CAT Spring 2016 Brochure

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Thu 3 Dec 2015 – Sun 17 Jan 2016

CINDERELLA

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Mon 25 – Sat 30 Jan

THE 39 STEPS

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Mon 1 – Sat 6 Feb

CONFUSIONS & HERO’S WELCOME

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Wed 10 – Sat 13 Feb

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

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Wed 17 – Sun 21 Feb

WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD

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Sun 21 Feb

LUCY WORSLEY

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Mon 22 – Sat 27 Feb

SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL

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Sun 28 Feb

FOOTLIGHTS

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Tue 1 – Sat 5 Mar

THE HERBAL BED

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Sun 6 Mar

FOOTLIGHTS

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Mon 7 – Sat 12 Mar

REHEARSAL FOR MURDER

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Mon 14 – Sat 19 Mar

HOBSON’S CHOICE

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Mon 21 – Sat 26 Mar

THE PERFECT MURDER

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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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Sun 3 Apr

CLAIRE MARTIN & JOE STILGOE

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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

ENGLISH TOURING OPERA

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Tue 3 – Sat 7 May

GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM

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Sun 8 May

KEN DODD

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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 20 – Sat 25 Jun

KING LEAR

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Mon 25 – Sat 30 Jul

PRESENT LAUGHTER

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EDUCATION

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HOW TO BOOK

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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.

REHEARSAL FOR MURDER CINDERELLA Audio Described Saturday 12 Mar, 2.30pm BSL Sunday 6 Dec, 1pm Relaxed Performance Saturday 19 Dec, 11am TOAST Audio Described Saturday 9 Jan, 1pm BSL Wednesday 30 Mar, 7.45pm WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM Relaxed Performance Friday 19 Feb, 10.30am BSL Wednesday 4 May, 7.30pm THE HERBAL BED BRIDESHEAD REVISITED Captioned Wednesday 2 Mar, 7.45pm Captioned Thursday 19 May, 7.45pm Audio Described Saturday 5 Mar, 2.30pm Audio Described Saturday 21 May, 2.30pm

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welcome Welcome to our spring/ summer 2016 season. This year we celebrate the 80th anniversary of our opening.

I often wonder what our Founder, John Maynard Keynes would make of what we have become. His rather stern portrait hangs over my desk and serves as a daily reminder of the illustrious history of our Theatre and the legendary names who have trodden our boards. I do hope he would be proud of what his Theatre has gone on to achieve and that he would feel that this season is a fitting tribute to all the greats who have been part of the first 80 years of our story.

We will be welcoming back The 39 Steps fresh from nine years of West End and Broadway triumph; Martin Shaw will star as the eponymous anti-hero in the pre-West End run of Hobson’s Choice; Samuel West will play Noël Coward’s diva, Garry Essendine, in Present Laughter; Matthew Kelly will reprise his critically-lauded role in Richard Bean’s Toast and the award-winning Clybourne Park, in its first ever regional outing, with its biting critique of social and racial politics in America is sure to prove provocative.

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During the 400th year since Shakespeare’s death the legendary Shakespearean actor Michael Pennington will be giving us his King Lear; the University Marlowe Society will showcase the stars of the future in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure and English Touring Theatre are reviving Peter Whelan’s wonderful play about Shakespeare’s daughter, The Herbal Bed. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men will be a huge hit with audiences young and old and Goodnight Mister Tom is with us immediately after its West End run. Younger audience members can meet The Gruffalo’s Child and see their bedtime favourite What the Ladybird Heard on stage; murder mystery fans are in for a treat when Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace star in Peter James’ The Perfect Murder and English Touring Theatre will be bringing us their new adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s classic, Brideshead Revisited.

Opera fans can revel in Mozart’s tale of love and revenge, Don Giovanni and extend their operatic repertoire with glorious Cambridge Arts Theatre is managed by The Cambridge Arts Theatre Trust Ltd. Registered in England No. 03536370 Registered Charity No. 1069912. Registered Office: 6 St Edward’s Passage, Cambridge CB2 3PJ VAT Registration No. 213 2677 84

Donizetti and Gluck rarities. Musical theatre fans are in for a treat when they can help create their own one-off musical when the West End hit Showstopper! The Improvised Musical comes to Cambridge, whilst Gareth Gates and Maureen Nolan lead the cast of hit 80’s musical Footloose.

