Summer 2016 Brochure

Cambridge Arts Theatre

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Thu 1 Dec 2016 – Sun 8 Jan 2017

DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT

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Mon 28 Mar – Sat 2 Apr

TOAST

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Tue 29 Mar – Sun 3 Apr

THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD

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Mon 4 – Sat 9 Apr

FOOTLOOSE

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Tue 12 – Sat 16 Apr

OF MICE AND MEN

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Wed 20 – Sat 23 Apr

H.M.S. PINAFORE

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Tue 26 – Sat 30 Apr

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KEN DODD SOLD OUT!

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Mon 9 – Sat 14 May

CLYBOURNE PARK

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Tue 17 – Sat 21 May

BRIDESHEAD REVISITED

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Mon 23 - Sat 28 May

SHADOWLANDS

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Fri 3 - Sat 4 June

BALLETBOYZ: LIFE

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Sun 5 June

CLAIRE MARTIN AND RAY GELATO

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Mon 6 - Sat 11 June

TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT

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Mon 13 - Sat 18 June

AFTER MISS JULIE

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Mon 20 – Sat 25 June

KING LEAR

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Tue 28 June – Sat 2 July

LADY ANNA: ALL AT SEA

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Mon 25 – Sat 30 July

PRESENT LAUGHTER

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Mon 26 Sept – Sat 1 Oct

THE WOMAN IN BLACK

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Wed 12 - Sat 15 Oct

THE CAMBRIDGE GREEK PLAY

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Tue 25 - Sat 29 Oct

GANGSTA GRANNY

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

Touch Tours are available for audio described performances – booking essential.

TOAST BSL

Wednesday 30 March, 7.45pm

Saturday 28 May, 2.30pm

GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM BSL Wednesday 4 May, 7.30pm

TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT Audio Described Saturday 11 June, 2.30pm

CLYBOURNE PARK Audio Described

OBSERVE THE SONS OF ULSTER MARCHING TOWARDS THE SOMME BSL Wednesday 5 October, 7.45pm

Saturday 14 May, 2.30pm

BRIDESHEAD REVISITED Captioned Thursday 19 May, 7.45pm Audio Described Saturday 21 May, 2.30pm

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welcome Welcome to our summer 2016 season. Many years ago, I used to work in New York and at lunchtimes I would stroll down to the Central Park boating lake.

There, the proud makers of the most amazing model boats would lovingly place their creations in the lake and, with a final hopeful shove, send their little boats out across the water. I remember rooting for their boats to get to the other side without incident and marvelling at how much faith it must take to believe that luck would be with them. Every time we launch a new season it feels like our own final hopeful shove and sees the end of about six months spent crafting the programme, negotiating with producing companies for the best dates and deals for our Theatre and pulling together the best words and images for our brochure and website. I hope you like it as much as we do.

The season contains something for everyone whether your tastes are for murder mysteries, classic drama, shows for young people of all ages, opera from the mainstream to the more challenging repertoire, a host of famous faces from Matthew Kelly to Helen George, a weekend jazz concert or just a cracking night out at the theatre. Although it only seems five minutes since we said goodbye to our wonderful Cinderella company, this brochure sees us launch our 2016/17 pantomime Dick Whittington and his Cat. Many of you, and particularly our huge schools audiences, have asked for a longer time to plan your

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trip to the panto, but don’t wait too long as the performances around Christmas and New Year sold out in record time last year!

An old friend of mine stopped me in our foyer recently and said how disappointed she was that she couldn’t get tickets for Martin Shaw in Hobson’s Choice and that she’d had to book tickets in Milton Keynes! As we get bigger and better shows and our audience and the city grows, it can be very difficult to get the tickets you want for many of our biggest productions.

So, please book as early as you can, talk to our knowledgeable box office team if you are struggling to make your choices and keep hold of our brochure so you can refer to it whenever the theatre urge takes you. Just don’t blame me if you end up in Milton Keynes...

Thank you, as ever, for your continued 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 1 DECEMBER 2016 – SUNDAY 8 JANUARY 2017

Cambridge Arts Theatre presents this year’s traditional family pantomime

IT'S THE PURRR-FECT FAMILY SHOW! Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime this Christmas as Cambridge Arts Theatre whisks you away on a magical journey for this year’s spectacular family pantomime: DICK WHITTINGTON! Hearing that the streets are paved with gold, our down-on-his-luck hero Dick Whittington sets off to London in search of fame, fortune, adventure… and true love! But the dastardly King Rat and his band of evil ratlings will let nothing stand in the way of world domination and soon the streets of the capital are overrun with rats causing chaos and mayhem across the City.

It’s up to Dick and his friends to save the day... and you’re all invited to join him on his adventures!

PHOTOS FROM CINDERELLA 2015

Featuring all your favourite pantomime characters and Cambridge Arts Theatre’s trademark blend of songs, laughter, joy and magic, make it a Christmas to remember with a visit to the home of family entertainment. It’s the purrr-fect festive treat!

