Cast Spring Summer 2019 Brochure

Spring/ Summer

January - August 2019

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Welcome to our Spring/Summer 2019 Season

You’ll see in this season a new programming strand of folk and roots music join our programme of comedy, contemporary and new work in our Second Space.

Cast is rapidly developing a reputation for bringing world-class arts and some of Britain’s most famous stars to Doncaster.

As ever, Cast is bursting at the seams with opportunities to take part. So whether it’s one of our Dementia Friendly activities, acting classes for adults or our fun family workshops – there’s so much to get involved in. Make sure you join our Youth Theatre in time to perform in the first Cast Youth Theatre production.

In June, we wish National treasure Sir Ian McKellen many happy returns as he tours to Cast for the first time with his 80th birthday one man show.

Throughout the next year Cast will continue its partnership with the National Theatre as we look ahead to 2020. The National Theatre will partner with Cast for a ‘Public Acts’ production, working with community partners from the local area.

Public Acts will see hundreds of local people of all ages join together with professional artists on a new National Theatre production to premiere in the town.

Alongside our entertainment favourites, we’re thrilled to present Bill Kenwright’s production The Lady Vanishes alongside our Main Space drama programme including Turn of the Screw and My Mother Said I Never Should.

There’s plenty to enjoy in 2019, but many shows are already sold out. Don’t forget to sign up to our email list to be the first in the know. But don’t forget, Members get 10 days priority booking on all must-see shows.

We look forward to welcoming you at Cast soon.

Deborah Rees, Director

Don’t forget to book!

Lots of shows are already on sale for our new season!

Events go on sale most weeks so sign up to our e-mailing list to be in the know.

Allegro Theatre Dance Company Friday 1 & Saturday 2 February  7pm Saturday matinee  2.30pm

Michael Sabbaton The Turk: Compelling Dark Drama Thursday 24 January  7.45pm

Exhibition on Screen: Young Picasso Tuesday 5 February  7pm

The Searchers Farewell Concert Friday 25 January  7.30pm Dementia Friendly Cinema 42nd Street Friday 25 January  1.30pm

Hurly Burly Co Over the Moon: Opera for Babies Wednesday 6 February  10am, 11.30am & 2pm Irregular Arts An Odd Encounter: Cabaret Theatre Thursday 7 February  7.45pm

Cast Comedy Club Friday 25 January  8pm Friday 22 February  8pm

Claire Anderson School of Theatre Dance The Greatest Show Saturday 9 February  7pm Sunday 10 February  2pm & 7pm

FanCASTic: Gala Night Saturday 26 January  7pm

SV Dance Studios Saturday 23 February  2.30pm & 7pm

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JANUARY/ FEBRUARY Music Music in the Round Presents

Winter Journey Tuesday 29 January  7pm Tickets £13.50 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE A new English translation of Die Winterreise by Jeremy Sams, Roderick Williams (baritone) and Christopher Glynn (piano).

Back by popular demand, the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms star, baritone Roderick Williams, and acclaimed pianist Christopher Glynn, will perform Schubert’s Winter Journey in English.

Music

Fairport Convention & The 4 of Us Wednesday 6 February  7.30pm Tickets £25.50 MAIN SPACE Renowned as the founding fathers of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention head to Cast to deliver a fascinating journey through their inspiring and extensive repertoire. Plus support from The 4 of Us.

SOLD OUT

Comedy

Russell Kane: The Fast and The Curious Friday 8 February  7.30pm Tickets £20.50 MAIN SPACE Multi-award winning comedian, presenter, actor, author and scriptwriter Russell Kane comes to Cast!

The keenly-awaited brand new tour show is here.

Packing more energy than a Duracell factory, Russell’s RS Turbo laugh engine will motor through love, family and life - once again proving that the fast and the curious amongst us, see more stuff, and get more done.

Play/Drama

Keisha Thompson, Directed by Benji Reid

Man on the Moon Thursday 14 February  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Keisha communicates with her reclusive dad through books, letters and symbols. But when the letters stop coming she is forced to venture into his world. With the use of poetry, looped sounds and story-telling, this piece explores the impact that mental health can have on the family dynamic, particularly within the context of the Black British experience.

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FEBRUARY Physical Theatre

Barely Methodical Troupe

Shift Thursday 14 February  7.30pm Tickets £16.50 (£10 under 26) MAIN SPACE Barely Methodical Troupe bring to the stage an explosive display of power-based acrobatics.

Marooned in an unstable environment, the acrobats use all available resources to create a jaw-dropping spectacular, pushing physical performance to its limits to pull through.

Entertainment/Film Look Out ‘Cause Here It Comes…

Sing-a-long-a The Greatest Showman Saturday 16 February  2pm & 7pm Tickets £16.50 (£13 child under 16) MAIN SPACE Cheer on Hugh Jackman, lust after Zac Efron and hiss Rebecca Ferguson (…or maybe not) as you experience The Greatest Showman in the greatest way possible – with lyrics on the screen so you can join in as loud as you want... And It’s Marching On To The Beat We Drum.

Our live host will teach you a unique set of dance moves that will truly make you come alive. As they show how to use our interactive fun bags, you also get to practice your cheers, your boos and even a few wolf whistles. Fancy dress is strongly encouraged and full audience participation essential. This is a screening of the film, not a live show.

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Entertainment

A Vision of Elvis Friday 15 February  7.30pm Tickets £25.50 MAIN SPACE Starring Rob Kingsley winner of The National Tribute Music Awards “Official Elvis Show” and “No.1 Male Tribute” is internationally renowned as the best Elvis Presley tribute concert, touring the world today. A Vision of Elvis is an emotional rollercoaster through time engaging audiences with a true Elvis Concert experience featuring Elvis’s greatest hits

Music

Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle Tuesday 19 February  7.45pm Tickets £13 Advance (£16 On the door, £10 accompanied under 17s) SECOND SPACE Michael Mcgodrick, John McCuster and John Doyle are three members of the BBC acclaimed Transatlantic Session. This is a rare chance to see three of the world’s finest musicians share a stage together. With 3 Radio 2 Folk Awards between them and have worked with many musical luminaries like Bob Dylan, Mark Knopfler and Paul Weller. Their latest CD Wishing Tree was recorded and produced locally at Sight & Sound Studios, Bolton-on-Dearne.

London Classic Theatre

My Mother Said I Never Should

By Charlotte Keatley Tuesday 19 to Wednesday 20 February  7.30pm Wednesday matinee  2pm Tickets £17 (£15 under 26) MAIN SPACE Set in Manchester, Oldham and London, My Mother Said I Never Should is a poignant, bittersweet story about love, jealousy and the price of freedom. The play details the lives of four women through the immense social changes of the twentieth century. Using a kaleidoscopic time structure, Charlotte Keatley’s story focuses on four generations of one family as they confront the most significant moments of their lives.

