New Victoria Theatre Season Guide

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The Gruffalo Fri 16 – Sun 18 April

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Tap Dance Fever Mon 19 & Tue 20 April

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The History Boys Mon 26 April – Sat 1 May

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Giselle Thu 6 – Sun 9 May

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Oklahoma Tue 11 – Sat 15 May

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Stepping Out Tue 18 – Sat 22 May

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Spirit of the Dance Thu 27 – Sat 29 May

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Snow White on Ice Wed 2 – Sun 6 June

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George’s Marvellous Medicine Tue 8 – Sat 12 June

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Billy Elliot The Musical Tue 15 – Sat 19 June

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The Sound of Music Tue 22 June – Sat 10 July

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Mum’s the Word Thu 15 – Sat 17 July

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Whistle Down the Wind Mon 19 – Sat 24 July

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Rock Around the Clock Tue 27 – Sat 31 July

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Bedroom Farce Mon 2 – Sat 7 August

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Forthcoming Shows

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Snow White 23 Fri 4 December – Sun 10 January

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ONE NIGHT SHOWS AND SPECIALS

NOW BOOKING! ‘Monstrous fun!’

Daily Mail

Jimmy Carr

The Hairy Bikers

JIMMY CARR Mon 12 – Wed 14 April 8pm Jimmy Carr returns to Woking with his brand new show. Suitable for ages 16+

KATY BRAND Wed 21 April 8pm Join the British Comedy Award Winner and star of ITV2’s Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show, Have I Got News For You and Peep Show, for an evening of anarchic comedy, celebrity satire, music spoofs and more. Recommended for ages 14+

Most Haunted

Hairy Bikers Come Home and The Hairy Bakers for an evening of cooking, chatting and laughs.

LIVE ON STAGE Wed 26 May 7.30pm The team have explored some of the spookiest locations in the UK. Now for the first time on stage, they are looking forward to bringing their theatrical debut production to Woking.

Magic – A Kind of Queen perform their acclaimed concert of Queen hits. A must for all lovers of great music!

DIVERSITY

Join the stars of BBC2’s The Hairy Bikers Cookbook, The Hairy Bikers Ride Again, The

Got Talent star Aidan Davis and other special guests.

MOST HAUNTED

Mon 7 June 7.30pm

Mon 24 May 7.30pm

Armstrong & Miller

Yvette Fielding and the team from Living TV’s

MAGIC – A KIND OF QUEEN

HAIRY BIKERS’ BIG NIGHT OUT

John Bishop

JOHN BISHOP Sat 30 October 8pm The multi-award winning comedian and star of Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow, Skins, Mock The Week and 8 Out of 10 Cats, performs his brand new show.

ARMSTRONG & MILLER SHOW LIVE

Mon 12 & Tue 13 July 7.30pm

Sun 14 November 5pm & 8pm SOLD OUT

In May 2009, Diversity took the UK by storm by winning Britain’s Got Talent and now they have announced their very own 13 date UK tour for 2010. Diversity will be joined by none other than Britain’s

Following the resounding success of BBC1’s BAFTA nominated Armstrong and Miller Show, Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong bring a brand new live show to Woking.

Following its sell-out success in the West End, The Gruffalo is back on a UK tour and coming to Woking!

Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep dark wood in this magical, musical adaptation of the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 to 300!

‘A modern classic’ The Observer

Fri 16 - Sun 18 April Fri 2pm Sat & Sun 11am & 2pm Ambassador Friends £2 off all tickets (all perfs) G E

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From the Creators of Spirit of the Dance

Strictly Tap Dance Fever takes the audience on a whistle stop tour of the greatest tap dance moments in show business history. Packed full of high energy, adrenalin driven tap dance styles that have entertained generations including highlights from 42nd Street, Singin’ in the Rain and A Chorus Line, all performed with unique twists moving right up to date with modern tap routines.

Mon 19 & Tue 20 April Mon & Tue eves 8pm Ambassador Friends £5 off S, A & B price bands Mon eve G 2

‘Blissfully funny. In short, a superb, life-enhancing play’ Guardian

By Alan

Bennett

One of the great plays of the decade, The History Boys is set in a school in the North of England where a boisterous bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys are attempting to gain entrance to Oxford and Cambridge whilst fending off the distractions of sport and sex. In Alan Bennett’s much-loved play, staffroom battles and the anarchy of adolescence provide a rich vein of comedy.

The History Boys opened in May 2004 at the National Theatre to rave reviews and a sell-out run and went on to become one of their biggest ever hits, winning no less than 30 major awards including both Olivier and Tony Awards for Best New Play.

In 2005, a film was made with the entire original cast, many of whom have subsequently become household names.