At the time of writing we are just finishing rehearsals for Cinderella. Once again the reputation of our Theatre and our legendary panto has enabled us to attract a ludicrously talented cast. With our trademark mix of freshly-minted story telling, slapstick humour, the odd naughty joke and fabulous music from across the years, Cinderella will be the family outing this Christmas and New Year. We have put on as many performances as possible over the holidays but many are selling fast so get your bookings in soon!

As a charitable institution we are more than ever reliant on donations to supplement our ticket and front of house income. We have relaunched our Supporters’ Circle to highlight the ways you can get involved and play a more active role in the life of our Theatre. Please consider supporting us so that this Cambridge institution can keep going for at least another 80 years.

So would Keynes be proud? I think he would. We have an amazing and loyal audience that is the envy of most other regional theatres; we have a wonderful building, that still needs a lot of work, but is home to a thriving cultural institution right in the heart of our city; actors love to play at the Arts Theatre and our programme is one of the best and most diverse in the country. I feel it’s something we can all be proud of.

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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cAmBRiDge ARts theAtRe pReseNts this YeAR’s tRADitiONAl fAmilY pANtOmime

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starring sUzie mAtheRs as cinderella and ROsemARY Ashe as the fairy godmother steveN BUtleR as Buttons JONAthAN D ellis & DANiel gOODe as the Ugly sisters with lAURA DARtON as prince charming RichARD eARl as Baron hardup & JeNNifeR pOtts as Dandini

Join Cambridge Arts Theatre this Christmas for the greatest love story ever told: CINDERELLA. The creative team behind last year’s ‘dazzling’ (Cambridge News) production of Aladdin return with a fresh new production of the classic rags-to-riches fairy tale, featuring the Arts Theatre’s trademark blend of songs, laughter, joy and magic in a festive night out for all the family to enjoy!

The cast includes Suzie Mathers as Cinderella, fresh from her leading role as Glinda in the Australasian tour of hit musical, Wicked. She is joined by Steven Butler (The Wizard of Oz, West End) as hilarious handyman Buttons, Jonathan D Ellis and Daniel Goode as Cinderella’s nasty Ugly Sisters and West End star Rosemary Ashe (The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Spend Spend Spend) as the Fairy Godmother.

Don’t miss this year’s magical production, featuring singalong tunes, spectacular dance routines, dazzling costumes and classic panto jokes. Cinderella promises to be the biggest and best Christmas show in town so book your tickets today… your carriage awaits!

What the press said about Aladdin 2014/15:

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‘A dizzy, funny, skittish knockout of a show’

CAMBRIDGE NEWS

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For One Night Only SUNDAY 21 FEBRUARY

AN EVENING OF MURDER WITH

LUCY WORSLEY

Take an illustrated tour through the dark story of our fascination with murder, with Dr Lucy Worsley, BBC TV presenter, renowned historian and Chief Curator at the charity Historic Royal Palaces.

Lucy examines notorious crimes and criminals and explains how murder became a form of middle-class entertainment through novels, plays, paintings, and the press.

7.45PM: £15.50/£20.50/£25.50

Starting with a horrific early nineteenth century serial-killer in the East End of London, she’ll end with the tame drawing room dramas of Agatha Christie.

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SUNDAY 28 FEBRUARY & SUNDAY 6 MARCH

Following the sell-out success of 2015, Cambridge Footlights are back by popular demand with two dates 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.

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

7.45PM: £13/£18/£23 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

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For One Night Only SUNDAY 3 APRIL

AN EVENING WITH

CLAIRE MARTIN & JOE STILGOE APRIL IN PARIS

Claire Martin & Joe Stilgoe whisk you away to the blossomed boulevards of the most romantic city in the world in a new show celebrating Paris, ‘The City of Light’.

From Gershwin to Cole Porter, Charles Trenet to Maurice Chevalier, with detours into Joni Mitchell, Jacques Brel, Charles Aznavour and Bernie Taupin, this Parisian programme will entrance you in a whirl of French glitz, glamour and Gauloises.