Theatre Treats Matinee Special! - £21.50 (see page 36)

Play/Drama

Ages 3-7

Family Red Earth Theatre, in association with Nottingham Trent University

Mirror Mirror

Wednesday 20 February  2.30pm Tickets £8 (£6 child under 16) SECOND SPACE A new version of Snow White When a kind old lady offers Snow White a juicy red apple, the girl is sorely tempted. On the other hand, how does she know it’s not poisoned? She’s nearly been poisoned twice this week already, and it’s not pleasant. This is the wonderfully wicked, age-old story of a vengeful queen, a magic mirror and a child as bright as the moonlit snow. Join Snow White on the night before her wedding and the whole story – the cook, the maid, the seven dwarfs and all - will be revealed. Delight in Red Earth’s magical puppetry, movement and visual storytelling, all made accessible with integrated sign language and captions.

Take Part Specially adapted for D/deaf children and their families

Mirror Mirror Workshop Wednesday 20 February  1pm Tickets FREE A delightful craft workshop inspired by the tale of Snow White for children and their families who D/deaf.

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FEBRUARY

SOLD OUT

Entertainment

Whitney - Queen of the Night Thursday 21 February  7.30pm Tickets £25.50 (£23.50 Under 26) MAIN SPACE A stunning celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of our time.

Taking us on a magical rollercoaster ride through three decades of classic hits that include, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, One Moment In Time, I’m Every Woman, My Love is Your Love, So Emotional Baby, Run to You, Saving All My Love, I will Always Love You, and many more, this show beautifully remembers the most highly awarded female artiste in the world ever!

Family

Family

Tweedy’s Illusion Confusion A Show of Magic and Mayhem Friday 22 February  2pm Tickets £8 (£6 child under 16) SECOND SPACE Over the years Tweedy has assisted some of the world’s top magicians, resulting in him being sawn in half, disappeared and even turned into a tiger.

Tweedy has had enough of being the magicians’ assistant and has decided it’s time to be the magician instead. Unfortunately, all does not go to plan...and his blundering attempts lead to more mayhem than magic in this fantastically funny, family friendly show.

Dance

Opera North

Jasmin Vardimon Company

Mini Magic Flute

Medusa

Saturday 23 February  1.30pm (free arts and crafts), 2.15pm (performance) Tickets £6.50 SECOND SPACE This bitesize show and interactive workshop packs fun, fantasy and enchanting music into just one hour, making it the perfect introduction to opera for all the family.

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Tuesday 26 February  7.30pm Tickets £15.50 (£10 under 26) MAIN SPACE A contemporary re-telling of Ovid’s classic story of the serpent headed gorgon, Medusa offers a fresh look at the mythology behind the monster.

Choreographed by one of the world’s leading female choreographers, this international troupe offer a captivating, bold and mesmerising performance exploring climate change and what it means to be a woman in the modern world.

Play/Drama

Play/Drama

Off the Middle Theatre Company

Two Tonne Theatre

In Other Words

The Netherlands

Tuesday 26 February  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE They call it ‘the incident’ now. What happened, when they first met. He always said it was part of his romantic plan, but they both know that’s rubbish. Join Arthur and Jane, at the beginning, as they tell us their story. Connected by the music of Frank Sinatra, this intimate, humorous and deeply moving love story explores the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and the transformative power of music in our lives. ‘‘A moving depiction of enduring love’     The Stage

Wednesday 27 February  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Imagine that Italy is the country of your dreams; you’ve saved for months, bought new clothes, read all the guide books, you’re on your way. But when the plane lands, you’re in The Netherlands... But this play isn’t about travel. It’s about being a parent of a child with a learning disability in an often-unhelpful world. It will speak to everyone who has known the magnificent, terrifying, joyful, heart-breaking chaos that is becoming a parent.

Play/Drama Miles Jupp

The Life I Lead Wednesday 27 to Thursday 28 February  7.30pm Thursday matinee  2.30pm Tickets £18 (£15 matinee) MAIN SPACE Best remembered for playing Mr Banks in Disney’s classic film Mary Poppins, David Tomlinson was renowned for playing the classic English gent, forthright, proper, and a loveable fool. The Life I Lead sees Miles Jupp, one of Britain’s leading comics and actors (Mock the Week, The News Quiz, Rev, The Durrells) bring his remarkable story to life, in a richly comic and moving tale which fills in the blanks behind a very well-known face.Theatre Treats Matinee Special!

- £19.50 (see page 36)

Music

Wendy Kirkland: Piano Divas Thursday 28 February  7.45pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Outstanding pianist and jazz vocalist Wendy Kirkland takes to the road in support of her recent album Piano Divas. In tribute to the musicians that have inspired her (both legendary and contemporary), Kirkland has carefully curated a selection of songs made famous by the likes of Nina Simone, Diana Krall and Eliane Elias, with some accomplished original material included for good measure. Her vivacious band consisting of guitarist Pat Sprakes, bassist Mike Green and drummer Jon Richmond, expertly enhance the unique arrangements.

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MARCH

audiences with PMLD

Family Frozen Light

The Isle of Brimsker Friday 1 & Saturday 2 March  11am & 1.30pm Tickets £12.50 (£8 under 26) carers go free!

SECOND SPACE A new multi-sensory story for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

A lighthouse keeper lives on a desolate outcrop surrounded by stormy seas. Change is on the horizon but not in the form she expects. One day a runaway lands on the shore and together they face the inevitable. ‘The way the show is so carefully tailored to the audience’s needs provides a vital reminder that theatre can accommodate everyone.’     The Stage

Local Talent Riley School of Dance and Performing Arts (Doncaster)

Light up the Magical Stage Saturday 2 March  7pm Sunday 3 March  1pm & 6pm Tickets £14 (£12 child under 16) MAIN SPACE Light up the Magical Stage is a show created and performed by the Riley School of Dance and Performing Arts (Doncaster) and is the next in a series of successful productions that have adorned the stage for over 40 years. This year’s show takes its inspiration from wellknown and well-loved musicals and films from both the stage, the screen and television. There’s something in here for all lovers of dance, music and song so prepare yourself for a treat and come and see the artistry and flair of this wonderful ensemble of Doncaster’s finest talent.

Play/Drama Imitating The Dog

Heart of Darkness Tuesday 5 & Wednesday 6 March  7.30pm Wednesday Matinee  1.30pm Tickets £17 (£10 under 26) MAIN SPACE Digital theatre makers imitating the dog turn their attention to Joseph Conrad’s extraordinarily influential novel, Heart of Darkness. Written more than 100 years ago, it’s a tale of lies and brutal greed and of the dark heart which beats within us all. Now re-sited to a timeless Europe, in a world which echoes the film Apocalypse Now, what emerges is a tale absolutely for our time. This bold new re-telling of Conrad’s classic is a visually rich, multi-layered work which fuses live performance with digital technology. Ages 14+.