This will be the first major revival of the play since the original National Theatre production.

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Daily Telegraph

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Giselle

One of the world’s finest ballet companies, English National Ballet bring their beautiful and enchanting full length ballet, Giselle, to Woking for just six performances.

Giselle is the ultimate Romantic ballet. A tale of innocence, betrayal and the redemptive power of true love, English National Ballet’s traditional staging of this 1841 masterpiece captures the sunny optimism of Giselle’s idyllic village life and the pathos of the ghostly, moonlit world of mystery and menace that she comes to inhabit.

Betrayed in love by the handsome Duke Albrecht, Giselle dies of a broken heart. By Giselle’s grave, in a mist-wreathed forest glade, vengeful spirits of abandoned brides force men to dance to their death. Giselle, cannot bear to see her true love, Albrecht, consigned to such a fate and returns as a ghost, to save him.

Adolphe Adam’s wonderful music, played live by English National Ballet’s symphony orchestra, is an exquisite accompaniment to the thoroughly magical choreography.

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‘Deeply affecting. deliciously funny’ Time Out

‘One of the finest plays Alan Bennett has ever written.

This is a wonderful evening, as heartcatching as it is hilarious’

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Alan Bennett is one of the most distinctive voices in British theatre. Wry and tender, his impeccably-observed plays include Talking Heads, Single Spies, Forty Years On, Habeas Corpus, The Madness of George III and The Lady in the Van.

WORLD CLASS CLASSICAL BALLET

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THE AWARD-WINNING HIT COMEDY

BY RICHARD HARRIS

ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS LOVE STORIES IN MUSICAL HISTORY

‘Comedy of the year’ Evening Standard

‘Hilarious’ Glasgow Herald

★★★★ What’sOnStage

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Manchester Evening News

Marti Webb Mark Evans Including the songs

Starring Marti

Webb & Mark Evans

From the producers of South Pacific, 42nd Street and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers comes a brand new revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical, Oklahoma!

Set on America’s Western Frontier, Oklahoma! perfectly combines song, dance and story to tell the tale of farm girl Laurey, happy go-lucky cowboy Curly and the sinister farm hand Jud. From its opening number Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ to its final rousing chorus of Oklahoma, the score is packed full of all-time classic songs, including The Surrey with The Fringe on Top, People Will Say We’re in Love, Many a New Day, and I Cain’t Say No. Starring one of Britain’s most popular leading ladies Marti Webb as Aunt Eller and BBC TV’s Your Country Needs You runner up Mark Evans, (Spamalot, Wicked) as Curly.

In a dusty church hall, ex-professional dancer Mavis Turner holds her weekly tap class. Every Thursday, in stumbles her well-intentioned but not overly talented troupe – the awkward but hugely enthusiastic Lynne, snooty Vera, streetwise Maxine and the rest of the group – all brought together to dance as if no-one is watching, and hopefully no-one ever will!

Tue 18 - Sat 22 May Tue – Sat eves 8pm Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm

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That’s until they’re invited to perform at a charity gala. As disbelief is replaced by sheer terror, can this bunch of amateurs pull together and put on the performance of a lifetime?

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Starring Brian Capron, known to millions for his award-winning portrayal of the sinister Richard Hillman in Coronation Street, and Anita Harris, one of the brightest singing sensations of the ’60s who famously set pulses racing as Nurse Clarke in Carry On Doctor, this hilariously funny and heart-warming play proves that in dancing, as in life, it’s always better to follow your own tune.

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So saddle up and prepare to enjoy one of the most famous love stories in musical theatre history!

Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, The Surrey with the Fringe on Top, and Oklahoma

Starring

Brian Capron & Anita Harris

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THE INTERNATIONAL DANCE SENSATION THAT CONQUERED THE WORLD

THE RUSSIAN ICE STARS

‘The World’s greatest Irish Dance Show’

‘Breathtaking and stunning to watch’

International Post

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‘Superb ice dance spectacular’ Eastern Daily Press The International smash hit Spirit of the Dance is one of the most successful shows ever to come out of Ireland and has been seen by more than twenty five million people in fifteen countries around the world.

Winner of nine Global Awards, including Best Choreography and Best International Production, this explosive and powerful show combines heart-pounding Irish Dance with the sensual Latino rhythms of Flamenco and Red Hot Salsa in a thrilling production of strength and passion.

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The world famous Russian Ice Stars will take you on a magical journey to the heart of the best-loved fairy tale of all time, Snow White, on ice.

The original story of an enchanted mirror, a beautiful girl, the ultimate Prince Charming and a shiny red apple, comes to life on ice with ballet, gymnastics and aerial aerobatics to create a breathtaking and mesmerising experience.

