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Hello and welcome to another packed Spring and Summer Programme at the Arena Theatre. This brochure runs right up until July and we know you’ll find something to enjoy.
Finally, whether you’re a first time visitor or one of our faithful regulars, you’re guaranteed great value, quality theatre with a friendly warm relaxed welcome every time you come.
We’re delighted to be formally launching our on-line booking which we have been trialling since the end of October. We’re really pleased with the system, it’s very easy to use and of course, it’s available 24 hours a day so you can book when you want to. Visit our website at www.arenatheatre.info to see for yourself.
Kevin O’Sullivan Theatre Manager.
January 7 - 17
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Over The Wall* Wednesfield High School
Lost In Translation
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State Of Emergency 8
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Fame and The AristoCats* Punch Youth Theatre
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Grimm Tales* Drama Students
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Max Miller - The Cheekie Chappie Dave Sealey
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An Evening With Psychosis Point Blank
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Stars On Sunday Arena Theatre Production
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Mission Possible
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Can Any Mother Help Me Foursight Theatre
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Patrick and Bernardine Something and Nothing
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The Maids Phizzical Productions
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The Sandman Spike Theatre
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The Blank Album Natasha Gilmore
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Dracula Spectacula* Highfields School
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Bride Or Groom? Opus Theatre Company
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The Devil’s Doctor Shifting Sands
David Benson Sings Noël Coward David Benson
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These Four Streets Birmingham Rep
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My Funny Valentine Mike Maran Productions
Scaramouche Jones Justin Butcher
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Peter Chand
Look At Me Now* Central Youth Theatre
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Boo Mind The Gap
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BUY TICKETS for two or more shows at the same time and get all your tickets for ÂŁ5 each must be the same number of tickets for each show not to be used in conjunction with any other offer - other restrictions may apply
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The Pickwick Papers European Arts
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Emma Heartbreak Productions
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Rosie Kay Dance Company Out Of The Dark Outside Centre
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Spastic Fantastic Laurence Clark
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Yasser Theatre Tours International
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Sabha Sampad and Arena Theatre
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Tempest in a Teacup* Side By Side
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Outside Centre 15
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Chasing Rainbows Hijinx Theatre
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Past, Present and Future
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The Wizard Of Oz* Reach For The Stage
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Garbage* Kings C of E School
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Rock The Musicals!* UoW Musical Theatre Group
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Songs For A New World* New Wave Theatre
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The False Servant Third Party Productions
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University of Wolverhampton Drama and Dance Assessments throughout April and May *Independent Promotions, standard concessions may not apply.
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Wednesday 28th January at 7.30pm
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY JUSTIN BUTCHER DIRECTED BY GUY MASTERSON
Scaramouche Jones 11pm Millennium Eve: ancient clown Scaramouche breaks fifty years’ silence to give his final performance charting a bizarre magical odyssey through crumbling empires, comic misadventures and the 20th Century’s darkest episodes, revealing the loves, the brutalities, the ecstasies and the tragedies beneath his seven white masks in an epic, poetic, profoundly moving tale. SCARAMOUCHE JONES is an international phenomenon. Made famous in 2000 by Pete Postlethwaite’s beautiful production. Now, directed by solo maestro Guy Masterson, Justin Butcher makes the clown his own. An undisputed sell-out hit at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival, SCARAMOUCHE JONES is an enchanting triumph of hope over despair. “A masterpiece of solo Magic Realism, impeccably written, perfectly performed and beautifully directed. It should be seen” British Theatre Guide
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Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Wednesday 4th February at 2.30pm
Friday 6th February at 8pm
David Benson Sings Noël Coward
Mission Possible: Dads & Lads Move!
Returning to the character he played in the BBC series Goodnight Sweetheart, award-winning solo performer David Benson takes on Coward’s masterful songbook.
Leading Black British choreographers Jeanefer Jean-Charles, Kwesi Johnson and Colin Poole have created three brand new pieces of dance theatre that put male relationships under the microscope, exploring role models and exposing male perspectives on life. From the street to the home, from the emotional bond between father and son to the solidarity of friends hanging out, five stunning male dancers present a snapshot of young men in the 21st Century.