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Take Part Theatre Treat

Heart of Darkness Tuesday 5 March  5pm Tickets £21.50 Includes the cost of your ticket to the evening performance. Be introduced to Joseph Conrad’s famous novel through an enjoyable and friendly drama session, then take part in a group trip to watch the memorising and powerful production.

Play/Drama

Comedy

Andrew Lawrence: Clean

Townsend Productions

Rouse, Ye Women Wednesday 6 March  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Through rousing traditional songs and moving ballads, Townsend Theatre Productions reveal the story of the women chainmakers of Cradley Heath in the West Midlands. In 1910 they began a successful ten-week strike, led by the charismatic union campaigner Mary Macarthur, to more than double their earnings and establish the principle of a national minimum wage.     ‘A powerful story, powerfully told.’

Clare Brennan. The Observer Guardian Readers top favourite shows 2017

Thursday 7 March  8pm Tickets £14 (£12 under 26) SECOND SPACE UK stand-up’s foremost contrarian takes a break from all the controversy in this new show. No politics, no religion, no smut, no swearing, just great jokes and good, clean fun. ‘Superbly intelligent, highly articulate and deeply sour’ (Spectator).

Ages 3-7

Family

Music

Music in the Round presents

Music in the Round presents

Giddy Goat

Ensemble 360

Saturday 9 March  11am Tickets £8.50 (£6.50 child under 16) MAIN SPACE Polly Ives and Ensemble 360 return for this musical story following the trials and tribulations of Giddy, a young mountain goat who is scared of heights. Based on the colourful children’s book by Jamie Rix and Lynne Chapman, with specially composed music by Paul Rissmann, this tale of facing fears and making friends is an ideal way to introduce children to classical music, with plenty of audience participation and projections of images from the story. Perfect for ages 3-7.

Saturday 9 March  7pm Tickets £13.50 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE SCHUMANN Three Romances for oboe and piano Op.94 REINECKE Trio in A minor Op.188 STRAUSS Nocturno for Horn Op.7 BRAHMS Piano Trio in B Op.8 Schumann’s beautiful Romances are an intensely personal collection, written as a gift from the composer to his wife, Clara. These combined with Reinecke’s Romantic Trio and Brahms’s gorgeous Piano Trio, make perfect music for a spring evening!

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MARCH Play/Drama The Letter Room

No Miracles Here Tuesday 12 March  7.45pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Ray is a young man with a big night ahead of him.

The music has started and he can’t leave the floor. He just has to keep going. A tale of resilience, strength and the need to just stay on your feet, The Letter Room present a sweat soaked marathon with a Northern Soul.

Packed with live music and wall-to-wall dancing, No Miracles Here is an anthem to feeling alive and keeping the faith. ‘Thoughtfully crafted musical metaphor on depression’     The Stage

Play/Drama Devised and performed by Claire Gaydon

See Through Thursday 14 March  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE All you need is a camera, an internet connection and something to say. Last year, 34% of young people voted YouTuber as their top career choice. Claire was intrigued. She decided to have a go. Part documentary, part live performance, part parody, part desperate, Claire does everything she can to entertain her online audience. While remaining 100% totally authentically real. Fresh from Edinburgh Fringe acclaim, See-Through is an edited, unedited, live, pre-recorded, reality show that invites you to see behind the camera.

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An Audience With

‘Trust Fast Health’ with Dr Michael Mosley Wednesday 13 March  7.30pm Tickets £23.50 MAIN SPACE In his first ever theatre tour, Trust Me I’m a Doctor’s Michael Mosley, the man behind the iconic 5:2 Diet, will explode common health myths and offer fascinating insights into the workings of the human body. Dr Michael Mosley has changed tens of thousands of lives with his award-winning programmes and international bestselling books.

Local Talent Marilyn Baker School of Dance

Let’s Dance 2019 Thursday 14 - Saturday 16 March  7pm Saturday Matinee  2pm MAIN SPACE With over 55 years of experience, Marilyn Baker School of Dance aim to provide the highest quality of dance and theatre training. Join them for their latest ‘talent packed’ performance.

Selling Fast

Dementia Friendly

Film

Mamma Mia! Friday 15 March  1.30pm Tickets £5.50 includes free cuppa! Carers go free SECOND SPACE Be transported to Grecian paradise via the sound of Abba. We’ve made subtle changes to make viewers more comfortable, including increased lighting, no adverts or trailers and a short break to suit the needs of older adults. For more information about our Dementia Friendly programme, visit page 36.

Although this film is dementia friendly, anyone is welcome to attend.

Entertainment

The Good Old Days of Variety: 60s Legends Tuesday 19 March  1.30pm Tickets £16 (£14 concs) MAIN SPACE The award winning show returns to cast, taking you back to the great days of variety entertainment.

Starring legendary 60’s recording group the dreamers with Alan Mosca, who has been in the band and formerly with Freddie and the Dreamers for over 40 years. Performing all the hits, & great songs of the 50s & 60s. With a full supporting company, live musicians,& surprise star guest comedian. Why not bring along a group party booking? A show not to be missed…

Dance Giovanni Pernice with Luba Mushtuk

Dance is Life Monday 18 March  7.30pm Tickets £28 (VIP tickets £52) MAIN SPACE The 5 star-rated smash hit dance spectacular Dance is Life, choreographed by Jason Gilkison, Strictly Come Dancing’s creative director, dances into Doncaster for the first time...and Giovanni is ready to raise the temperature this March! The action-packed production combines the Italian’s wit and charm, with outstanding music, sensational choreography, and stunning costumes; let yourself be transported to Sicily, and enjoy the story! *VIP tickets include an exclusive meet and greet with Giovanni at 6pm.

Entertainment Brand new show!

That’ll Be The Day Wednesday 20 March  7.30pm Tickets £25 MAIN SPACE Back by ever-growing popular demand, get ready to party as the UK’s favourite Rock & Roll variety production returns with another BRAND NEW SHOW! Featuring incredible live music performances, this hugely entertaining Rock & Roll spectacular blends classic gold hits from the 50s, 60s & 70s, with bags of hilarious comedy!

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Cast Comedy Club Tickets £11 or £74 table of 4 including drinks Line up subject to change

Friday 15 March  8pm Steve Royle ‘A brilliant comedian’ - Peter Kay. TV credits include Phoenix Nights, Sunday Night At The Palladium, Max And Paddy’s Road To Nowhere, Peter Kay’s Britain’s Got The Pop Factor and Stand-up Britain. All this and he was voted Entertainer of the Year at the inaugural Red Rose awards.

Elliot Steel “Undoubtedly one to watch” - The Independent. Star of Comedy Central at the Comedy Store and Radio 1‘s Comedy Lounge. His Comedy Store clip went viral earning over 2 million views..

