Spring 2015 Brochure

Cambridge Arts Theatre

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ALADDIN

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Sat 17 Jan

CLAIRE MARTIN

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Wed 21 - Sat 24 Jan

THREE MEN IN A BOAT

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Wed 4 - Sat 7 Feb

HENRY V

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Mon 9 - Sat 14 Feb

ROUNDELAY

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Mon 16 - Sat 21 Feb

DEAD SIMPLE

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Sun 22 Feb

MICHAEL PORTILLO

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Tue 24 - Sat 28 Feb

ALL MY SONS

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Mon 2 - Sat 7 Mar

OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR

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Mon 9 - Sat 14 Mar

THE KING’S SPEECH

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Sun 15 Mar

LUCY WORSLEY

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Mon 16 - Sat 21 Mar

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

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Mon 23 - Sat 28 Mar

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PETER PAN GOES WRONG

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Mon 13 – Tue 14 Apr

BALLET BLACK

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Fri 17 – Sat 18 Apr

FOOTLIGHTS

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Tue 21 - Sat 25 Apr

A MAD WORLD MY MASTERS

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Tue 28 Apr - Sat 2 May

THE ABSENCE OF WAR

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Mon 4 - Sat 9 May

DEAR LUPIN

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Tue 5 – Sat 9 May

ROOM ON THE BROOM

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Sun 10 – Wed 13 May

THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA

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Fri 15 – Sat 16 May

RICHARD ALSTON DANCE COMPANY

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Mon 18 - Sat 23 May

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

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Tue 26 - Sat 30 May

ENGLISH TOURING OPERA

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Tue 16 - Sat 20 Jun

CONSTELLATIONS

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Tue 23 - Sat 27 Jun

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS EDUCATION

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Get involved and make the most out of your trip to the theatre with our programme of assisted performances.

Please see education page for pre and post show talk information.

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welcome Welcome to our spring/ summer 2015 season. One of the characteristics of us all at the Arts Theatre is that we want to share our love of theatre with as many customers, regular and new, young and old, as we possibly can. Our mission as a theatrical charity is to inspire and nurture a lifelong of the performing arts; whether it is a three year old visiting us for the first time or a lifelong theatre aficionado we want everyone to walk out of our Theatre having had a truly memorable experience.

This season is a perfect vehicle for us to show off our Theatre and the very best that the British performing arts can offer. David Suchet is returning to Cambridge after nearly ten years in what promises to be a comedic tour-de-force as Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of being Earnest; Kneehigh, the company that produced one of my all time favourites, Brief Encounter, are bringing us their new adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca; Chichester Festival Theatre will be bringing us their wonderful new production of The King’s Speech; the classic anti war musical Oh What a Lovely War will be challenging us anew in Theatre Royal Stratford East’s critically-acclaimed revival; the Royal Shakespeare Company will be returning in Thomas Middleton’s bawdy A Mad World My Masters and finally the hapless Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, who brought us the hilarious The Play That Goes Wrong will be reliving the nightmare in Peter Pan Goes Wrong.

to have the Richard Alston Dance Company back at the Arts Theatre in what will be their twentieth anniversary season and proud to continue our relationship with the award winning Ballet Black fresh from their Royal Opera House triumphs.

As I write we are just about to open Aladdin, our traditional family pantomime. The ever-popular Matt Crosby will be giving us his Widow Twankey, Stephen Beckett will once again reveal his inner baddie as the evil Abanazer and we are delighted to welcome Lowri Walton as Aladdin; leading West End Director David Grindley will be on hand to make sure they all follow the rules and to ensure this year’s production is as spectacular as ever. Join us for what promises to be the ultimate magic carpet ride and have a smile on your face for the whole Christmas season, and do book early as many of the peak performances are already selling out.

I hope this season does the trick and creates many new theatre lovers and that it will once again remind many of you just how lucky we are to have this amazing theatre here in Cambridge.

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

Dave Murphy Chief Executive

There will be plenty of Room on the Broom for our Cambridge Arts Theatre youngest audience members and fresh from his West End 6 St Edward’s Passage Triumph, The Tiger Who Came to Tea will be coming back Cambridge for seconds, whilst The Children’s Touring Partnership, CB2 3PJ who brought us the beautiful Swallows and Amazons, will Administration: 01223 578933 be staging the heart-rending premiere of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION Opera-goers can luxuriate in Puccini’s classic La bohème

and lovers of Bel Canto singing can expand their repertoire

with two rarely mounted Donizetti jewels. We are thrilled

Cambridge Arts Theatre @camartstheatre

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play your part:

become a supporter

Cambridge Arts Theatre is a registered charity, and your donations are needed to keep the theatre open to the whole community.

Our mission is to inspire and nurture a life-long love of the performing arts. Around 50,000 people come to children’s and family theatre every year, including 150 schools. Another 100,000 come to see world-class drama, musicals and dance.

Only 2.5% of our running costs are covered by public funding, so we are hugely grateful to all the generous businesses, individuals and organisations that help us. If you are not already a supporter, please consider making a donation.

You can play your part by:

School Tour June 2013 Photo by Phil Mynott

Joining the Supporters’ Circle

You can join the Supporters’ Circle from £5 a month. To thank you we offer priority booking, newsletters and exclusive offers. To join, go online to www.cambridgeartstheatre.com or contact Laura Rico on lrico@cambridgeartstheatre.com or 01223 578935.

Introducing your business

Cambridge Arts Theatre’s corporate members programme offers corporate entertaining, staff benefits and brand alignment, as well as the chance to support a local charity and landmark. To find out more, contact Nicky Hupe on nhupe@cambridgeartstheatre.com or 01223 578946.