DAVID BENSON AND STEWART NICHOLLS
This brand new show promises Benson at his best as singer, impersonator, host and raconteur. With nine solo shows in his repertoire, Benson has a proven ability to sensitively portray some of the most famous performers of our time whilst offering new insight, dark humour and plentiful entertainment. Featured songs include Mad Dogs and Englishmen, London Pride, Mad About the Boy, I’ll See You Again, If Love Tickets: Were All, and Mrs. Worthington. “David Benson becomes the Master as he sings: dapper in tuxedo, he flutters his eyelids and delivers that clipped repartee to perfection” Daily Telegraph
£8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
STATE OF EMERGENCY
“Jean-Charles uses a juicily physical vocabulary... the result is simple and unpretentious” Daily Telegraph
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Sunday 8th February at 8pm
AN ARENA THEATRE PRODUCTION
Stars on Sunday It’s Sunday, and what better way to perkup before the Monday blues kick in than some sparkling entertainment and a nice cup of tea. To contemplate and celebrate LGBT History Month, the Arena hosts some of the country’s boldest cabaret turns who will take you on a journey of discovery... You’ll gaze back at the past and stare expectantly into the future as you search for the definition of that old familiar term ‘the gay experience’. Hosted by Wolverhampton born Adrian with one of the UK’s true Avant Guardians, David Hoyle (Duckie, Divine David Presents...) and special guests, Stars on Sunday will finish off your weekend quite nicely for you.
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Tuesday 10th February at 7.30pm
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An Evening With Psychosis How would you like to live on the Moon? A theatrical journey into the state of madness featuring personal testimony; biography (from Antonin Artaud to Virginia Woolf) and a controversial view of psychiatry. A psychiatric patient re-imagines their hospital confinement as the world of an absurd Lunar Colony. Are such imaginings an act of debilitating madness or a therapeutic and logical response to circumstance? “One of the most exciting theatres around... political, witty, challenging and bold” The Guardian
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Tuesday 24th February at 7.30pm Wednesday 25th February at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Wednesday 11th February at 2.30pm
Max Miller The Cheeky Chappie
DAVE SEALEY
FOURSIGHT THEATRE
The career, critics, contemporaries, and saucy seaside postcard world of MAX MILLER
The story of the Cooperative Correspondence Club. A new play inspired by the book by Jenna Bailey.
Between generous helpings from Max’s legendary repertoire from both his White and Blue Books, Dave Sealey the life-long music hall performer, reveals the quiet unassuming man beneath the makeup and gaudy apparel.
Foursight return with an evocative, dynamic and touching new play, bringing to life the funny and often moving stories of a group of early 20th century women whose lives became intimately connected for more than half a century through the simple act of writing letters for a secret magazine.
With songs and laughs a-plenty, this show is as saucy as a seaside postcard from Brighton pier itself!
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Can Any Mother Help Me?
Following Thatcher the Musical!, Foursight Theatre turn from the epic to the everyday with a poignant production featuring live music, which proves that there Tickets: is no such thing as an ordinary life. A co-production with The Courtyard, Herefordshire’s Centre for the Arts and the Women’s Arts International Festival.
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Thursday 26th February at 7.30pm
Lost In Translation
Friday 27th February at 8pm
PETER CHAND AND SHONALEIGH
When two ancient cultures walk side by side, only one question remains: are the healing properties of Chicken Soup really more effective than Lamb Biryani? Shonaleigh and Peter Chand are two of Britain’s most exciting and accomplished Storytellers. They have created an innovative performance piece based around stories they have collected from their respective Jewish and Indian backgrounds. Having then translated them, many are being told here for the first time.
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
My Funny Valentine - The Chet Baker Story
MIKE MARAN PRODUCTIONS
It’s 1961 and Chet Baker is in jail in Lucca. Voted best trumpet player in the world only five years before - now he’s doing time in an Italian jail for drug offences. Italians strolling around the town walls stop and listen to the sound of Chet’s golden trumpet wafting through the prison bars. With live music on stage arranged and performed by Colin Steele (trumpet) and Dave Milligan (piano) this is an unforgettable evening of jazz, junk, and genius!