This spell-binding show promises to be lavish and spectacular, dazzling the whole family with its sheer beauty and elegance.

Wed 2 - Sun 6 June Wed – Sat eves 7.30pm Thu, Sat & Sun mats 2.30pm Ambassador Friends £5 off S, A & B price bands Wed - Fri eves Silver & Gold Patrons 2 for 1 S, A & B price bands Wed & Fri eves (limited availability) S G ▲

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The skill and military precision of the world champion dancers of the Irish International Dance Company sends shivers down your spine. This award winning spectacular has brilliant lighting, dazzling costumes and breathtaking choreography.

With thunderous applause, standing ovations and sold out crowds at every performance, Spirit of the Dance is one of the greatest dance shows ever.

Thu 27 - Sat 29 May Thu – Sat eves 8pm Sat mat 2.30pm

THE FAIREST STORY OF THEM ALL ON ICE

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‘The arts can take you to places you never dreamed of’ Elton John, composer Billy Elliot The Musical

EYE-POPPING FUN FOR ALLTHE FAMILY!

This production of Billy Elliot the Musical is produced as part of Billy Youth Theatre

‘Wonderfully witty.

Enter into Dahl’s quirky world with aplomb and enormous glee’ The Times

‘Marvellous! It has all the ingredients needed for a really good family show.

Entrancing from start to finish’

★★★★★ Birmingham Mail

By Roald

Dahl

Adapted by David

Wood

One of Roald Dahl’s funniest and most exciting stories is bought brilliantly to life live on stage this Summer.

George makes a marvellous new medicine full of weird and wonderful ingredients including toothpaste, chilli sauce, shoe polish and flea powder to cure his grandmother of her terrifying temper.

But when his grandmother drinks his special new potion, the most incredible things start to happen, and George’s adventure begins!

If you’re looking for fizztickling fun and wizzpopping magic for all the family, then don’t miss George’s Marvellous Medicine!

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Songtime Theatre Arts is proud to present a youth theatre adaptation of this best-loved musical, set against the miners’ strike of 1984.

To celebrate Billy Elliot The Musical’s five glorious years in the West End, for the first time the producers are offering schools and youth groups an opportunity to stage the show themselves, with a version of the West End script specially written for children of all ages. Songtime Theatre Arts is thrilled to be part of ‘Billy Youth Theatre 2010’, competing with other youth theatre productions with the chance to follow in Billy’s footsteps and perform in London’s West End! The heart-warming story of the boy whose love of dancing threatened to tear not only his family but whole communities apart started life on the big screen in 2000 and hit the West End stage in 2005. Since then it has captured the hearts of millions worldwide, winning 10 Tony Awards, including the prestigious ‘Best Musical’, for the team of writer Lee Hall, composer Sir Elton John and director Stephen Daldry.

Would you like to be part of this amazing production?

Auditions will be held for this amateur youth production of Billy Elliot to be staged at New Victoria Theatre in June.

All auditionees must be 10 - 19 years old. To book an audition please visit www.songtime.co.uk

Photos above of West End production.

Top and middle: Brad Wilson and Ollie Gardner as ‘Billy’. Photos by Alistair Muir.

Bottom: Isaac James & Liam Mower as ‘Older Billy’ and ‘Billy’. Photo by David Scheinmann.

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Tue 8 – Sat 12 June Tue at 6.30pm Wed - Thu at 1.30pm & 6.30pm Fri at 10.30am & 6.30pm Sat at 2pm & 6.30pm

Copyright 2008 Billy Broadway LLC.

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‘A fabulous night at the theatre’ Western Mail

‘Definitely one of my favourite things’

Michael Praed stars in

Southern Daily Echo

It’s not long now before the world’s best-loved musical, The Sound of Music, arrives in Woking direct from the London Palladium, starring one of the West End’s favourite performers; Michael Praed as Captain von Trapp.

‘A lavish must-see treat’ Telegraph & Argus

This lavish and critically acclaimed production tells the uplifting true story of the Von Trapp family’s flight across the mountains and works its magic once again, for young and old alike.

With its unforgettable score The Sound of Music touches the hearts of all ages and brims over with some of the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical stage including My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, The Lonely Goatherd, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, and of course the glorious title song The Sound of Music.

It’s the perfect family treat!

