New Theatre Oxford Autumn 2012 Brochure

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WELCOME I am delighted to introduce our Autumn season featured in this brochure. We have an incredibly busy few months coming up at the New Theatre, as well as a number of shows already on sale for 2013.

I’m thrilled to see Michael McIntyre back at the New Theatre with some warm-up shows prior to his arena tour later this year, followed by further fantastic stand-up shows from Frankie Boyle, Jack Dee, Alan Davies, Mark Watson, Al Murray, Kevin Bridges, Jethro, Jason Byrne, Greg Davies and Ross Noble, and next year Milton Jones, Jimmy Carr and Micky Flanagan.

Musical fans are spoilt for choice, with Chicago, Daddy Cool, Beauty & The Beast, 9 to 5, our Christmas show Starlight Express and Top of the Pops Live.

As always, we are lucky enough to be able to welcome some of the top music acts to the city – highlights include Ultravox, Level 42, Newton Faulkner, Deacon Blue, The Sensational 60s Experience, Jools Holland, Rufus Wainwright, Joan Armatrading and Peter Andre.

If all of those weren’t enough, we also have Sandi Toksvig launching her new novel, a return visit from Fascinating Aida who sold-out back in 2011, the annual visit by Welsh National Opera, Stomp and the welcome return of English National Ballet.

LEGALLY BLONDE

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DREAMBOATS & PETTICOATS

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STOMP

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WELSH NATIONAL OPERA

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DADDY COOL

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On behalf of my team, I look forward to seeing you at a performance at the New Theatre and trust you will have a very enjoyable experience!

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DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST OXFORD OPERATIC SOCIETY

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9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL

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STARLIGHT EXPRESS

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CARMEN & TOSCA

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ENB’S THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

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TOP OF THE POPS LIVE

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COMEDY & CIRCUS

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CONCERTS & COMEDY

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DANCE, CONCERTS & COMEDY

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CONCERTS & COMEDY

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Jamie Baskeyfield General Manager

PRICE PROMISE A BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW MUSICAL FROM DOLLY PARTON MON 3 - SAT 8 DEC

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‘THE BEST SHOW I’VE EVER SEEN. BRILLIANT’

SCOTT MILLS, BBC RADIO 1

‘RIGHT UP THERE ALONGSIDE MAMMA MIA AND HAIRSPRAY’ THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

STOP PRESS JUST ANNOUNCED

GARETH GATES will star as Warner

ONE WEEK ONLY!

JENNIFER ELLISON will star as Paulette

The international award-winning hit Legally Blonde The Musical is coming to Oxford. Winner of 7 major awards including the coveted Best Musical 2011 (Olivier Awards) this all singing, all dancing romantic comedy is about knowing who you are and showing what you’ve got!

Elle Woods can handle anything. So when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her she decides to follow him to Harvard Law School and win him back. With some help from new-found friends Paulette, Emmett and her chihuahua Bruiser, she learns that it’s so much better to be smart.

View video trailer

Directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray), Legally Blonde The Musical is the funniest and most fabulous musical around. The best show in town, case closed.

★★★★★ TIME OUT

TUE 17 - SAT 21 JUL Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm Wed, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm TICKETS £19.50 - £39.50 ATG THEATRE CARD Half price Tue, Wed & Thu mat. £5 off Wed - Thu eve (prices A - C and premium) Excludes Fri & Sat S Details page 31

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THE RANGE OF COCKTAILS WE ARE OFFERING CURRENTLY IS: CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS Bellini Believe Kir Royale MARTINIS Apple Martini Cosmopolitan Key Lime Martini

TALL COCKTAILS Frost Bite

DON’T MISS! BILL KENWRIGHT AND LAURIE MANSFIELD IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC PRESENT

Long Island Ice Tea Mojito Purple Rain LOW ALCOHOL COCKTAILS Shirley Temple

BOOK BY LAURENCE MARKS & MAURICE GRAN

Yellow Brick Road All cocktails are included in our Happy Hour offer of two drinks for £10.

(Happy Hour times vary depending on the show start time) All cocktails are available from our Stalls Bar.

‘PURE STAGE MAGIC, YOU’LL BE DANCING IN YOUR SEATS’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

‘IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN STOMP, GO! IF YOU HAVE SEEN IT, TAKE SOMEONE WHO HASN’T AND SHARE THE PLEASURE’ Re-live the greatest time of your life again as the rockin’ rollin’ smash-hit West End musical, inspired by the million-selling albums Dreamboats and Petticoats One, Two and Three, comes to Oxford.

MON 9 - SAT 14 JUL Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm TICKETS £13.50 - £29.50 (Premium seats available)

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THE INTERNATIONAL SMASH HIT COMES TO OXFORD

BOSTON HERALD

Stomp - the award winning smash hit - returns to Oxford for one week only. With new routines, new music and new choreography this foot stamping, finger drumming, global phenomenon continues to thrill audiences with its infectious mix of percussion, dance, theatre and comedy.

With an exhilarating soundtrack inspired by the commotion of everyday life, eight performers use everything from Zippo lighters, plastic bags, bin lids and even the kitchen sink to hammer out an explosively feel good rhythm enjoyed by audiences of all ages the world over.

If you haven’t seen it already this is your chance to be entertained and exhilarated by a truly unique theatrical event. If you have - bring a friend and watch them be wowed by this breathtaking show.