Making a donation

To donate, go online to www.virginmoneygiving.com/charities/camarts, phone the Development Office on 01223 578935 or send a cheque (payable to Cambridge Arts Theatre) to Development Department, Cambridge Arts Theatre, 6 St Edwards Passage, Cambridge CB2 3PJ. 4

Cambridge arts theatre is a registered Charity No. 1069912

With grateful thanks to all of our supporters

SUPPORTERS’ CIRCLE

PRODUCER Adam & Carrie Glinsman; Nigel & Hilary Pye; William Topham & Wendy Taylor DIRECTOR Baroness Cohen of Pimlico; Jeff Iliffe & Keren Williams; David J H Jones; Dave & Adrienne Murphy; Andy Swarbrick; Anonymous (2) PRINCIPAL Simon Aldridge; Peter & Gillian Andrews; Elizabeth Armstrong & Nicholas Golding; Geoff & Sue Ferreira; Laura de la Paz Rico; Roger & Susan May; Professor Hugh Mellor; Rory Morrison-Smith; Anonymous (1) AND ALL OUR ENSEMBLE AND ACTOR LEVEL SUPPORTERS.

LEAD BUSINESS SUPPORTER BUSINESS SUPPORTERS

HONORARY MEMBERS Bland, Brown & Cole; Davis Langdon LLP; Hannah-Reed Associates; Wates Construction Ltd

FUNDERS

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THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER 2014 – SUNDAY 11 JANUARY 2015

CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE PRESENTS THIS YEAR’S TRADITIONAL fAMILY PANTOMIME Directed by

Written by

DAVID GRINDLEY

AL MORLEY and MATT CROSBY

MATT CROSBY as Widow Twankey STEPHEN BECKETT as Abanazer LOWRI WALTON as Aladdin SAM HOYE as Wishee Washee

CAVIN CORNWALL as Genie of the Lamp RICHARD EARL as Emperor of Peking LAURAN RAE as Inanna, Spirit of the North Wind PHILIPPA STEfANI as Princess Chrysthanthemum

Join us on the adventure of a lifetime this Christmas with Cambridge Arts Theatre’s traditional family pantomime, Aladdin and go on a magical carpet ride to far-off lands in an adventure for all the family to enjoy – whether you’re three… or ninety-three!

The son of a humble washerwoman, Aladdin Twankey dreams of a better life filled with adventure. When the evil Abanazer persuades Aladdin to help him on a dangerous quest to find a magic lamp, a few gold coins are all it takes for him to say yes!

But Aladdin soon finds himself trapped in an enchanted cave, with only a battered, bent lamp for company. It’s only when he rubs the filthy lamp on his sleeve, however, that his adventures really start to begin!

Cambridge Arts Theatre is long-established as THE home for festive family entertainment in Cambridge. Don’t miss your chance to see this GENIE-US production of a timeless classic pantomime, brought to you with a trademark blend of singalong tunes, spectacular dance routines, dazzling costumes and classic panto jokes.

It’s the perfect night out for all the family (oh yes it is…)

WHAT THE PRESS SAID ABOUT ROBIN HOOD 2013/14: ‘This fast, funny, magical, silly and scary show zings like a quiver full of arrows and hits the bullseye every time’ CAMBRIDGE NEWS ‘The Arts Theatre never fails to deliver a fun, professional, feel-good family show’ CAMBRIDGE EDITION ‘A romping good night out for all the family’ 6

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PREVIEW: All tickets £10 DISCOUNTS: Only one discount applies; no discounts on lower priced seats or the Preview.

SCHOOlS’ TICKETS: £10 – AVAIlABlE FOR PERFORMANCES HIGHlIGHTED IN RED ONly. All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee.

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spoken word, music and comedy SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY

AN EVENING WITH

MICHAEL PORTILLO

Politician, social commentator and TV documentary maker, controversial former MP for Kensington and Chelsea Michael Portillo was born and brought up in North London before going to Cambridge to read history.

Portillo first took a seat in parliament in 1984. His memorable career in the House took in a leadership contest and a dramatic election defeat at Enfield Southgate in 1997 after holding the seat for 13 years. Michael left the House of Commons in 2005. He makes regular TV appearances and shares his experiences, interests and many incredible stories with the public.

SUNDAY, 8PM £12.50/£17.50/£22.50 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

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SATURDAY 17 JANUARY

CLAIRE MARTIN

WITH THE DAVE NEWTON TRIO Linn recording artist and BBC Radio 3 presenter Claire Martin has spent the last 28 years honing the craft of jazz singing and has established herself as a tour de force on the UK jazz scene gaining many awards including an OBE for her services to jazz in 2011. Described as ‘our finest jazz singer’ by The Times, Claire will be celebrating the songs from the Great American Songbook with celebrated pianist Dave Newton and his trio. Dave has been voted Best Jazz Pianist in the British Jazz Awards thirteen times and is a highly respected and much in demand musician who has worked with jazz greats such as Martin Taylor, Annie Ross and Carol Kidd to name just a few.

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Expect a swinging night of jazz standards which will include gems from Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Cy Coleman.

SATURDAY, 7.45PM £15 / £20 / £25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

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SUNDAY 15 MARCH

An Audience With

LUCY WORSLEY Lucy Worsley takes you on a journey through the weird world of the Georgian court by telling the story of her favourite queen, Caroline. Wife of the almostforgotten King George II, Caroline was the fattest, funniest and cleverest queen ever to sit on the throne.

Using eighteenth-century paintings, court memoirs, palace diaries and intimate letters, Lucy recounts the adventures and trials of Caroline’s life, explaining the unlikely turn of events that led an orphaned princess from a tiny German state to sit upon the British throne.

The talk ties in with Lucy’s recent BBC Four series, The First Georgians, and her book Courtiers, The Secret History of the Georgian Court.

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

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FRIDAY 17 - SATURDAY 18 APRIL

Following the sell-out success of 2014 Cambridge Footlights are back by popular demand with two nights of hilarious new comedy! Cambridge Footlights are the world-famous comedy troupe who first aired the talents of some of the foremost British comedians and actors of this century. Founded in 1880, this university drama society boasts an impressive alumni including Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Trevor Nunn and Peter Shaffer.

Join Footlights for two nights showcasing the finest sketches, songs and stand-up from some of the country’s finest student comedians. Early booking is highly recommended!

