Arts Theatre Autumn 2012

Cambridge Arts Theatre

AUTUMN SEASON

JU NE 2012 – JA NUA RY 2 0 1 3 BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333 Book online and select your own seats: www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

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Thu 6 Dec - Sun 13 Jan 2013

jack and the beanstalk

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Mon 25 - Sat 30 Jun

LADIES IN LAVENDER

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Sun 1 Jul

JENNI MURRAY

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Mon 2- Sat 7 Jul EDUCATING RITA

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Wed 4 - Sun 8 Jul HAMLET - Outdoor performances

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Mon 9 - Sat 14 Jul

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Mon 16 - Sat 21 Jul BLOOD BROTHERS

THE FINAL TEST

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Mon 23 - Sat 28 Jul

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Mon 30 Jul - Sat 4 Aug

DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE MURDER ON THE NILE

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Mon 6 - Sat 11 Aug

DRY ROT

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Mon 3 - Sat 8 Sep HYSTERIA

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Mon 10 - Sat 15 Sep

THE HAUNTING

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Wed 19 - Sat 22 Sep

duet for one

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Mon 24 - Sat 29 Sep

RELATIVELY SPEAKING

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Tue 2 - Sat 6 Oct

THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS

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Sun 7 Oct

Will Self

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Mon 8 - Sat 13 Oct

THE HANDYMAN

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Mon 15 - Sat 20 Oct

ROUGH JUSTICE

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Mon 22 - Sat 27 Oct

THE LADYKILLERS

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Tue 30 Oct - Sat 3 Nov HORRIBLE HISTORIES

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Mon 5 - Sat 10 Nov

GOOD GRIEF

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Mon 12 - Sat 17 Nov

THE JUDAS KISS

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Sun 18 Nov

CLEO LAINE

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Tue 20 - Sat 24 Nov

THE SACRED FLAME

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Mon 26 Nov - Sat 1 Dec

OLIVER!

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Sat 19 - Sat 26 Jan

The 39 Steps

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Education

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supporters

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assisted performances and post-show talks Get involved and make the most out of your trip to performances and post-show talks.

• Blood Brothers: Audio Described Performance, Sat 21 July, 4pm. Touch Tour Available: Please book on 01223 503333 • Murder on the Nile: BSL Interpreted Performance, Tue 31 July • The Haunting: BSL Interpreted performance, Tue 11 September.

• The Ladykillers: Audio Described Performance, Sat 27 October, 2.30pm. Touch Tour available. Post show talk, Tue 23 October.

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the theatre with our programme of assisted • The Sacred Flame: Audio Described Performance, Sat 24 November, 2.30pm. Touch Tour available. Captioned Performance, Wed 21 November.

• The Plough and the Stars: Post show talk, Wed 3 October • The Handyman: Post show talk, Tue 9 October • The Judas Kiss: Post show talk, Tue 13 November

welcome Welcome to our autumn 2012 season.

One of the great joys of my job is seeing all of our productions. I am often amazed by the diversity and quality of the shows we are able to offer and how our stage is totally transformed on a weekly basis. Our current season has been unforgettable: Anne Boleyn offering her severed head up for the crowd in the Globe’s incredible production; Giovanni holding his sister’s bloodied heart in Cheek by Jowl’s amazing ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore and enraptured children passing model sailing boats out over the audience in the wonderful Swallows and Amazons, are all memories that will stay with me forever.

However, the downside for me is that when I see these outstanding productions I am terrified we will disappoint you all in future seasons. Well, I’m pleased to report that I don’t think we are going to have any such problem this autumn.

The season starts with the great Antony Sher giving us an acting master class in Terry Johnson’s Hysteria; Rupert Everett will once again don his period finery as Oscar Wilde in David Hare’s The Judas Kiss; Penelope Keith will be bring her usual mix of pathos and humour in Good Grief and Felicity Kendal will doubtless shine in Ayckbourn’s classic comedy Relatively Speaking. The timeless Ealing comedy The Ladykillers comes to us straight from the West End; The Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Ireland, will be bringing us Irish theatre at its very best with the heartbreaking The Plough and the Stars and we are delighted to be welcoming back Cambridge favourites Tom Conti in Rough Justice and Tim West in The Handyman.

As Christmas approaches Jack will once again be climbing that beanstalk and you and your family can rely on us to bring you the usual thrills, spills, magic and laughter. The fun starts on 6 December 2012 and runs right through to the 13 January 2013. Please book early for the peak holiday performances as they are sure to sell out very quickly. A family Christmas in Cambridge isn’t complete without an outing to the Arts Theatre panto!

I am also delighted to let you all know that the Arts Council are supporting us once again. They will be helping to pay for our fundraising efforts and providing matched funding to stimulate gifts from major donors. It’s a very welcome boost to our Act Two fundraising campaign and we are very grateful for their vote of confidence.

Thank you, as ever, for your support and I look forward to seeing you again soon at Cambridge Arts Theatre.

With kindest regards,

Dave Murphy Chief Executive Cambridge Arts Theatre 6 St Edward’s Passage Cambridge CB2 3PJ Administration: 01223 578933

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THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER 2012 - SUNDAY 13 JANUARY 2013 CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE PRESENTS THIS YEAR’S TRADITIONAL FAMILY PANTOMIME

Following the great success of last year’s production of Cinderella, Cambridge Arts Theatre’s traditional pantomime is back!

Full of the usual thrills, spills, magic and laughter, this is a giant of an adventure for the whole family to enjoy.

The Trott’s are in trouble and Dame Trott needs her two sons, our hero Jack and the ever-so silly Billy, to help her make some money... and fast! Jack does his best and sells his beloved cow, but when he returns home with just some measly beans for payment, his mother is furious and tosses them out in the garden. But these beans are not what they seem and soon an enormous beanstalk mysteriously takes root in the Trott’s garden. It appears Jack’s adventures are only just beginning…

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for one night only Sunday 1 July

AN AUDIENCE WITH

JENNI MURRAY ‘Her enthusiasm is infectious and she is great company; funny and a little mischievous.’