‘ENTRANCING, EXHILARATING, TERRIFIC’ THE INDEPENDENT www.stomp.co.uk

MON 1 - SAT 6 OCT Mon - Thu eves 7.30pm Fri 5pm & 8.30pm Sat 4pm & 7.30pm TICKETS £12 - £29.50 ATG THEATRE CARD £10 off Mon. £5 off Tue - Thu eves and Fri 5pm (Prices A - C) G E C Details page 31

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FROM THE WEST END THE ORIGINAL FEEL-GOOD DISCO MUSICAL!

WELSH NATIONAL OPERA AUTUMN 2012

‘POWERFULLY GRIPPING’ THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ON JEPHTHA

LA BOHÈME Italian opera at its most passionate. Experience one of the greatest love stories ever sung with this new production.

Sung in Italian with surtitles in English

COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart’s beguiling opera in a warm and funny production set on the British seaside in the early 1960s.

Sung in Italian with surtitles in English

JEPHTHA The return of Katie Mitchell’s electrifying staging of this searing yet beautiful oratorio.

Sung in English with surtitles in English

Visit wno.org.uk for detailed casting, videos, story summaries and music clips.

TUE 23 - SAT 27 OCT Jephtha Tue 7pm Così fan tutte Wed & Fri 7pm La bohème Thu & Sat 7.15pm TICKETS £15 - £54 ATG THEATRE CARD £7.50 off if booked before Fri 27 Jul. £5 off if booked from Sat 28 Jul (Prices B - C only) EARLY BOOKING OFFER £10 off if booked before Fri Jul 27 (Prices A - B, concessionary tickets only) FREE PRE-PERFORMANCE TALKS Jephtha Tue 23 Oct 6pm Così fan tutte Wed 24 Oct 6pm G E Details page 31

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JANE McDONALD & SHEILA FERGUSON Following its highly successful run in London’s West End and Berlin, a recent record breaking sell-out tour in the Netherlands and soon-to-open five month run in Palma, Mallorca, Daddy Cool finally returns to the UK for its first National Tour!

Young Sunny comes to London from Jamaica as a boy with his head filled with dance and music. After meeting a young Rose on his arrival, years later a dance competition brings them back together again, but with it an old conflict between their mothers (Pearl and Ma Baker) - centred around the local king of dance Daddy Cool and which threatens the growing love between Sunny and Rose.

But with a little magic and lots of great music, there’s a pretty good chance that love will find a way...

In an all-new light, sound and dance-driven production, Daddy Cool brings you the toe-tapping beats of Boney M, Milli Vanilli, No Mercy, Eruption and La Bouche, with world-wide smash hits including Sunny, Mary’s Boychild, Rasputin, Brown Girl In The Ring, Ma Baker, Girl I’m Gonna Miss You, Girl You Know It’s True, Sweet Dreams, I Can’t Stand The Rain, Daddy Cool and more!

Re-live the music... or find it for the first time! Daddy Cool will be a night to remember and a party not to forget!!

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Main picture La bohème, top right Jephtha

MON 29 OCT - SAT 3 NOV Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm TICKETS £10 - £29.50 (Premium seats available)

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Images from the 2011 Dutch production

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THE SEXY, SASSY WEST END SMASH HIT RETURNS

OXFORD OPERATIC SOCIETY PRESENTS MUSIC BY

ALAN MENKEN LYRICS BY

HOWARD ASHMAN & TIM RICE BOOK BY

LINDA WOOLVERTON ORIGINALLY DIRECTED BY

ROBERT JESS ROTH ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY

DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS

‘MURDER, GREED, CORRUPTION, EXPLOITATION, ADULTERY AND TREACHERY - ALL THOSE THINGS WE HOLD NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEARTS’ So begins the international award winning musical, Chicago, which comes to the New Theatre for 1 week only starring Ali Bastian as Roxie Hart, Stefan Booth as Billy Flynn, Tupele Dorgu as Velma Kelly and Bernie Nolan as Matron ‘Mama’ Morton.

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MON 5 - SAT 10 NOV Mon - Thu eves 7.30pm Fri & Sat 5pm & 8.30pm TICKETS £12 - £32.50 (Premium seats available)

Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with Cell Block rival, double-murderess Velma Kelly, they fight to keep from death row with the help of smooth-talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.

ATG THEATRE CARD Half price Mon. £5 off Tue - Thu & Fri 5pm.

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Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, Chicago’s sexy, sassy score includes All That Jazz and Razzle Dazzle. With 6 Tony, 2 Olivier, 1 Grammy, 2 Bafta and 6 Academy Awards, Chicago truly is ‘THE SHARPEST, SLICKEST SHOW ON THE BLOCK’ THE TIMES

SENIOR SPECIAL Best available seats £20 Mon - Wed eve and Fri 5pm

A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer and a cell block of sin: it would be a crime to miss it.

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Oxford Operatic Society return with the enchanting fairytale of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

This fantastical production features a cast of over fifty talented performers from across Oxfordshire and is directed

by Simon Tavener.

Allow yourself to be swept up in the adventure of an enchanted castle, talking teapots, charismatic candlesticks and a whole world of colourful characters. With Alan Menken’s marvellous score, including the ever popular Belle, Be Our Guest and of course the Oscar winning Beauty and the Beast, this is a show not to be missed.

TUE 27 NOV - SAT 1 DEC Eves 7.30pm Sat mat 2.30pm TICKETS £16 - £22 ATG THEATRE CARD £5 off per ticket (all perfs, prices A - C) G C E F Details page 31

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9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious new musical comedy, based on the hit movie and centres on three office workers who turn the tables on their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot of a boss. They conspire to take control of the company and learn there’s nothing they can’t do - even in a man’s world. Outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic, 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL is about teaming up and taking care of business.