7.45PM: £10/£15/£20 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

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WEDNESDAY 21 – SATURDAY 24 JANUARY THE ORIGINAL THEATRE COMPANY AND THE THEATRE ROYAL BURY ST EDMUNDS PRESENT

By Jerome K Jerome

ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY CRAIG GILBERT

Designed by Victoria Spearing Lighting by Alan Valentine

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PRIOR TO LONDON

‘Oar-some! …impossible not to love’ PUBLIC REVIEWS

‘Three Men In A Boat is a piece of timeless, Edwardian entertainment’

Following hit-tours in 2012 and 2014, Craig Gilbert’s ingenious, acclaimed adaption of Jerome K Jerome’s classic tale of boating misadventure returns to the UK stage this spring armed with more singing, wilder adventures and sporting even brighter blazers.

Jerome’s ripping yarn of youthful friendship, mischief and folly, originally intended as a guide to boating on the Thames, continues to celebrate the very essence of Britishness, inspiring many of our comic legends from Morecambe and Wise to Monty Python.

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The Original Theatre Company take this classic tale of British misadventure by the scruff of the neck. Equipped with a working pub, live piano accompaniment, music hall singing, a dog and a feast of physical comedy, settle yourself in for a night out to remember!

THE STAGE

WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £15/£20 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense, Hay Fever, Blandings

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WEDNESDAY 4 – SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY

HENRY V

By William Shakespeare DIRECTED BY LISA BLAIR

‘We few, we happy few, We band of brothers…’

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Shakespeare’s most-loved history play, Henry V sees the young King emerge as a heroic leader of men at the Battle of Agincourt as he struggles to take France without losing England in the process. Henry V provides a glimpse of England’s past military glories without shrinking away from the brutal realities of war.

This captivating production brings audiences all the earthy grit of this Hundred Year War battle as they are led to victory by the flawed King in a production celebrating the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt.

The Marlowe Society go “Once more into the breach…” at Cambridge Arts Theatre after their acclaimed production of Dr Faustus. This Cambridge University society has launched the careers of some of Britain’s greatest actors including Ian McKellen, Tilda Swinton and Derek Jacobi.

WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £15/£20 STUDENTS: £12.50 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: Shakespeare’s Globe on Tour, Doctor Faustus

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MONDAY 9 – SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY STEPHEN JOSEPH THEATRE COMPANY, SCARBOROUGH IN ASSOCIATION WITH GUILDFORD’S YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE PRESENT

Written & directed by Alan Ayckbourn “Entertaining and daring” THE TIMES

“In its theatricality, this is a tour de force” THE OBSERVER

Roundelay is a unique adventure in live theatre; a total of five interconnected situations written to be played in no particular order. Some scenes are connected through shared characters, some through overlapping narrative.

Some are sequels to others which turn out to be preludes to others.

Can Sir Thomas trust his memories?

Is there more to Blanche than meets the eye?

Will Roz achieve her show business ambitions? …and just what sort of agency does Gale run?

Join us to witness the skeleton in the politician’s cupboard and discover Russ’s first love.

Which order will you see? No-one, including the actors, will know until 25 minutes before the play begins… and there are 120 possible combinations.

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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 AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE, SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY, 2.30PM. Touch tour available.

Book if you enjoyed: Arrivals & Departures, Surprises, classic Alan Ayckbourn

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“Alan Ayckbourn is the undisputed master of ingenuities such as this” THE OBSERVER

“One of the funniest writers on the planet” THE NEW YORK TIMES

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MONDAY 16 – SATURDAY 21 FEBRUARY

ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK THAT HAS SOLD OVER 2 MILLION COPIES THE NEW STAGE PREMIERE FROM THE NO.1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

TINA HOBLEY JAMIE LOMAS as DETECTIVE and GRAY O’BRIEN ROY GRACE

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RIK MAKAREM and MICHAEL MCKELL

ONE MAN’S NIGHTMARE… IS ANOTHER MAN’S FORTUNE...

Adapted by SHAUN McKENNA Directed by IAN TALBOT Design MICHAEL TAYLOR Lighting Design MARK HOWETT Sound Design MARTIN HODGSON Original Music LAURA TISDALL

‘It’s a night out for everyone, with horror, intrigue and mystery included. It’s terrific!’

BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE (THE PERFECT MURDER)

‘Plenty of twists and turns in this thriller with a killer plot’ THE DAILY RECORD (THE PERFECT MURDER)

‘One of the most fiendishly clever crime fiction plotters’ DAILY MAIL

‘A huge theatre hit’ MILTON KEYNES CITIZEN (THE PERFECT MURDER)

Following the nationwide critically acclaimed hit premiere stage production of Peter James’ The Perfect Murder in 2014, the best-selling work of the No.1 novelist returns to the stage with the adaptation of his most famous and popular book to date and the first book that featured James’ now famous character of Detective Roy Grace – Dead Simple.

Michael Harrison thinks he has it all; great career, good friends and a beautiful fiancée. But when his stag night prank goes horribly wrong, Michael finds himself alone and staring death in the face. As time runs out and the terror grows, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace tries to solve his mysterious disappearance, but begins to fear that Michael will never be found in time.

Directed by Olivier Award winner Ian Talbot, with an all-star cast including Tina Hobley (Holby City, Coronation Street and Harbour Lights), Jamie Lomas (Eastenders, Hollyoaks), Rik Makarem (Emmerdale ,Torchwood), Michael McKell (Doctors, Emmerdale) and Gray O’Brien (award-winning star of Coronation Street, Titanic, Peak Practice, Casualty) in the role of famous Detective Roy Grace, this gripping, chilling, thriller has all the classic suspense, twists and turns of a best-selling Peter James novel.

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 POST-SHOW TALK: TUE 17 FEB, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: The Perfect Murder, Dial M For Murder

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TUESDAY 24 – SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY TALAWA THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

STARRING DOÑA CROLL (Doctors, Family Affairs, Casualty) and RAY SHELL (Starlight Express, The Bodyguard) It is 1947. Joe and Kate Keller, an all-American couple, are living with the ghosts of World War II. Joe is successful, a self-made businessman, a loving family man and a pillar of the community. He is a partner in a machine shop building fighter plane parts. Joe and Kate’s happiness is clouded by one thing – their son is missing in action, presumed dead by all but his mother …

All My Sons is a searing investigation of honesty, guilt and the corrupting power of greed. The play was Arthur Miller’s first success, establishing him as a leading voice in theatre.