GUARDIAN

As part of the ‘For One Night Only series’ this season Jenni Murray comes to Cambridge Arts Theatre. Jenni is one of the country’s most-loved and respected broadcasters. Since taking over the helm of BBC radio 4’s Woman’s Hour she has seen the programme grow from strength to strength, consolidating its reputation as a cornerstone of British radio.

Throughout the evening Murray will discuss her long career in broadcasting and the incredible 64 year history of Woman’s Hour, talking about her most engaging and terrifying interviewees: from Barbara Castle to Kaffe Fasset, Monica Lewinsky to Tom Hanks and Jack Nicholson, Margaret Thatcher through Blair to Gordon Brown.

7.45pm: £12.50/£17.50/£22.50 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

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Sunday 7 October

AN AUDIENCE WITH

Will Self

‘He is one of those rare writers whose imaginations change forever the way we see the world’ JG Ballard on Will Self

Will Self, journalist, novelist and respected public figure comes to Cambridge for one night only for an evening of discussion, humour and debate.

As a journalist he has contributed to a number of publications over the years and has a regular column in the Evening Standard and is also a frequent broadcaster on television and radio.

As well as discussing his new book, Umbrella there will be a section of the evening where Self will be inviting questions from the audience, so come prepared for anything!

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7.45pm: £12.50/£17.50/£22.50 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

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Sunday 18 November

AN evening WITH

CLEO LAINE AND FRIENDS Jazz legend, Cleo Laine comes to Cambridge Arts Theatre for one thrilling night of musical excellence. Her prolific career has seen her play all over the world from English dance halls to London’s Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall to the Blue Note Cafe. She’s been on stage, on Broadway, London’s West End, performed opera and appeared on the BBC.

‘One of the best singers in the world…’

Newsweek

The wife of the late Sir Johnny Dankworth, she initially met the musician when she auditioned for a place in the Johnny Dankworth Seven, at that time one of Britain’s best jazz groups.

Cleo’s records continue to be distributed worldwide. Her 1990 Woman to Woman album merited “five stars out of a possible four” according to the US magazine Jazz Times. The album Jazz reached number five in the US jazz radio play charts, and Nothing Without You, a duet compilation with Mel Tormé, reached the Billboard Top Ten in 1992, remaining in the charts for several months.

As part of the For One Night Only series An Evening with Cleo Laine and Friends is a must-see for all lovers of live music, quality jazz and world-class entertainment.

7.45pm: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

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Monday 25 – saturday 30 June

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Based on the film written and directed by charles dance adapted for the stage by shaun Mckenna

STaRRInG hayley Mills anD Belinda lang

WITh roBert duncan, carol Macready, aBigail thaW and roBert rees

based on the hit film by Charles Dance starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, and on the original short story by William J Locke, Ladies in Lavender tells the tale of two sisters, Ursula and Janet, who live in a close-knit fishing village in picturesque Cornwall, in 1937.

When a handsome and talented young Polish-Jewish violinist bound for america is washed ashore, the Widdington sisters take him under their wing and nurse him back to health. however, the presence of the mysterious young man disrupts their peaceful lives and the community in which they live.

‘Hayley Mills is stunning as Ursula. Belinda Lang is equally touching as the abrupt Janet.’ nORThaMPTOn ChROnICLe

Monday – saturday, 7.45PM and saturday, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25/£30

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hayley Mills is from one of britain’s greatest theatrical families. her extensive film work include lead roles in The Parent Trap and Whistle Down the Wind, recent theatre includes The King and I; on television, she plays Caroline in ITV’s Wild At Heart. belinda Lang is most well known on television for 2 Point 4 Children; recent theatre includes Hay Fever with Judi Dench (West end) and the 2011 Uk tour of The Reluctant Debutante. both have been highly acclaimed for their roles in Ladies in Lavender.

thursday, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

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Monday 2 – Saturday 7 July The Menier Chocolate Factory and Theatre Royal Bath Productions present

MATTHEW KELLY and CLAIRE SWEENEY in

Educating Rita

By Willy Russell

HHHHH ‘Memorable and joyous’ Independent

A gem of British theatre, Educating Rita is the unforgettable story of the relationship between a feisty Liverpudlian hairdresser and a jaded university professor. Rita has a passion for literature and is intent upon self-improvement. Frank’s disillusionment with life has driven him to the bottle. As Rita grapples with the trials of education, Frank learns to believe in himself again.

‘Fresh and funny’ Guardian

Originally commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the show won the 1980 Society of West End Theatres award for Best Comedy and Best Play.

Since this time, Educating Rita has never been out of production somewhere in the world. The film version which starred Julie Walters and Michael Caine was Oscar-nominated and won three BAFTA awards.

Matthew Kelly is one of the UK’s best-loved actors. Winner of an Olivier Award for Of Mice and Men, his recent stage roles range from Spamalot in the West End to Waiting for Godot with Ian McKellen.

Monday – Saturday, 7.45pm and

Claire Sweeney is one of the UK’s most sparkling personalities with a string of credits from stage and screen including Brookside, Loose Women, Chicago and Guys and Dolls opposite Patrick Swayze and Don Johnson.

All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Willy Russell was inspired by his own experiences at evening classes to write this touching comedy. One of the UK’s most successful playwrights, his much-loved repertoire includes Blood Brothers and Shirley Valentine.

Saturday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25/£30 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25

Book if you enjoyed: Blood Brothers, Shirley Valentine

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Wednesday 4 – Sunday 8 July Globe Theatre on Tour presents

Outdoor performances in the Fellows’ Garden, King’s College

by William Shakespeare Directed by Dominic Dromgoole and Bill Buckhurst

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‘A wonderfully engrossing touring production’ INDEPENDENT

Learning of the king, his father’s death, Hamlet comes home to find his uncle married to his mother and installed on the Danish throne. At night, the ghost of the old king demands that Hamlet avenge his ‘foul and most unnatural murder’.

