Angles Theatre 2016 Autumn Brochure

ANGLES THEATRE

Wisbech Autumn/Winter 2016

Bookings BOOKINGS ONLINE: All tickets may be booked online with a booking fee of £0.75 per ticket.

ACCESS: The Angles Theatre is pleased to welcome disabled visitors who use manual wheelchairs. Patrons are required to book a wheelchair space when booking their tickets. A row of seats, able to accommodate a wheelchair and a companion, are provided on Row X. We can accommodate up to four wheelchairs per performance. Please try to arrive at least 20 minutes before the start. There are disabled toilet facilities.

Health and Safety regulations prevent access for users of electric wheelchairs or multifunction disabled chairs.

There are also two short flights of stairs from the bar to the auditorium to be aware of, as well as steps leading up the rows of seats.

BOOKINGS IN PERSON: The Angles Theatre box office is open: • Monday to Friday from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm • Saturdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon • For one hour before performances.

BOOKING & QUERIES BY TELEPHONE: Outside the times above there is a voicemail service.

Calls will be returned as soon as possible but we cannot guarantee to respond on the same day.

BOOKINGS BY POST : Please give full details of the time and date of the performance required.

Enclose a cheque or postal order made payable to the Angles Theatre with a stamped addressed envelope.

DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998: The Angles Theatre will use your information to provide you with tickets for events, together with information about other events that may be of interest to you. You have the right to ask for your personal details to be removed from the database at any time; to not be sent publicity; to see a copy of the information held about you; to have any inaccuracies corrected.

BANK CARDS: A £1 handling charge is added to credit card transactions in person or by telephone.

GROUP BOOKINGS: Buy 10 tickets and get 1 free - available for most shows.

OTHER INFORMATION: The Angles Theatre reserves the right to make any changes to the information contained in this brochure or on its website if an event is cancelled.

PLEASE NOTE: Children under the age of four may not enjoy certain performances and could possibly disrupt the enjoyment of others.

We therefore reserve the right to restrict admission at our discretion.

REFUNDS: Tickets cannot be exchanged or money refunded. Returned tickets will be offered for re-sale ONLY when that same event is sold out. We have a handling charge of £1 per ticket for this service.

Restricted views

CONCESSIONS: Concession prices are only available to children 16 years and under.

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STAGE

Welcome The Angles Theatre has an exciting and varied range of events to entertain you from now to the end of the year.

We begin with a professional duo who perfectly recreate the sounds of Simon and Garfunkel. This is followed by two in-house RATz productions, “Goodnight Mister Tom” and “Rock of Ages”.

The Wisbech Players present the annual autumn production “The Flint Sreet Nativity” and Sean Moyses - the Banjo Man makes a welcome and popular return.

We end our season with our traditional pantomime “Aladdin” which will run from from Friday 9th to Saturday 31st December.

Look no further because this is a perfect season of events to entertain you.

Find us BOX OFFICE: 01945 474 447 ADMINISTRATION 01945 585 587 EMAIL ENQUIRIES: office@anglestheatre.co.uk POSTAL ADDRESS: Angles Theatre, Alexandra Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE13 1HQ

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Wisbech Town Council

Season‘s Events RATz productions

Visiting professional acts

Local partners

Thursday Whatever!

Neil Cousins Thu 15 Sep - p17

The Sounds of Simon Fri 16 Sep - p12

Goodnight Mister Tom Thu 22 to Sat 24 Sep -

Half Play in a Day workshops Mon 24 to Wed 26 Oct - p16

Thursday Whatever!

Music in the Bar Thu 27 Oct - p18

Sean Moyses The Banjo Man Fri 11 Nov - p13

Ratzcool present Do the Christmas Rock Fri 18 and Sat 19 Nov - p15

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The Wisbech Players present RATz Traditional Pantomime Flint Street Nativity Fri 9 to Sat 31 Dec Tue 22 to Sat 26 Nov - p14 p6 & 7

in date order Ratzcool events

Thursday Whatever!

NEW TICKET PRICING Rock of Ages Fri 14 to Sat 22 Oct p10 & 11

For most performances tickets START at £10.

Make sure you book early because the £10 price will NOT last forever, so . . .

BOOK EARLY

to guarantee you always pay the best price.

Thursday Whatever!

John Preston Tribute Band Thu 17 Nov - p19

Thursday Whatever!

Fenjazz Thu 29 Dec - p20

As the demand for tickets increase

the price will go up.

If you 16 or younger and in full time education, tickets will always be £10 or less.