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‘A FEEL-GOOD FEAST OF A SHOW’

‘GLORIOUS... IT’S A BRILLIANT SHOW’

Cambridge News (on Cinderella 2015)

Cambridge Edition (on Cinderella 2015)

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BSL Interpreted Performance: Sun 4 Dec, 1pm Audio Described Performance: Sat 7 Jan, 1pm

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* The performance on Sat 17 Dec, 11am is a ‘relaxed performance’ specifically designed to welcome people with an autism spectrum condition, learning disability and sensory or communication disorders, and families with very young children.

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PREVIEW:

£39 £34 £24

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£31.50 £24 £26.50 £19 £19 £16.50

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£24 each £19 each £16.50 each

N/A 10% off 10% off

ALL TICKETS £14

SCHOOLS’ TICKETS: £14 – AVAILABLE FOR PERFORMANCES HIGHLIGHTED IN RED ONLY. ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE. Discounts: Only one discount applies; no discounts on children’s tickets, lower priced seats or the Preview.

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For One Night Only SUNDAY 5 JUNE

AN EVENING WITH

CLAIRE MARTIN & RAY GELATO A SWINGING AFFAIR

To celebrate the release of their new album We’ve Got a World That Swings (Linn Records) Claire Martin OBE and legendary saxophonist and vocalist Ray Gelato hit the road with their new show A Swinging Affair.

These much celebrated and respected musicians share the stage with a world-class trio of musicians to explore the Great American Songbook - including classics such as: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off, They Can’t Take That Away from Me, They all Laughed and Can’t We Be Friends.

If you like your music sassy, sharp and swinging - this is the show for you.

SUNDAY 8 MAY

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Please note this is a rescheduled event, original tickets are still valid

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SOLD OUT!

KEN DODD HAPPINESS SHOW 8

7.45PM: £18/£23/£28

Ken Dodd makes a triumphant return to Cambridge for one night only for an evening of non-stop gags and songs, presented in his uniquely versatile style: everything from ballads to grand opera!

7.45PM: £28 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

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MONDAY 28 MARCH – SATURDAY 2 APRIL

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 3PM: £18/£23/£28/£33 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28

Another Sunday night shift. The smell of bread baking. The industrial thump, thump, thump of the machines that never stop. The ovens are cranked up to full blast, the factory is humming, and everyone wants to be somewhere else.

But this shift is going to be different. Because when a crisis hits the factory, the men have more to lose than just their wages...

From the writer of the international hit One Man, Two Guvnors, Richard Bean’s brilliantly observed drama stars the Olivier Award winning actor Matthew Kelly and Simon Greenall (Alan Partridge). After receiving huge critical acclaim in London, in 2014, this funny and moving play now comes to you prior to a New York engagement where it will be opening the prestigious Brits Off Broadway Festival.

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TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25/£30

TO JOIN: SEE PAGE 38

THURSDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25

ALL TICKET INCLUDEWED A 30 MAR, 7.45PM BSLPRICES PERFORMANCE: £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Noises Off, One Book if you enjoyed: The Woman in Man, Two GuvnorsMr Tom Black, Goodnight

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TUESDAY 29 MARCH – SUNDAY 3 APRIL

ADAPTED FROM JULIA DONALDSON AND AXEL SCHEFFLER’S AWARD WINNING PICTURE BOOK

THE T FEC PER TER EAS T! A TRE

“Fun, daft and a little scary” The Gruffalo’s Child © 2004 & TM Julia Donaldson/Axel Scheffler

Time Out

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The Gruffalo said that no Gruffalo should Ever set foot in the deep dark wood…

One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s child ignores her father’s warning and tiptoes out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist… does he?

Tall Stories Theatre Company returns, bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s captivating sequel to life in this magical, musical adaptation.

The Gruffalo’s Child is the perfect family treat with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up, and their grown-ups!

Running time: 55 minutes (no interval)

TUES: 1.30PM WED: 10.30AM & 1.30PM THURS: 10.30AM FRI: 10.30AM & 1.30PM SAT: 10.30AM & 12.30PM SUN: 10.30AM & 12.30PM ALL TICKETS £15.50 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Book if you enjoyed: The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Tiger Who Came to Tea

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MONDAY 4 – SATURDAY 9 APRIL FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL PRESENTED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH R&H THEATRICALS EUROPE PRODUCED BY DAVID HUTCHINSON AND PHILLIP ROWNTREE FOR SELL A DOOR THEATRE COMPANY, RUNAWAY ENTERTAINMENT, JASON HAIGH-ELLERY AND STEPHEN MCGILL PRODUCTIONS

THE LEGENDARY 80s MUSICAL SENSATION RETURNS ‘IT’S A BLAST’ METRO

‘ O U T S TA N D I N G ’

S TA R R I N G

GARETH G AT E S AS WILLARD

BIRMINGHAM MAIL

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MAUREEN NOLAN AS VI MOORE

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM

Kick off your Sunday shoes and cut loose as the explosive rock ’n’ roll musical sensation Footloose bursts on to the UK stage, in a remastered show sure to get your toes tapping. Based on the 1980s hit film, that took the world by storm, Footloose The Musical sizzles with the same spirit of youth, rebellion and romance.

City boy Ren thinks his life is over when he is forced to move to Bomont, an American rural backwater. But things are far worse than he could have ever imagined, as the town bans dancing. It isn’t long before Ren can’t resist breaking the rules, and he’s not alone.