Hamlet encompasses political intrigue and sexual obsession, philosophical reflection and violent action, tragic depth and wild humour.

Lasting only two-and-a-half hours on an Elizabethan-style stage, a handful of players will perform Shakespeare’s ‘poem unlimited’, a colossus in the story of the English language and the fullest expression of Shakespeare’s genius.

Taking on the role of Hamlet is Michael Benz. He made his Globe debut in 2009 in A New World and As You Like It. Other credits include Trevor Nunn’s productions of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and The Tempest.

There will be no seating for this performance, but there will be some limited room for patrons to bring their own chairs. This will be allocated on a first come first served basis and so cannot be guaranteed. There will be limited wheelchair spaces provided.

Performances go ahead in all but the most inclement weather conditions so please dress accordingly.

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Admission will be 30 minutes before the start of the performance.

Wednesday – Sunday, 7.30pm Thursday and Sunday, 2,pm Tickets: £18.50 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: Henry V, Anne Boleyn

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Monday 9 – Saturday 14 July Ian Dickens International Ltd. presents

Starring

COLIN BAKER and PETER AMORY With Karen Ford and Nicola Weeks

Legendary Doctor Who actor Colin Baker, Emmerdale bad boy Peter Amory and Karen Ford (Grange Hill) star in the world-premiere production of the hilarious new comedy The Final Test.

Peter and Ruth have had a long and happy marriage. Or so Peter believes.

They both have their own interests – he loves listening to the cricket on the radio, she likes to travel. But all is not well as Peter discovers one afternoon when he’s dozing on his deckchair and listening to the last test from The Oval, as his wife dramatically announces that she has sold the house and is moving to Bexhill-on-Sea with her lover. When the new owners move in they discover they have an elderly cricket-loving squatter living in the garden…

The Final Test is the first stage play by highly-acclaimed novelist Chris Paling.

Both hilarious and moving in equal measure, it’s a touching and poignant comedy about marriage, cricket, and the dangerous lure of Bexhill-on-Sea.

Monday – Saturday, 7.45pm and Saturday, 2.30pm: £15/£21/£25/£27 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: Outside Edge, Neighbourhood Watch

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Monday 16 – Saturday 21 July Bill Kenwright Presents

Starring

MAUREEN NOLAN

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‘Dazzling’

‘Sensational’

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daily telegraph Monday – Thursday, 7.45pm

Written by Willy Russell, the legendary Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences. Starring Maureen Nolan in the iconic role of Mrs Johnstone, the superb score includes ‘Bright New Day’, ‘Marilyn Monroe’ and the emotionally charged hit ‘Tell Me It’s Not True’.

Few musicals have received quite such acclaim as the multi-award winning Blood Brothers, and Bill Kenwright’s production, having recently celebrated its 23rd phenomenal year in London, continues to enjoy standing ovations at every devastating performance.

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Friday,8pm Saturday, 4pm and 8pm: £15/£25/£30/£35 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25/£30 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee Audio described performance, Saturday 21 july, 4pm Touch tour available, please book

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Monday 23 – Saturday 28 July

By Richard Gordon and Ted Willis Directed by Ian Talbot Starring Joe Pasquale and Robert Powell With Emma Barton, Gay Soper and Tom Butcher Do you need a prescription for laughter? Then here comes the cure as the classic British comedy, Doctor in the House returns to the stage!

Doctor in the House follows the fortunes of Simon Sparrow starting as a new medical student at the fictional St Swithin’s Teaching Hospital in London.

Taken from the novels by Richard Gordon, Doctor In The House was the most popular box office film of 1954 and this success spawned six sequels and a popular television series.

When young student, Simon Sparrow has to leave his first choice of lodgings to get away from his landlady’s amorous daughter, he ends up with three amiable but less-than-shining fellow students as flat mates including the work shy Tony Grimsdyke (Joe Pasquale).

Towering over them all is the short-tempered, demanding chief surgeon, Sir Lancelot Spratt (Robert Powell), who strikes terror into his inadequate undergraduates.

Starring one of Britain’s most loved funnymen, Joe Pasquale as Tony Grimsdyke and star of stage and screen Robert Powell as Sir Lancelot Spratt, Doctor in the House has delighted audiences for generations. Refereed by award-winning director Ian Talbot, this is comedy at its very best; the doctor will see you now!

Monday – Saturday, 7.45pm and Saturday, 2.30pm: £15/£21/£25/£27 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: classic British comedy, Yes Prime Minister, Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell

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Monday 30 July – saturday 4 august bILL kenWRIGhT bY SPeCIaL aRRanGeMenT WITh aGaTha ChRISTIe LTD PReSenTS

Starring

kate o’Mara, denis lill susie aMy, chloe neWsoMe Ben nealon and Mark Wynter now in its seventh thrilling year, the official agatha Christie Theatre Company presents a stylish new production of the queen of crime’s classic thriller Murder on the Nile.

On board a steamer, cruising under the egyptian sun, honeymooners Simon Mostyn and his wealthy socialite wife kay find themselves pursued by an old flame of the newly wedded groom. Then tragedy strikes; a body is discovered and all fingers point to Simon’s ex fiancée. but everything is not what it seems, and holidaying cleric Canon Pennefather is drawn into a web of intrigue and deceit as he finds himself on the trail of a ruthless murderer.

Agatha Christie® Murder On The Nile™ © 1946 Agatha Christie Limited (A Chorion Company). All Rights Reserved.

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Monday – saturday, 7.45PM and saturday, 2.30PM: £15/£21/£25/£27 thursday, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee Bsl interPreted PerForMance, tuesday 31 July, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: verdict, Witness for the Prosecution, Murder on the orient express

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Monday 6 – saturday 11 august Ian fRICkeR PReSenTS

STaRRInG

liZa goddard, susan Penhaligon, gareth hale & norMan Pace, neil stacy and derren nesBitt

a crooked bookie and his two accomplices devise a cunning plan to ‘get rich quick’; to kidnap the odds-on favourite horse and replace it with their own decrepit nag. but honest alf, flash harry and fred find more hurdles than they bargained for on their way to the final post - a comatose horse, a blossoming love affair and a bewildered french jockey all see chaos reign under the roof of the eccentric Colonel Wagstaff and his wife.