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Photography Catherine Ashmore

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Manchester Evening News

Tue 22 June - Sat 10 July Mon eves 7pm Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm

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‘Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best show since Phantom’ Daily Telegraph

SIDE-SPLITTING COMEDY Quotes from the show

‘Every day I start out Mary Poppins but I end up Cruella DeVil’ ‘I find it much easier to be a good mum in public’ ‘Some mornings when I am desperate for more sleep, I lie to my husband about how many times I got up in the night with the baby’

starring the No.1 chart-topping tenor

Jonathan Ansell from X Factor sensation G4

★★★★

‘Ansell has the X Factor to whistle up a storm - his voice is piercingly brilliant and his acting is equally impressive’

Bill Kenwright presents

Daily Express

Music by

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Starring

Bernie Nolan (Brookside, The Bill, Popstar to Operastar)

Five women… five stories… one common thread… a hilarious and intimate look at motherhood.

Mum’s The Word has played eight record-breaking UK tours and a West End run. The sell-out theatrical phenomenon is on the road again - liberating, enlightening and educating, but mainly just washing the secret, funny, dirty laundry of motherhood in public.

This award-winning production has received critical acclaim and attracted sell-out audiences throughout Australia, Canada, and across Europe.

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Jim Steinman In a twist of fate the bright-eyed and youthful Swallow discovers a mysterious man hiding in her family’s barn. When she asks for his identity the first words he utters are ‘Jesus Christ’ and it’s as though her prayers have been answered.

While the rest of the townspeople are searching for a fugitive escaped from jail, Swallow gathers the town’s children who make a pact to protect their new found saviour from the cruelties of the outside world.

An extraordinary and uplifting tale about the transforming power of love, Whistle Down the Wind is based on the beloved sixties film starring Hayley Mills. This record-breaking theatrical sensation is a stunning combination of powerful all new staging, epic storytelling and multi-award-winning songs including Boyzone’s international hit No Matter What.

In association with Woking Borough Council

Wolverhampton Adnews

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UK audiences have loved every minute of the show which the press claim ‘should be sponsored by the NHS’.

Lyrics by

‘Hugely entertaining with a gripping tearjerker of a finale that had the first night audience on their feet, cheering’

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A FABULOUS MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF THE 50’S

CLASSIC COMEDY AYCKBOURN AT HIS VERY BEST! Bill Kenwright and Thelma Holt present a Rose Theatre, Kingston production

★★★★

‘Deliciously funny’ The Times

★★★★

‘Irresistibly funny’ ‘The best Rock ‘n’ Roll show since Rock ‘n’ Roll’

Sir Peter Hall’s production of Alan Ayckbourn’s

The Independent

★★★★ Financial Times

Las Vegas Sun

‘The biggest and best 50’s show of all time’

STAR CASTING TO BE ANNOUNCED

Las Vegas Post Peter Hall’s production of Bedroom Farce, one of Ayckbourn’s best loved works, opened to critical acclaim at the Rose Theatre in Kingston last year and now comes to the New Victoria Theatre following a successful run in London’s West End. It’s time to Shake, Rattle and Roll all the way back to the fantastic 50’s! Travel back to the time of Teddy Boys, quiffs, brill cream, poodle skirts and blue suede shoes.

Featuring a phenomenal cast of over 20 singers, dancers and musicians, Rock Around the Clock is a non stop hit parade of Rock and Roll classics that is guaranteed to leave you dancing into the night!

This American jukebox sensation has already wowed audiences all over the world and includes music made famous

by Buddy Holly, Bill Haley and the Comets, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, The Platters, Jerry Lee Lewis.

Featuring unforgettable songs such as Great Balls of Fire, Jail House Rock, Blueberry Hill, Shake Rattle and Roll, Good Golly Miss Molly, Jonnie B Goode and many more.

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Trevor and Susannah have a problem relationship which requires urgent attention. What better solution than to talk it over with family and friends? Preferably in their respective bedrooms and ideally in the middle of the night. Inevitably, one problem relationship tends to spark off another.

When you have friends like Trevor and Susannah, nobody gets much sleep.

★★★★

‘Reduces the audience to blissful tears of laughter’ Daily Telegraph

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Las Vegas Press

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‘A rocking, rolling, rollercoaster of a show!’

Tue 27 - Sat 31 July Tue – Sat eves 8pm Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm

Four couples, three bedrooms, two celebrations, one blazing row and an illicit kiss (or two). Alan Ayckbourn’s ingenious comedy shines a brilliant spotlight onto the trials and tribulations of suburban marriage.

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ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE!

SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHER WITH FLASH THE BLUES BROTHERS

‘The holy grail of musical theatre’ The Black Death Gazette

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

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT...

Audiences all around the world have been roaring with laughter since Monty Python’s Spamalot, by Eric Idle and John DuPrez, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005.

Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and features a bevy (or possibly a brace) of beautiful show girls, witch burnings not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people.