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Talawa are the UK’s primary Black led touring theatre company. Michael Buffong is Artistic Director of Talawa, his recent credits include Moon on a Rainbow Shawl (National Theatre), All My Sons (Royal Exchange Theatre), and God’s Property (Talawa Theatre Company, Soho Theatre and the Albany).

HHHHH GUARDIAN WHAT’S ON STAGE TUESDAY – 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 PERFORMANCE: WED 25 FEB, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: classic American drama, To Kill A Mockingbird, Moon on a Rainbow Shawl

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MONDAY 2 – SATURDAY 7 MARCH

THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FIRST WORLD WAR MUSICAL – DIRECT FROM LONDON

FEATURING

WENDI PETERS

(Coronation Street, Rutherford and Son, White Christmas)

IAN REDDINGTON

and (Eastenders and Coronation Street)

Joan Littlewood’s legendary musical has been revived to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War One. Originally produced by Joan Littlewood at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, Oh What A Lovely War is a satirical masterpiece which was made into a classic film in 1969, starring amongst others Maggie Smith, John Gielgud and John Mills.

This highly acclaimed revival directed by the multi award-winning Terry Johnson is a riot of music and colour, deeply moving and features some of the greatest songs from the First World War including ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’, ‘Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag’, ‘Goodbye...ee’, ‘And When They Ask Us’, ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning’ and many more.

So pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and book now for this musical tribute to the men and women who saved our nation over 100 years ago.

HHHH DAILY TELEGRAPH TIMES GUARDIAN FINANCIAL TIMES 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 POST-SHOW TALK WED 4 MARCH, 7.45PM AND SAT 7 MARCH, 2.30PM

Book if you enjoyed: Journey’s End, For King And Country, Birdsong

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MONDAY 9 – SATURDAY 14 MARCH CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE AND BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE PRESENT

RAYMOND COULTHARD AS KING GEORGE VI

JASON DONOVAN AS LIONEL LOGUE

By David Seidler Directed by Roxana Silbert

THE WEST END SHOW THAT INSPIRED THE OSCAR-WINNING FILM A prestigious co-production between Chichester Festival Theatre and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, starring Jason Donovan (Festen, Sweeney Todd) as Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue and Raymond Coulthard (Mr Selfridge, Hotel Babylon) as King George VI. It’s 1936. As the world stands on the brink of war, King Edward VIII has abdicated for the love of Wallis Simpson. Bertie, his brother, who has previously shied away from the public eye becau­se of a terrible stammer, is to be crowned King George VI of England. With the support of his wife Elizabeth (the much-loved future Queen Mother), Bertie meets maverick Australian speech therapist and failed actor, Lionel Logue, at an office in Harley Street.

The King’s Speech is the true and heart-warming story of one man’s struggle to overcome his personal affliction and, in his country’s darkest hour, deliver the now iconic speech broadcast across the globe to inspire his people.

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‘A celebration of duty and moral decency’ DAILY TELEGRAPH 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 PRE-SHOW TALK: TUES 10 MARCH, 6.30PM

Book if you enjoyed: The film, Hay Fever, The Hypochondriac

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MONDAY 16 – SATURDAY 21 MARCH PW PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

‘If you haven’t seen this show yet you are missing a treat’

‘Don’t go unless you like being scared out of your wits’

DAILY TELEGRAPH

SUNDAY MIRROR

Adapted by STEPHEN MALLATRATT From the novel by SUSAN HILL Now a major motion picture starring DANIEL RADCLIFFE

The most terrifying live theatre experience in the world returns to Cambridge by popular demand for one thrilling week only.

‘The audience were jumping out of their seats’ THE OBSERVER MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM

The Woman in Black is a gripping theatrical exploration of terror, ‘a masterpiece’ (Guardian), thrilling audiences of all ages with its unique blend of suspense, drama and bold stagecraft.

AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25/£30

Now celebrating 25 years in the West End, The Woman in Black is ‘a marvellous exercise in tension, spun from perfectly paced storytelling’ (Independent) that has enthralled over 7 million people since its original debut.

POST-SHOW TALK: TUE 17 MARCH, 7.45PM

Feel the power of The Woman in Black for yourself and experience the ‘most brilliantly effective spine-chiller you will ever encounter’ (Daily Telegraph).

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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

Book if you enjoyed: Classic ghost stories, the film

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MONDAY 23 – SATURDAY 28 MARCH

FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED KNEEHIGH THEATRE

A PLAY ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY EMMA RICE

Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again…

Kneehigh is one of the world’s most celebrated theatre companies and their international hits include Brief Encounter and Tristan and Yseult.

Rebecca is timeless; the book beloved by generations and the iconic Alfred Hitchcock film a classic of the genre. Now Rebecca bursts onto the stage!

Emma Rice, the award winning director, has created a spellbinding new production of Daphne du Maurier’s masterpiece which conjures Cornish romance and theatrical magic.

Following the mysterious death of his first wife, Maxim de Winter returns to Manderley with his new young bride. Surrounded by memories of the glamorous Rebecca, the new Mrs De Winter is consumed by jealousy. She sets out to uncover the secrets of the house and a past fiercely guarded by the sinister housekeeper Mrs Danvers. All is not what it seems in Manderley...

Rebecca is presented by David Pugh & Dafydd Rogers, the multi-award winning producers of Art, Brief Encounter, God of Carnage and Calendar Girls in association with Steve & Jenny Wiener and the Theatre Royal Plymouth.

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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 POST-SHOW TALK: TUE 24 MARCH, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: Brief Encounter, Steptoe & Son, Thérèse Raquin

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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MONDAY 30 MARCH – SATURDAY 4 APRIL ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE AND THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

DIRECTED BY: BLANCHE MCINTYRE

‘Tom Stoppard’s dazzling masterpiece’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘One of the most exquisite plays of the 20th century’ 22

INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

CAST INCLUDES

DAKOTA BLUE RICHARDS KIRSTY BESTERMAN WILF SCOLDING TOM GREAVES RIA ZMITROWITZ ED MACARTHUR CHARLIE MANTON LARRINGTON WALKER ROBERT CAVANAH DAVID MARA FLORA MONTGOMERY

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM

First premiered at the National Theatre, Tom Stoppard’s undisputed masterpiece, Arcadia, is an exciting new collaboration between Theatre Royal Brighton Productions and English Touring Theatre.