Listed in the national Theatres’ top 100 plays, Dry Rot was first performed in 1954 and ran for more than 3 years in the West end. Written by John Chapman, who wrote over 200 TV comedies including the emmy award winning Fresh Fields, Happy Ever After and The Liver Birds, this hilarious farce is one of the finest examples of the genre.

Secret doors, split-second timing, flawless physical comedy and an all-star cast with some of the country’s best loved faces including Liza Goddard, Gareth hale & norman Pace and neil Stacey, make Dry Rot a sure bet for an explosive night that will have you roaring with laughter.

Monday – saturday, 7.45PM and saturday, 2.30PM: £15/£21/£25/£27 thursday, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: classic British comedies, come on, Jeeves, neighbourhood Watch

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Monday 3 – saturday 8 sePteMBer TheaTRe ROYaL baTh PRODUCTIOnS PReSenTS

HYSTERIA

antony sher Will keen, indira varMa anD david horovitch In

Written and directed by terry Johnson

‘Thrillingly theatrical’ SUnDaY eXPReSS

‘Uniting flurries of brilliantly sustained farce with intellectual slapstick’ InDePenDenT

In 1939, 82-year-old Sigmund freud, who has fled from nazi-occupied austria, settles down in a quiet hampstead suburb where he aims to spend his dying days in peace. but when surrealist painter Salvador Dali unexpectedly turns up in his study, along with a young woman who finds it impossible to keep her clothes on, all hell breaks loose. This award-winning comedy is part broad farce, part case-history and brings together two of the world’s greatest and most eccentric minds. antony Sher is one of the leading actors of his generation, the winner of Olivier awards for his performances in Richard III for the RSC and Stanley for the national Theatre, his films include Mrs Brown and on television he starred in The Shadow Line, The History Man and The Jury. David horovitch’s long and distinguished career includes Mike Leigh’s new play, Grief and extensive work with the national Theatre and the RSC. On television is best known as Inspector Slack in Miss Marple. Will keen’s recent stage roles include Macbeth for Cheek by Jowl and television credits include Titanic and Casualty 1907.

Indira Varma has worked with the national Theatre, the Donmar Warehouse and the Royal Court. her television work includes Human Target and Luther.

Terry Johnson’s many productions as director and/or writer include Insignificance, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and Dead Funny in the West end. he won the 2010 Tony award for best Director of a Musical for La Cage aux Folles.

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Monday – saturday, 7.45PM and saturday, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25/£30 thursday, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: a dangerous Method, insignificance

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‘Brilliantly original and entertaining’ SUnDaY TIMeS

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Monday 10 – Saturday 15 September bill kenwright presents

Celebrating Dickens’ 200th Birthday In an ancient, crumbling mansion, sheltering from the howling winds that tear across the surrounding desolate moorland, two men stumble across a dark and terrifying secret that will change their lives forever…

‘A riveting tour de force that will keep you on the edge of your seats’ The Express

When a young book dealer, David Filde, is employed by a former associate of his uncle to catalogue an impressive library, he finds an incredible array of rare and antiquated books. But as a series of strange and unexplained events conspire to keep Filde from his work, he realises that if he is to convince his sceptical employer that the mysterious phenomena he is experiencing are real, they must journey together to the very edge of terror, and beyond, to discover the source of the ghostly night-time visitations.

Monday – Saturday, 7.45pm and Saturday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25/£30 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee BSL interpreted performance, Tuesday 11 September, 7.45pm

Peter Bowles, one of the country’s most popular actors, has starred in a memorable array of TV series including To the Manor Born, Rumpole of the Bailey and Executive Stress. He has more recently appeared on stage opposite Judi Dench in both Hayfever and The Royal Family in London. James Roache has featured in TV dramas including ITV’s Cold Blood, Rise of the Footsoldier and most recently Coronation Street.

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Book if you enjoyed: The Woman in Black, classic ghost stories

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Wednesday 19 – Saturday 22 September Calibre Productions present

Starring

William Gaunt and Haydn Gwynne

by Tom Kempinski

Directed by Robin Herford (The Woman in Black), Tom Kempinski’s multi-award-winning play returns to the stage with a major UK tour. Resonant with echoes of the life of cellist Jacqueline du Pré, Duet for One leads celebrated concert violinist Stephanie Abrahams (Haydn Gwynne) through a series of highly-charged encounters with her doctor, Alfred Feldman (William Gaunt), as she is forced to re-evaluate her life and face a truth too difficult to comprehend.

Haydn Gwynne (Peak Practice, MerseyBeat, Nice Work and Drop the Dead Donkey) has made numerous stage appearances, most recently Billy Elliot The Musical (West End and Broadway) and Richard III with Kevin Spacey.

William Gaunt became a household name for his role as Bob Marriott in ITV’s Sergeant Cork. He also starred in BBC TV’s Next of Kin, No Place Like Home and ITV’s The Champions.

‘A wonderfully sensitive play, positive and optimistic.’

Financial Times Wednesday – Saturday, 7.45pm and Saturday, 2.30pm: £15/£21/£25/£27 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: The Piano, Hilary and Jackie

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Monday 24 – Saturday 29 September Theatre Royal Bath Productions presents

FELICITY KENDAL and Jonathan Coy in

Relatively Speaking

by Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Lindsay Posner

‘As funny as anything Ayckbourn has ever written’ Times

‘The most brilliant comedy of misunderstandings to have been written in the past 40 years’ Daily Telegraph

Greg only met Ginny a month ago but has already made up his mind that she’s the girl for him. When she tells him that she’s going to visit her parents, he decides this is the moment to ask her father for his daughter’s hand.