7.45PM : £18/£23/£28

After their sell-out shows around the world in 2015, this bouquet of song, wit and wisdom promises to be, ow’dyousay... magnifique.

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SUNDAY 8 MAY

THE

KEN DODD HAPPINESS SHOW

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!

Multi-award winner Ken Dodd’s incredible and hugely successful career as a professional entertainer now spans over 60 fun-filled years. He is a comedian of unrivalled and legendary status who has been entertaining audiences for a lifetime of happiness and laughter.

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

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MONDAY 25 – SATURDAY 30 JANUARY

10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

‘Dizzyingly entertaining’ THE TELEGRAPH

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM

Direct from nine years in the West End, Broadway and 25 countries around the globe comes ‘a joyous version of the Alfred Hitchcock classic’ (Sunday Times) spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated for the stage as the smash-hit Olivier Award Winning Comedy.

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

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

POST-SHOW TALK: WED 27 JAN, 7.45PM

Back by phenomenal popular demand, this wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features 4 fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action.

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Book if you enjoyed: Brief Encounter, Noises Off

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MONDAY 1 – SATURDAY 6 FEBRUARY STEPHEN JOSEPH THEATRE, SCARBOROUGH, IN ASSOCIATION WITH GUILDFORD’S YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE, PRESENT

Written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn Written 40 years apart, one of Alan Ayckbourn’s most popular and studied plays is joined by the World Premiere of his brand new 79th play.

CONFUSIONS From a devoted and isolated mother, to her unfaithful travelling salesman husband, through a solicitous waiter to well-heeled diners and an utterly shambolic garden fete, human frailty is laid bare as one hilarious situation after another unfolds. Each of the plays connects to the next through one of its characters until the final one is reached when four people sit alone on park benches. From high farce to poignant observation; the laughs, however dark, keep coming.

HERO’S WELCOME A decorated war hero, Murray, returns to his boyhood stomping ground with a new young bride, but is all as it seems? Once the welcome flags have stopped waving, few of his friends seem particularly happy to see him back. Murray’s declared intention of staying put and settling down threatens to stir up all sorts of old rivalries and resentments. Suddenly the couple, in search of peace, find themselves once more in the firing line.

CONFUSIONS MONDAY, 7.45PM THURSDAY, 2.30PM & 7.45PM SATURDAY, 2.30PM & 7.45PM HERO’S WELCOME TUESDAY, 7.45PM WEDNESDAY, 7.45PM FRIDAY, 7.45PM 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: Relatively Speaking, classic Alan Ayckbourn

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WEDNESDAY 10 – SATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY THE MARLOWE SOCIETY PRESENTS

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

BY WI LLIAM S HAK E S P EAR E D I R ECTED BY TOM LITTLE R “The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?”

Vienna at the dawn of the 20th century. By day, a city of coffee shops and smart society. By night, a hotbed of sex and fevered dreams. The wealthy and the powerful climb the stairs to Doctor Freud’s consulting room.

The government decides it is time to wage war on vice. But nobody – not even the puritanical new ruler, Angelo – is immune to temptation.

Shakespeare’s gripping drama of lust and repression is brought vividly to life by the Marlowe Society, Cambridge University’s leading drama society.

The Marlowe return to Cambridge Arts Theatre after their recent acclaimed productions of Henry V and Dr Faustus; it has been responsible for launching the careers of some of Britain’s greatest actors including Ian McKellen, Tilda Swinton and Derek Jacobi.

Tom Littler is Artistic Director of the award-winning Primavera, and was Associate Director of the Peter Hall Company. His critically acclaimed work includes the world premiere of Howard Brenton’s Dances of Death.

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

Book if you enjoyed: Henry V, Doctor Faustus

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WEDNESDAY 17 – SUNDAY 21 FEBRUARY

Based on the award-winning picture book by

Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks

‘A terrific and witty adventure’ THE GUARDIAN

‘Bursting with colour and verve’ Illustrations copyright © Lydia Monks 2009

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird, and a whole farmyard of fun!

Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow. But they reckon without the tiniest, quietest creature of all: The Ladybird has a plan of her own!

WED: 10.30AM & 1.30PM THURS: 10.30AM & 4.30PM FRI: 10.30AM & 1.30PM SAT: 10:30AM, 1.30PM & 3.30PM SUN: 10.30AM & 1.30PM ALL TICKETS £15.50 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Join the woolly sheep, the hairy hog, the fat red hen and the dainty dog in this brand new stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks’ colourful farmyard adventure. With live music, puppetry, plenty of audience participation and lots of laughs! Book early for a glittering family treat.

RELAXED PERFORMANCE: FRI 19 FEB, 10.30AM

Running time: 55 minutes (no interval) Recommended for children aged 3+

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

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MONDAY 22 – SATURDAY 27 FEBRUARY

★★★★★

★★★★★ ‘So polished, it defies belief ’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘Had me weeping with laughter… you absolutely have to go’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

★★★★★ Spontaneous musical comedy at its finest - direct from the West End and heading to Cambridge Arts Theatre this Spring!

With eight years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, a BBC Radio 4 Series and now a critically acclaimed West End run at London’s Apollo Theatre to their name, the Showstoppers have delighted audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity.

A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning show, as audience suggestions are transformed on the spot into an all-singing, all-dancing production with unpredictable and hilarious results. This incredible comedy troupe never fail to impress as they create shows packed with drama, dazzling dance routines and catchy melodies, leaving delighted audiences singing all the way home.

So whether you fancy Sondheim on a ski lift or Cole Porter in Poundland - you suggest it and the Showstoppers will sing it!

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‘Achingly funny…Worth seeing again and again’ TIME OUT CRITICS’ CHOICE

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

Book if you enjoyed: The Play that Goes Wrong, Noises Off

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TUESDAY 1 – SATURDAY 5 MARCH ‘Marvellous, tender, wise and generous of spirit…a remarkably persuasive and touching portrait of a family in crisis’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

By Peter Whelan Directed by James Dacre 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 PRE-SHOW TALK: TUE 1 MAR, 6.30PM BOOKING ESSENTIAL ON 01223 503333

“I have always wanted that which I cannot have” When William Shakespeare’s daughter is publicly accused of adultery with her neighbour, her husband chooses to stand by her, suing her accuser for slander.

In doing so, their lives fall under the glare of intense public scrutiny in this emotional thriller.

POST-SHOW TALK: WED 2 MAR, 7.45PM CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE , WED 2 MAR, 7.45PM (INCLUDING POSTSHOW TALK) AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE: SAT 5 MARCH, 2.30PM Touch tour available.

Based upon real events from Stratford-upon-Avon in the summer of 1613, this is a powerful exposé of the contradiction between human desire and social convention which seeks to repress it.

Peter Whelan’s moving and uplifting play provides a beautiful evocation of life in Shakespearian England and was first produced to great acclaim by the Royal Shakespeare Company before transferring to the West End and Broadway.

Book if you enjoyed: Anne Boleyn, Arcadia, A Mad World My Masters

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MONDAY 7 – SATURDAY 12 MARCH BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS

DIRECTED BY

ROY MARSDEN

DESIGNER JULIE GODFREY LIGHTING DESIGNER DOUGLAS KUHRT SOUND DESIGNER DAN SAMSON

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FOLLOWING 10 YEARS OF THE AGATHA CHRISTIE THEATRE COMPANY A NEW CHAPTER – FROM THE WRITERS OF MURDER, SHE WROTE THE CLASSIC THRILLER THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

ROBERT DAWS AMY ROBBINS ROBERT DUNCAN SUSAN PENHALIGON STEVEN PINDER LUCY DIXON AND BEN NEALON IN A MURDER MYSTERY BY THE WRITERS OF MURDER, SHE WROTE ‘One of the most successful detective shows of all time’ THE TELEGRAPH

Following the phenomenal decade-long success of The Agatha Christie Theatre Company, Bill Kenwright presents a new production from the pen of the legendary award-winning writing team Levinson and Link, whose work includes the mystery series Murder, She Wrote and Columbo.