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Monday 2nd March at 2pm and 5.30pm
Tuesday 3rd March at 7.30pm
These Four Streets
The Devil’s Doctor
In October 2005 the rumour of a rape sparked disturbances in Lozells, Birmingham that led to the killing of one man, widespread damage and a fracture between two communities that had previously appeared to be living happily alongside one another.
THE DEVIL’S DOCTOR is a comic medieval feast of physical theatre and clowning, peopled by tricksters, charlatans and frauds determined to cure you with leeches, foul remedies and by bleeding you dry - literally!
A collaboration between six young female writers, THESE FOUR STREETS explores the power of rumour and what it’s like to live in a place that has been written off.
Amongst them lived Paracelsus - 16th century Physician and Alchemist.
BRIMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE
Supported by the Sir Barry Jackson Trust.
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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SHIFTING SANDS THEATRE
Swindler or genius? Drunkard or visionary? Decide for yourself as Paracelsus cheats death, works miracle cures, quarrels with priests and kings, and attracts legends galore.
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Wednesday 4th March at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Bride Or Groom?
Wednesday 11th March at 7.30pm
OPUS THEATRE COMPANY
Weddings! We’ve all been to them and we all love them! But, these weddings you would want to avoid at all costs! In BRIDE OR GROOM? we meet couples who hate being late but seem destined to nearly miss the ceremony whatever they do and guests who really should never have been invited in the first place! Will they get there? Will the dress fit? Will the best man be too drunk to deliver his appalling speech? Will anybody care?
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
The Sandman
SPIKE THEATRE
A dark theatrical fantasy inspired by ETA Hoffmann’s chilling tale ‘Der Sandmann’, Freud’s ‘The Uncanny’ and Tim Burton’s gothic expressionism. THE SANDMAN is a rich, intelligent and visually stunning folktale for adults and brave children. Greta, the clockmaker’s daughter, had been told the tale since childhood to hasten her to sleep. But this innocent myth soon transformed into fear, as each night, just on the edge of sleep, a shadow would appear by her bedside... Marking ten years of touring for Spike, this fantastic new show contains a compendium of physical storytelling techniques, Tickets: a live musical score, animation and puppetry. For adults and brave children.
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Tuesday 10th March at 7.30pm
NATASHA GILMORE PRODUCTIONS
The Blank Album Dance literally rocks in THE BLANK ALBUM! A flamboyantly rock ‘n’ roll music and dance comedy from Natasha Gilmore, ‘The Catherine Tate of contemporary dance’, and Queen MacArthur of Shooglenifty. A hugely entertaining and cunning pastiche of pop culture, hysterical and strikingly poetic. “At a stroke she invokes both clown and tragedienne. Brilliant” The Times
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Tuesday 17th March at 7.30pm
The Maids
Wednesday 18th March 2.30pm and 7.30pm
PHIZZICAL PRODUCTIONS
Patrick and Bernardine
SOMETHING AND NOTHING
An extraordinary transposition of this classic text by Jean Genet to ancient India.
Following sell out performances in 2008 Something and Nothing will once again hit the road with Dan Hagley’s hilarious new comedy.
Two maids: One mistress - a triangle of love, hate and deceit.
Follow cabaret duo PATRICK AND BERNADINE as they drag their tired old act around Britain’s grubbiest seaside resorts - until their cosy world is shaken when Bernadine decides the time has come to chase a few showbiz dreams of her own.
Claire and Solange enact their love-hate relationship for Madame while she is out of the home. They imitate her, put on her dresses, shoes and makeup. They act out her apparent cruelty and exploitative attitude in what seems a regular ritual. In his notorious first play, Genet takes the classic elements 14+ of a thriller and subverts them with his own disturbing Tickets: games of language, transgression and transformation.
£8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
A sparkling production with a lively story and characters you won’t forget - PATRICK AND BERNADINE is a must see.