The show features the hilarious songs He Is Not Dead Yet, Knights Of The Round Table, Find Your Grail and of course the Nation’s Favourite Comedy Song (Reader’s Digest Poll 2009) ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE. Don’t miss your night with the Knights of the Round Table at the most infectiously funny musical of the millennium.

‘A truly joyous and triumphant evening’

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The legendary original tribute to the Blues Brothers returns to the UK and is back in Woking at last!

Jake and Elwood know that home is where the heart is, and having crashed, smashed and crooned their way through sellout shows all over Europe, they’re back in the UK to bring back the good times. All the classic songs feature including Everybody, Shake Ya Tail Feather, Sweet Home Chicago, Think, Respect, Gimme Some Loving and many, many more.

This all-new show brings you your favourite amazing moments combined with new twists, new moves and a clean, freshly laundered suit. So, don the sunglasses, dig out your best pork-pie hat and buff up those dancing shoes, because the Blues Brothers cordially request your presence for a night of the best music, the best moves and the best comedy you’ll ever see this side of Chicago.

Images top right taken from the original Blues Brothers movie

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The Sunday Times

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Daily Express *Recorded - couldn’t afford to cart this God-like comic round the country.

‘Glorious, irresistible silliness’

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COMING SOON NOW BOOKING!

THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON IS BACK!

‘Lots of laughs and a few tears.

This show should be on everyone’s calendar’ June Whitfield CBE

‘I laughed and I cried and then I rejoiced!’

‘Northern Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake is a triumph of originality. Wholly surprising, achingly moving, beautifully crafted and tearfully romantic - it’s simply stunning’

Baroness Betty Boothroyd

‘A show I could see over and over again– and I hope I will!’

Sir Cliff Richard

‘Funny, charming and a touching tribute to the fundraising efforts of a group of extraordinary, ordinary women’

Yorkshire Evening Post

Northern Ballet Theatre present their haunting and romantic adaptation of Swan Lake, danced to Tchaikovsky’s timeless score.

In New England in the early twentieth century, a wealthy college boy lives with his parents on a luxurious lakeside estate.

In his last summer of innocence the young man finds himself struggling to cope as his relationships with his closest friends, Odilia and Simon, begin to change. One night, as he lingers by the lake, he is drawn into the world of a beautiful swan-like creature who becomes an obsession. Events reach a climax at his birthday party when, confused by the advances of Simon, he becomes bewitched by a suddenly transformed Odilia, setting the inescapable tragedy of this Swan Lake in motion.

Leeds Metropolitan University

Ian Hislop Tue 5 - Sat 9 October Tue – Sat eves 7.30pm Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm Early Booking Discount £5 off tickets booked by 9 April.

Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

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A group of ordinary women do something extraordinary and spark a global phenomenon when they persuade one another to pose for a charity calendar with a difference!

Based on an inspiring true story, Calendar Girls is quirky, poignant and hilarious.

Last year, Calendar Girls sold out in Woking before it even opened, so don’t miss out and book today for the show the Mail on Sunday called ‘marvellous theatre, guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and come out singing Jerusalem!’

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Following a sell out, record breaking week here last year, the award winning Calendar Girls has become the fastest selling tour ever and has triumphed in the West End. Now it’s back for one week only.

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Sets and costumes capture the elegance of the period and conjure the atmosphere of a long hot summer.

With Tchaikovsky’s breathtaking music played live by the Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra, this beautiful Swan Lake brings audiences a moving story of betrayal and all-encompassing love.

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Star cast to be announced West End cast photograph by John Swannell

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‘Glyndebourne productions are musically and dramatically flawless’

COMING SOON NOW BOOKING! ‘Expect to be amazed’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Endlessly inventive.

Awesome’ Evening Standard

The Tour is supported by

GLYNDEBOURNE o n To u r

With its unique combination of theatre, dance, comedy and percussion, eight performers use boots, bins, brooms and everything including the kitchen sink to hammer out an explosively feel-good rhythm. www.stomp.co.uk

Tue 19 – Sun 24 October Tue – Sun eves 7.30pm Sat & Sun mats 2.30pm

Peppa lives with her younger brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Through everyday adventures she plays games, makes new friends and enjoys her favourite activity – jumping in muddy puddles!

Today it's Peppa Pig's birthday!

Come and join the fun in this charming show, featuring beautifully true-to-life puppets, brand new songs, muddy puddles and oinks! www.peppapiglive.com Peppa Pig ©Astley Baker Davies Ltd/ E1 Entertainment Ltd 2003

Wed 27 & Thu 28 October Wed 1pm & 4pm Thu 10am & 1pm

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DON GIOVANNI

Mozart

Sung in Italian with English supertitles

LA CENERENTOLA Rossini Sung in Italian with English supertitles

L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA Monteverdi

Sung in Italian with English supertitles

In 2010, Glyndebourne on Tour will present three spectacular productions, offering a variety of musical and theatrical styles to appeal to audiences of all ages.