WRITTEN BY

PATRICIA RESNICK DOLLY PARTON

MUSIC & LYRICS BY

DIRECTED BY JEFF

CALHOUN

BASED ON THE 20TH CENTURY FOX PICTURE ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON BROADWAY BY ROBERT GREENBLATT, APRIL 2009

FEISTY, FUN AND OH SO FABULOUS! This show features Dolly Parton’s original hit title song, 9 to 5, which won her an Oscar nomination and 4 Grammy Award nominations along with her new Tony® and Grammy nominated score. With 18 original numbers, including Backwoods Barbie and Shine Like the Sun, that mix Broadway and pop with Dolly’s signature witty lyrics it will have you kicking up your heels. Leave your daily grind behind and join in on the fun.

MON 3 - SAT 8 DEC Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm TICKETS £15 - £35 (Premium seats available)

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FEATURING DOLLY PARTON FROM HER DESK IN DOLLYWOOD

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BILL KENWRIGHT

BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP PRESENTS

A BRAND NEW PRODUCTION FOR 2012!

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S ‘DAZZLING’ MUSICAL

‘YOU HAVE TO SEE IT, AND STILL YOU WON’T BELIEVE IT’

THE TIMES

DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE, SUPERB, IT’S A REAL KNOCK-OUT’ BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

‘PHENOMENALLY SPECTACULAR, TREMENDOUSLY FUN’ THE STAGE

‘THE SHEER SPEED AND GLITZ MAKE THIS SHOW AN AMAZING PIECE OF THEATRE’

‘AN EVENING OF FIRST CLASS ENTERTAINMENT’ BROADWAY WORLD

YORKSHIRE POST

A NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE PRODUCTION

Bill Kenwright presents one of the best loved, longest running and most unique musicals in theatrical history.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Rock-On-Roller skating sensation Starlight Express explodes back onto the Oxford stage this Christmas.

Light years ahead of the rest, this futuristic tale about love and hope in the face of adversity promises to take you on the ride of a lifetime - with two hours of speed, spectacle, energy and turbo charged excitement, combined with an electrifying sound track, dazzling sets and costumes, some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most memorable musical hits and extraordinary nonstop roller-choreography by TV’s favourite dance show judge Arlene Phillips.

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It’s a Christmas treat for all the family. So, put your skates on and get down to the New Theatre as the race is truly back on!

TUE 11 - SAT 29 DEC Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Wed mats 2.30pm Sat mats 2.30pm Thu 13, Mon 24, Thu 27, Fri 28 Dec 2.30pm Wed 26 Dec 3pm (No performances on Mon 10 & Tue 25 Dec, Wed 26 at 7.30pm, No Sunday perfs)

TICKETS £19.50 - £39.50 (Premium seats available)

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ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET PRESENTS THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

COMING SOON - ON SALE NOW ‘HOT-BLOODED, A JOY’ THE INDEPENDENT ON CARMEN

‘IMPASSIONED AND SULTRY’ THE OBSERVER ON CARMEN

‘RED HOT PASSION’ BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL ON CARMEN

‘BRILLIANTLY SUNG' THE TIMES ON TOSCA (ROYAL ALBERT HALL)

TOP OF THE POPS THE MUSICAL

BOTH PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED BY ELLEN KENT WITH INTERNATIONAL SOLOISTS AND THE FULL CHISINAU NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS WITH A MAJESTIC ANDALUCIAN STALLION

BIZET

CARMEN

The most seductive opera ever written.

Starring international mezzo soprano Nadia Stoianova.

A dazzling new production, set in Seville, and reflecting a Goya painting, with fountains, flowers and orange trees, guarantees an evening of passion and romance with unforgettable melodies and perhaps the best known baritone aria of all, The Toreador’s Song. Sung in French with English surtitles.

PUCCINI TOSCA An explosion of love and treachery.

Starring the international soprano Elena Dee and featuring a boys choir. This traditional production of Tosca is set against the backdrop of Rome with spectacular sets and costumes. This most popular of operas with its tender, moving arias Vissi d’arte and E Lucevan le Stelle is a heady mixture of true love, torture and treachery, with two of the best roles for tenor and soprano, plus a truly blood curdling villain. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

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Manchester leading

THU 14 - SAT 16 FEB Tosca Thu 14 Feb 7.30pm Carmen Fri 15 - Sat 16 Feb 7.30pm TICKETS £15 - £35 (Premium seats available)

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The Sleeping Beauty English National Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty reawakens the magic of the world’s favourite fairy tale in an enchanted world of castles, curses, forests and fairies.

TUE 19 - SAT 23 FEB Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm Thu mat 2pm Sat mat 2.30pm TICKETS £10 - £35 (Premium seats available)

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With wonderful choreography by Kenneth MacMillan, The Sleeping Beauty is the ultimate classical ballet - featuring the most luxurious staging, superb dance and dazzling music including Tchaikovsky’s much-loved Rose Adagio and Once Upon a Dream used in Disney’s version of this popular classic.

EARLY BOOKING OFFER £5 off prices A - C (1 - 9 tickets, Tue - Fri eve and Sat mat) if booked and paid before 30 Sep. £7.50 off prices A - C (10+ tickets) if booked and paid before 28 Sep

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COMEDY & CIRCUS

THE GREATEST POP SHOW IN THE WORLD DEREK NICOL AND PAUL WALDEN FOR FLYING ENTERTAINMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC WORLDWIDE LTD PRESENT

MICHAEL MCINTYRE WORK IN PROGRESS TUE 31 JUL & WED 1 AUG 8pm TICKETS £31 The star of Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Britain’s Got Talent will be touring the UK trying out new material prior to his third and biggest UK arena tour to date. Michael McIntyre’s Live & Laughing and Hello Wembley have sold over 2,500,000 DVDs; a third stand-up DVD of the tour will be available in mid November 2012.