Starring Gareth Gates as Willard and Maureen Nolan as Vi Moore, enjoy the best in UK musical talent, cutting-edge choreography and classic hits including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear It For The Boy and the unforgettable title track, Footloose.

THURSDAY & SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£28/£33/£38 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

TO JOIN: SEE PAGE 38 POST-SHOW TALK: WED 6 APR, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: Save the Last Dance for Me, The Full Monty, Dreamboats and Petticoats

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TUESDAY 12 – SATURDAY 16 APRIL THE TOURING CONSORTIUM THEATRE COMPANY AND BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE PRODUCTION OF

HHHHH ‘Not to be missed’ WHATSONSTAGE

WITH

DUDLEY SUTTON (Tinker from Lovejoy) AS CANDY

Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place…with us it ain’t like that. We got a future.

We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.

Set in America during the Great Depression, this classic play tells the story of George and Lennie, two migrant farm workers, who go in search of new beginnings, in the hope of attaining their shared dream: of putting together enough money to buy a small piece of land and building a home.

After a long and exhausting journey, the pair arrive at a farm in California where they seek work. But they are no strangers to trouble and soon find themselves reeling from the fall out of an innocent misunderstanding which spirals out of control and leaves the two men, bound together by friendship, facing an earth-shattering climax.

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John Steinbeck is one of the greatest storytellers of the twentieth century and Of Mice & Men remains one of the most poignant statements of being human contemporary theatre has produced.

TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28/£33 WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

TO JOIN: SEE PAGE 38 PRE-SHOW TALK: TUE 12 APR, 6.30PM BOOKING ESSENTIAL ON 01223 503333 POST-SHOW TALK: WED 13 APR, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: To Kill a Mockingbird, Fences

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WEDNESDAY 20 – SATURDAY 23 APRIL

FROM THE SAME TEAM THAT BROUGHT YOU THE AWARD-WINNING THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Sasha Regan’s All Male

BY WS. GILBERT AND ARTHUR SULLIVAN

‘Excellent’ SUNDAY EXPRESS

‘An extraordinary adventure’

‘Irresistibly delightful’

MUSIC OMH

WEST END FRAME

‘If you’re lucky enough a show comes along that is so inventive and brilliant it takes your breath away’ SUSSEX EXPRESS

The award-winning team that brought The Pirates of Penzance to Cambridge take Gilbert & Sullivan below deck, where the WWII sailors set out to find a distraction from the goings on above board with a production of one of their favourite shows - H.M.S. Pinafore.

WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM THURSDAY & SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25/£30

TO JOIN: SEE PAGE 38

THURSDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25

Sasha Regan returns with one of the most popular G & S operas H.M.S. Pinafore, following her hugely successful all-male production The Pirates of Penzance winner of Best Off West End Production at The What’s On Stage awards.

PRE-SHOW TALK: THURS 21 APR, ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A 6.30PM £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE 503333 BOOKING ESSENTIAL ON 01223

Dealing with the age old conundrum of love between social classes, Pinafore has infectious tunes and a beautifully constructed libretto. A perfect match for Sasha’s inimitable style: fresh, fast, inventive and fun. An absolute mustsee!

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Womanofin Book if you enjoyed: The Pirates Black, Goodnight MrBourne Tom Penzance, Matthew

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TUESDAY 26 – SATURDAY 30 APRIL

ENGLISH TOURING OPERA English Touring Opera returns to Cambridge with three opera classics guaranteed to inspire and move you with the richness of their music and depth of their stories.

MOZART’S

DON GIOVANNI

Wednesday 27 April, Thursday 28 April, Saturday 30 April Sung in English, Thurs 28 & Sat 30 Apr with surtitles The darkest of comedies and the sexiest of cautionary tales, Don Giovanni is an opera that must be seen, heard, and talked about, over and over again.

A fallen angel if ever there was one, the charismatic Don Giovanni travels through Europe seducing women – but when his latest flame refuses him, his actions unleash vengeance from beyond the grave. With a ravishing score and a story rich in colourful comedy and exhilarating drama, Don Giovanni is the ultimate night at the opera.

GLUCK’S

IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE

Friday 29 April Sung in French with English surtitles

Human sacrifice forms the bloodthirsty backdrop to Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride. When Orestes is shipwrecked on the island of Tauris, the goddess Diana demands his life. At the centre of the drama is Iphigénie: as Diana’s priestess, she holds Orestes’ fate in her hands – unaware that he is her brother.

DONIZETTI’S

PIA DE’ TOLOMEI

Tuesday 26 April Sung in Italian with English surtitles

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When the virtuous Pia refuses to become Ghino’s mistress, he discredits her and sets in motion a chain of events with unforeseen tragic consequences.

Following the success of ETO’s pioneering productions of Donizetti’s The Siege of Calais (HHHH Telegraph) and The Wild Man of the West Indies (HHHHH Guardian), don’t miss the UK stage premiere of this stirring opera by the Italian master of bel canto.