Glyndebourne, renowned for its staging of Mozart operas, presents a new production of Mozart’s masterpiece Don Giovanni, conducted by Glyndebourne on Tour’s new musical director Jakub Hru ˚s ˘a. Rossini’s comedy La Cenerentola, vividly brought to life in Sir Peter Hall’s acclaimed production, is a re-telling of Perrault’s classic fairy tale, Cinderella. The Tour is completed

by Monteverdi’s last work L’incoronazione di Poppea, set in a world of sensuality where passionate, forbidden love is victorious over goodness and virtue.

Tue 2 - Sat 6 November Tue - Sat eves 7.15pm Don Giovanni Tue & Fri Cenerentola Wed & Sat L’incoronazione di Poppea Thu Free pre- show talks Tue, Wed & Thu 6.15pm – 6.45pm Book via the Box Office Ambassador Friends £5 off S, A & B price bands Tue, Wed & Thu eves Early Booking Discount Two-Opera and Three-Opera discounts available.

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Ambassador Friends £5 off S, A & B price bands Tue - Fri eves

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Photograph by Oleg Micheyev

Stomp returns to Woking with brand new routines, making it fresher, faster and funnier than ever!

0844 871 7645 (bkg fee) www.ambassadortickets.com/woking

G In association with Woking Borough Council Photography Mike Hoban

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ALL STAR CAST SOON TO BE ANNOUNCED ‘When it comes to panto there’s no doubt about it, the New Victoria Theatre in Woking is the Rolls Royce of Christmas entertainment’ Surrey Advertiser

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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 10 December 2010 – Sun 16 January 2011

Price band

December Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Sun 26 Mon 27 Tue 28 Wed 29 Thu 30 Fri 31

7.00 SOLD OUT 2.00 7.00 1.30 5.30 2.00 7.00 F No performances 2.00 7.00 F 2.00 7.00 F 2.00 7.00 F 2.00 7.00 1.30 5.30 No performances 2.00 7.00 F 2.00 7.00 2.00 7.00 1.30 5.30 No performances 1.30 5.30 2.00 7.00 2.00 7.00 2.00 7.00 2.00 7.00 1.30 5.30

DISCOUNTS Early Booking Discount (excluding dates in red)

An extra £1 off every ticket booked and paid before 30 September 2010. This discount can be used in conjunction with the following discounts: Concessions (excluding dates in red)

Disabled and companion £4 off all price bands A – E Under 16’s, Students, Over 60s and UB40’s - £2 off all price bands A – E Group Bookings Groups of 10+ pay £20 Groups of 20+ pay £19 Groups of 40+ pay £18 Groups of 60+ pay £17

Ambassador Friends £5 off S, A & B price bands Mon – Fri perfs (excluding dates in red)

Early booking discount does not apply to: School Bookings Mon 13, Wed 15, Thu 16, Fri 17, Tue 21 December at 2pm Thu 6, Wed 12, Thu 13 January at 2pm Best available seats £12 for school groups of 10+ Free teacher place for every 10 students F Family Ticket £76 for 4 tickets (max 2 adults) applies to price bands A, B & C

F F F F

F F F F

Signed Performance Tue 4 January at 7pm Audio Described Performance Sun 9 Jan at 1.30pm Children with Special Needs Foundation Charity Perf Fri 10 December at 7pm ▲

Silver & Gold Patrons 2 for 1 on S and A price bands Monday 13 December at 7pm

No performances 1.30 5.30 2.00 7.00 2.00 7.00 2.00 7.00 2.00 7.00 7.00 2.00 7.00 1.30 5.30 No performances 7.00 2.00 7.00 2.00 7.00 7.00 2.00 7.00 1.30 5.30

0844 871 7645 (bkg fee) www.ambassadortickets.com/woking

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B

C

D

E

S

The Rat Pack Tue – Fri eves & Sat mat Sat eve Wed mat

£27

£24

£20

£15

£12

£30

£29 £21.50

£26 £19.50

£22 £17.50

£17 £14.50

£12 £12

£32 £24.50

The Gruffalo

£11

£11

£11

£11

£11

£11

Strictly Tap Dance Fever

£23

£21

£19

£17

£15

£26

£26

£23

£19

£16

£13

£29

£27 £18.50

£24 £18.50

£20 £18.50

£32 £25

£28 £25

£24 £20

The History Boys Mon – Fri eves & Sat mat Sat eve Wed mat Giselle Eves Mats Oklahoma Tue – Fri eves & Sat mat Sat eve Wed & Thu mats Stepping Out Tue – Fri eves & Sat mat Sat eve Wed mat Spirit of the Dance Eves Sat mat

January Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Thu 6 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9 Mon 10 Tue 11 Wed 12 Thu 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun 16

BOOKING INFORMATION

Snow White on Ice All eves Sat & Sun mats Thu mat George’s Marvellous Medicine Adults Child Billy Elliot The Musical Wed – Sat (adult) Wed – Fri (child) Sat (child) The Sound of Music Tue – Thu eves (excl. 22 June) Mon eves, Wed mats & 22 June Fri & Sat perfs

£28 £30 £24

£24 £26 £22

£22 £20

£26 £25 £21

£26 £28 £21

£20 £22 £18

£20 £18

£23 £22 £19

£22 £25 £21

£18 £20 £16

£17 £15

£21 £19 £18

£17 £14 £18.50 £18.50 £20 £16

£20 £23 £18

£16 £16 £14

£15 £13

£19 £17 £14

£17 £16

£14 £15 £12

£13 £14 £11

£12 £10

£14 £15 £11

£30 £21.50

Price band Bedroom Farce Mon – Fri eves & Sat mat Sat eve Wed mat

£19 £12 £15

£19 £12 £15

£19 £12 £15

£16 £11

£17 £11 £13

£16 £11

£27 £29 £25

£25 £23

Peppa Pig’s Party Adult Child

£36 £33 £29 £42.50 £39.50 £35.50

£22 £29.50

£17 £21

£39 £45.50

Mum’s the Word Eves Sat mat

£24 £22

£21 £19

£18 £16

£15 £13

£12 £10

£28 £25

Whistle Down the Wind Mon – Fri eves & Sat mat Sat eve Wed mat

£28 £30 £24

£24 £26 £21

£20 £22 £18

£15 £17 £14

£13 £15 £12

£31 £33 £27

Rock Around the Clock Eves Wed & Sat mats

£24 £22

£21 £19

£18 £16

£15 £13

£12 £10

£27 £25

£15 £16 £13

£12 £13 £11

£27 £28 £23

£31 £24

£27 £24

£23 £19

£28.50 £25.50 £21.50 £29.50 £26.50 £22.50 £24.50 £21.50 £19.50

£19 £15

£15 £15

£17.50 £15.50 £18.50 £16.50 £15.50 £13.50

£16 £17

£14 £14

£34 £27

£31.50 £32.50 £27.50

£26 £28

£23 £24

£18 £21

£16.50 £14.50

£16.50 £14.50

£16.50 £14.50

Glyndebourne

£65

£65

£55

£45

£30

£70

Snow White

£26

£23

£21

£18

£16

£29

£16.50 £14.50 £14.50 £12.50

£29 £31

£16.50 £14.50

One night shows Jimmy Carr*

Magic of Queen

£23.50 £23.50

£23.50

£23.50 £23.50

£19.50

£19.50

£19.50 £19.50

£19.50

£22.50 £22.50 £22.50

£22.50 £22.50

£22.50

£19.50

£25

£23

£23

£17.50

£17.50

£16.50

£21

£21

£16.50 £16.50

£23.50

£25 £17.50

Diversity

£21

£21

£21

£19

£19

£24

John Bishop*

£21

£21

£21

£21

£21

£21

The Armstrong and Miller Show*

£21

£21

£21

£21

£21

£21

Seating plan £42.50

£19 £20 £15

£27.50 £29.50

Stomp Tue – Fri eves & Sat & Sun mats Sat & Sun eves

£25.50 £17.50

£21 £22 £18

£15.50 £12.50 £17.50 £14.50

£31 £33 £27

£39.50 £34.50 £30.50

£24 £25 £20

£24.50 £21.50 £18.50 £26.50 £23.50 £20.50

Calendar Girls Mon – Fri eves & Sat mat Sat eve Wed mat

£17 £11 £13

S

Blues Brothers Mon – Fri eves & Sat mat Sat eve Swan Lake Eves Mats

£16 £11

E

£38.50 £40.50 £32.50

Most Haunted £16 £11

D

£24.50 £20.50 £26.50 £22.50 £20.50 £16.50

Hairy Bikers Live £16 £11

C

£35.50 £32.50 £28.50 £37.50 £34.50 £30.50 £29.50 £26.50 £23.50

Katy Brand

£16 £11

B

Spamalot Mon – Fri eves & Sat mat Sat eve Wed mat

£35 £28

£31 £28 £24

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Seating plans and price breaks may vary for some productions. Price band S relates to Superior seats situated in the Stalls

Fully air conditioned throughout

Data Protection The Ambassadors is managed by Woking Turnstyle 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 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 Alys Carter in the Marketing Department on 01483 545820.