‘BEST ENTERTAINMENT SHOW’ NTA 2012 Award Winner Recommended age 14+

CIRQUE DU CIEL SHANGHI TUE 4 & WED 5 SEP 7.30pm TICKETS £18.50 - £23.50 G F ATG THEATRE CARD £5 off per ticket

Capturing the spirit of the iconic TV show Top of the Pops, Top of the Pops LIVE is a nostalgic interactive jukebox celebrating the greatest hits by the biggest stars in the world of pop from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Paying homage to the DJs who introduced the TV show and to the resident dance troupes Pan’s People and Legs & Co, TOTP LIVE will offer a feast of musical nostalgia.

During the show the singers, dancers, presenters and a live band will perform song after song and along with vintage chart footage, host a chart rundown covering three decades. On the night you, the audience, get to pick a song from a short list of five classic hits that will be the evening’s number one!

TOTP LIVE cameras will be following the host DJs during the show as they interview the audience about their favourite vintage music and bands.

MON 1 - SAT 6 APR Mon - Thu eves 7.30pm Fri 5pm & 8pm Sat 4pm & 8pm TICKETS £12 - £28.50 (Premium seats available)

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FRANKIE BOYLE THE LAST DAYS OF SODOM FRI 31 AUG & SAT 1 SEP 8pm TICKETS £26 Frankie Boyle has been pilloried, misrepresented and demonised. And for what? For Telling It Like It Is. Now he will attempt a final tour, to heal Britain’s fools. To support its rioters. To offer the inchoate laughter of despair to a culture in freefall.

These are The Last Days of Sodom.

The highly awaited and internationally acclaimed production of ShangHi by Cirque du Ciel, comes to Oxford for the first time. Originally directed in China by Cirque du Soleil’s Guy Caron, this production has been theatrically reworked to appeal to audiences of all ages. With over 30 amazingly multi talented and skilled performers, this marvellous two hour extravaganza, combines acrobatics, modern dance, martial arts, original music and many other traditional and modern Chinese elements in an amazing fantasy adventure.

Recommended age 16+. No group bookings

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CONCERTS & COMEDY

JACK DEE

ULTRAVOX

ALAN DAVIES

MARK WATSON LIVE 2012

SUN 16 SEP 8pm TICKETS £22

PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS THE BRILLIANT TOUR 2012 SAT 22 SEP 8pm TICKETS £33.50

LIFE IS PAIN FRI 28 SEP 8pm TICKETS £25 ATG THEATRE CARD £4 off per ticket

SAT 29 SEP 7.30pm TICKETS £16

Ultravox follow the hugely anticipated release of their forthcoming new album Brilliant with a UK tour.

This tour will feature brand new material from the album alongside classic tracks from the band’s hugely influential back catalogue.

Over a decade since his last stand-up show, and following a huge tour of Australia in 2011, Alan Davies, the much-loved star of iconic television series such as Jonathan Creek and QI, makes a long-awaited return to live stand-up this autumn.

After a six year absence from stand-up, he’s back, agonizing over the slightest of annoyances and misdemeanours. Where’s he been? Appearing on QI and Never Mind The Buzzcocks, 8 out of 10 Cats and Have I Got News For You, hosting Radio 4’s legendary I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, co-writing and starring in four series of Lead Balloon and writing his memoirs, Thanks For Nothing which he modestly dedicated to himself - ‘Without whom none of this would have been possible’. Recommended age 16+

Recommended age 16+

Recommended age 16+

SANDI TOKSVIG LIVE!

DEXYS

LEVEL 42

NEWTON FAULKNER

MY VALENTINE SUN 23 SEP 7.30pm TICKETS £19.50 C G ATG THEATRE CARD £2 off per ticket

ONE DAY I’M GOING TO SOAR TUE 25 SEP Doors 7pm TICKETS £26

PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS SUN 7 OCT 7.30pm TICKETS £27

MON 15 OCT Doors 7pm TICKETS £18.50

Dexys are taking their One Day I’m Going To Soar show on the road in the UK. The show will be made up of a live performance of their new album in its entirety, followed by a few Dexys favourites.

Their critically acclaimed album features previous members Kevin Rowland, Mick Talbot on keyboards, Pete Williams on bass and Jim Paterson (who co-wrote some of the tracks) on trombone and will be released under the Dexys name.

Level 42 took the 80s by storm with their brand of bass driven jazz funk that came from the underground soul scene of wedge hair cuts, pegged trousers, sharp shoes and soul patrols.

Their hits include Running in the Family, Lessons In Love, Leaving Me Now, Hot Water and Something About You.

Comedian, novelist, actor, broadcaster, show-off and international treasure, Sandi embarks on her first major UK solo tour in years to celebrate her new novel Valentine Grey. Host of R4’s News Quiz and Excess Baggage and regular QI panellist, Sandi promises a uniquely witty evening of stand-up, stories and fascinating facts. Sandi will sign copies of her novel Valentine Grey (Virago) after the show.

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Mark Watson was a victim of identity theft.

Someone successfully posed as him and took all his money. It made him think about the power of the internet, identity, the way to stop crime forever.

He is now ready to present his findings, laced with a barrage of new jokes, stories, observations and anecdotes.