Praise for ETO’s 2015 season

★★★★ ‘Exquisite’ THE GUARDIAN

★★★★H ‘A dream… ETO is as good as it gets’ WHATSONSTAGE

★★★★ ‘Enthralling’ THE TELEGRAPH ALL 7.30PM: £23/£28/£33/£42 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

TO JOIN: SEE PAGE 38 PRE SHOW TALK: TUE 26, WED 27, FRI 29, SAT 30 ALL AT 6.30PM BOOKING ESSENTIAL ON 01223 503333

Book if you enjoyed: La bohème, The Siege of Calais, The Wild Man of the West Indies

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TUESDAY 3 – SATURDAY 7 MAY

THE OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION

★★★H ‘Poignant and heartwarming - a great family show’ TIMES

‘A wonderful family show for older children as well as grown-ups – nearly all of whom will end up sniffling by the end’ SUNDAY MIRROR

The Olivier award-winning Chichester Festival Theatre production of Goodnight Mister Tom returns to the stage starring David Troughton (The Archers).

TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.30PM AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28/£33 WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Now a modern classic, Michelle Magorian’s wonderfully uplifting tale is brought gloriously to life in this magical stage adaptation by David Wood.

Set during the dangerous build up to the Second World War, Goodnight Mister Tom follows young William Beech, who is evacuated to the idyllic English countryside and forges a remarkable and heart warming friendship with the elderly recluse, Tom Oakley. All is perfect until William is suddenly summoned by his mother back to London.

Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and commended for the Carnegie Medal, Goodnight Mister Tom is now a world-wide literary favourite and BAFTA award-winning TV film (starring John Thaw), and continues to inspire audiences and bring generations together.

TO JOIN: SEEAND PAGE 38 TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM SATURDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25/£30 POST-SHOW TALK:£15/£20/£25 WED 4 MAY, 7.30PM THURSDAY, 3PM: ALL TICKET INCLUDEWED A 4 MAY, 7.30PM BSL PRICES PERFORMANCE: £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Book if you enjoyed: The Boy in the Woman in Striped Pyjamas, The Butterfly Lion Black, Goodnight Mr Tom

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MONDAY 9 – SATURDAY 14 MAY MERCURY THEATRE COLCHESTER PRESENT

FIRST

NATIONA L TOUR

DIRECTED BY DANIEL BUCKROYD, DESIGNED BY JONATHAN FENSOM Clybourne Park is a razor-sharp satire that lifts the lid on race and real estate in a fictional Chicago neighbourhood.

‘Outrageously funny and provocative. A firecracker of a play’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

The swinging sixties are just around the corner as a black family move into a suburban white enclave, triggering all too predictable mutterings from the neighbours. Fifty years on, we return to the same house in 2009 as gentrification sets in and the roles are reversed.

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM

One skillful ensemble of actors play two sets of characters in a play hailed as ‘shockingly entertaining’ and ‘appallingly funny’. Bruce Norris’ hilarious satire Clybourne Park took the West End by storm following a sold out run at the Royal Court Theatre in London.

PRE-SHOW TALK: TUE 10 MAY, 6.30PM BOOKING ESSENTIAL ON 01223 503333

Acclaimed by critics and audiences alike since its debut on Broadway in 2009, Clybourne Park has been awarded Best Play at the Olivier Awards, Best Play at the Tony Awards, the Evening Standard Best Play Award, the South Bank Sky Arts Theatre Award and Critics’ Circle Best Play Award.

Suitable for ages 16+

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★★★★H

Playwrights Horizons Inc produced the World Premiere of Clybourne Park Off-Broadway in 2010. Clybourne Park was produced on Broadway by Jujamcyn Theatres at the Walter Kerr Theatre, 2012. Presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited.

AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28/£33 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE: SAT 14 MAY, 2.30PM Touch tour available.

TO JOIN: SEE PAGE 38 Book if you enjoyed: Constellations, Mogadishu

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TUESDAY 17 – SATURDAY 21 MAY ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE AND YORK THEATRE ROYAL PRESENT

TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM

‘Bryony Lavery is one of the best playwrights in the country: her talent is lavish’ THE OBSERVER

English Touring Theatre and York Theatre Royal present the world premiere of Evelyn Waugh’s classic novel Brideshead Revisited, reimagined for the stage

by Tony Award nominee Bryony Lavery (Frozen) and Olivier Award winning director Damian Cruden (The Railway Children).

During the midst of World War II, Captain Charles Ryder finds his past and present blur as he confronts memories of his first youthful encounter with the Marchmain family at Brideshead Castle. Falling under the spell of their privileged lives, Charles looks back at the way his own life would be changed forever by the summers spent with the seemingly charming Sebastian and his beautiful sister Julia.

Don’t miss the first ever large-scale stage adaptation of the evocative and timeless story that has captured audiences’ imaginations for over seventy years.

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Book if if you you enjoyed: enjoyed: Arcadia, The Woman in Book Gosford Black,Downton Goodnight Mr Tom Park, Abbey

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MONDAY 23 – SATURDAY 28 MAY BIRDSONG PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH GUILDFORD’S YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE PRESENT

Directed by ALASTAIR WHATLEY Lighting Designed by ALEX WARDLE Sound Designed by DOMINIC BILKEY 18

STARRING

STEPHEN BOXER (Humans, The Iron Lady)

AMANDA RYAN (The Forsyte Saga)

DENIS LILL

(Only Fools and Horses, The Royal)

‘A beautiful and touching play’

‘Unbearably moving’

SUNDAY EXPRESS

EVENING STANDARD

HHHH ‘Stephen Boxer portrays C.S. Lewis with quiet brilliance and tenderness’ THE TIMES MONDAY - SATURDAY, 7.45PM

‘Best Play’ award-winner Shadowlands is the beautiful and moving drama about life and loss, but ultimately, love.