In a stately home in 19th Century rural Derbyshire, secret desires and professional rivalries take hold of the residents of Sidley Park as Thomasina, a talented pupil, makes a startling discovery well ahead of her time, whilst in the present day academics Hannah and Bernard attempt to piece together the fragments of truth that tell her story.

One of the greatest plays of the last century, the Olivier Awardwinning Arcadia explores the delicate relationship between past and present, blending history with actuality as the focus drifts from 1809 to now, and back again. Arcadia was recently voted one of the Nation’s Top Five plays in English Touring Theatre’s ‘My Favourite Play’ poll.

AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25/£30 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE , THUR 2 APRIL, 7.45PM (INCLUDING POST-SHOW TALK) AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE, SAT 4 APRIL, 2.30PM Touch tour available.

POST-SHOW TALK: THUR 2 APRIL 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: The Real Thing, Things We Do For Love

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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TUESDAY 7 – SUNDAY 12 APRIL KENNY WAX PRESENTS THE MISCHIEF THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION OF

HHHHH ‘Joyful disasters from comedy masters’ LIBBY PURVES, BBC RADIO 4 / THEATRECAT.COM

WINNER: BEST NEW COMEDY Whatsonstage Awards 2014

The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society set out to present J.M. Barrie’s classic tale of Peter Pan, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does, as the accident prone thesps embark on a thrilling adventure to Neverland, with hilariously disastrous results.

Following their smash hit success with The Play That Goes Wrong, which is currently playing to packed houses in the West End, Mischief Theatre Company (Winners of the 2014 Whatsonstage ‘Best New Comedy’ Award) are back at Cambridge Arts Theatre due to phenomenal demand, bringing their riotous new spin on a family favourite to the stage.

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Terrific fun for all ages, don’t miss this hysterical new laugh out loud comedy.

TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 2.30PM: £15/£22.50/£27.50 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: The Play That Goes Wrong, Noises Off, Cambridge Arts Theatre’s pantomime

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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MONDAY 13 – TUESDAY 14 APRIL

BALLET PRESENTS A TRIPLE BILL FEATURING MARK BRUCE’S THE SECOND COMING

BLACK

‘Ballet Black is a company absolutely everybody must see’

‘The company have never looked better’ ZOE ANDERSON, THE INDEPENDENT, 2014

MIKE DIXON, DANCE EUROPE, 2009

Following acclaimed performances in 2014, Cassa Pancho’s company of black and Asian classically trained dancers returns with a stunning new programme. Founded in 2001, Ballet Black has achieved great success and garnered numerous awards, including the 2012 Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for best Independent Company, and a further nomination for 2014.

The Company is delighted to present a triple bill of exciting works by Kit Holder (Birmingham Royal Ballet) and Will Tuckett (Royal Ballet). Awardwinning choreographer Mark Bruce makes the Company’s newest narrative ballet, The Second Coming; inspired by Yeats’ poem of the same name and also the obscure ambiguities of Grimm’s fairy-tales, Bruce presents a hybrid fairytale filled with beauty and darkness, irony and humour and the content of the human heart.

MONDAY – TUESDAY, 7.45PM £15/£20/£25 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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TUESDAY 21 – SATURDAY 25 APRIL ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE PRESENTS THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PRODUCTION OF

By Thomas Middleton Edited by Sean Foley & Phil Porter Director Sean Foley

HHHH ‘A disgracefully entertaining evening’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

HHHHH ‘Riotously funny rendition of Thomas Middleton’s Jacobean romp’ DAILY MAIL

London’s Soho, 1956. Here, glamour rubs up against filth, and it likes it! The posh mix with musicians, whores and racketeers; virginity is ‘no city trade’, and the dashingly cash-strapped bachelor, Richard Follywit, in pursuit of quick cash and a good time, has to live on his wits…

Sean Foley – whose previous hits include the Morecambe and Wise tribute The Play What I Wrote and the West End adaptation of The Ladykillers - turns his comedic brilliance to Middleton’s 1608 comedy. Acclaimed as a ‘whopping success’ (Independent), a cast of nineteen performs Sean Foley’s uproarious update which features a live 1950s-style band, and post-war setting yet remains true to the bawdy spirit of the Jacobean original.

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Following its 2013 hit run in Stratford-upon-Avon, A Mad World My Masters explodes on to the Arts Theatre stage immediately prior to a season at the Barbican.

TUESDAY – 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 CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE , THUR 23 APRIL, 7.45PM (INCLUDING POST-SHOW TALK) AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE, SAT 25 APRIL, 2.30PM Touch tour available.

PRE-SHOW TALK: TUES 21 APRIL, 6.30PM BOOKING ESSENTIAL ON 01223 503333 POST-SHOW TALK: THUR 23 APRIL, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: A Life of Galileo, One Man Two Guvnors, The Changeling

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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TUESDAY 28 APRIL – SATURDAY 2 MAY HEADLONG, ROSE THEATRE KINGSTON AND SHEFFIELD THEATRES PRESENT

FROM THE PRODUCERS OF THE SMASH-HIT PRODUCTION OF 1984

It’s now or never for George Jones. The charismatic leader of the Labour Party needs to get out of opposition and into Number Ten. Plagued by a hostile media, beset by divisions in his party and haunted by his own demons, George has three weeks to convince the Great British Public that he’s their man. But how much compromise is he prepared to make? How can you truly appeal to the man in the street from the House of Commons? And which tie should he wear for Prime Minister’s Questions?

This funny, stinging political drama is on a timely national tour during the build up to the 2015 General Election.

One of England’s foremost writers, David Hare’s work includes the plays Skylight and The Permanent Way and film scripts for The Hours and The Reader.

Jeremy Herrin is Artistic Director of Headlong. His work includes the RSC world premiere of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall/Bring up the Bodies, The Nether and This House. Headlong’s recent productions include 1984, Chimerica and Spring Awakening.