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Thursday 19th March at 7.30pm Friday 20th March at 11am
MIND THE GAP
BOO Written by Mike Kenny and inspired by the character of Boo Radley, the strange yet familiar, forbidding yet friendly, timid but ultimately heroic character from To Kill a Mockingbird. What does society these days make of this scared bogeyman, this frightened ghost? And who really gets away with murder? When he was born, his parents called him Beau. It means beautiful. Over time, as the years went by, the other children started to call him Boo. Though none could remember if it was because he was afraid of them, or they were afraid of him. Mind the Gap is an award-winning theatre company that works with learning disabled and non-disabled artists as equals. Suitable for 11+
Tickets: ÂŁ8 Full Price and ÂŁ6 Concessions
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Tuesday 24th March at 7.30pm Wednesday 25th March at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
EUROPEAN ARTS
The Pickwick Papers Following the hugely successful tour of The Picture of Dorian Gray, European Arts Company are fast gaining a reputation as the premier exponents of quality drama that is inventive, highly physical and painfully funny! And this latest production is no different. Expect duelling, elopement, bribery, fisticuffs, mistaken identity, near drowning, and finally, imprisonment for debt! Follow the haphazard and often farcical journey of Samuel Pickwick and a host of well-loved characters including Sam Weller, Mr Jingle, Nathaniel Winkle, Mrs Bardell and The Fat Boy on their weird and wonderful ‘perambulations, perils, travels and adventures’ throughout the country. “European Arts Company provides sheer entertainment but also an excellent opportunity for seeing high quality live theatre” International Herald Tribune
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Thursday 26th March at 7.30pm
HEARTBREAK PRODUCTIONS
Emma A clever, rich, bored and “slightly” spoiled young woman, EMMA throws herself in to the perils of mismatchmaking in this world-renowned and well-loved Regency rom-com. Emma is Jane Austen’s most realistic heroine trying to do her very best and, in true Austen fashion, getting it very wrong! Dip into the gossip and squabbles, grapple with the riddles, blunders and misunderstandings and finally, revel in the glorious romance of this delightful and charming adaptation. Live music, dance and audience interaction abound as the multi-talented cast recreate the rich and varied personalities of some of the most vibrant characters from English literature.
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Friday 27th March at 8pm
Tuesday 31st March at 7.30pm
Rosie Kay Dance Company
Spastic Fantastic
A brand new double bill of top quality dance from one of the region’s brightest rising stars.
The show tells the story of how Laurence, as someone with cerebral palsy, earlier this year attempted single-handedly to reclaim the word ‘spastic’ in the same spirit that Black and Gay people reclaimed negative terms. As with his previous show, it combines stand-up comedy with fiendish hidden camera stunts.
Double Points: Taking inspiration from Emio Greco l PC’s work, star choreographer Rosie Kay has created an explosive, sensual and dynamic new duet to a mixed soundtrack inspired by dub step, extreme electro and classical music. Supernova: Taking its name from rare outer space blasts generated by dying stars, this brand new piece will lead you on an explosive Tickets: journey as five female dancers create a performance £8 Full Price of raw beauty. “A joy to watch from beginning to end” The Scotsman ★★★★
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LAURENCE CLARK
The show has received excellent reviews with four stars across the board from his Pleasance run in Edinburgh: “Remarkably funny... self-deprecating yet self-assured... a damn fine comedian” Fest
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Wednesday 1st April at 7.30pm
The False Servant
Wednesday 8th April at 7.30pm
THIRD PARTY AND BORD CADRE (FRANCE)
A dual language and strongly visual interpretation of the 18th Century French classic. A timeless comedy of deception and desire, double meaning and double crossing. THE FALSE SERVANT dresses as a man in order to discover the true nature of her husband to be; is he driven by money or by love? This co-production between Third Party and Bord Cadre, companies noted for their audacious, fast-paced and entertaining interpretations of classic plays, is deeper and darker than its veneer of physical humour. By Pierre Marivaux. Directed by John Wright and Cecile Rist.