This touching story, hailed as one of the most extraordinary love stories of our time, follows C.S. Lewis, the famous author of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, living as distinguished, academic bachelor in Oxford. Life is comfortable and certain. But then the unexpected happens – he falls in love.

Following on from its original incarnation as a TV drama, then subsequent stage adaptation and finally a film starring Anthony Hopkins, the play has gone on to win multiple awards, as well as the film adaptation picking up multiple BAFTA and US awards.

The cast is led by Stephen Boxer (Humans, The Iron Lady, Doctors) as C.S. Lewis, Amanda Ryan (The Forsyte Saga) and Denis Lill (Only Fools and Horses and The Royal).

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THURSDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25 AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE: ALL TICKET INCLUDE SATPRICES 28 MAY, 2.30PM A £3 PER-TICKET FEE TouchBOOKING tour available.

The Woman Book if you enjoyed: Flare Path, in Black, Goodnight Mr Tom Birdsong

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THE MAYNARD BAR Looking for a change of scenery?

There’s more on offer on our upper floors Our first floor Circle Bar offers a range of beers, wines and spirits – ideal for catching up with friends during the interval or before the show.

On the second floor, The Maynard Bar serves great coffee and wine in a relaxed atmosphere, with spectacular views of the city.

Our bars are open from 6pm (12.30pm on matinee days), offering a great alternative venue to kick-start your evening’s entertainment. We run our bars ourselves, so every purchase directly benefits the Theatre.

We’re proud of our new spaces and we look forward to welcoming you soon.

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FRIDAY 3 - SATURDAY 4 JUNE CO-COMMISSIONED BY SADLER’S WELLS IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARTSDEPOT

BALLETBOYZ ARE BACK WITH A BRAND NEW SHOW FOR 2016!

With an all-male company of ten amazing dancers, performing to a mesmerising and evocative musical score, this is a must-see for all lovers of dance.

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Featuring two new commissions by internationally acclaimed choreographers Pontus Lidberg and Javier de Frutos, Life takes an elegant, powerful and provocative look at life and death presented in the inimitable BalletBoyz style.

FRI 3 AND SAT 4 JUNE, 7.45PM £18/£23/£28 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE POST-SHOW TALK: FRI 3 JUNE, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: The Talent, Ballet Black, Richard Alston

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HHHH ‘Their bounding energy is infectious…

THRILLING’ THE INDEPENDENT

‘Rippling torsos, reckless leaps and a happy sense of shared joy in their physicality…

IRRESISTIBLE’ DAILY EXPRESS

TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25/£30 THURSDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Book if you enjoyed: The Woman in Black, Goodnight Mr Tom

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MONDAY 6 - SATURDAY 11 JUNE PRODUCED BY CREATIVE COW IN ASSOCIATION WITH MALVERN THEATRES

TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT

BY GRAHAM GREENE ADAPTED BY GILES HAVERGAL DIRECTED BY AMANDA KNOTT

MONDAY - SATURDAY, 7.45PM & SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28/£33

Four actors take on over 20 characters in this hilarious mad cap dash around the world with Henry Pulling.

Henry Pulling is a retired suburban bank manager with a penchant for dahlias.

He meets his eccentric Aunt Augusta, who persuades him to go with her to Brighton, Paris, Istanbul and across the world to Paraguay.

Through Aunt Augusta, a veteran of hotel bedrooms and shady associates, Henry joins a shifty twilight society of pot smoking hippies, war criminals, men from the CIA and hardcore art smugglers. To his Aunt’s great delight, he finds himself coming alive as he puts his former dull and predictable life behind him.

Travels with my Aunt is not only intoxicatingly entertaining but also confronts audiences with some of the most perplexing of human dilemmas.

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THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

TO JOIN: SEE PAGE 38 AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE: SAT 11 JUNE, 2.30PM Touch tour available.

Book if you enjoyed: The 39 Steps, Brighton Rock

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‘THE HUGELY TALENTED AND INVENTIVE CREATIVE COW CONTINUES TO PROMOTE AND PRESENT TOP NOTCH THEATRE AROUND THE UK’ WHATSONSTAGE

TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25/£30 THURSDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Book if you enjoyed: The Woman in Black, Goodnight Mr Tom

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MONDAY 13 – SATURDAY 18 JUNE NINA BAWDEN’S BEST-LOVED CLASSIC

HELEN GEORGE (CALL THE MIDWIFE, STRICTLY COME DANCING)

AFTER MISS JULIE A VERSION OF STRINDBERG’S ‘MISS JULIE’ BY

PATRICK MARBER DIRECTED BY ANTHONY BANKS

PRIOR TO THE WEST END ‘No one, but no one, writes about sex wars like Patrick Marber’ TRIBUNE

‘Patrick Marber’s fiercely intelligent reworking… a triumph’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘Zinging dialogue, laced with ruthless wit and semi-repressed desire’ THE TIMES

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Set in 1945 in an English country house, on the eve of Labour’s landslide victory at the end of the Second World War, this compelling and erotic psychological thriller is inspired by Strindberg’s 1888 masterpiece.