TUESDAY – 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 PRE-SHOW TALK, TUES 28 APRIL, 6.30PM BOOKING ESSENTIAL ON 01223 503333

Book if you enjoyed: 1984, Skylight, Amy’s View

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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MONDAY 4 – SATURDAY 9 MAY

A BRAND NEW COMEDY BASED ON THE SUNDAY TIMES HUMOUR BOOK OF THE YEAR

JAMES FOX

DEAR LUPIN IN

BY ROGER MORTIMER AND CHARLIE MORTIMER ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY MICHAEL SIMKINS ‘Very very funny’ THE SUNDAY TIMES

‘By turns, affectionate, touching and wry, Dear Lupin, brims with a father’s love for his son. An absolute delight.’

‘Makes you cry as well as laugh’ THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

DAILY MAIL

ALL QUOTES ARE FROM THE BOOK REVIEWS

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Renowned racing journalist Roger Mortimer’s brilliantly hilarious, often touching, and always generous letters to his son Charlie, are vividly brought to life in this new stage adaptation by celebrated author Michael Simkins.

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM

Based on the best-selling book, Dear Lupin Letters to a Wayward Son, which recounts the trials and tribulations of Charlie’s unruly youth, this entertaining new production reveals fresh, undocumented stories of his scrapes and escapades alongside delightful new tales of the family’s eccentricities.

All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Two times BAFTA Award winner James Fox, whose extensive film and TV appearances include A Passage To India, Patriot Games, The Remains of the Day and Downton Abbey, stars as Roger Mortimer. Further casting to be announced.

AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £15/£25/£30/£35 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £15/£20/£25/£30

BSL PERFORMANCE: WED 6 MAY, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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TUESDAY 5 – SATURDAY 9 MAY

Illustration: copyright © Axel Scheffler & Macmillan Children’s Books

★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★ TIME OUT CRITIC’S CHOICE SUNDAY EXPRESS SUNDAY TIMES Tall Stories’ magical musical stage adaptation of Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler flies into town direct from a smashing WEST END season!

How the cat purred and how the witch grinned As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind The witch and her cat are flying happily along on their broomstick when a stormy wind blows the witch’s hat, bow and wand away into the night.

A helpful dog, bird and frog find the witch’s lost things and all hop on the broom for a ride. But this broomstick’s not meant for five and – CRACK! - it snaps in two! When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor witch?

And will there ever be room on the broom for everyone?

Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up (and their grown-ups).

TUE 1.30PM & 4.30PM WED 10.30AM & 1.30PM THU 10.30AM FRI 10.30AM & 1.30PM SAT 9.30AM & 11.30AM TICKETS: £12.50 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

Book if you enjoyed: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, The Gruffalo

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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SUNDAY 10 – WEDNESDAY 13 MAY

OLIVIER AWARD NOMINEE

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‘This Tiger is the cat’s meow’ THE TIMES

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‘A rare and grrreat achievement’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

A MUSICAL PLAY ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY DAVID WOOD

The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea.

Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger!

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SUNDAY, 1.30PM & 3.30PM MONDAY – WEDNESDAY 10.30AM & 1.30PM TICKETS: £12.50

Following a smash-hit West End season, the tea-guzzling tiger is back on the road in this delightful family show; packed with oodles of magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos! A stunning stage adaptation of the classic tale of teatime mayhem...,expect to be surprised!

All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee

David Wood OBE is undisputedly the country’s leading writer and director of plays and musicals for children. His many successes include Fantastic Mr Fox, The Gingerbread Man, BFG, The Witches, Meg and Mog, Spot and Babe the Sheep Pig.

Book if you enjoyed: The Gruffalo’s Child, Charlie & Lola’s Extremely New Play

For children aged three and above.

RP

RELAXED PERFORMANCE: MON 11 MAY, 1.30PM (SEE PG 39 FOR DETAILS)

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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Illustrations Copyright © Kerr-Kneale Productions Ltd 1968

BASED ON THE BOOK BY JUDITH KERR

FRIDAY 15 – SATURDAY 16 MAY

Richard Alston Dance Company

Proudly celebrating its twentieth year, Richard Alston Dance Company returns to the Arts Theatre with a knock-out new programme showcasing Alston’s superbly skilled choreography.

Richard Alston’s brand new piece, Nomadic, connects Romanian gypsy music and electronic sound, exploring deeper the world of his hugely popular Gypsy Mixture.

Burning, Martin Lawrance’s latest piece, is inspired by the Dante Sonata of Franz Liszt, played live onstage. It’s an intensely dramatic dance, immediately greeted with rapture by critics and audiences alike.

Set to Britten’s masterpiece, Illuminations paints a vivid picture of the wild young genius Arthur Rimbaud. Britten and Alston combine to depict images from the turbulent life of the young poet, visionary and misfit in equal part.

‘So what does it take to have the audience cheering full-throated approval? The Richard Alston Dance Company, that’s what’ THE HERALD FRIDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM £15/£22.50/£27.50 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee PRE-SHOW TALK, FRIDAY 15 MAY, 6.45PM BOOKING ESSENTIAL ON 01223 503333

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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MONDAY 18 - SATURDAY 23 MAY

Prior to a West End run, David Suchet will star as Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s much-loved masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest.

Wilde’s superb satire on Victorian manners is one of the funniest plays in the English language - the delightful repartee and hilarious piercing of hypocrisy and pomposity can still make you laugh out loud.

Two bachelor friends, the adorable dandy Algernon Moncrieff and the utterly reliable John Worthing J.P., lead double lives to court the attentions of the exquisitely desirable Gwendolyn Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. The gallants must then grapple with the riotous consequences of their deceptions, and with the formidable Lady Bracknell.

David Suchet is one of Britain’s most respected actors on both stage and screen. Best known for his title role in television’s Poirot, his most recent stage credits include Long Day’s Journey Into Night and All My Sons in the West End. Winner of an International Emmy award for his performance in BBC drama Maxwell, he has been nominated for numerous Olivier, Tony and BAFTA awards throughout his career, and was awarded the CBE in 2010.