Brit nominated, acoustic guitar virtuoso Newton Faulkner has announced a UK tour. Newton has previously sold over 1 million albums in the UK alone. His debut Hands Built By Robots spent over 10 months inside the Top 40 Album Charts and became one of the Top 20 Biggest Selling UK digital albums of all time.

Recommended age 14+

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CONCERTS & COMEDY

THE SENSATIONAL 60S EXPERIENCE

DEACON BLUE

JOOLS HOLLAND

ONE NIGHT OF ELVIS

25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR WED 17 OCT 8pm TICKETS £29.50 - £39.50

AND HIS RHYTHM AND BLUES ORCHESTRA

MON 12 NOV 7.30pm TICKETS £19.50 - £21 G

SUN 28 OCT 7.30pm TICKETS £35.50

ATG THEATRE CARD £3 off per ticket

2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Deacon Blue’s debut album Raintown. To celebrate, the band are reuniting and heading out on tour. The anniversary tour will take place in 15 UK cities, and will feature songs from their forthcoming album as well as Deacon Blues Greatest Hits.

Boogie-woogie piano master Jools Holland is set to take his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra on the road once again, with special guest Mark Almond. Also featuring Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall, and acclaimed trombonist Rico Rodriguez. A footstomping show-stopping performance that never fails to leave the audience wanting more.

Europe’s most successful Elvis Presley tribute artist, Lee Memphis King, presents the ultimate tribute to The King - celebrating the entire career of this musical legend, in this brand new show for 2012.

This spectacular show will take you from the 1950s rock ’n’ roll heyday to Elvis’s return to performing with the ’68 comeback special to a rousing expo of Elvis’s years performing in Vegas.

FASCINATING AIDA

AL MURRAY THE PUB LANDLORD

KEVIN BRIDGES

JETHRO

THE CHEAP FLIGHTS TOUR THU 18 OCT 7.30pm TICKETS £19.50

THE ONLY WAY IS EPIC TOUR FRI 19 OCT 7.30pm TICKETS £26.50

THE STORY CONTINUES

WED 14 NOV 7.30pm TICKETS £20.50 G

Continuing their smash-hit sell-out tour, three times Olivier award nominated and now a global internet sensation, Fascinating Aida are still Britain’s best comedy cabaret trio. This show will include several numbers hot off the press, plus a few old favourites including their infamous anthem to budget travel, Cheap Flights (9 million plus hits on YouTube) as well as the Dogging Song, a fond homage to the joys of al fresco sex.

Broken Britain may be staring into an empty pint glass, but don’t lose hope - Al Murray The Pub Landlord is back to fill it up again, with an epic new show. The irrepressible Innkeeper will be serving up his premier brew of ale-inspired acumen and bar-room buffoonery this autumn, as part of his 2012 The Only Way is Epic Tour.

Kevin Bridges will be returning to the road in the Autumn of 2012 with a brand new show. The tour will include England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and his home city of Glasgow.

Cornwall’s ambassador of comedy is crossing the county line to once again take you on a fun and wild journey, Jethro style. Hold onto yours seats, hats and horses as you are entertained by one of the funniest story tellers to date.

Recommended age 15+

Recommended age 15+

TUE 16 OCT 7.30pm TICKETS £23.50 - £25.50 ATG THEATRE CARD £5 off (Band A) C G Original classics performed by four of the most popular bands of the 60s - The Tremeloes, Hermans Hermits, The Union Gap UK and The Ivy League, all hosted by Jon Brennan from The Ivy League.

With over 25 hits, step back in time and relive the past during an evening true to the 60s when pop music was at its very best.

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TUE 13 NOV 8pm TICKETS £22

Parental discretion advised. Show contains adult themes.

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DANCE,CONCERTS & COMEDY

ESSENCE OF IRELAND

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT

PETER ANDRE

GREG DAVIES

BIGGER AND BETTER THU 15 NOV 2.30pm & 7.30pm C TICKETS £21 - £23 ATG THEATRE CARD £2 off

AND HIS BAND FRI 16 NOV Doors 7pm TICKETS £26 - £46

PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS

THE BACK OF MY MUM’S HEAD

TUE 20 NOV Doors 7pm TICKETS £29.50 - £76

THU 22 NOV 8pm TICKETS £21

Now with their biggest and most talented cast of dancers, singers, and musicians, Essence of Ireland combines breathtaking dance routines with the very best of Irish music, a touch of Irish craic, all cleverly woven into a heart-warming tale. Described by the Irish World as ‘ENTIRELY UNIQUE AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED’. A breathtaking show like no other.

Referred to by Elton John as ‘the greatest songwriter on the planet’ and praised by the New York Times for his ‘genuine originality’ Grammy nominee Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists and songwriters of his generation. From a family of performers, Rufus has acheived his success by carving out his own singular sound in the worlds of rock, opera, theatre, dance and film. His new album Out of the Game is out now.

Following a massive arena tour in 2010, selling over 150,000 concert tickets in the process, Peter Andre is back for a UK tour. Over the past few years Peter has released two studio albums, headlined two sold out tours and starred in a hit television series. PRS also awarded him the title of ‘Hardest Working Man in Pop’.

Best-known as the sardonic Head of Sixth Form, Mr Gilbert, in the BAFTA award-winning The Inbetweeners, the critically acclaimed Greg Davies follows his sell-out, Foster’s comedy award nominated show with a brand new stand-up tour, The Back of My Mum’s Head.