During a summer ball, the beautiful daughter of the peer who owns the house, wanders into the servant’s quarters. As she flirts with her father’s handsome chauffeur, indifferent to the presence of his fiancée, what begins as game-playing ignites into passion with devastating consequences.

Helen George plays Miss Julie. Well-known for her role as Trixie Franklin in Call the Midwife, she recently received huge praise for her thrilling performances on Strictly Come Dancing.

Patrick Marber‘s plays include Dealer’s Choice, which won the 1995 Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy, and the phenomenal international hit, Closer, which won the Evening Standard award for Best Comedy, the Critics’ Circle and Olivier awards for Best New Play and was made into a BAFTA award-winning film in 2004.

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£28/£33/£38 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£28/£33 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25/£30 THURSDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25 ALL TICKET PRICES A PAGE 38 TOINCLUDE JOIN: SEE £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

The Woman Book if you enjoyed: Closer, Cheekinby Black, ‘Tis Goodnight MraTom Jowl’s Pity She’s Whore

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MONDAY 20 – SATURDAY 25 JUNE AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP PRESENT A ROYAL & DERNGATE, NORTHAMPTON PRODUCTION

‘MICHAEL PENNINGTON WILL BREAK YOUR HEART. ONE OF ENGLAND’S FOREMOST CLASSICAL ACTORS IN SHAKESPEARE’S DARKEST PLAY’ BROOKLYN EAGLE FROM THE US PRODUCTION

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28/£33 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28

An ageing tyrant’s whimsical decision to divide his kingdom tears his family apart, sparks catastrophic civil war and destroys all that he has.

ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Driven from his home, King Lear endures madness and great suffering as he battles a great storm. Yet with madness he finds reason, after betrayal he discovers loyalty, and through his suffering a better world emerges.

Four-time Olivier Award nominee Michael Pennington leads a cast of fourteen distinguished actors in Max Webster’s epic new interpretation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy. The production marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and is part of an extensive national tour.

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TO JOIN: SEE PAGE 38 Book if you enjoyed: Henry V, Macbeth, King Charles III

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TUESDAY 28 JUNE – SATURDAY 2 JULY THE PRODUCTION EXCHANGE PRESENTS

Lady Anna: All At Sea

BY CRAIG BAXTER INSPIRED BY THE WORK OF ANTHONY TROLLOPE DIRECTED BY COLIN BLUMENAU DESIGNED BY LIBBY WATSON

HHHH PRODUCTION PHOTO OF PREVIOUS CAST

‘A beguiling theatrical soufflé’ TELEGRAPH

HHHH Gorgeous, witty and wholly engaging’ DAILY EXPRESS

HHHH ‘A joyous, playful and spirited production’ THE STAGE REVIEW

It’s 1871, and celebrated novelist Anthony Trollope is Australia-bound aboard the steamship Great Britain. Accompanied by his wife Rose and her maid Isabella, Trollope passes the time by writing his latest tale, Lady Anna. The story, full of intrigue, rebellion and social politics, proves divisive among his fellow passengers – and it’s not long before fact and fiction overlap.

Is Trollope himself a surprising radical pitted against the status quo - or are his characters to blame for the controversy?

An extraordinary set of circumstances finds both Lady Anna and Trollope facing some very difficult questions indeed – but will they follow their hearts and risk being disgraced?

This play was first performed at the Park Theatre London in the summer of 2015, having been commissioned by the Trollope Society as part for the Anthony Trollope Bicentennial Celebrations.

TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28/£33 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

TO JOIN: SEE PAGE 38

Book if you enjoyed: Doctor Thorne, Downton Abbey, literary classics

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MONDAY 25 – SATURDAY 30 JULY

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SAMUEL WEST stars in

Directed by Stephen Unwin

PRIOR TO THE WEST END Actor, charmer and diva, Garry Essendine is determined to disregard his advancing years and receding hairline by revelling in endless tantrums and casual affairs. But just as he is about to depart for Africa, he finds himself besieged by a bevvy of would be seductresses, not to mention his longsuffering secretary, his estranged wife and an obsessed young playwright.

As he attempts to disentangle himself from their clutches and demands, the humour escalates, accompanied by delicious dialogue and sparkling repartee.

Often thought of as semi-autobiographical, Noël Coward’s Present Laughter is undoubtedly one of his funniest plays as he looks at life behind the theatrical curtain and reveals a world of glittering wits, dashing dressing gowns and ostentatious personalities.