Directed by Adrian Noble, be the first to experience this major new production before it opens in the West End next summer.

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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: Hay Fever, The Judas Kiss

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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TUESDAY 26 – SATURDAY 30 MAY

ENGLISH TOURING OPERA A SEASON OF GREATEST HITS AND HIDDEN GEMS SUNG IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE

LA BOHÈME

BY PUCCINI

THURSDAY 28 – SATURDAY 30 MAY, 7.30PM

La bohème is a tale of young love, starting on Christmas Eve in a Paris garret.

On this festive night Mimì and Rodolfo draw close, before poverty and ill-health force them apart. With some of the most memorable music in opera, ETO’s new Italian-language production lifts every spirit and breaks every heart.

THE WILD MAN OF THE WEST INDIES

BY DONIZETTI

WEDNESDAY 27 MAY, 7.30PM

The Wild Man of the West Indies (Il furioso all’isola di San Domingo) is an extraordinary opera which vanished after initial success. Based on an episode in Don Quixote, it’s a love story of Shakespearean depth, set on a Caribbean island. A rare feast for lovers of bel canto (beautiful singing), and a rare adventure for lovers of theatre.

THE SIEGE OF CALAIS

BY DONIZETTI

TUESDAY 26 MAY, 7.30PM

The Siege of Calais (L’assedio di Calais) enjoyed its first ever UK professional tour with ETO in 2013, when it was acclaimed as one of the company’s greatest achievements. Constructed of bel canto arias and ensembles of extraordinary quality, it tells the story of the citizens of Calais who offer up their lives to save their city from the besieging English army. Proud, fierce, exhilarating – this is history on stage, in thrilling music.

All operas are sung in Italian, with English surtitles.

TUESDAY – SATURDAY 7.30PM: £20/£25/£30/£39 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee PRE-SHOW TALKS: TUE 26, WED 27 AND FRI 29 MAY, 6.30PM

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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TUEDSAY 16 – SATURDAY 20 JUNE

Johan Persson, Original Cast

THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE PRESENTS

CONSTELLATIONS One relationship. Infinite possibilities.

BY NICK PAYNE

Quantum multiverse theory, love and honey. Constellations is an explosive new play about free will and friendship from one of the leading voices in modern British theatre, Nick Payne.

Sparked by the first encounter of bee-keeping Roland and scientist Marianne, the boundless potential of their connection leads us through a heart-breaking love story of endless invention.

HHHHH TIME OUT, EVENING STANDARD

HHHH ‘Playful and pitch-perfect.

GUARDIAN

‘Packs a real emotional punch.

Ingenious and beautiful. Truly stellar.’

EVENING STANDARD

Following sold-out runs at the Royal Court Theatre and in the West End, Constellations tours the UK hot on the heels of a Broadway transfer starring Jake Gyllenhall and Ruth Wilson.

‘Fizzes with invention. Funny, tender and startlingly original.’

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Award-winning Nick Payne’s most recent plays for the Royal Court include Art of Dying and Wanderlust. Other credits include Incognito at HighTide Festival, Blurred Lines at the Shed at the National Theatre, The Same Deep Water As Me at the Donmar Warehouse, If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet at the Bush Theatre (and New York).

The original creative team restage this hit production including director Michael Longhurst. He also directed Payne’s play If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet for the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York in Autumn 2012 starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Previous credits include Stovepipe (Hightide, National Theatre, Bush) and Remembrance Day (Royal Court Theatre).

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Running time: 1 hour 10 mins approx. (no interval)

TUESDAY – 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 AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE, SAT 20 JUNE, 2.30PM Touch tour available.

Book if you enjoyed: Spring Awakening, Love Love Love

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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TUESDAY 23 – SATURDAY 27 JUNE THE CHILDREN’S TOURING PARTNERSHIP PRESENTS

Based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a heart-wrenching tale of an unlikely friendship between two innocent boys.

Set during World War II, the story is seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and devastating consequences.

Bruno’s friendship with Shmuel takes him from innocence to revelation, revealing the poetic irony that through a child’s eye everyone can appear the same.

Brought to you by The Children’s Touring Partnership who have previously produced Swallows and Amazons and Goodnight Mister Tom, this world premiere of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas on stage, promises to be a deeply moving and thought provoking production.

Suitable for ages 11+

TUES: 7PM WEDS: 1.30PM, 7PM THURS: 1.30PM, 7PM FRI: 7PM SAT: 2.30PM, 7PM

ADULTS: £15/£20/£25 CHILDREN: £15 All tickets are subject to a £2.50 booking fee POST-SHOW TALK WED 24 JUNE, 7PM

Book if you enjoyed: Swallows and Amazons, the film, To Kill A Mockingbird

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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education

Cambridge Arts Theatre has a diverse range of shows which will supplement and support the national school curriculum. We offer a variety of activities and materials, to support the performances, so the experience doesn’t end with the final curtain.

HENRY V Marlowe Society

William Shakespeare’s heroic history play is brought to life in this gritty production. Now all schools must teach two Shakespeare plays we offer a resource pack and workshops to help teaching across English and Drama. Suitable for ages 13+

ALL MY SONS Talawa

Arthur Miller’s amazing post-war play, based on a true story, explores how war affects families. This breath taking production has an extensive resource pack to enable students to explore the play and the subjects it raises. Suitable for ages 13+

OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR Mark Goucher and Stratford East

Joan Littlewood’s legendary musical has been revived to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I.This production has an extensive range of additional activities and resources. In addition to two resource packs (Oh What a Lovely War and World War I) audiences are invited to enter a writing competition with winning entries read to the audience before the play. There will also be two postshow talks (one including a short film). Suitable for ages 12+

WOMAN IN BLACK PW Productions This classic ghost story is a firm favourite with schools. There is a resource pack and post-show talk to help develop students understanding of the play and production. Suitable for ages 12+ ARCADIA ETT

Tom Stoppard’s most famous play, Arcadia is brought to dazzling life on stage. Recently discovered to be one of the Nation’s top five plays in a recent and extensive survey. To accompany this production there will be a comprehensive resource pack and workshops, so your students can embrace this modern classic. Suitable for ages 13+