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Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
Yasser
THEATRE TOURS INTERNATIONAL
Written By Abdelkader Benali. Performed by William el-Gardi. Young, idealistic and fervent, Palestinian actor Yasser Mansour prepares in his dressing room to play Shakespeare’s classic Jew, Shylock. He shares his first name and his ideals with Arafat, but Mansour discovers that the Arab perhaps understands Shylock better than anyone else... Manoeuvring through identities, conflicts and roles, Yasser asks, “Can anyone really demand a pound of flesh without spilling blood?” It’s a remarkable play that leads us into the very heart Tickets: of conflict... where simply being born Palestinian £8 Full Price is a political act.
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Sunday 26th April
SAMPAD IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARENA THEATRE
Sabha
The best local and up-and-coming South Asian artists performing music, dance, theatre and spoken word in Sampad’s showcase of talent at the Arena for the first time. Before the Sabha starts, come along from 6pm to enjoy a free jewellery workshop and Samosas. 6pm Free Jewellery Workshop and Samosas 7pm Sabha
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Tickets: £5 Full Price and £3 Concessions
For Details about Surdhwani Events this spring please visit www.surdhwani.org.uk
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Wednesday 7th to Saturday 17th January
CENTRAL YOUTH THEATRE
Look at Me Now! 10 days of exhibitions and performances marking the 25th Anniversary of Central Youth Theatre. Over the years, CYT has empowered young people to get involved in all aspects of theatre. Thousands of young people have benefited by taking part in the vast array of workshops, summer schools, productions, tours and other events. These events have been documented in photographs and, for the first time you can see the complete portfolio. Performances throughout at various times. See website for more information.
Exhibition Admission Free
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Thursday 29th January at 7.30pm
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd February Various Times
INDEPENDENT PROMOTIONS INDEPENDENT PROMOTIONS INDEPENDENT PROMOTIONS
Over The Wall
WEDNESFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Wednesfield High School proudly present an evening of song and dance in support of the OVER THE WALL charity. All proceeds from this event will be donated to OVER THE WALL who help children suffering with serious illness.
Fame The Musical & AristoCats
PUNCH THEATRE
Punch Theatre present two different shows. FAME, the all time smash hit film and musical about a group of energetic, exciting, talented youngsters seeking fame and fortune at the New York High School for Performing Arts. This is one show sure to have you dancing all the way home. And
Tickets: £3 Full Price and £2 Children
ARISTOCATS - a brand new adaption of the classic Disney film to the stage for the half term holiday. This feline adventure is sure to get you tapping your feet.
Fame: All Tickets £8 AristoCats: All Tickets £5
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Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th March Various Times
Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd April at 7.30pm
INDEPENDENT PROMOTIONS INDEPENDENT PROMOTIONS INDEPENDENT PROMOTIONS
Dracula Spectacula
HIGHFIELDS SPECIALIST SCIENCE SCHOOL
In this bubbling modern extravaganza for the young, the immaculate Miss Nadia and her three pupils are swung into riotous Transylvanian happenings with the irrepressible Count and his gruesome acolytes. There’s loads of fun, and with a sizzling script and great songs you’re in for a great bite out!
Tickets: £5 Full Price and £3 Concessions
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Songs For A New World
NEW WAVE THEATRE ARTS
Songs for a new world is a new magical musical by Jason Robert Brown. Transporting the audience to a whirlwind of settings including: the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge of a 57 storey building, as well as introducing an eclectic range of characters, all with their own story to tell.
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Tuesday 7th April at 7.30pm
Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June Various Times
INDEPENDENT PROMOTIONS INDEPENDENT PROMOTIONS INDEPENDENT PROMOTIONS
Rock The Musicals
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY
A spectacular array of the very best of songs from Rock Operas and Musical Theatre shows including We Will Rock You, Aida, Rocky Horror, Rent and many more. With a talented cast of versatile players and performers including a live band on stage, it’s time to ROCK THE MUSICALS!