Friday 19 April  8pm Glenn Moore “Glenn Moore is tipped for great things” – GQ. From Mock The Week, Rob Delaney’s Stand Up Central and Absolute Radio.

Nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award 2018.

George Rigden ‘Rigden is the result of a genetic mash-up between Mitch Benn and Tim Key, perhaps with a few strands of Ricky Gervais’s DNA thrown in. Very Funny Stuff’ - Chortle. Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show nominee.

Friday 10 May  8pm Shazia Mirza Her TV credits include CBS 60 Minutes, The Jonathan Ross Show, Have I Got News For You, Top Gear, Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, The World Stands Up, Grumpy Guides, This Week and The Wright Stuff. ‘Clever, groundbreaking and very funny’ - Evening Standard

Tom Little Former Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year and BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist. ‘Gut-wrenchingly funny…an hour with Tom Little almost isn’t enough’ – Fringe Review.

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MARCH Play/Drama Alra in collaboration with Cast

Eigengrau Thursday 21 - Saturday 23 March  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Rose believes in true love and leprechauns. Her flatmate Cassie is engaged in a fervent struggle against patriarchal oppression. Across London, Mark believes in the power of marketing. His flatmate Tim Muffin is engaged in a fervent struggle against his own waistline.

In a city where Gumtree can feel like your closest friend, looking for the right person can lead you all the wrong places.

Play/Drama

Dance

Rambert2 Friday 22 - Saturday 23 March  7.30pm Tickets £17.50 (£10 under 26) MAIN SPACE The world famous Rambert, Britain’s original dance company, presents Rambert2: a new group of the world’s best young dancers, who take the company’s reputation for bold moves with technical virtuosity, and kicks it up an notch. They will perform E2 7SD by Sydney Dance Company Artistic Director and former Rambert dancer Rafael Bonachela, Killer Pig by Israeli dance superstar Sharon Eyal as well as a new creation, Grey Matter, by Rambert’s Guest Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer.

Local Talent

LipService

Doncaster Stage Productions Presents

Strangers on a Train Set

Legally Blonde: The Musical

Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28 March  7.15pm

Wednesday 27 to Saturday 30 March  7.15pm Saturday matinee  2.15pm Tickets Wednesday & Thursday evening & Saturday matinee, £19.50 (£17.50 under 26) Friday & Saturday evening, £21.50 (£19.50 under 26) MAIN SPACE

Tickets £15 (£13 under 26) SECOND SPACE Challenging a youth to turn down his music, Irene Sparrow finds herself under suspicion of murder after the train emerges from a tunnel with the young man dead. But this is no ordinary train, each passenger is reading a book, each book is a portal into a parallel universe of train related crime fiction. With clever use of projection and multiple train sets, LipService give you a whistle stop tour that will leave you breathless and racing for the refreshment coach.

Music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, Book by Heather Hach. ‘Omigod you guys’ DSP are bringing you one ‘Elle’ of a show, based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name. Legally Blonde tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrols at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner. She discovers how her knowledge of the law can help others, and successfully defends exercise queen Brooke Wyndham in a murder trial. Throughout the show, no one has faith in Elle Woods, but she manages to surprise them when she defies expectations while staying true to herself.

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MARCH/ APRIL

7+

Play/Drama

Best of BE FESTIVAL

Friday 29 March  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 16) SECOND SPACE Cross Europe in one night: see three shows from three countries in one brilliant evening. Each year, BE FESTIVAL packages up three of their favourite shows from their international festival and sends them on a tour of the UK. Out on the road this year, there’ll be a daredevil, an illusionist and a jugglingcomputer-musical genius, performing three nail-biting, 30-minute shows all in one exhilarating evening.

Local Talent

National Theatre Connections Tuesday 2 & Wednesday 3 April Connections Festival  7.15pm (SECOND SPACE) 7pm (MAIN SPACE) Tickets £6 (£3 under 26) SECOND SPACE Every year 250 youth theatres and schools stage ten fantastic plays commissioned by the National Theatre.

Cast’s Stagelights are joined in the National Theatre Connections festival by CAPA College, De Warenne Academy, Delanté Détras Theatre Company and Lincoln Young Company.

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Family/For All The Wrong Crowd

Kite Saturday 30 March  3pm & 7pm Tickets £8 (£6 child under 16) SECOND SPACE Stuck in her Grandma’s obsessively tidy flat, a recently orphaned girl discovers a kite which comes to life and takes her on a wild adventure. Little does she know that Grandma has her own brand of magic and the wind will bring them together in ways they never would have imagined. Inspired by the world of indoor-kite flying and stories such as The Snowman and The Red Balloon, Kite is a play without words for children and grown-ups aged 7+, with originally composed music, dance, puppetry and, of course, kites! A play without words.

Music

Brand New Show for 2019!

Clare Teal and Her Big Mini Big Band Thursday 4 April  7.30pm Tickets £21 (£18 under 26) MAIN SPACE Award winning jazz vocalist and Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal and her Big Mini Big Band go from strength to strength bringing you more exhilarating swing and sparkling melodies as they celebrate the Great American and British Song books as well as contemporary writers creating the standards of today. Promising a rich jazz infused repertoire in its many forms and eclectic song list, with arrangements crafted by world renowned trumpeter and composer Guy Barker and pianist extraordinaire Jason Rebello, Clare and her Big Mini Big Band guarantee an evening of inspired music and unbridled entertainment performed by the very best.

Entertainment

UK Pink Floyd Experience Friday 5 April  7.30pm Tickets £26 (£24 under 26) MAIN SPACE With over 50 years of hits by the legendary band, this highly acclaimed show features over two hours of songs from iconic albums Dark Side Of The Moon and Animals plus classics like Wish You Were Here, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Another Brick In The Wall and Comfortably Numb.

Local Talent

Cre8ive Dance Academy Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 April  7pm Sunday matinee  2pm Tickets £12.50 (£10.50 under 26) MAIN SPACE Cre8ive Dance Academy are back for their 10th annual performance at Cast! Join us and support these awesome dancers as they showcase their skills in all areas of dance.

Music Featuring Billy Mitchell and Ray Laidlaw

The Lindisfarne Story Friday 5 April  7.45pm Tickets £20.50 SECOND SPACE The Lindisfarne Story, celebrates one of the UK’s most original and successful groups. Front-man Billy Mitchell and founder member Ray Laidlaw travel through the Geordie group’s history from the 1960’s to the present day via their classic songs, rare video, audio and photographs - tall tales and scurrilous gossip.

From Whitley Bay to ‘Frisco Bay: The Lindisfarne Story. Don’t miss it.