Playwright Alex Dennison is left heartbroken when his fiancée and leading lady, Monica Welles is found dead from an apparent suicide. On the anniversary of that ill-fated night, Alex assembles the same cast and crew in the same theatre, for a reading of his new play. But as the reading begins, it becomes clear that Alex believes that Monica was murdered and he intends to uncover her killer.

The star cast includes leading stage and TV actor Robert Daws, best known for The Royal and Outside Edge, and his wife and co-star from The Royal, Amy Robbins, who also starred in Blood Brothers in the West End; and from the record-breaking Agatha Christie Theatre Company, Robert Duncan, best known for Drop the Dead Donkey, Susan Penhaligon who starred in the gripping drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire and Ben Nealon from ITV’s award winning Soldier Soldier. Joining them are Steven Pinder (Brookside) and Lucy Dixon (Waterloo Road).

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM & 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 12 MARCH, 2.30PM Touch tour available.

Book if you enjoyed: And Then There Were None, Black Coffee

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MONDAY 14 – SATURDAY 19 MARCH THEATRE ROYAL BATH PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

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STARRING

MARTIN SHAW AND CHRISTOPHER TIMOTHY

‘What a treat…fast-paced, prodigiously funny and blessed with tremendous heart’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘Funny, superbly plotted and refreshingly punchy’ THE TIMES

‘It is a play whose meticulous construction celebrates the enduring nature of quality craftsmanship’ THE GUARDIAN

PRIOR TO WEST END Henry Horatio Hobson is one of the greatest characters in English drama. A self-made man, shopkeeper, skinflint and boozer, he’s a tyrant to his daughters and a law unto himself.

When Maggie, his eldest daughter, defies Hobson’s wishes by marrying Will Mossop, his own boot-maker, a battle of wills begins in which he stands to lose his customers, his girls and his pride, but ultimately it is Hobson’s choice.

Henry Hobson is brought magnificently to life by Martin Shaw, one of the UK’s favourite actors, well-known for starring in Inspector George Gently, Judge John Deed, and The Professionals on television. His stage roles include Saturday, Sunday, Monday opposite Laurence Olivier; he was Tony Award nominated for An Ideal Husband on Broadway and won a Drama Desk award. Recent West End credits include A Man for All Seasons and Twelve Angry Men. Hobson’s Choice is one of the great English comedies; rich with laughter, wit and warmth, 2016 will mark the one hundredth anniversary of the first UK production of Harold Brighouse’s classic.

MONDAY – SATURDAY, 7.45PM AND SATURDAY, 2.30PM: £23/£33/£38/£42 THURSDAY, 2.30PM: £23/£33/£38 ALL TICKET PRICES INCLUDE A £3 PER-TICKET BOOKING FEE

Book if you enjoyed: The Importance of Being Earnest, Good Grief, Hayfever

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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MONDAY 21 – SATURDAY 26 MARCH

MARRIAGE CAN BE MURDER...

‘A CRACKING NIGHT OUT’ MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

‘IT’S A NIGHT FOR EVERYONE, WITH HORROR, INTRIGUE, MYSTERY AND YET PLENTY OF COMEDY. IT’S TERRIFIC!’ 20

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‘PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT; DEVILISHLY CLEVER AND TERRIFIC FUN’ CHICHESTER OBSERVER

SHANE RICHIE

Adapted by SHAUN

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Directed by

IAN TALBOT

Award-winning actors Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace star together on stage for the very first time in the ingenious and critically acclaimed stage hit of Peter James’ No.1 best-selling thriller, The Perfect Murder.

Victor Smiley and his wife Joan have been married for a long time. But their marriage has reached crisis point and Victor has decided that there is only one way to get Joan out of his life forever... but he’s about to get a nasty surprise.

As a young Detective Roy Grace starts to investigate his very first homicide case, dark forces intervene and he begins to realise that nothing is quite as it seems…

Television and stage stars Shane Richie and Jessie Wallace have famously appeared together in EastEnders for more than a decade. Their magnetic partnership has won them both critical acclaim and multiple awards including ‘Best On-Screen Partnership’ at the British Soap Awards.