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
Wizard of Oz
REACH FOR THE STAGE
Join Dorothy Gale and her little dog Toto from Kansas as she journeys through the magical world of Oz in this much loved classic musical. Based on the legendary film starring Judy Garland, it features all the classic hits such as Somewhere Over the Rainbow, We’re Off To See The Wizard and If I only Had a Brain. A perfect musical for all the family, share the fun with the Scarecrow, Tin-Man, The Cowardly Lion, The Wizard and of course the evil Wicked Witch of the West.
Tickets: £8 Full Price and £6 Concessions
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Wednesday 8th to Friday 10th July at 7.30pm
THE KING’S C.E. SCHOOL
Garbage Have you dropped something? Welcome to the new world where recycling is the law and litter is a serious crime. The all new eco comedy show from The King’s C.E. School is a dynamic fusion of drama dance and music where even the jokes are recycled and the lights are wind powered. Join us for an evening of ecological entertainment and hear the voices of the mighty dump speak at last! Warning: Contains plastics, glass, cardboard, cans and vicious wheelie bins.
Tickets: £5 Full Price and £3 Concessions
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How to book IN PERSON At the Box Office (10am - 5pm Monday to Friday and one hour before the start of evening and weekend performances) where you can pay with cash, cheque or with most major credit and debit cards (excluding American Express).
BY TELEPHONE You can book tickets over the phone using any major credit or debit card (except Electron and American Express cards). Unfortunately, we are unable to reserve seats without a payment to guarantee the booking.
CONCESSIONS For all Arena Theatre promotions, concessions are available if you are under 16, a senior citizen over 60, a student in full-time education, registered unwaged, a Friend of the Grand Theatre or hold a Wolverhampton Leisure Card. Please provide proof of eligibility.
PLEASE NOTE that for independent promotions the above concessions and discounts may vary. We reserve the right to make discounted ticket offers to selected customers at any time.
GROUP BOOKINGS One free ticket for every ten tickets purchased. Please call the Box Office on (01902) 321 321 for more information on our group booking services.
REFUNDS We regret that, under normal circumstances, we are unable to offer refunds. However, tickets may be exchanged subject to availability.
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Arena Access The Arena Theatre is fully accessible for all users and participants. However, to optimize your experience please advise the Box Office of your individual requirements in advance. A seating policy is available from the Box Office upon request and visitors who need to be accompanied are entitled to one complimentary ticket for their companion. ■ Lift providing access to all levels. ■ Sennheiser Infra Red Enhanced Hearing is available headsets can be worn with or without a hearing aid. Please reserve your headset at the Box Office when you book your ticket. ■ For Minicom bookings please call (01902) 321 327. ■ Guide Dogs are welcome. ■ All areas and rooms signed in grade 2 Braille. ■ Audio CD and Large Print Brochures
are available on request from the Box Office. YOUR COMMENTS WELCOMED! We are always interested in your views about the Arena Theatre and our shows. Please feel free to chat to members of staff when you visit, write to us at Arena Theatre, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SE or e-mail arena@wlv.ac.uk. Theatre Manager Marketing Manager Front Of House Technical Staff
Kevin O’Sullivan Andrew Ridal Andrew Jemmett Steve Payne and Ian Turford
Arena Theatre Trainees: James Clayton, Michelle Cox, Ruth Johnstone and Maria Kavalieros
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Wizard of Oz
Aim Higher Week
Highfields School Dance Department
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HOW TO FIND US By Road
Spring BROCHURE 09
3/12/08
16:02
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The Arena Theatre is easily accessible by road, situated right in the heart of the city centre.
Car Parking Street parking is available outside and around the theatre on Wulfruna Street. The Civic Centre car park (adjacent to the University) is usually open until 10.30pm (please check on arrival). The nearest NCP car park to the theatre is Broad Street.
Public Transport The Arena Theatre is a 5-minute walk from the Railway, Bus and Metro stations. Wolverhampton has main line Network Rail links to Birmingham, Stafford and beyond. In addition, Bus companies provide links to all the surrounding towns in the area.
ARENA THEATRE Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SE. Box Office 01902 321 321 (Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm) Facsimile 01902 322 599 Minicom 01902 321 327 E-mail arena@wlv.ac.uk Website www.arenatheatre.info