Dance Phoenix Dance Theatre

The Rite of Spring and Troy Game Tuesday 9 April  7.30pm Tickets £16.50 (£10 under 26) MAIN SPACE For his first work created in the UK, Haitian choreographer Jeanguy Saintus re-envisions The Rite of Spring introducing the sacred arts of Haiti along with contemporary global issues in his bold approach to the near riot-causing original by Vaslav Nijinsky. Phoenix will also perform Robert North’s much loved Troy Game, described by the New York Times as a ‘funny and sexy romp’; the work has been specially re-staged for Phoenix to include female dancers.

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APRIL Film

Exhibition On Screen: Rembrandt Tuesday 9 April  7pm Tickets £6 SECOND SPACE Meet the man behind the masterpieces. The exhibition screening focuses on the highlights from the final years of Rembrandt’s life, commonly thought to be his finest years. The masterpieces he produced during this period could be called his defining works, with each piece so soulful and honest that they helped sculpt our idea of Rembrandt as a man and as an artist.

Musical Script Club and Boundless Theatre

Drip Thursday 11 April  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE A one-man musical comedy by award-winning duo Tom Wells (words) and Matthew Robins (music) fresh from a sell-out tour. Liam is 15 and he’s just signed up for Bev Road Baths’ first ever synchronised swimming team. It’s for his best mate Caz really. She needs to get a team together to win the annual Project Prize at school. She tries every year. She always loses.

But Liam’s an optimist, he’s determined to help.

There’s just one problem. Liam can’t swim.

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Play/Drama Reform Theatre

Two2 Wednesday 10 April  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Jim Cartwright revisits the lives, loves and laughs of regulars in a Northern boozer. Time may have passed but the pub is still standing - just. Punters are now few and far between, and despite all attempts at quiz nights, karaoke and pub grub it could soon be last orders for the struggling landlord and lady. At odds with one another, but holding it together one shift at a time, their lives have become as bitter as the ale they serve. But when a once in a life time opportunity presents itself, will either of them have the courage to turn their backs on the pub, and most importantly, each other?

Entertainment

The Illegal Eagles Thursday 11 April  7.30pm Tickets £26 MAIN SPACE The World’s Official No.1 Eagles tribute appears for the first time at Cast with an outstanding show promising more of their trademark musical prowess, acute attention to detail, and incredible showmanship.

Featuring the very best from the Eagles’ repertoire including Hotel California, Take it to the Limit, Life in the Fast Lane, Take It Easy, Lyin’ Eyes, Desperado and plenty more!

‘Amazing Musicianship & Vocals’ – NME

Local Talent

Fresh 2019 Saturday 13 April  7.30pm Tickets MAIN SPACE £8.50 (£6.50 under 26) SECOND SPACE £4.50 (£2.50 under 26) A showcase of high quality youth dance from across Yorkshire, and part of U.Dance National Festival, a celebration of performances by young people.

Music

Family

The Sooty Show: Laugh Out Loud Magic Show!

Sunday 14 April  11am & 2.30pm Tickets £12 (adult) £10 (child under 16) Family of 4 £38 MAIN SPACE Izzy Wizzy let’s get busy! Join Sooty for his brand -new Laugh Out Loud Magic Show! Direct from their hit ITV series, Sooty, Sweep and Soo and TV’s Richard Cadell will amaze you with impossible tricks and side-splitting jokes! Be astounded at Sooty’s flying car, Soo’s singing unicorn and Sweep’s levitating sausage! With special guests circus star Michael Jordan and the ultraviolet specialties of Fantasie de la Nuit, it’s a spectacular treat for the whole family – including a chance to meet Richard and Sooty after the show!

Take Part

Seven Drunken Nights: The Story of the Dubliners

Seven Drunken Nights Theatre Treat

Tuesday 16 April  7.30pm Tickets £21.50 MAIN SPACE This celebration of Ireland’s favourite sons brings to life the music of The Dubliners. A guaranteed evening of humour and ‘craic’ that will have audiences singing along to classics including The Wild Rover, The Black Velvet Band, Molly Malone, Finnegan’s Wake, McAlpines Fusileers, Raglan Road and The Seven Drunken Nights.

‘Don’t miss it!’ – Irish World

Tuesday 16 April  5pm Tickets £26 (includes ticket, free pint, and workshop) Calling all Dubliners lovers – come enjoy a good old fashioned sing song and a pint of Guinness, before indulging in this rip-roaring musical treat.

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APRIL Music

Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Thursday 18 April  7.45pm Tickets £16 (£19 on the door) MAIN SPACE In the wake of his departure from Steeleye Span, multi award winning fiddle player Peter Knight has turned his full attention to his trio Gigspanner, and in the process established their reputation as one of the most genuinely ground-breaking forces on the British folk scene, inspiring Maverick magazine to write “Gigspanner are making some of the most beautiful music the genre has to offer”     

Family

Elmer The Patchwork Elephant Show Tuesday 23 April  1.30pm & 4pm Tickets £12 (adult) £10 (child under 16) Family of 4 ticket £38 MAIN SPACE Based on the classic children’s book series by David McKee, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant is a celebration of individuality and the power of laughter! Elephants, as everyone knows, are big, have trunks, and are grey. But Elmer is a patchwork of brilliant colours! His fun-loving and cheerful personality keeps everyone in a playful mood, until the day he gets tired of being different and tries to blend in with the herd. Elmer The Patchwork Elephant tells the tale of an elephant that stands out – both with his patchwork-coloured skin and his sense of humour – but ultimately realizes that his friends have always valued his unique characteristics.

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Local Talent

Stepping-up School of Theatre Dance Friday 19 & Saturday 20 April  7pm Saturday matinee  2pm Tickets £13 (£11.50 under 26) MAIN SPACE A spectacular celebration of dance brought to you by Stepping-Up as we mark our 10th year anniversary!

Doing what we do best on the stage, be prepared for the greatest of shows!

Family Anton Benson Productions

Beauty and the Beast Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25 April  7pm Thursday matinee  2pm Tickets £16.50 (£14.50 under 26) MAIN SPACE Belle lives a quiet provincial life in the village of Ooh La La until her father accidentally stumbles across a terrifying Beast and she is taken captive.

Now it is up to Fairy Enchante, the village idiot Wally and his mother Dame Dolly to pit their wits against the evil Enchantress and rescue Belle from the Beast… Prepare yourselves for another all-singing, all-dancing, laugh-a-minute ride through the fun and frolics of panto land.

Local Talent

Musical

Beyond the Barricade

JKL Academy

Bugsy Malone Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25 April  6pm Tickets £12.50 (£10.50 under 26) SECOND SPACE JKL Academy is very proud to present this perennial favourite featuring some of Doncaster’s finest young performers. Can smooth-talking Bugsy bring peace between the rival gangs of Dandy Dan and Fat Sam? Prepare for splurge, songs and stacks of fun!

Friday 26 April  7.30pm Tickets £23.50 (groups 10+ £19.50) MAIN SPACE The UK’s longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour features past principal performers from Les Miserables.