JASON BYRNE

JOAN ARMATRADING

ROSS NOBLE MINDBLENDER

PEOPLE’S PUPPETEER

WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHRIS WOOD

SAT 24 NOV 8pm TICKETS £25

THE RAT PACK VEGAS SPECTACULAR

SAT 17 NOV 8pm TICKETS £18.50

SUN 18 NOV 7.30pm TICKETS £29.50

After the phenomenal success of his Cirque Du Byrne Tour, Jason Byrne is bringing a brand new show back to the cities of Britain. People’s Puppeteer will have new stories, new props, and more of his trademark high octane lunacy.

Three times Grammy nominated, Brit award nominee and Ivor Novello winner singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading MBE returns to Oxford.

Recommended age 16+

The 2012 tour will see Joan performing Love and Affection amongst many other firm favourites.

After a two year break Ross Noble, the demonic scarecrow himself, is back doing what he does best.

Famed for his fiery and fluid freewheeling style, Noble creates comedy gold from tiny particles of random nonsense.

‘BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE, QUIRKY STAND-UP SEE HIM AND MARVEL’ THE SUN ‘THE GREAT IMPROVISER’ THE GUARDIAN Recommended age 15+

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Parental guidance.

FRI 18 JAN 7.30pm TICKETS £17 - £21 F It’s fun all the way as the Purveyors of Cool swing into town with a sensational show. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Junior in a fabulous production that continues to be successful all over the world. It’s all totally live and every song is an absolute classic - Come Fly With Me, Under My Skin, Mr Bojangles, Lady Is A Tramp, That’s Amore, Mack The Knife plus many more of your favourites. www.ratpack.biz

BOOK NOW 0844 871 3020 (bkg fee)

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CONCERTS & COMEDY

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JIMMY CARR

STARRING JK AS ROBBIE WILLIAMS SAT 19 JAN 7.30pm TICKETS £19 - £21 C G ATG THEATRE CARD £2 off per ticket (top price only)

GAGGING ORDER SAT 2 FEB 8pm TICKETS £26

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Brand new show, brand new jokes, same old Jimmy. Gagging Order promises to be an hilarious night out - let’s see shall we. The show will be packed with one-liners, stories and jokes. Some clever, some rude and a few totally unacceptable.

5 star international reviews, Robbie himself and his father have recognised the show! In fact Robbie’s father has performed a duet on the tours DVD. It’s back bigger than ever. Tribute shows don't get bigger than this. The stage show celebrating the music of Robbie is back don’t miss it! Starring JK as Robbie.

Recommended age 16+. No group bookings.

CHILDISH THINGS 9 MUSIC NIGHT MON 4 FEB 7.30pm COMEDY NIGHT TUE 5 & WED 6 FEB 7.30pm TICKETS £25 - £35 Helen & Douglas House are proud to announce Childish Things 9.

MILTON JONES ON THE ROAD 2013 FRI 1 FEB 7.30pm TICKETS £21 Milton Jones is back on the road with another tour, this time imaginatively entitled On The Road. If you like the stuff he’s done on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo or in any of the nine radio series he’s done for Radio 4, then this is the show for you. Hundreds of his celebrated one-liners, plus pictures he drew.

Clever, surreal but mainly just stupid stupid stupid.

He’s won awards you know.

Monday night will be a music night featuring exciting well- known and new acts in the entertainment world. Previous show included Jamie Cullum, Eliza Doolittle, KT Tunstall.

Comedy Nights will take place on Tue 5 and Wed 6 Feb 2013. Previous shows have included appearances by Michael McIntyre, Rowan Atkinson, Bill Bailey, Jo Brand, Jimmy Carr, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Stephen Fry, Miranda Hart, James Corden, Sean Lock, Griff Rhys Jones, Hugh Laurie, Radiohead amongst many, many others.

Cast names will be announced nearer the time, please keep checking back or follow us on facebook www.facebook.com/oxfordnewtheatreandofs.

MICKY FLANAGAN BACK IN THE GAME SUN 28 APR 8pm TICKETS £23.50 The Back In The Game tour follows on from the huge critical and commercial success of last year’s Out Out tour where over 200,000 tickets were sold and all 150 dates a sell out. Micky has appeared on The Royal Variety Performance, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats - amongst others - and next year will cement his reputation as one of the superstars of the British Stand Up.

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Give us your email address when you book tickets, and you will receive a monthly e-newsletter with details of new shows, casting announcements, a pre-show email for shows you are attending with all-important running times, show updates and bar opening times and offers and occasional e-mails with exclusive on-sale announcements, special offers and discounts.

Recommended age 14+

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FORTHCOMING GROUP OFFERS DREAMBOATS & PETTICOATS GROUPS 10+ £3 discount per ticket plus 1 in 10 free (Bands A - E, excl Fri & Sat eves) GROUPS 20+ £5 discount per ticket plus 1 in 20 free (Bands A- E , excl Fri & Sat eves)

GROUPS 20+ £9 discount per ticket

STARLIGHT EXPRESS

(Bands A - C, Mon - Thu & midweek mat)

GROUPS 10+ £7.50 discount per ticket

LEGALLY BLONDE GROUPS 10+ £7.50 discount per ticket

GROUPS 20+ £6 discount per ticket, plus 1 free ticket

(Bands A - C, Tue - Thu eves & midweek mats)

GROUPS 20+ £9 discount per ticket (Bands A - C, Tue - Thu eves & midweek mats)

CIRQUE DU CIEL GROUPS 10+ Buy 10 tickets and get 11th free SANDI TOKSVIG GROUPS 10+ Buy 10 tickets and get 11th free