Peter James has been acclaimed as “one of the most fiendishly clever crime fiction plotters” (Daily Mail) and his brilliant Roy Grace novels have sold over 16 million copies worldwide.

Book your tickets today and discover that marriage really can (sometimes) be murder…!

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: Dead Simple, Dial M for Murder

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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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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MONDAY 28 MARCH – SATURDAY 2 APRIL

★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★ DAILY TELEGRAPH

THE TIMES

THE GUARDIAN

EVENING STANDARD

SUNDAY TIMES

TIME OUT

‘Constantly compelling’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

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...

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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.

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

BSL PERFORMANCE: WED 30 MARCH, 7.45PM

Book if you enjoyed: Noises Off, One Man Two Guvnors

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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TUESDAY 29 MARCH – SUNDAY 3 APRIL

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

“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 PRODUCED BY DAVID HUTCHINSON AND PHILLIP ROWNTREE FOR SELL A DOOR THEATRE COMPANY AND TRISTAN BAKER AND CHARLIE PARSONS FOR RUNAWAY ENTERTAINMENT, PRESENTED BY ARRANGEMENT WITH R&H THEATRICALS EUROPE

‘IT’S A BLAST’ METRO

S TA R R I N G

GARETH G AT E S AS WILLARD

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‘ O U T S TA N D I N G ’ BIRMINGHAM MAIL

AND

MAUREEN NOLAN AS VI MOORE

THE LEGENDARY 80 80ss MUSICAL SENSATION RETURNS

‘ S E N S AT I O N A L ’ THE SUN

‘THE HAPPIEST MOST ELECTRIFYING HIT SHOW - GO NOW’ SKY NEWS

Everybody Cut Loose as the explosive Rock ‘n’ Roll musical Footloose bursts on to the stage in 2016.

Based on the 1980s riveting screen sensation, which took the world by storm with its youthful spirit, dazzling dance and electrifying music, Footloose tells the story of city boy Ren who has to move to a rural backwater in America where dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren breaks loose and soon has the whole town up on it’s feet.

With a dynamic cast, including Gareth Gates as Willard and Maureen Nolan as Vi Moore, this fast-paced show is not only packed full of amazing dance but serves up some classic 80s hits, including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let’s Hear it for the Boy and of course the unforgettable title track Footloose.

This four-time Tony Award nominee musical is not to be missed.

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

POST-SHOW TALK: WED 6 APR, 7.45PM

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

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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

★★★★★ ‘Not to be missed’ WHATSONSTAGE

WITH DUDLEY

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.

SUTTON AS CANDY

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

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.

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.

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 must-see!

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

PRE-SHOW TALK: THURS 21 APR, 6.30PM BOOKING ESSENTIAL ON 01223 503333

Book if you enjoyed: The Pirates of Penzance, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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TUESDAY 26 – SATURDAY 30 APRIL

ENGLISH TOURING OPERA English Touring Opera presents three very different operas of ‘character’ – musical dramas with extraordinary, powerful characters at their centre defying notions of morality, authority and fate.

MOZART’S

DON GIOVANNI

Wednesday 27 April, Thursday 28 April, Saturday 30 April Sung in English, Thurs 28 & Sat 30 Apr with surtitles

Larger than life in many ways, 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. Is Don Giovanni a hero who defies all authority – or a murderous villain? Whichever way you are pulled, Mozart’s masterpiece is a musical and dramatic whirlwind, here presented in a new production set in imperial Vienna.

GLUCK’S

IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE

Friday 29 April Sung in French with English surtitles

Human sacrifice forms the bloodthirsty backdrop to what is one of the most refined of operas, based on a famous story from Greek myth. By a composer who influenced future generations from Mozart to Wagner, this account of the reunion of Iphigenia and her brother in the aftermath of the Trojan War is an eloquent, heart-wrenching masterpiece.

DONIZETTI’S

PIA DE’ TOLOMEI

Tuesday 26 April Sung in Italian with English surtitles

A noblewoman is locked in a tower in Tuscany by her jealous husband in this opera based on an episode in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Following ETO’s rediscovery of Donizetti’s The Siege of Calais and The Wild Man of the West Indies, this production is another opportunity to explore the long-lost music of this stirring composer.