Delivering over two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, and of course ending with a stunning finale from Les Mis. The concert features David Fawcett (Valjean), Andy Reiss (Enjolras & Resident Director for the National Tour of Les Miserables), Katie Leeming (Eponine) and Poppy Tierney (Cosette), together with a live band who capture the feel of the original orchestrations of the chosen musicals.

Ages 3-7

Family Fidget Theatre

Bird’s Nest Billy Friday 26 April  2pm Tickets £8 (£6 child under 16) SECOND SPACE One day when his best big brother is at school and Billy has no-one to play with, a magical bird chirps out of his curly, bird’s nest hair. The bird grants him 3 wishes…

Fidget Theatre bring Billy’s fantastical wishes to life with their trademark wit and warmth. Using imaginative storytelling, puppetry and playful audience interaction Bird’s Nest Billy will delight families in this unforgettable adventure.

Local Talent

Marilyn Yeardley Dance Academy Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 April  7pm Sunday matinee  2pm Tickets £13.50 (£11.50 under 16) MAIN SPACE A variety performance by the students of Marilyn Yeardley School of Dance.

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APRIL/ MAY

Dermot McLaughlin Productions

Turn of the Screw Tuesday 30 April - Saturday 4 May  7.30pm Saturday matinee  2.30pm Tickets £19.50 (£10 under 26, £17 matinees) MAIN SPACE 1840. A young governess agrees to look after two orphaned children in Bly, a seemingly idyllic country house. But shortly after her arrival, she realises that they are not alone. There are others – the ghosts of Bly’s troubled past. This new adaptation of Henry James’ iconic tale, and the original inspiration for Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black, is gripping and deliciously atmospheric.     ‘intelligent, insightful’ - The Stage.

Theatre Treats Matinee Special! - £21.50 (see page 36) Play/Drama

Dementia Friendly

Film

Meet Me in St Louis Monday 29 April  1.30pm Tickets £5.50 (includes free cuppa, carers go free) SECOND SPACE A delightful, classic, nostalgic, poignant, and romanticized musical film - and one of the greatest musicals ever made. We’ve made subtle changes to make viewers more comfortable, including increased lighting, no adverts or trailers and a short break to suit the needs of older adults. For more information about our Dementia Friendly Programme see page 36.

Although this film is dementia friendly, anyone is welcome to attend.

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Play/Drama Brush Stroke Order

Same Same Different Wednesday 1 May  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 Under 26) SECOND SPACE An original and affecting new verbatim play about adoption, identity and belonging that gives adoptees from all over the world the chance to share their stories in their own words. Inspired by the writer’s own experiences as a Trans-racial adoptee, adopted from Hong Kong into a White British family, the play focuses on what adoptees perceive to be the similarities and differences between themselves and their family members.

Local Talent

Musical

Ha Ha Stage Productions

Smashing Mirrors Theatre Company

Galactic Odyssey

Three Emos

Saturday 4 May  2pm & 7.15pm Tickets £12 (£10 under 26) SECOND SPACE Galactic Odyssey is a fast-paced, fun-filled family show with great special effects and impressive costumes. Join Captain Osbourne and the crew of star ship Hendrix as they battle their way through space, encountering all manner of problems along the way! Make sure to keep look out for the Purple People Eater.

Dance/Music

By Elizabeth Godber

Tuesday 7 May  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Nat, Ruth and Liv spend their days working deadend jobs and evenings playing open mic nights, but when Nat’s Gran is diagnosed with Dementia, their lives change in ways they could never have imagined. Smashing Mirrors Theatre presents a new musical about gigs, grandparents and clashing generations.

Comedy

Clod Ensemble

New Perspectives present

On The High Road

A Man Without a Past

Wednesday 8 May  7.30pm Tickets £15.50 (£10 under 26) MAIN SPACE A disparate group of people are caught in a storm on the High Road, somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

Whether old or young, pilgrim or party-goer, they must all seek refuge under the same roof. As the night draws in, they dream, pray, dance and fight – all the time testing the limits of what little space they have waiting for the dawn to come.

With its stark monochrome design, vital movement and pulsating music, On The High Road continues Clod Ensemble’s reputation for provocative, genre defying and enthralling visual theatre.

Wednesday 8 May  7.15pm Tickets £12 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE One minute you know who you are. The next minute your mind’s a blank slate... The lives of an eclectic community living in abandoned shipping containers are thrown upside down when a mysterious man arrives. With no memory of this name or former life, they begin to help him to find his feet. Featuring a soundtrack from songs of praise to sultry jazz, this part-melancholic love story, part-deliciously deadpan comedy takes you on one man’s extraordinary journey from anonymity to unexpected salvation.

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MAY

Dementia Friendly

Entertainment

Film

Big Girls Don’t Cry

Grease

Friday 10 May  7.30pm Tickets £25.50 (£24.50 under 26) MAIN SPACE Big Girls Don’t Cry – Celebrating the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons 10th Anniversary Tour - Celebrating a decade of Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring The East Coast Boys. Step back in time, to the era of romance. Where gents were gents, and gals were gals! Come and experience the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons authentically recreated by a phenomenal cast and live band. During the sixties and seventies number one hits Sherry, December 1963 (Oh What a Night), Walk Like a Man, Rag Doll and Big Girls Don’t Cry helped propel the Four Seasons and Frankie Valli to super stardom.

Friday 10 May  1.30pm Tickets £5.50 includes free cuppa! Carers go free SECOND SPACE Sandy and Danny fell in love over the summer.

When they unexpectedly discover they’re now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance? We’ve made subtle changes to make viewers more comfortable, including increased lighting, no adverts or trailers and a short break to suit the needs of older adults. For more information about our Dementia Friendly Programme see page 36. Although this film is dementia friendly, anyone is welcome to attend.

Music

Double Headline Bill: Jez Lowe plus George Borowski & Mora Wednesday 15 May  7.45pm Tickets £13 (£16 on the door, £10 accompanied under 17) SECOND SPACE Jez Lowe; a 2015 BBC Folk Awards Double Nominee who presents his engaging songwriting and North East wit to International audiences as well as throughout the UK. Jez is a regular writer and performer on the BBC Radio Ballads series. George Borowski has toured the world performing with many stellar acts… Tina Turner, Meatloaf, Teenage Fanclub. Tonight, he is joined by the fabulous and wonderful vocalist Mora. He may even explain the Guitar George/Dire Straits connection.

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Dance

World Premiere | Gary Clarke Company - Wasteland Wednesday 15 & Thursday 16 May  7.30pm Tickets £17.50 (£15 under 26, £10 schools) MAIN SPACE In 1994 Grimethorpe Colliery was destroyed, along with the tight-knit working-class community that surrounded it. Wasteland, Gary Clarke’s highly anticipated sequel to the multi award winning COAL, dives head first into a gritty story of loss, hope, tragedy and survival following the next generation in their quest for purpose and escapism in the 1990s illegal rave scene, where derelict warehouses became home for a new community of music and dance.