CHICAGO GROUPS 10+ £5 discount per ticket (Bands A - B, Mon - Thu eves & Fri 5pm)

(Bands A - B, Mon - Thu eves & Fri 5pm)

GROUPS 50+ £7 discount per ticket, plus 2 free tickets (Bands A - B, Mon - Thu eves & Fri 5pm)

ONE NIGHT OF ELVIS GROUPS 10+ 1 in 10 tickets free JETHRO GROUPS 10+ 1 in 10 tickets free

STOMP GROUPS 10+ £7.50 discount per ticket

DISNEY’S BEAUTY & THE BEAST (OXFORD OPERATIC) GROUPS 10+ £3.50 discount per ticket

(Bands A - C, Mon - Thu eves & Fri 5pm)

(Bands A - C, all performances)

GROUPS 20+ £9 discount per ticket

GROUPS 20+ £3.50 discount per ticket plus organiser goes free

(Bands A - C, Mon - Thu eves & Fri 5pm)

THE SENSATIONAL 60s EXPERIENCE GROUPS 8+ £3 discount per ticket WELSH NATIONAL OPERA GROUPS 10+ £8 discount per ticket (Bands A & B)

DADDY COOL GROUPS 10+ £7.50 discount per ticket (Bands A - C, Mon - Thu & midweek mat)

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BACKSTAGE TOURS

(Bands A - C, all performances)

9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL GROUPS 10+ £7.50 discount per ticket (Bands A - C, Mon - Thu eves & midweek mat)

GROUPS 20+ £9 discount per ticket (Bands A - C, Mon - Thu eves & midweek mat)

(excludes final week)

(Bands A - C, Mon - Thu eves & midweek mat)

GROUPS 20+ £9 discount per ticket (Bands A - C, Mon - Thu eves & midweek mat)

GROUPS 50+ £12 discount per ticket (Bands A - C, Mon - Thu eves & midweek mat)

LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU GROUPS 10+ One in ten tickets free TOSCA AND CARMEN GROUPS 10+ £5 discount per ticket (Bands A - D)

ENB SLEEPING BEAUTY GROUPS 10+ £5 discount per ticket (Excl Thu mat, Sat eve & Band E)

TOP OF THE POPS GROUPS 10+ £7.50 discount per ticket (Bands A - C, Mon - Thu)

GROUPS 20+ £9 discount per ticket (Bands A - C, Mon - Thu) Please note: Concessions apply to certain prices and performance only, standard prices only and may be subject to quota control.

Some shows may incur a booking fee. Group discounts can only be purchased by phone or in person at the box office.

GROUPS PHONE NUMBER 0844 871 3040 (Mon - Fri 9.30am - 6pm)

SNEAK A PEEK BEHIND THE MAGIC! PUBLIC TOURS AT THE NEW THEATRE The New Theatre tours offer an exciting way to see the theatre from a truly unique perspective.

Tread the boards of our prestigious stage and experience what your favourite performers from stage, screen and the music world enjoy every time they visit.

Tours start at 10.30am and last around one and a half hours.

They take you on an exciting journey around the backstage areas, including our haunted dressing room, historic sub-stage revolve and, of course, on to our vast and momentous stage.

Packed full of fascinating stories and in depth history, come to listen, come to learn or just come to soak up the wonderful atmosphere of one of Oxford’s oldest and most revered theatres!

SAT 21 JUL LEGALLY BLONDE SAT 1 DEC BEAUTY & THE BEAST SAT 15 & SAT 22 DEC STARLIGHT EXPRESS PRICES Adults £8 Concessions £6.50 Family (4 - 9 people) £6 per person Groups 10+ £5.50 per person Theatre Card Members £5

Tickets are available for purchase at the New Theatre Box Office, ATG Tickets 0844 871 3020 Or online at www.atgtickets.com/oxford For bespoke tours please contact our Group Sales team directly on 01865 320770 or oxfordgroups@ theambassadors.com to discuss details. We can tailor tours to suit any groups big or small, old or young.

Advance booking is essential.

Ticket is for guided-tour only.

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UPGRADE YOUR EXPERIENCE

BOOKING INFORMATION BOX OFFICE New Theatre, George Street, Oxford OX1 2AG IN PERSON Visit the Box Office at the New Theatre Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm (30 minutes after the main act takes to the stage on event nights). Sundays and Public Holidays – open 2 hours before advertised performance time (or 1 hour before for perfs beginning at 11am or earlier) TELEPHONE BOOKINGS 0844 871 3020 Calls charged at national rate, subject to bkg/transaction fee.

GROUPS 10+ HOTLINE 0844 871 3040 By phone Mon - Fri 9.30am - 6pm ONLINE www.atgtickets.com/oxford (bkg fee)

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We are delighted to introduce our brand new VIP area - The Club Lounge. Upgrade your theatre tickets to include Club Lounge VIP and receive a glass of ice cold Prosecco upon arrival, access to the private Club Lounge VIP area, a dedicated member of staff to tend to your requirements, and a complimentary coffee after the show.

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birthday celebrations, office parties and more. Our staff are here to help you arrange your very own unique theatre experience and turn your visit into a very special visit.

We are constantly striving to improve the customer experience at the New Theatre, working to find new ways of enhancing your visit. We will continue to update you on work taking place at the theatre, both in the pages of these brochures and on our website.