Discovering a scribbled address, he follows her to Buckinghamshire where he finds Philip and Sheila enjoying a peaceful Sunday morning breakfast in the garden, but the only thing is – they’re not Ginny’s parents.

Beautifully crafted, wonderfully funny and charmingly English, Relatively Speaking was Alan Ayckbourn’s first great West End success and turned him into a household name. When the show opened at the Duke of York’s Theatre in 1967, the critics hailed the arrival of a great new comic talent.

Jonathan Coy’s many television credits include Rumpole, Hornblower, Brideshead Revisited, Downton Abbey and Foyle’s War. On stage he has starred in Nicholas Nickleby, Donkey’s Years and in the 2011 West End production of Much Ado About Nothing, with David Tennant.

MOnday – Saturday, 7.45pm

Felicity Kendal is one of the UK’s most popular actresses who shot to fame with her role in BBC television’s The Good Life. This will be the first time she has starred in a play by Alan Ayckbourn since the West End premiere of The Norman Conquests in 1973.

Lindsay Posner is an award-winning director, known for his work in the West End and at the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. His recent productions include Noises Off at the Old Vic and Abigail’s Party which played Bath prior to a West End run.

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And Saturday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£30/£35 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25/£30 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: Mrs Warren’s Profession, classic Ayckbourn

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

‘Two hours of continuous laughter’ Guardian

‘Ingenious…the funniest trick of the season’ Evening Standard

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Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 October The Abbey Theatre Presents

‘Director Jordan knows how to make a classic feel invigorating again’ The Irish Times

‘superb… compelling performances… outstanding production’ Irish Examiner

Set in a tenement house in Ireland, against the backdrop of the 1916 Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is at once an epic play about ideals and the birth of a nation whilst also painting an intimate portrait of the lives of ordinary people.

Amidst the tumult of political upheaval, Jack and Nora Clitheroe are ‘like two turtle doves always billing and cooing’, much to the ridicule of their bustling neighbours. But when Ireland calls, Jack must choose between love for his wife and duty to his country.

Tuesday – Saturday, 7.45pm and

Heartbreaking, disturbing and very funny, The Plough and The Stars is an historic play that every generation needs to see. Director Wayne Jordan brings the fresh perspective of a new generation to this iconic play.

Free post show talk, Wednesday 3 October, 7.45pm

This production is supported by Culture Ireland and the Arts Council of Ireland.

Saturday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25/£30 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: classic Irish drama, Beauty Queen of Leenane

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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Monday 8 – saturday 13 octoBer GUILDfORD’S YVOnne aRnaUD TheaTRe PReSenTS

‘Harwood is now unquestionably our greatest living playwright’ SUnDaY TeLeGRaPh

tiMothy West In

Directed by Joe harmston

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caroline langrishe anD adrian lukis With video testimony by vanessa redgrave as Sister Sophia Cressida and Julian field live comfortably in the Sussex countryside with their elderly Ukrainian odd-job man and friend of the family, Romka. he cooks, mends fences, trims hedges and grows vegetables. Cressida calls him her ‘lifesaver’. Then suddenly the police arrive. What has Romka done? … Is he guilty? … Is there a time limit on punishment?

The Handyman looks at questions surrounding culpability, retribution, universal responsibility and the possibility of evil, in a story that holds and intrigues from start to finish.

‘An admirable and intelligent play’

Photograph by Stephen Vaughan

By ronald harwood

eVenInG STanDaRD

Monday – saturday, 7.45PM and saturday, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25/£30

Timothy West is one of the Uk’s favourite stage and TV actors. his many stage credits include Ronald harwood’s Quartet, The Winslow Boy, The Master Builder and King Lear at The Old Vic. Television and film credits include Miss Marple, Bleak House, The Day of the Jackal and Iris.

Ronald harwood, academy award-winning playwright and screenwriter is the author of this intelligent and stimulating story about law, justice and revenge. his many plays include Taking Sides, Quartet and Collaboration. he has written the screenplay for many films including The Pianist (academy award) The Dresser (academy award nomination) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (academy award nomination) and Being Julia.

thursday, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee Free Post shoW talk, tuesday 9 octoBer, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: the dresser, quartet, death and the Maiden

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Monday 15 – Saturday 20 October

Tom Conti IN

rough justice

by Terence Frisby

Television journalist James Highwood has made his career out of challenging the British Justice system in his documentary programmes. Now, suddenly, it is Highwood himself who is challenged when he is brought to court on a charge of murder.

Highwood admits to the killing but perversely chooses to defend himself, pushing the tolerance of the court to its limits and framing his defence in terms calculated to incense the judge. Tom Conti is brilliantly suited to the part of Highwood in this gripping courtroom drama, with more than its share of surprising twists and turns.

Tom Conti won an Olivier Award in the West End and a Tony Award on Broadway for his performance in Whose Life is It Anyway? and was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actor for his role in Reuben Reuben. He and Dame Judi Dench were recently voted the Most Popular Actors in the West End in the last 25 years.

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Monday – Saturday, 7.45pm and Saturday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25/£30 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: Verdict, Witness For The Prosecution

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

Monday 22 – Saturday 27 October

***** ‘Comic Bliss from start to finish’

***** ‘Perfection’ Times

Independent

DIRECT FROM A RECORD BREAKING WEST END SEASON Monday – Saturday, 7.45pm and

From the writer of Father Ted and The IT Crowd, Graham Linehan, comes a hilarious and thrilling new adaptation of the celebrated Ealing comedy The Ladykillers directed by Sean Foley (The Play Wot I Wrote). A star cast includes Michele Dotrice (Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em), Shaun Williamson (Extras and Eastenders) and Clive Mantle (Casualty and The Vicar of Dibley).

The Ladykillers is a classic black comedy; a sweet little old lady, alone in her house, is pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing…

Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his gang rent rooms in the lopsided house of sweet but strict Mrs Wilberforce. The villains plot to involve her unwittingly in Marcus’ brilliantly conceived heist job. The police are left stumped, but Mrs Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse and Marcus concludes that there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs W. is alone with five desperate men.