Samuel West’s film roles include Howards End, Notting Hill, Van Helsing and Hyde Park on Hudson. His television credits include Mr Selfridge, Waking the Dead, Cambridge Spies and Any Human Heart and he has portrayed both Richard II and Hamlet on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£28/£33/£38 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28/£33 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25/£30 THURSDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A TO JOIN: SEE £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

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Hayfever, Book if you enjoyed: The Woman in PrivateGoodnight Lives, Tonight at 8.30pm Black, Mr Tom

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MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER - SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER

THE ORIGINAL. LIVE ON STAGE. ‘The most brilliantly effective spinechiller you will ever encounter’

‘A masterpiece’ THE GUARDIAN

‘The audience were jumping out of their seats’

DAILY TELEGRAPH

THE OBSERVER

SUSAN HILL’S

ADAPTED BY

STEPHEN MALLATRATT THE MOST TERRIFYING LIVE THEATRE EXPERIENCE IS BACK! Join over 7 million theatregoers worldwide who have lived to tell the tale of one of the most chilling and successful theatre events ever staged! Acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, The Woman in Black returns to Cambridge, for one week only, to transport you into a terrifying and ghostly world…

A lawyer, obsessed with a curse that he believes has been cast over him and his family by the spectre of a Woman in Black, engages a sceptical young actor to help him tell his terrifying story and exorcise the fear that grips his soul.

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Susan Hill’s acclaimed ghost story is dramatically brought alive in Stephen Mallatratt’s ingenious stage adaptation. This gripping production, directed

by Robin Herford, is a brilliantly successful study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror.

MONDAY - SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28/£33 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Book if you enjoyed: The Haunting, An Inspector Calls, And Then There Were None

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TUESDAY 4 – SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER A HEADLONG, ABBEY THEATRE, CITIZENS THEATRE AND LIVERPOOL EVERYMAN & PLAYHOUSE CO-PRODUCTION

‘Those I belonged to, those I have not forgotten, the irreplaceable ones, they kept their nerve, and they died.’

On 1 July 1916, the 36th (Ulster) Division took part in one of the bloodiest battles in human history. The Battle of the Somme.

One hundred years on, a major new co-production of Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme will tour the UK and Ireland, directed by Headlong’s Artistic Director, Jeremy Herrin.

In the extraordinary circumstances of World War One, eight ordinary men are changed, changed utterly… This iconic war play by Frank McGuinness is a powerful portrayal of mortality, love and loss.

‘What more have we to tell each other?’

Book now for this exceptional new theatrical event, from the producer of 2014’s sell-out hit production 1984.

TUESDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28/£33 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE POST-SHOW TALK: WED 5 OCTOBER, 7.45PM BSL PERFORMANCE: WED 5 OCTOBER, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: The Plough and the Stars, Journey’s End, 1984

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WEDNESDAY 12 – SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER

THE CAMBRIDGE GREEK PLAY 2016 A DOUBLE BILL OF

by Sophocles

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by Aristophanes DIRECTED BY HELEN EASTMAN MUSIC BY ALEX SILVERMAN DESIGNED BY NEIL IRISH LIGHTING DESIGN BY NEILL BRINKWORTH

PERFORMED IN THE ORIGINAL GREEK WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES The triennial Cambridge Greek Play returns to the Arts Theatre. After the success of 2010’s Agamemnon and 2013’s Prometheus/Frogs double bill, the same creative team return to Cambridge for another ground-breaking pairing of tragedy and comedy. The tradition of performing a play in Greek every three years at Cambridge University extends back to 1882, with alumni including Rupert Brooke, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Tom Hiddleston. This is a unique opportunity to hear the extraordinary language of these two great plays performed in the original Greek, with a newly commissioned orchestral score by composer Alex Silverman.

The 2016 Cambridge Greek Play contrasts two very different women, who both ask for help to overturn the patriarchy. But while Antigone is left alone to bury her brother, Lysistrata persuades all of the women of Greece to join her strike. These rich and deeply resonant plays make for a moving, hilarious and thought-provoking night of theatre.

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WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY 7.45PM: £18/£23/£28/£33 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28 SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS: £18 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Book if you enjoyed: Agamemnon, Prometheus and The Frogs, Medea

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HHHH ‘The kids loved this show…Every comic opportunity is grasped’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘What a fantastic show! It’s truly brilliant! And so much better than the book!’

DAVID WALLIAMS

From the acclaimed producers of Horrible Histories comes the world premiere of this amazing story by David Walliams, the UK’s best-selling author for children.

It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing - staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure - it’s going to be sooooooooo boring! But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret - and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could possibly imagine, as he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with his very own Gangsta Granny!

Age guidance: 5+ Running Time: 2 hours including a 20 minute interval

TUESDAY: 2.30PM & 7PM WEDNESDAY: 2.30PM & 7PM THURSDAY: 2.30PM & 7PM FRIDAY: 2.30PM & 7PM TUESDAY – SATURDAY, SATURDAY: 11AM & 3PM7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25/£30

TICKET PRICES: ADULTS £23, CHILDREN £18 THURSDAY, 3PM: £15/£20/£25 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Illustrations © Tony Ross, 2011. Cover lettering of author’s name © Quentin Blake, 2010. Photograph © Andy Gott MBA

TUESDAY 25 - SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER

Book if you enjoyed: Horrible The Woman in Histories, Mr StinkMr Tom Black, Goodnight

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MONDAY 7 – SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER THEATRE ROYAL BATH PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

ROBERT POWELL AND LIZA GODDARD STAR IN

Relatively Speaking A Comedy by

Alan Ayckbourn

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.