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Praise for ETO’s 2015 season

★★★★ ‘Exquisite’ THE GUARDIAN

★★★★★ ‘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

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

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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TUESDAY 3 – SATURDAY 7 MAY

THE OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION

★★★★ ‘Enchanting’ INDEPENDENT

★★★★

‘Spellbinding.

Magic. Tender and traumatic, poignant and powerful’ SUNDAY EXPRESS

★★★★

‘It ends as children’s theatre should. Adults audibly sniveling and children breathlessly attentive’ TIMES

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

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.

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

POST-SHOW TALK: WED 4 MAY, 7.30PM BSL PERFORMANCE: WED 4 MAY, 7.30PM

Book if you enjoyed: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Butterfly Lion

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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MONDAY 9 – SATURDAY 14 MAY MERCURY THEATRE COLCHESTER PRESENT

FIRST

NATIONA L TOUR

Clybourne Park is a razor-sharp satire that lifts the lid on race and real estate in a fictional Chicago neighbourhood.

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.

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

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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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.

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

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: Constellations, Mogadishu

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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

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

A World Premiere Adaptation English Touring Theatre and York Theatre Royal bring their elegant, evocative and vivid adaptation of the much loved Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh to Cambridge.

It’s 1943 and, finding himself in familiar territory within the English countryside, Charles Ryder confronts memories of his first youthful encounter with Brideshead Manor and with its assortment of eccentric inhabitants.

As Charles recalls those heady days at Brideshead, Lord and Lady Marchmain re-emerge along with their offspring, Julia, Cordelia and Sebastian Flyre.

The past and the present blur in the acclaimed playwright Bryony Lavery’s sparkling new reimaging of the classic novel.

PRE-SHOW TALK: TUE 17 MAY, 6.30PM BOOKING ESSENTIAL ON 01223 503333 POST-SHOW TALK: THUR 19 MAY, 7.45PM CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE , THUR 19 MAY, 7.45PM (INCLUDING POSTSHOW TALK) AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE: SAT 21 MAY, 2.30PM Touch tour available.

Book if you enjoyed: Arcadia, Gosford Park, Downton Abbey

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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

‘Splendid work from Michael Pennington’

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

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

Two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael Pennington leads a cast of fourteen distinguished actors in Philip Franks’ epic new interpretation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy which marks the 400th anniversary of his death and visits Cambridge as part of an extensive national tour.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH ON KENNETH BRANAGH & ROB ASHFORD’S THE WINTER’S TALE

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: Henry V, Macbeth, King Charles III

BOX OFFICE: 01223 503333

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MONDAY 25 – SATURDAY 30 JULY

Samuel West stars in

PRESENT LAUGHTER

By Noël Coward

Directed by Stephen Unwin

PRIOR TO 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.

Samuel West 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: Hayfever, Private Lives, Tonight at 8.30pm

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.

CINDERELLA 3 December 2015 – 17 January 2016

Cambridge Arts Theatre’s trademark blend of songs, laughter, joy and magic is a wonderful way to introduce children to theatre. Buttons is in love… the Ugly Sisters are fighting over a husband… and poor Cinderella is dreaming of a better life. But wishes only exist in fairy tales… don’t they? An in-depth cross-curriculum resource pack to inspire learning and teaching across the primary and secondary curriculum. Suitable for all ages

THE 39 STEPS 25 – 30 January Following the gung-ho adventures of the dashing Richard Hannay, this hilarious and brilliant production with 139 characters played by just 4 actors in 100 minutes is a wonderful example of theatre for GCSE and A-Level students. A post-show talk and resource pack help you to take the experience back into the classroom. Suitable for ages 13+

WHAT THE LADYBIRD HEARD 17 – 21 February Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks’ colourful adventure hits the stage with live music, puppetry and plenty of audience participation! Two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird and a whole farmyard of fun! A learning pack helps you explore the story after you have been a part of it! Suitable for ages 3+

THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD 29 March – 3 April

Tall Stories Theatre Company returns, bringing Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s awardwinning 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 and leaves the two men, bound together by friendship, facing an earth-shattering climax. Pre and post show talks, a workshop and in-depth resource pack help explore the themes and issues of this widely studied and loved novel. Suitable for ages 11+

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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.

GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM 3 – 7 May

This award-winning novel has been adapted for the stage in this warm and affectionate tale, set in the 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+

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+

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

We have three application cycles in which you can submit applications for work placements: 15 December – 15 January, 28 March - 8 April and 11 – 22 July. There is significant competition for work experience placements, so we ask that you send a letter of application and a CV outlining your reasons for applying, relevant experience and career aspirations to Victoria Willingale at vwillingale@cambridgeartstheatre.com.

pre-show talks

post-show talks

The Herbal Bed

Tuesday 1 Mar, 6.30pm

The 39 Steps

Wednesday 27 Jan, 7.45pm

H.M.S. Pinafore

Thursday 21 Apr, 6.30pm

Footloose

Wednesday 6 Apr, 7.45pm

Of Mice and Men

Tuesday 12 Apr, 6.30pm

ETO

Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27,

Friday 29, Saturday 30 Apr,

Brideshead Revisited

all at 6.30pm

Tuesday 17 May, 6.30pm

The Herbal Bed Of Mice and Men

Goodnight Mister Tom Brideshead Revisited

Wednesday 2 Mar, 7.45pm

Wednesday 13 Apr, 7.45pm

Wednesday 4 May, 7.30pm Thursday 19 May, 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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Monday – Saturday, 12noon – 8pm on 01223 503333

Monday – Saturday, 12noon – 8pm on 01223 503333 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 All tickets for the Arts Theatre include a £3 per-ticket booking fee. is divided between many different parties, an increase in ticket prices would not The booking fee is essential direct income for the Theatre. Because ticket revenue necessarily benefit the Theatre. By charging a booking fee we can ensure that every is divided between many different parties, an increase in ticket prices would not penny goes directly to the Theatre to help us protect its growth and longevity. necessarily benefit the Theatre. By charging a booking fee we can ensure that every

penny goes directly to the Theatre to help us protect its growth and longevity.

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

policy.

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

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

SUPPORTERS’ CIRCLE Starting from just £5 perCIRCLE month, our Ensemble level members receive: SUPPORTERS’

•Starting Priority booking periods - offering the best chance to secure your favourite seats from just £5 per month, our Ensemble level members receive: Regular bar offers and discounts for all shows Priority booking periods - offering the best chance to secure your favourite seats Ticket offers on selected shows throughout the year •• Regular bar offers and discounts for all shows Free ticket exchange •• Ticket offers on selected shows throughout the year ••

Our Supporters’ Circle scheme offers a range Our Supporters’ Circle of levelsoffers with aasliding scheme range scale of discounts, offers, of levels with a sliding events involvement scale ofand discounts, offers, events and involvement

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• Free ticket exchange Higher levels also receive: • Complimentary programmes and tickets throughout the year Higher levels also receive: •• Invitations to our meet-the-cast drinks receptions Complimentary programmes and tickets throughout the year Private backstage tours and invitations to our glittering events •• Invitations to our meet-the-cast drinks receptions •• Dedicated hotline to bypass Box Office queues Private backstage tours and invitations to our glittering events •• Your chosen seats held for all shows Dedicated hotline to bypass Box Office queues

• Your chosen seats held for all shows Email joinus@cambridgeartstheatre.com or call the Box Office on 01223 503333 For information on our higher levels, please Rico on 01223 578935 Email joinus@cambridgeartstheatre.com or call call Laura the Box Office on 01223 503333

For information on our higher levels, please call Laura Rico on 01223 578935

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 Access 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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Set Menu Available Mon-Fri Lunch & Sun-Thurs Evening £14 for 2 Courses £19 for 3 Courses As well as our main menu & fish boards.

The Tickell Arms is a pub and restaurant in the heart of Whittlesford, a lovely village near Cambridge.

The restaurant serves seasonal, modern British food complemented by a focused wine list.

The garden room and terrace, overlooking the pond are delightful in summer - the perfect spot to enjoy our set menu!

1 North Rd, Whittlesford, Cambridge CB22 4NZ Tel: 01223 833025 www.cambscuisine.com