Play/Drama Victoria Firth

How to Be Amazingly Happy!

Thursday 16 May  7.15pm Tickets £ 11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Victoria is on quest to discover how you make a new life when you can’t have the one you imagined. In this bighearted, big thinking show of storytelling and physical comedy, our heroine’s mid-life search for joy, identity and belonging features public displays of playfulness, private truths and sheer bloody mindfulness.

Join Victoria as she asks - is it possible to be happy without kids?

Family

Comedy So Comedy & Broken Robot Productions by arrangement with Corrie McGuire Management present

Myra DuBois: We Wish You Myra Christmas Friday 17 May  8pm Tickets £12 (£11 under 26) SECOND SPACE The self-declared siren of South Yorkshire presents a festive spectacular in what is undoubtably the best Christmas show you’ll see this summer! Join Myra DuBois for an evening of off-season seasonal sing-alongs and summertime yule-tide anecdotes from her Christmases past, all delivered in her trademark acerbic wit! As seen on BBC1’s The John Bishop Show and Channel 5’s Big Brother’s Bit On The Side.

Local Talent

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Lets Act

Saturday 18 May  2.15pm & 4pm Tickets £12.50 (£10.50 child under 16) MAIN SPACE The timeless classic has made its way off the page and onto the stage.

Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically acclaimed production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four of Eric Carle’s stories, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Lonely Firefly and of course, the star of the show celebrating its 50th Birthday in 2019 The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 May  2pm and 7pm Tickets £12 (£10 under 26) SECOND SPACE At Lets Act Drama School its Spring show time! This year we will be presenting, Aristocats kids, Aladdin kids and Into the woods junior! Lets Act is a local stage school based in Bentley where confidence building and professional training are at the heart of what we do! Children have the chance to work professionally and take drama qualifications. Book a ticket to support our children and you are sure to have a wonderful afternoon/evening of theatre!

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MAY Music

Kate Rusby Sunday 19 May  7.30pm Tickets £23 (£17 under 26) MAIN SPACE Of all the stars in Folk Music’s wondrous firmament few shine as brightly as Yorkshire’s Kate Rusby. A career which spans over 25 years in music showcases her as one of the finest interpreters of traditional folk songs and one of our most emotive original songwriters.

Forever proud to call herself a folk singer, Kate’s beautiful, expressive vocals never fail to connect the emotional heart of a song to that of her audience.

The crossover appeal Kate enjoys is unprecedented for a folk singer and has been achieved without resort to compromise. Audiences are sure to be thoroughly entertained by Kate’s choice of much-loved classics from her back catalogue stretching over her two decades of music making, together with a selection of songs from her forthcoming new album.

Local Talent JKL

Worst Wedding Ever

Thursday 23 to Sat 25 May  7.45pm Tickets £13 (£11 under 26) SECOND SPACE In this brand-new romantic comedy, Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch, Dr Who) introduces us to Rachel and Scott, who are planning a downsized wedding, as they try to afford a house together. However, Liz, Rachel’s Mum, has grander ideas. So, as the marquee and portaloos arrive in the back garden, what could possibly go wrong?’

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Comedy Reginald D Hunter

Reginald D Hunter: Facing the Beast Thursday 23 May  8pm Tickets £23.50 (21.50 under 26) MAIN SPACE Reginald’s searingly honest material has garnered him a cross-generational fan base. His TV appearances have included Have I Got News For You, and the hugely popular BBC Two series Reginald D Hunter’s Songs Of The South documenting Reginald’s epic road trip through 150 years of American popular song. ‘Stand-up comedy’s coolest customer’ (Telegraph). Show may contain strong language and adult content.

Local Talent

Scott Stevenson School of Dance: A Musical Performance Saturday 25 May  7pm Sunday 26 May  2.30pm Tickets £13 (£11 under 26) MAIN SPACE A Musical Performance is a song and dance extravaganza featuring the talented and award winning dancers from the Scott Stevenson School of Dance together with the family singing group The Bowkers and featuring from the West End Miss Laura Brydon. A performance of sheer entertainment!

Ages 3+

Family Northern Ballet

Puss in Boots Friday 24 May  2.30pm & 4.30pm Tickets £8.50 (£5.50 child under 16) MAIN SPACE Puss in Boots is no ordinary cat. Clever and charming, he takes life in his stride and befriends everyone he meets.

The only thing is, he always seems to bring his master, Jack, bad luck. Join Puss and Jack on their adventure as they meet a flurry of lovable characters, and even come face to face with royalty! Bringing this much-loved children’s story to life, Puss in Boots is the perfect opportunity for your little ones to enjoy live ballet, music and theatre. With sell-out performances and a string of hugely successful CBeebies TV adaptations, Northern Ballet’s productions for children are not to be missed. This child friendly performance lasts approximately 40 minutes.

Take Part

Puss in Boots Sensory Workshop Friday 24 May  3.30pm - 4.15pm Tickets FREE - Booking Essential Puss in Boots sensory workshop for children with additional needs. A wonderful sensory story introduction to this delightful tale.

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MAY/ JUNE Play/Drama Jade Byrne

Pricks Tuesday 28 May  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Jade has had over 70,000 pricks… of the medical kind.

This is her chance to set the record straight about Type 1 Diabetics like herself. She’s not bankrupting the NHS. And she can eat cake, a whole cake if she wants to. This funny new show tells a surprisingly moving and uplifting story about families and learning to care for each other better. Recommended age 12+

Family

Morgan & West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show for Kids (And Childish Grown-ups!)

Wednesday 29 May  2.30pm Tickets £9 (£5.50 child under 16, £24 family ticket) SECOND SPACE Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility.

Witness a mountain of mysterious magic, a hatful of hyper-reality, and of course a truck full of tricks and tea.

Mixing brain busting illusion and good old fashioned tom-foolery, Morgan & West present a show for all the family, with magic and silliness abound!

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Musical/Entertainment

Brothers Beyond Wednesday 29 May  7.30pm Tickets £18 MAIN SPACE To mark the 50th Anniversary of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’, join us for a night of musical theatre led by former stars from Bill Kenwright’s UK touring productions. This year will be the 1st time these performers, band and crew have worked together in 20 years! Featuring some of the best songs from West End musicals, as well as a spectacular finale from the musical ‘Joseph’ featuring the entire company! So dress to impress in your finest ‘technicolor’ robes and prepare for an ‘amazing’ night at the theatre that’s ‘ahead of its time’…

Comedy

Mark Steel: Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright Thursday 30 May  8pm Tickets £15 MAIN SPACE Two years ago, it seemed highly unlikely the UK would vote to leave the EU; we had a reasonable opposition to the Tory Government; Donald Trump was a buffoon who surely wasn’t going to beat Hilary Clinton and Mark was living the married suburban ideal, a year later it’s all gone to absolute hell!