If you book as a group and buy 10 tickets or more one ticket will be free.

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BOOK EARLY tickets at £10 Family/Group/School tickets are available.

Friday 9th 7:30pm Saturday 10th 3:00pm Monday 12th 7:30pm Tuesday 13th 7:30pm Wednesday 14th 7:30pm Friday 16th 7:30pm Saturday 17th 2:30pm Saturday 17th 7:30pm Tuesday 20th 7:30pm Wednesday 21st 7:30pm Thursday 22nd 7:30pm Friday 23rd 7:30pm Tuesday 27th 3:00pm

Thursday 29th 3:00pm Friday 30th 3:00pm Saturday 31st 3:00pm

written by Warren McWilliams licenced by Lazy Bee Scripts

A traditional comedy pantomime with a variety of traditional pantomime characters: Aladdin, Princess Jasmin, Abanaza, the Emperor, Widow Twanky, Wishee Washee, two idiot policemen, the Vizier, the Slave of the Ring and last, but by no means least, the Genie of the Lamp.

Abanaza, a wicked, cruel and heartless magician, needs Aladdin, a laundry boy, to recover the magic lamp for him.

Aladdin, meanwhile, is besotted by the beautiful Princess Jasmin and cannot concentrate on the job in hand.

All the usual pandemonium, silliness, chances to boo at the baddies, laugh at the comics and sing-a-long with the popular songs and dances.

Everything always ends ‘happily ever after‘ and you will go home full of songs and happiness for the Christmas period.

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RATz production

Wednesday 28th 3:00pm

Aladdin Aladdin

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All dates are in December

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BOOK EARLY tickets at £10 Suitable for all ages

Thursday 22nd September at 7:30pm Friday 23rd September at 7:30pm Saturday 24th September at 7:30pm

Goodnight Mister Tom A play by David Wood based on the novel by Michelle Magorian A RATz production

Now a modern classic and winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, Michelle Magorian’s marvellous and uplifting story is brought to life in David Wood‘s inspiring stage adaptation.

A RATz production

Set at the beginning of the Second World War in 1939, young William Beech, is evacuated to the country. He gradually relaxes into a completely new way of life and ends up forging a deep and heart warming friendship with his ‘foster parent‘, an elderly and grumpy gentleman, Tom Oakley.

Everything begins to work out perfectly. William finds that Tom really cares for him, he learns to read and write and makes new and meaningful friends. All this changes drastically when William is suddenly summoned by his mother to return to London.

Goodnight Mister Tom is now a world-wide literary favourite and BAFTA award-winning TV film (starring John Thaw), and continues to inspire audiences.

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Friday 14th October at 7:30pm Saturday 15th October at 7:30pm Tuesday 18th October at 7:30pm Wednesday 19th October at 7:30pm Thursday 20th October at 7:30pm Friday 21st October at 7:30pm Saturday 22nd October at 7:30pm

BOOK EARLY tickets at £10 Suitable for 14+

Rock of Ages

Professional event

This 80s-themed musical features some legendary 80s songs A RATz production In 1987 an aspiring rocker, Drew, works as a busboy in a bar/club called the Bourbon Room.

He falls for a girl called Sherrie Christian who aspires to be an actress and tries to convince his boss to hire Sherrie as a waitress.

A pair of German developers persuade the mayor to introduce “clean living” into the area.

This would include demolishing the Bourbon Room.

Drew fights back.

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Professional event

Friday 16th September at 7:30pm

The Sounds of Simon A pitch perfect tribute rekindling the magic of Simon and Garfunkel

BOOK EARLY tickets at £10 Suitable for 12+

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The Sounds of Simon perform the full range of Simon and Garfunkel’s career.

They are not only great musicians, they also really act the part illustrating the duo‘s mannerisms, foibles and petty hatreds down to a tee. Occasionally they even split up on stage (just like the real thing!) and then reform (just like the real thing!). It is this element of surprise, matched with The Sounds of Simon brilliant stage presence that makes this tribute duo a winning act in their own right.

The banjo man Friday 11th November at 7:30pm

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Sean Moyses

Original, unique, quirky and engaging.

Sean Moyses, “The Banjo Man” promises top notch and world class virtuoso musicianship and easy going entertainment, delivered with precision, humour and a style that is seldom seen today.

A master of his craft, Sean has taken his music all over the UK, across Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, to the USA and Japan.

BOOK EARLY tickets at £10 Suitable for 12+

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Professional event

Expect the unexpected!

Classics by Brahms or Mozart.

Duelling banjos (duelled alone!).