But who will be forced to face the music?

Saturday, 2.30pm: £15/£25/£30/£35 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25/£30 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee audio described performance, Saturday 27 October, 2.30pm Touch tour available, please book on 01223 503333

Free post show talk, Tuesday 23 October, 7.45pm

Book if you enjoyed: classic Ealing Comedies

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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TUESDAY 30 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 3 NOVEMBER BIRMINGHAM STAGE COMPANY PRESENTS

Directed by Phil Clark

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****

‘The latest sensation on the theatrical block’ TIMES

extra Saturday performance added due to popular demand!

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!

Prepare yourselves once again for Horrible Histories live on stage! Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, these two astounding shows are guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips.

TERRIBLE TUDORS: From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legends (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry’s headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. Survive the Spanish Armada as it sails into the audience!

Horrible Histories books are published by Scholastic Ltd. Horrible Histories is a trademark of Scholastic Inc. and is used under authorisation. All rights reserved. Illustration copyright © Martin Brown.

TUDORS: TUES 2PM, WEDS 7PM, THURS 2PM, FRI 7PM, SAT 10.30AM and 7pm VICTORIANS: TUES 7PM, WEDS 2PM, THURS 7PM, FRI 2PM, SAT 2PM £12 CHILDREN / £15 ADULTS

VILE VICTORIANS: Could you be a Victorian historian? What exactly did a baby farmer do? Can you escape the misery of the mines or the filth of the factories? Do your best to dodge the rotten railway and prepare for the Charge of the Light Brigade!

All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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Monday 5 – Saturday 10 November Theatre Royal Bath Productions presents

Good Grief PENELOPE KEITH in

by Keith Waterhouse ‘Hilarious’ Times

‘Beautifully written’

‘Full of humour’ Mail on Sunday

Sunday Independent

Adapted by Keith Waterhouse from his own best-selling comic novel, Good Grief tells the story of June Pepper, the recently bereaved widow of the editor of a tabloid newspaper, who discovers there is far more to life than death.

Following her late husband’s instructions to keep a journal of her feelings, June finds that grieving is not the straightforward process she had imagined... especially when she finds herself surprisingly drawn to a stranger she sees wearing her husband’s suit!

Good Grief features that sparkling combination of wry humour and poignancy which characterised Keith Waterhouse’s extensive writing. An award-winning journalist, his work for the stage included Billy Liar, Our Song, Mr and Mrs Nobody and Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell.

Penelope Keith is one of Britain’s best-loved actresses, known to millions for her television roles in The Good Life and To the Manor Born. Her recent stage work includes The Rivals, Entertaining Angels, Blithe Spirit, Mrs Warren’s Profession and The Importance of Being Earnest.

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Monday – Saturday, 7.45pm and Saturday, 2.30pm: £15/£25/£30/£35 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25/£30 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: Entertaining Angels, Mrs Warren’s Profession

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

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Monday 12 – Saturday 17 November Robert Fox, Chichester Festival Theatre and Theatre Royal Bath Productions presents the Hampstead Theatre Production of

RUPERT EVERETT FREDDIE FOX and CAL MACININCH in

The Judas Kiss

by David Hare

Hollywood star Rupert Everett plays Oscar Wilde with Freddie Fox as Lord Alfred Douglas, in David Hare’s compelling drama about the power of allconsuming love and the cruelty of betrayal.

‘Genuinely moving’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘Subtle, intelligent’ It is 1895 and Wilde’s masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest is playing in the West End after a triumphant premiere but already the wheels are in motion which will lead to his imprisonment, downfall and vilification. Forced to make a choice between his lover and freedom, the ever-romantic Wilde embarks on a course towards self-destruction.

Rupert Everett’s screen roles have included the multi award-winning My Best Friend’s Wedding, film versions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband, and the voice of Prince Charming in Shrek.

Stage credits include Blithe Spirit in the West End and Pygmalion in the West End. Freddie Fox is one of the most exciting young actors in the UK. Credits include The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Worried About the Boy, Hay Fever and Cause Célèbre in the West End.

TIMES

‘Accomplished…offers a human glimpse of Wilde’ OBSERVER

Monday – Saturday, 7.45pm, Thursday and Saturday, 2.30pm: £20/£25/£30/£39 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee free post show talk, Tuesday 13 November

Oscar-nominated David Hare (The Hours, The Reader) is a major figure on the British and international stage. His award-winning stage work includes Racing Demon, Plenty and Amy’s View.

Book if you enjoyed: Amy’s View, Wilde

Contains adult scenes, suitable for 16+

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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tuesday 20 – saturday 24 noveMBer

The saCRed FLaMe

By W somerset Maugham ‘This superbly constructed, sharply observant play reveals unexpected warmth and tenderness’

‘English, Touring and Theatre are three wonderful words. Put together they are more wonderful still’

The DaILY TeLeGRaPh On The CIRCLe

SIR Ian MCkeLLen

bY W SOMeRSeT MaUGhaM

What happened on the night the young Great War hero, Maurice Tabret, died at home in his bed? his doctor says he died from natural causes, but his nurse points a finger of suspicion at his beautiful wife, Stella...

tuesday – saturday, 7.45PM and saturday, 2.30PM: £15/£21/£25/£27

Putting a twist on the classic murder mystery, this part thriller, part love story is by the enduringly popular playwright and novelist, W Somerset Maugham, whose brilliance is discovered afresh in this vivid new production. This tense and graceful play is a fascinating exploration of love, devotion and family.

W Somerset Maugham’s many works include the celebrated plays The Circle, The Letter and The Constant Wife, the novels Of Human Bondage, and The Razor’s Edge, and film adaptations including Rain and The Painted Veil. The Sacred Flame is presented by english Touring Theatre whose recent work includes The Real Thing, Anne Boleyn and Tartuffe all of which enjoyed enormous success here in Cambridge.