DEDICATED F STAFF MEMBERS O BOOK YOURTHE TICKETS AT ND SAME TIME AHARGES AVOID SURC ST ALL FOR JURSON E £15 PER P

CONCESSIONS Shows with these symbols have the following concessions available:

C Seniors/Children/Students/ Reg. Unemployed

G Groups of 10 or more E Schools F Family

To book Club Lounge VIP: ATG TICKETS 0844 871 3020 atgtickets.com/oxford (Mon - Fri 9.30am - 6pm)

£15 per person. Price does not include your show ticket.

Concessions may be restricted to certain price levels and performances and can be withdrawn by management without notice.

Only one concession can be applied at any one time and proof of status is required.

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USE OF OUR IONED AIR-CONDIT VIP LOUNGE ARY GLASS T N E IM L P M CO O ON OF PROSECCD ARRIVAL AN COFFEE POST - SHOW

POSTAL BOOKINGS State the performance and choice of seats, enclosing a cheque or Postal order. Mail to: The Box Office, New Theatre, George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AG. Cheques should be made payable to The Ambassador Theatre Group Venues. Please also include on the back of the cheque the 16 digit card number and expiry date and issue number if there is one. Cheques must be received no less than 1 month prior to the performance date to allow payments to clear before the show.

Tickets will be printed and available for collection on the day of the performance.

CONDITIONS OF SALE Tickets cannot be refunded. We can offer exchanges for a different performance of the same production, subject to availability.

We can only exchange tickets for the same value, or higher on payment of the difference. There will be a 10% exchange fee (free for ATG Theatre Card holders).

Terms and conditions apply.

GROUPS AND SCHOOLS For events marked this way a group rate

applies. Group rates are available for parties of 10 people or more. Group rates do not always apply to each price band.

Not always available Friday and Saturday evenings. Different rates apply to some shows. Call the Groups Hotline for details.

Special rates are also available for mid-week matinees and schools for selected performances. For full details of the range of prices on offer please call the Groups Hotline on 0844 871 3040.

credit card surcharge may apply for certain events when booking in person at the box office. Prices are correct at the time of going to press, however we reserve the right to change or vary prices at any time.

The New Theatre reserves the right to make such alterations that become necessary. If you wish to comment on any aspect of your telephone or internet booking please call customer services on 0844 871 7627.

ATG THEATRE CARD ATG Theatre Card offers are subject to availability on selected seat prices and for a max. 4 tickets per Card. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

MEDIUM/THERAPIST/CLAIRVOYANT By attending this event you agree that you have sought the services provided of your own accord and understand that it is a holistic experiment and experience. The medium/therapist/clairvoyant may give you information that could bring about a positive change in your life, but any changes that you make are your personal and legal responsibility.

EQUAL ACCESS FOR ALL Services for patrons with disabilities.

For further information on our services and facilities including signed performances, captioned and audio described performances please call the Disability Hotline on 01865 320770 (Mon - Fri 9.30am-6pm or via email at access4alloxford@ theambassadors.com Coming into line with the Disability Equality Act of 2010, we have amended our accessible ticketing policy to ensure equality for all patrons. As of Mon 26 Sep, patrons with access requirements will be offered the best seats available based upon: Their choice of price bands and their access requirements. Our staff will always aim to meet a patron’s access requirements within the limitations of seat availability in the patron’s chosen price band. The theatre has space for 4 wheelchairs and 5 companions per performance. There is step-free access to the Box Office and main foyer and a wheelchair lift to take patrons to the wheelchair area of the stalls.

HEARING IMPAIRED The theatre has infra-red system. Headsets and loop necklaces available from the Duty Manager.

VISUALLY IMPAIRED For a large print version of this brochure, please contact the marketing department on 01865 320773.

VENUE IMPROVEMENTS The ticket price for certain shows may include a £1 contribution to the theatre’s restoration fund.

GENERAL INFORMATION All telephone and online bookings made through ticket agents for most shows are subject to a per ticket booking fee. In all cases there is a handling fee. An additional

This brochure is printed on responsibly sourced FSC paper. Please continue to help the environment by recycling it.

AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP Co-founded by Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire in 1992, the Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd (ATG) is the largest owner/operator of theatres in the UK with 39 venues, an internationally recognised theatre producer and a leader in theatre ticketing services through ATG Tickets. ATG’s impressive portfolio of West End theatres includes Apollo Victoria, Donmar Warehouse, Duke of York’s, Fortune, Harold Pinter, Lyceum, Phoenix, Piccadilly, Playhouse, Savoy, Trafalgar Studio 1 and Trafalgar Studio 2. ATG’s regional theatres include The Ambassadors Woking encompassing the New Victoria and Rhoda McGaw Theatres and the award-winning Ambassador Cinemas; Aylesbury Waterside Theatre; New Alexandra Theatre Birmingham; Theatre Royal Brighton; Bristol Hippodrome; Churchill Theatre Bromley; Edinburgh Playhouse; Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone; King’s Theatre and Theatre Royal, Glasgow; Grimsby Auditorium; Liverpool Empire; Palace Theatre and Opera House, Manchester; Milton Keynes Theatre; New Theatre, Oxford; Richmond Theatre; Southport Theatre; Regent Theatre and Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent; Sunderland Empire; Princess Theatre, Torquay; New Wimbledon Theatre and New Wimbledon Studio; Grand Opera House, York. ATG has been behind some of the most successful and innovative productions in Britain and internationally.

Current and recent ATG co-productions include South Pacific, All New People, Ghost The Musical, Posh/Jumpy (Royal Court at the Duke of York’s), 9 to 5 The Musical, Matthew Bourne’s The Nutcracker!, Legally Blonde The Musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Misanthrope, West Side Story, Dandy Dick, Guys and Dolls, Exit the King and The Rocky Horror Show.

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