Romantic songs and funny songs.

Rip-roaring solos and gentle picking.

Stories about 1920‘s Flapper girls and little ukuleles.

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Tuesday 22nd Wednesday 23rd Thursday 24th Friday 25th Saturday 26th November

All performances at 7:30pm The Wisbech Players’ autumn production is

The Flint Street Nativity which tells the story of a group of seven and eight year olds gearing up for the evening’s sole performance of the school’s nativity play.

Written by Tim Firth who wrote the hugely successful Calendar Girls, the action centres on the pre-performance classroom preparations to the final stage performance, which culminates in calamity.

BOOK EARLY tickets at £10 Suitable for 12+

Local Partner event

There are inevitable mishaps, misunderstandings, young egos, fears of failure and fallings out.

And with a clever twist towards the end of the play, the children‘s characters evolve into mirror images of their parents when the actors all appear as their parents (the play‘s audience) at the post-show gathering.

The story is based on real events, collected over ten years from members of Tim Firth‘s family and friends who were teachers. Flint Street Primary School is modelled on Stockton Heath Primary School, where Firth attended and his mother taught.

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at 7:30pm All tickets £5

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Ratzcool event

Ratzcool is the Angles Theatre‘s school for the performing arts.

This is the school‘s annual Christmas showcase of their acting, singing and dance with a Christmas theme. “do the Christmas Rock!” is a traditional nativity play told with a variety of rock ‘roll‘ music.

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Friday 18th and Saturday 19th November

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Monday 24th October from 10:00am to 3:00pm Tuesday 25th October from 10:00am to 3:00pm Wednesday 26th October from 10:00am to 3:00pm

Half Term Play in a Day workshops Ratzcool workshops

Each day a different mini play will be created and performed Two workshops: 5 to 8 years and 9 to 12 years

Only £10 for each day A great way for kids to entertain themselves during the half term break.

Learn to be creative, learn stage techniques, grow your confidence, make new friends and most of all have fun.

Everyday there will be a short performance of the day‘s work to show family the workshop‘s achievements.

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01945 47 44 47 • www.anglestheatre.co.uk Neil Cousin is a singer-songwriter living and recording music in the Fens. He writes songs about nothing, stream of consciousness anecdotes and unreliable testimonies to events that never happened. Now signed to UK independent label Oilbug, his album Bonfire was released in 2011, and the follow up is The Dreams of Animals due for release in 2016.

Neil Cousin has played shows with such acts as The Crimea and Ben Caplan. His previous releases have received airplay on BBC Radio 6 Music (Jarvis Cocker), BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, BBC Radio 5 Live, and Future Radio.

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Thursday Whatever! Music in the Bar

Thursday 15th September at 8:00pm • £4 on the door

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Thursday Whatever! Music in the Bar

Thursday 27th October at 8:00pm £4 on the door

On Thursdays, once a month, a soloist, duo, trio, quartet, quintet or band, with a prominent reputation in their field of music perform in the Angles Theatre bar.

Some of the previous acts are are pictured above and include: Marshlander, East Angles Brass Band, Scurll and Garford, Hypnovibes, the Jenson Duo, Don‘t Spook the Horse and Dan Donovan plus many, many more.

Come along and enjoy an evening of inspiring and varied music.

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at 8:00pm ÂŁ4 on the door

A culture running on fumes of past glories and crimes. John Preston Tribute Band construct snappy pop tunes for such narratives.

Although they have all worked together for many years, the band formed sometime in 2007. Catchy snatches of half familiar chants, protest jingles, rants and anthems over recycled minimalist riffs and grooves, with a sprinkling of something disturbingly profound. With songs about shopping, riots and the insubstantiality of the self.

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Thursday Whatever! Music in the Bar

Thursday 17th November

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Thursday Whatever! Music in the Bar

FENJAZZ Thursday 29th December at 8:00pm ÂŁ4 on the door

Ivan Garford and a range of musicians jam a special end of year Christmas celebration with a variety of music.

A session not to be missed and one which helps to make Christmas feel somewhat special.

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Katy Lilley’s School of Dance Based at the Angles Theatre, Wisbech.

Students learn: I.D.T.A. Ballet and Tap, Jazz and Contemporary, Zumba and Zumbatomics.

Ages from 2 years to adult.

For more information contact Katy Lilley on:

07891 107104

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Ratzcool guarantees that you will have fun while you learn musical theatre & drama classes for 5 to 16 year olds Learn a range of acting skills, many different dance styles and a variety of singing techniques on Saturdays.

