat eve & Sat mat £39.50 £34.50 £30.50 £27.50 £23.50

£30 £26 £32

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Hot Flush

£24

£20

£17

£14

£11

£27

Tap Dance Fever Thu - Sat eve Sat mat

£23 £21

£21 £19

£19 £17

£17 £15

£15 £13

£26 £24

-

-

£20.50

£11 £12 £10

£26 £27 £21

Pam Ayres £20.50 £20.50 £20.50 English Youth Ballet-Giselle Dinner Ladies Mon - Thu eve & Sat mat Fri & Sat eve Thu mat

Adults £19.50 Children £17

£23 £24 £20

£20 £21 £16

£17 £18 £14

£14 £15 £12

AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP New Wimbledon Theatre is operated by the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), currently the largest theatre group in the West End and separately, the second largest in the UK regions, with a total of 23 venues. ATG currently owns and operates 10 high profile West End Theatres: the Comedy, Donmar Warehouse, Duke of York’s, Fortune, Phoenix, Playhouse, Piccadilly, Savoy and Trafalgar Studios. ATG’s regional theatres include The Ambassadors, Woking; Theatre Royal Brighton; Victoria Hall and Regent Theatre in Stokeon-Trent; Milton Keynes Theatre; Churchill Theatre, Bromley; Richmond Theatre; King’s and Theatre Royal in Glasgow and New Wimbledon Theatre. Current and recent ATG successes in London include Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, Elling, Guys and Dolls and West Side Story.

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THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS

For more information on Corporate Partnerships, please contact Hannah Levin, Development Manager - 0208 545 7918 or hannahlevin@theambassadors.com

Production photo from 2008 UK Tour