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thursday, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee audio descriBed PerForMance, saturday 24 noveMBer, 2.30PM. Touch tour available, please book on 01223 503333

Book if you enjoyed: eden end, the circle

bOX OffICe: 01223 503333

www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

Monday 26 November – Saturday 1 December CaOS in association with the young actors company present

Music, Lyrics and Book by Lionel Bart Produced for the Broadway stage by David Merrick and Donald Albery By arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Limited of New York.

CaOS return to Cambridge Arts Theatre with the classic British musical Oliver!

Written by Lionel Bart, and based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, the musical follows the adventures of the orphan boy Oliver as he escapes from the brutalities of the poorhouse and finds refuge with small time crook, Fagin, and his gang of pick-pocketing children! But then a chance encounter with the wealthy Mr Brownlow sets in motion a chain of events which will change Oliver’s life forever. Set amongst the harsh and poverty stricken backdrop of Victorian London, the award winning score features many well-loved songs such as ‘Consider Yourself’, ‘Where is Love’ and ‘As Long as He Needs Me’.

52 years after its premiere in London, and 200 years after the birth of Dickens, Oliver! remains one of the nation’s best-loved and most popular musicals.

Monday – Saturday, 7.30pm and Saturday, 2.30pm: £15/£20/£25 Thursday, 2.30pm: £15/£20 Children: £17.50 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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saturday 19 – saturday 26 January

Best coMedy laurence olivier aWard 2 tony aWards

‘Dizzyingly entertaining’ TeLeGRaPh

‘A joyous version of the Hitchcock classic’ SUnDaY TIMeS

‘Theatrical gold’

West end cast pictured

STePhen fRY

Direct from the West end, broadway and 25 countries around the globe comes ‘a joyous version of the alfred hitchcock classic’ (Sunday Times) spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated as the smash-hit Olivier award Winning best new Comedy.

saturday 19, 2PM and 8PM Monday 21 – saturday 26, 7.45PM and saturday 26, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25/£30 thursday, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25

This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, british gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women.

This wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action.

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All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: Brief encounter, less than kind

bOX OffICe: 01223 503333

www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

education

Panto babes: First round: Sunday 9 September and callbacks: Sunday 16 September Are you aged 6 — 13 years? Do you have a passion for performing?

Have you got what it takes to perform on stage at Cambridge Arts Theatre this Christmas?

We are looking for a group of 20 talented boys and girls between the ages of 6 — 13 to join the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk as panto babes.

We will be holding a full day of open auditions and workshops on Sunday 9 September. The day will be informal and fun, and not only will you have the chance to showcase your dancing and singing skills in front of a panel of judges, you’ll learn some fun dance routines and hopefully make some new friends!

To book your place at the audition please call 01223 503333. Full details will be available on the Arts Theatre website: www.cambridgeartstheatre.com Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis, so early booking is recommended. Please note: There is a £5 administration charge per auditionee which must be paid when booking your place. All proceeds go to the Arts Theatre Panto Wheels Scheme.

Panto wheels

ENABLING CHILDREN IN THE REGION TO EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF PANTOMIME Panto Wheels is an initiative created by Cambridge Arts Theatre that invites businesses and individuals to contribute to a coach fund, enabling children to come to the pantomime by offering free or subsidised travel. Schools may apply for funding from this pot and working in conjunction with the theatre, the amount of subsidy will be agreed. Many schools are keen fundraisers themselves, running dress-up days, raffles, cake sales and fun quiz nights for parents.

We focus particularly on schools in areas of social and cultural deprivation where affording the cost of the ticket as well as the travel can be prohibitive. In 2011, over 1600 children from 13 different schools enjoyed Cinderella thanks to generous donations from: Birketts, GMT Maritime, John Lewis, The Lady Taverners, David Jones, Granta Decorative and Fine Arts Society, Peters, Elworthy and Moore and TTP.

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‘The bestest thing I ever saw’ Tom, age 5

‘I loved the soft seats and all the sparkles’ Ben, age 6

‘We are delighted to continue our support, which allows children to experience the excitement of live theatre’

Paul Chapman, Partner at PEM

‘A great time was had by both pupils and staff’

Mrs Zeil, Teacher, Runcton Holme Primary School

If you can help please contact Erica Rees on 01223 578958 or erees@cambridgeartstheatre.com

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education For this new season, Cambridge Arts Theatre presents a varied and exciting array of shows which will supplement and support the school curriculum. Contact the Box Office to discuss your requirements.

Workshops are available by arrangement when booking a show and free teachers’ resource packs can be downloaded via the Cambridge Arts Theatre website: www.cambridgeartstheatre.com. Here are a few selected highlights from the season…

HORRIBLE HISTORIES Budding Historians of all ages!

Do encourage your students to take advantage of this half term treat: Vile Victorians or Terrible Tudors featuring 3D Boggle Vision. Hurry though…tickets are going fast!

THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS Suitable for GCSE and KS 4 students A classic Irish drama by one of the world’s greatest writers, Sean O’Casey. This play is set in a tenement house in Ireland during the Easter Rising of 1916. It is an intimate story about the lives of ordinary people, but also an epic play about ideals and the birth of a nation.

Workshops are available by arrangement.

EDUCATING RITA National curriculum KS 4, GCSE Liverpudlian hairdresser, Rita, determined to improve her chances in life and jaded professor Dr Frank Bryant, form an unlikely bond leading to unexpected enlightenment in both their lives. Be sure to bring those pupils who may be taking their educational opportunities for granted!

HAMLET Shakespeare…the only compulsory playwright on the National Curriculum.

This play explores corruption, incest, treachery and more. Come and see the world renowned Shakespeare’s Globe on Tour, perform Hamlet in the Fellows’ Garden at King’s College, Cambridge.

THE HAUNTING Studying Dickens? This is for you…

Adapted from the ghost stories of Charles Dickens, this thriller melds together all those elements essential for a spine-tingling tale of the unexpected as 2012 marks the author’s bicentenary.