THE ABSENCE OF WAR Headlong David Hare’s funny, stinging political drama is strikingly relevant especially in the build up to the 2015 General Election. There are a range of online resources and a pre-show talk to support this production which will appeal particularly to students of Politics and Drama. Suitable for ages 14+ pre-show talks

The King’s Speech A Mad World My Masters The Absence of War Richard Alston ETO

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Tuesday 10 March, 6.30pm Tuesday 21 April, 6.30pm Tuesday 28 April, 6.30pm Friday 15 May, 6.45pm Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27 & Friday 29 May, 6.30pm

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Dead Simple Tuesday 17 February, 7.45pm Oh What A Lovely War Wednesday 4 March, 7.45pm

Saturday 7 March, 2.30pm The Woman in Black Tuesday 17 March, 7.45pm Rebecca Tuesday 24 March, 7.45pm Arcadia Thursday 2 April, 7.45pm A Mad World My Masters Thursday 23 April, 7.45pm Constellations Wednesday 17 June, 7.45pm Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Wednesday 24 June, 7pm

If you would like to discuss the educational resources for any of the shows featured in the brochure please contact Victoria Willingale, Marketing and Education Officer on 01223 578912 or email at vwillingale@cambridgeartstheatre.com.

ROOM ON THE BROOM Kenny Wax This magical adaptation of the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s perfect picture book will cast its spell over all the audience. An activity pack will be available to extend your experience of the theatre.

Suitable for ages 3 + THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA Kenny Wax

This much loved children’s story by Judith Kerr is brought to life beautifully in this enchanting production. We will be running a Relaxed Performance (please see access page for further information) of this production. An activity pack will be available to extend your experience of the theatre. Suitable for ages 3 +

RICHARD ALSTON Richard Alston Dance Company The Award winning dance company are back with their exquisite choreography and talented dancers.

Richard Alston Dance Company will be offering exclusive workshops and resources. Ideal for Dance students. Suitable for ages 12+ BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS Children’s Touring Partnership

This moving and thought provoking adaptation of John Boyne’s best-selling production shows the audience the devastating realities of concentration camps during World War II through the innocent eyes of the eight year old protagonist, Bruno. To accompany this production there is a resource pack to help extend students learning of the production and World War II. Suitable for ages 11+

Work Experience We offer exciting one week work experience placements for students in full-time education within Cambridgeshire. Undertaking your placement at Cambridge Arts Theatre will allow you to gain an important insight into the arts world whilst developing your employability skills.

Benefits • • • •

Spend time in different departments, from the technical team to the • marketing team Fully structured programme Learn how a theatre operates Get involved in professional theatre work

How to Apply

There is significant competition for work experience placements, so we ask that you send a letter of application and a CV to Victoria Willingale vwillingale@cambridgeartstheatre.com. This should outline your experience, your interest in Theatre and future aims. The next stage of the application process is to invite you to attend an interview at the theatre.

If you would like to discuss the educational resources for any of the shows featured in the brochure please contact Victoria Willingale, Marketing and Education Officer on 01223 578912 or email at vwillingale@cambridgeartstheatre.com.

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how to book

Following the redevelopment of our foyer spaces, we now have a new permanent entrance on St Edward’s Passage, where you will find the Arts Theatre Box Office. Please visit us to pick up tickets, book for future performances or talk to us about the season.

We now have three brand new bars on the ground, first and second floors of the building.

Our Maynard Bar on the second floor has great coffee and wine, comfortable seats and views of the city.

ONLINE

Book online at www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

IN PERSON

Monday – Saturday, 12noon – 8pm including Bank Holidays.

BY TELEPHONE

Monday – Saturday, 12noon – 8pm on 01223 503333.

BOOKING FEE

All shows carry a £2.50 booking fee per ticket 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.

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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.

access

The Arts Theatre aims to care for every customer as an individual, on a one to one basis.

We continue to develop and expand our Access Programme through creating inclusive theatre events.

TRAVEL AND PARKING There are parking spaces for customers with blue badges in 4 locations near the Theatre: 4 on Peas Hill; 2 in Wheeler Street; 7 on King’s Parade and 36 in The Grand Arcade car park. We are happy to book a taxi to take you home; please ask a member of our Front of House staff on your arrival.

MOBILITY AROUND THE THEATRE We have eight spaces reserved for wheelchair users in the stalls. When booking tickets, the Box Office staff will ask if the wheelchair has a headrest, to ensure the correct space is allocated.

Mobility scooters cannot be accommodated inside the building and customers who are unable to access the Theatre by other means must inform the Box Office at the time of booking or upon arrival.

We have four house wheelchairs which we can provide for all performances.

DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CUSTOMERS Please note that we no longer have an induction loop fitted around our auditorium as we have invested in a Sennheiser infra-red hearing enhancement system. This is designed to help customers, without hearing aids, and those who have hearing aids with a ‘T’ setting.

We are able to provide, free of charge a limited number of Sennheiser headsets and Sennheiser personal induction loops, which are discreet and easy to use. If you have never used one before, we would strongly recommend coming to the Theatre, a few minutes early, to allow our Front of House staff adequate time to explain how they work.

BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CUSTOMERS We can provide large print cast lists on request. Guide dogs are welcome in the auditorium, please inform Box Office, at time of booking, so that they can allocate the relevant ticket.

BSL PERFORMANCES The British Sign Language interpreter will stand to the right of the stage, where they will interpret dialogue, as it is spoken.

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES Words will appear, as they are spoken, on a screen positioned above or to the side of the stage.

AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES The describer will explain what is happening, visually, on stage throughout the performance through the Sennheiser headsets. A pre-show touch tour is usually available (tickets are free but require booking). The tour may include set, costumes and props.

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RELAXED PERFORMANCES Relaxed performances are specifically designed to welcome people with an autism spectrum condition, learning disability and sensory or communication disorders, and families with very young children.

We offer reduced priced tickets for customers with disabilities and one companion. Please enquire at Box Office when booking.

If you would like any advice or have any questions about our Sennheiser equipment, seating arrangements or would like to discuss our access provision please contact the Box Office in person, call 01223 503333 or email access@cambridgeartstheatre.com.

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