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BOOKING INFORMATION New Victoria Theatre, The Ambassadors, Peacocks Centre, Woking, Surrey GU21 6GQ Box Office 0844 871 7645* Groups Hotline 0844 871 7601 On-line booking www.ambassadortickets.com/woking Online booking and transaction fees apply

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Stage Door 01483 545855 Ambassadors Cinemas 0844 871 7643* (bkg fee) Rhoda McGaw Theatre visit www.ambassadortickets.com/woking to see What’s On * Calls charged at national call rate on BT landlines calls from other networks may vary

BOOKING OPENS Wed 3 March Friends & Corporate Members Wed 10 March General booking Box Office open Mon to Sat 10am 9.30pm, Sun 12 noon - 9.30pm.

Please note that tickets cannot be exchanged or money refunded. The ticket price includes a contribution of £1 per ticket towards continued improvements and refurbishments of the New Victoria Theatre. All discounts are subject to availability and offered on a limited basis; only one discount is available per bkg.

Booking by phone Prices are subject to up to a £2 per ticket fee online and £1 per ticket fee by phone, excluding Friends and Group Bookings. A transaction fee of £2.75 will be added to all telephone bookings, excluding Friends and Group bookings to cover administration charges, except for productions marked* where a per ticket booking fee of £2.75 and £1 postage charge will apply. Use American Express, MasterCard, Switch & Visa on bookings of £5or more; bookings are confirmed instantly. Or phone to reserve andpay within 4 working days.

Booking by post Cheques are payable to Woking Turnstyle Ltd, please send to the Box Office.

SPECIAL OFFER KEY

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Save money on shows marked in this way - book for three shows and save

£3 per ticket, book for four shows or more and save £4 per ticket.

These rates apply to price bands A and B only. You must book the same number of seats for each show at the initial time of booking to be eligible for the discount. One discount per booking. Excludes Sat eves and shows not marked with S.

G Group discounts Discounts for group and school bookings on coded shows. Groups Hotline open Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm.

24hr answerphone, or e-mail wokinggroups@theambassadors.com.

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Education Work available

Ring 01483 545821 for details of talks, tours, workshops, masterclasses and resource packs etc.

Concessions For under 16s, full-time students, UB40s, over 60s, the retired, disabled and companion. Ring the Box Office for full details.

Standby Reduced price tickets may be available on a limited basis half an hour before the performance.

One per person; cash only.

Equal access for all There is level access to the Box Office, bars, toilets and Royal Circle for wheelchair users, and lift access to the stalls. An infra-red hearing system is available for the hearing impaired; headsets can be reserved, subject to availability, when booking tickets. Those with special needs, such as wheelchair users, are advised to book in advance. Wheelchairs are available from shopMobility by prior arrangement 01483 776612.

Guide dogs are welcome. Informal talking and large print brochures are available on request. An induction loop is available at the Box Office.

For help with access requirements please contact Anna Tomkins on 01483 545821 or annatomkins@theambassadors.com Gift Vouchers Make an ideal present, for full details ring the Box Office.

Children under 5 will not be admitted to the theatre except for family & children’s shows.

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

LOCATION AND TRANSPORT Car The New Victoria Theatre is part of the Peacocks Centre in central Woking, just off Victoria Way and easily accessible from the M25 (Jct 10,11), M3 (Jct 3) and A3 - take signs to the town centre. Pay on exit for parking 2,500 cars available in the Peacocks Centre. Pre-pay facilities are available throughout the car parks and shopping centre.

Bus or coach The limited space for coaches to drop off directly outside the theatre is reserved for groups with mobility difficulties. Please call the Groups Hotline 0844 871 7601 for a permit for this space or for details of alternative coach parking facilities.

Train Frequent trains from London Waterloo, Guildford, Aldershot, Farnham and the surrounding area.

Woking BR is five minutes walk from the theatre. Train information 0845 7484950.

Town mall is open every night until 1am for access to cinemas, theatres, restaurants & multi storey car parks.

Bars at The Ambassadors Have a drink before the show and pre-order your interval drinks!

Bars are open approximately 1 hour before the start of the performance.

AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP New Victoria Theatre Woking 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 Stoke-on-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 The Misanthrope starring Keira Knightley, Legally Blonde The Musical, Guys and Dolls and West Side Story.

The New Victoria Theatre reserves the right to vary the advertised programme and facilities if deemed necessary and apologises for any inconvenience that this may cause.