THE HANDYMAN Relevant to students of drama, history & PSHE Author Ronald Harwood is an actor, playwright, and BAFTA and Oscar-winning screenwriter, well known for his plays for the stage as well as the screenplays for The Dresser, Diving Bell and the Butterfly and The Pianist. This story, written in 1996, explores the themes of guilt, retribution, racism and responsibility as seemingly innocent Ukrainian gardener, Romka, is arrested by the police. What has he done? Is he guilty? See the play and find out.

For more information on any of the educational aspects of the productions in this brochure please contact the Box Office on 01223 503333.

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how to book Summer opening times During our quieter summer period from Monday 13 – Monday 27 August, the Box Office will open

at 12noon and close at the earlier time of 6pm.

Normal opening hours will resume from Tuesday 28 August 2012.

ONLINE

Book online and select your own seats 24/7 at www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

In person

Monday to Saturday, 12noon – 8pm (including Bank Holidays)

By telephone

Monday – Saturday, 12noon – 8pm on 01223 503333 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card (Mastercard, Visa or Maestro).

Booking fee All shows carry a £2.50 booking fee in addition to the published prices. The booking

fee is essential direct income for the Theatre. Because ticket revenue is divided between

many different parties, an increase in ticket prices would not necessarily benefit the Theatre.

By adding a booking fee, we can ensure that every penny goes directly to the Theatre to

help us protect its growth and longevity.

Refunds & exchanges

Tickets are not refundable unless a performance is cancelled. Exchanges and resales may be made under certain conditions; please contact the Box Office for details of our policy.

Discounts

Discounts for customers with disabilities apply to all performances. We also offer discounts on certain performances for students, over 65’s, groups and schools.

Please check with the Box Office at the time of booking for available discounts.

Please note: there are no discounts on the lowest price seats. Only one discount applies and all discounts are subject to availability.

The Management reserves the right of admission and the right to offer alternative seating.

Cambridge Arts Theatre cannot be held responsible for changes to programmes and casting made by touring companies. Latecomers will be asked to wait for admission until a suitable break in the performance, which may in some cases be the interval.

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DIRECTOR Baroness Cohen of Pimlico Jeff Iliffe and Keren Williams David J H Jones Dave and Adrienne Murphy Andy Swarbrick William Topham and Wendy Taylor Anonymous

PRINCIPAL Simon Aldridge Peter and Gillian Andrews Timothy Cribb Professor Hugh Mellor Rory Morrison-Smith Mr J W Scott Anonymous

PRINCIPAL Deloitte; Language Testing 123; Mills and Reeve LLP; Peters, Elworthy & Moore; Turney and Associates Ltd HONORARY SUPPORTERS Bland, Brown & Cole; Davis Langdon LLP; Hannah-Reed Associates; Wates Construction Ltd

access do you ever wish our shows were louder, easier to see or captioned? Well, they are.

Cambridge arts Theatre welcomes customers with disabilities. If there are any access issues that you would like to discuss with a view to making your visit to the arts Theatre more enjoyable, contact the box Office Telephone: 01223 503333 or e-mail: access@cambridgeartstheatre.com

‘This Theatre’s great...it’s accessible for everybody.’ MaRk TaYLOR, aCCeSS OffICeR – CaMbRIDGe CITY COUnCIL travel and Parking There are parking spaces for customers with disabilities in three locations near to the Theatre: four on Peas hill; two in Wheeler Street; seven in king’s Parade and 27 in the Grand arcade car park. alternatively, we would be happy to book a taxi to take you home; please ask a member of the front of house team on your arrival. access in the theatre both entrances have level access and doors which can be opened by a push button placed at a suitable height for wheelchair users. There is a lift to all floors and accessible toilets on each level.

We have eight spaces reserved for wheelchair users in the stalls. Please let us know what type of wheelchair you have when you book your seats, this will enable us to allocate the correct space.

Cambridge arts Theatre also has two house wheelchairs. deaF and hard oF hearing custoMers The auditorium has a Seinheiser infra-red hearing enhancement system. The box Office will advise you on which seating area suits your specific needs. a limited number of headsets are available from the front of house sellers, they are easy to use, but please arrive a few minutes early if you haven’t used them before.

Our front of house staff are happy to help; please let them know if you experience any problems. To book tickets please contact us using the dedicated email address: access@cambridgeartstheatre.com.

Details of bSL interpreted performances are on the show pages. a written synopsis of signed productions is available in advance by emailing the box office: access@cambridgeartstheatre.com stageteXt® caPtioned PerForMances In captioning, the words appear on a screen at the same time as they are spoken. This enables people with a hearing loss to understand fully.

Blind and visually iMPaired custoMers.

We can provide large print cast lists on request. Guide dogs are welcome.

Details of audio described performances are on the relevant show pages. a pre-performance touch tour of costumes and set may be available (subject to safety regulations) one hour before audio described performances. Please confirm with the box Office when you make your booking.

For customers with disabilities and one companion, we offer seats at reduced prices. Please enquire at the box office when booking.

We are grateful to for their support of our access facilities.

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The Cambridge Chop House has a fantastic location in the heart of the city with views of King’s College and King’s Parade and is just two minutes walk from the Arts Theatre.

‘A seat in the window of the Chophouse... is perhaps the most idyllic perch of all in Cambridge’ GUARDIAN

PRE-THEATRE: £12 for 2 courses / £16 for 3 courses Monday – Friday only, until 7pm

Have your pudding and coffee after the show.

We are very excited to announce that we have acquired The Tickell Arms in Whittlesford. The Pub-restaurant has a tremendous history and it is well known in the area. This is largely due to its former owner Kim Tickell who was a mighty character and landlord. He developed the food and the custom to turn it into one of Cambridgeshire’s finest and most destinational of eateries. It is with this legacy that we take on the ownership. The food is modern British / European; service is knowledgeable and friendly and the standards high.

We opened in early June. Please see cambscuisine.com for information.

The Cambridge Chop House: 1 King’s Parade, Cambridge, CB2 1SJ

01223 359506 www.cambscuisine.co.uk The Cambridge Chop House

@cambscuisine