There are also acting only sessions on Wednesdays.

Come along to a FREE taster session before you decide to join.

• Grow your self confidence • Make new friends • • Learn to work in a team • Succeed in auditions • • Take Arts Award and LAMDA exams • For more information phone 01945 474447 or go to www.ratzcool.co.uk Ratzcool Limited company number: 07241564 Registered office: Angles Theatre, Alexandra Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE13 1HQ

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Support your local theatre . . .

. . . we survive on donations from the general public and local organisations.

Here are some ideas for donations . . .

£10

£50

£100

£250

Buy-a-brick to increase our air conditioning fund

Buy black paint to repaint the stage after each event

To replace a moving light lamp in the theatre

To replace an auditorium seat with your name on it

£500

£1,000

£5,000

£15,000

Pay for a professional act to perform at the Theatre

Support the production costs of a RATz event

Support the refurbishment of the gent‘s toilets

Support the refurbishment of the dance studio

Programme Sponsorship

£150 + VAT

£250 + VAT

£500 + VAT

£200 + VAT

Buy a 1/4 page advert in an event programme

Buy a 1/2 page advert in an event programme

Buy a full page advert in an event programme

Buy a centre page banner in an event programme

Performance Sponsorship

£2000 + VAT Support the production and running costs of a RATz event

Support your local theatre . . .

. . . become a volunteer Technical volunteers

Learn and practice designing, to rigging and to operating lighting and sound.

Customer facing volunteers

Help with front of house staff, box office and working behind the bar.

Backstage support volunteers

Support building and painting sets, making or managing props, working backstage during a performance and helping to make and organise costumes.

. . . become a member

£10 a year

£20 a year

£12 a year

Voice your opinions on the Angles Youth Council.

Get 10% off tickets for selected events.

Join at the box office.

Note: All RATz events require actors to be a Youth Angler or an Adult Angler.

You get voting rights at the Angles’ AGM and a 10% discount on tickets for selected events per annum.

Join at the box office.

Win cash prizes at regular monthly draws. Membership runs from the 1st November to the 31st October annually.

Join at the box office or set up a standing order.

Note: Fortune Club membership is open to adults only

Redeem Your Time Credits

The Angles Theatre, Wisbech is part of the Your Time Credit scheme. Redeem your vouchers on selected shows at the Angles. Look for the Time Credit symbol on events in this brochure and on the website.

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The Wisbech theatre The end of the 18th century saw the rise of small provincial theatres. Actor-managers of the more popular touring companies constructed theatres in towns within their touring circuits. Mr Robertson, manager of the Lincoln touring circuit, funded the building of the Wisbech Theatre in 1793.

The Wisbech Theatre would For 53 years, until 1846, the Robertson family put have looked similar to the on several successful productions in Wisbech. The picture above when it was Wisbech Museum has a number of playbills from this first built in 1793.

(Photo: Cloud Nine Photography) period to illustrate the range of events the Robertsons introduced to the Wisbech Theatre.

Currently the auditorium has been turned around 180° because the original Anglers, in 1978, felt that it was more practical and cost effective to have the auditorium as it is now. The original ‘Main Entrance’ has long since lost any of its ‘entrance foyer’ attributes. It is currently used as the stage door to the building.

William Macready, a celebrated London actor was encouraged to perform in the Wisbech Theatre to support flagging sales. This picture show him in the role of Virginius (one of the playbills on the other page).

Macready was born in 1793 - the year the Wisbech Theatre was built.

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Some playbills advertising the Wisbech Theatre events in the early 1800s.

1978

The Angles Theatre company created a new arts centre for Wisbech

In 1977, a newly formed acting group were looking for a base to rehearse in.

They had formed a theatre company to tour Shakespeare’s plays and they called themselves the Angles Theatre Company.

Without any notion of the vast history behind the building the group negotiated a deal with the Christian Spiritualist Church, who owned the theatre building, to lease it for a rehearsal space. When the Angles Theatre Company realised what they had leased they enthusiastically set about returning the building to its former glory and more. They also, with Town Council support, purchased the front building.

Wisbech‘s little gem would not be here today had it not been for the Angles Theatre Company in 1978.

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The Angles Theatre Wisbech is the eighth oldest working theatre in the country and aims to provide you with the best in professional and amateur entertainment.

telephone: 01945 47 44 47 bookings & information: www.anglestheatre.co.uk Follow us on: logos f The Theatre is supported by: Wisbech Town Council The Wisbech Angles Theatre Council • Charity number 278240