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Robert Powell received multiple awards and a BAFTA nomination for his portrayal of Jesus in Franco Zefferelli’s Jesus of Nazareth. His extensive stage performances include Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell and most recently King Charles III. Liza Goddard is one of the UK’s favourite actresses. Her extensive range of Ayckbourn credits includes Life of Riley, Communicating Doors and Season’s Greetings. Television work includes cult classics Doctor Who and Bergerac.

DIRECTED BY ROBIN HERFORD DESIGNED BY PETER MCKINTOSH

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£28/£33/£38 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £18/£23/£28/£33 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

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

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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.

THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD 29 March – 3 April

Tall Stories Theatre Company return, bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s award-winning story to life in this magical, musical adaptation. One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s child ignores her father’s warning and tiptoes out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist… does he? A learning pack with a range of activities designed to aid key foundation skills is available with this show. Suitable for ages 3+

OF MICE AND MEN 12 – 16 April John Steinbeck’s classic story of George and Lennie, two migrant workers filled with hope as they try to achieve their humble dream. Soon they find themselves reeling from the fall out of an innocent misunderstanding which spirals out of control. Pre and post-show talks, a workshop and in-depth resource pack help explore the themes and issues of this widely studied novel.

Suitable for ages 11+ GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM 3 – 7 May

This award winning novel has been adapted for the stage in this warm and affectionate tale, set in build up to the Second World War, of a young evacuee William Beech as he forges a friendship with the reclusive Tom Oakley. Resource pack, post-show talk and a page to stage workshop is available to compliment this production.

Suitable for ages 6+

BALLETBOYZ: LIFE 3 – 4 June Featuring ten exceptional young dancers, the BalletBoyz have an original and innovative dance style which fuses energetic and graceful dance with stunning music and film. An ideal opportunity to inspire all young dancers, especially male, with optional workshops available on request.

Suitable for ages 11+ KING LEAR 20 – 25 June

“Nothing can come of nothing: Speak again.” Shakespeare’s famous tyrant’s whimsical decision to divide his kingdom tears his family apart, sparks catastrophic civil war and destroys all that he has. An excellent opportunity to see some of Shakespeare’s most powerful lines performed.

Suitable for ages 13+

pre-show talks

post-show talks

Of Mice and Men HMS Pinafore ETO

Clybourne Park Brideshead Revisited

Tuesday 12 Apr, 6.30pm Thursday 21 Apr, 6.30pm Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27, Friday 29 and Saturday 30 Apr, 6.30pm Tuesday 10 May, 6.30pm Tuesday 17 May, 6.30pm

Footloose Wednesday 6 Apr, 7.45pm Of Mice and Men Wednesday 13 Apr, 7.45pm Goodnight Mister Tom Wednesday 4 May, 7.30pm Brideshead Revisited Thursday 19 May, 7.45pm BalletBoyz: Life Friday 3 June, 7.45pm Observe The Sons Of Ulster Marching Towards The Somme Wednesday 5 Oct, 7.45pm

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 during opening hours to pick up tickets, book for future performances or talk to us about the season.

ONLINE

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IN PERSON

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BY TELEPHONE

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

BOOKING FEE

All tickets for the Arts Theatre include a £3 per-ticket booking fee.

The booking fee is essential direct income for the Theatre. Because ticket revenue Regular is divided between many different parties, an increase in ticket prices would not bar offers necessarily benefit the Theatre. By charging a booking fee we can ensure that every and discounts for SuppoRteRS’penny goes directly to the Theatre to help us protect its growth and longevity.

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Discounts for customers with disabilities apply to most performances. We also offer discounts on certain performances for over 65’s, groups and schools. Please note there are no discounts on the lowest price seats. Only one discount applies and all discounts are subject to availability.

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

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access

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

There are parking spaces for customers with disabilities in 4 locations near the Theatre: 4 on Peas Hill; 2 in Wheeler Street; 7 in King’s Parade and 36 in Grand Arcade car park. If you have mobility requirements, please advise the Box Office when booking tickets so we are able to allocate you the correct space. Mobility scooters cannot be accommodated inside the building. We have four house wheelchairs available for use during all performances.

We have a Sennheiser infra-red hearing enhancement system, designed to help DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING patrons both without hearing aids, and for those who have hearing aids with a ‘T’ setting. We are also able to provide headsets and personal induction loops. If you have never used one before, we recommend arriving at the Theatre early so that our Front of House staff can explain how they work.

Some of our performances are BSL INTERPRETED. The British Sign Language interpreter will stand to the right of the stage, where they will interpret dialogue, as it is spoken. We also programme CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES; words will appear, as they are spoken or whenever a sound is made, on a screen positioned above or to the side of the stage.

For patrons who are BLIND OR VISUALLY-IMPAIRED, 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. We programme a number of AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES throughout the year; the describer will explain what is happening, visually, on stage throughout the performance and this is relayed through a headset. A pre-show touch tour of the set is often available.

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

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Details of accessible performances are highlighted on Page 2 and on the relevant show pages. Further information on access provision is available online at www.cambridgeartstheatre.com If you would like any advice or have any questions about our provision please contact the Box Office in person during opening hours, on 01223 503333 or email access@cambridgeartstheatre.com CIRCLE

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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. All prices correct at time of going to print.

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