But don’t worry, as Mark thinks Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright. The star of Radio 4’s Mark Steel’s in Town, and newspaper columnist of the year, is back on the road with a new show, guaranteed to make the world seem even more mental than it is.

Play/Comedy

The Hound of the Baskervilles: The Hit Farce Thursday 30 - Friday 31 May  7.15pm Tickets £15 SECOND SPACE Follow Sherlock Holmes and his incomparable sidekick Dr. Jane Watson on their journey from the streets of London to the Devonshire Moors as they attempt to solve the mystery of… The Hound of the Baskervilles!

Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mystery is brilliantly brought to life on stage in this acclaimed production.

This inventive and hilarious comedy mystery features two fearless actors playing every role in this fast paced farce. ‘Fantastic, farcical, clever fun… a romp of a play.’ Living Edge Magazine

Take Part

Family

Aliens Love Underpants Saturday 1 June  1.30pm Sunday 2 June  11am & 2pm Tickets £12.50 (£10.50 child under 16 and under 26) MAIN SPACE Based on the book by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort Adapted & directed by Adam Bampton-Smith. Aliens love underpants. Of every shape and size. But there are no underpants in space.So here’s a big surprise!

This zany and hilarious tale based on the best-selling children’s book is wonderfully brought to life on stage for the very first time. With stunning effects, madcap action, original music (and lots of aliens of course!) this fantastically fresh and funny production will delight the whole family.

Take Part

Visually Impaired Workshop

Family Workshop

Aliens Love Underpants

Aliens Love Underpants

Sunday 2 June  12.30pm - 1.30pm Tickets FREE A fantastic introduction to the wacky and out of this world play, Alien Verses Underpants, designed specifically for children and their families with visual impairments.

Sunday 2 June  9.30am - 10.30am Tickets £3 per person or £10 for a ticket of 4 A fun filled family Drama workshop inspired by this hilarious story.

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JUNE

Music

Film

Exhibition on Screen: Van Gogh & Japan

Sounds Just Fine and Doncaster 1914-1918 presents

War and Peace

Tuesday 4 June  7pm Tickets £6 SECOND SPACE Visiting the new galleries of Japanese art in Paris and then creating his own image of Japan – through in-depth research, print collecting and detailed discussions with other artists – Van Gogh’s encounter with Japanese artworks gave his work a new and exciting direction. In this little known story of Van Gogh’s art we see just how important his study of Japan was. The film travels not only to France and the Netherlands but also to Japan to further explore the remarkable heritage that so affected Van Gogh and made him the artist we know of today.

Tales of love, loyalty and loss from the First World War Wednesday 5 June  7.45pm Tickets £13 (£11 under 26) SECOND SPACE Internationally renowned singer-songwriters Findlay Napier, Bella Hardy and Greg Russell present an intimate evening of storytelling and song, inspired by stories from the archives, and those collected from Doncaster people by Doncaster 1914-1918.

Dementia Friendly

Film

Philadelphia Story Friday 7 June  1.30pm Tickets £5.50 includes free cuppa! Carers go free SECOND SPACE An intelligent, sophisticated, classic romantic comedyfarce (part screwball) of love and marriage, human growth and class. We’ve made subtle changes to make viewers more comfortable, including increased lighting, no adverts or trailers and a short break to suit the needs of older adults. Although this film is dementia friendly, anyone is welcome to attend.

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Play/Drama Crowded Room

The Listening Room Tuesday 11 June  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE A stirring exploration of life, death and justice, The Listening Room features the true stories of five people whose lives have been transformed by a violent crime.

Years after trial and punishment, each one of them was given the chance to meet the person on the other side.

This is what happened when they said yes.

Monday 3 - Saturday 8 June  7.30pm Wednesday & Saturday matinee  2.30pm Tickets £19 - £24.50 MAIN SPACE Box Office 01302 303 959 | 29

JUNE

Play/Drama

An Audience With Ambassador Theatre Group

Dyad Productions

Ian McKellen on Stage: With Tolkien, Shakespeare, Others and YOU.

Orlando

Wednesday 12 June  7.30pm Tickets £25 (£10 under 26) MAIN SPACE A message from Ian McKellen: ‘The show starts with Gandalf and will probably end with an invitation to act with me on stage. In-between there will be anecdotes and acting. I open at my local arts centre in January and end up by August in Orkney. This is my first time in Doncaster and a happy opportunity to celebrate my 80th birthday by raising funds for Cast’s work with children and vulnerable adults. See you there, I hope!’

Wednesday 12 June  7.45pm Tickets £12.50 (£10.50 under 26) SECOND SPACE Based on the satirical 1928 novel by Virginia Woolf, this award-winning production is the life-affirming, comedic tale of an immortal poet, whose gender cannot be pinned, whose spirit cannot be caged; whose irreverent, romantic adventures across British history – from the 1500s to the present day - provide a magic-realist exploration of human identity: personal, sexual and national.

Age 2-5

Entertainment Family Little Angel Theatre. Based on a book by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by David Roberts

The Flying Bath Saturday 15 June  1.30pm & 4pm Tickets £8 (£6 child under 16) SECOND SPACE From giving a muddy piglet a shower to putting out a fire for a frightened baboon, they have water at the ready for any emergency - but they’re always home for the children’s bath-time at the end of the day.

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Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers Story Saturday 15 June  7.30pm Tickets £22.50 MAIN SPACE After a phenomenal sell out tour in 2018, Walk Right Back is...BACK! From the Producers of That’ll be the Day, the show tells the story of the most successful duo of all time - The Everly Brothers. Featuring hits such as Bye Bye Love, All I Have To Do Is Dream and Cathy’s Clown, this unique concert-based musical entwines the wonderful, sad yet glorious story of The Everly Brothers around those trademark “harmonies from heaven”.

Follow the brothers rise to fame, through their decadelong feud to the glorious reunion that gave them back to the world, and back to each other.

Dark Comedy

by Neil Salvage

Oysters Tuesday 18 June  7.15pm Tickets £12 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE A new play with live music that celebrates and examines the character and music of Johannes Brahms.

New Years Day, 1879. Heinrich von Herzogenberg, wealthy music-lover, prepares for a celebration to mark the first performance of Brahms’ much awaited Violin Concerto - and in particular the guest of honour, Johannes Brahms himself, a man consumed by drunken self-loathing, haunted and scarred by an impoverished childhood but possessing an hilarious, coruscating, lethal wit.

Music

Charlie Dore and Jon Strong Band Wednesday 19 June  7.45pm Tickets £13 Advance (£16 On the door, £10 accompanied under 17s) SECOND SPACE Double Headline Bill. An Evening of eclectic contemporary folk, as a multi award winner Charlie Dore, one of the UK’s most respected singer-songwriters shares songs from her latest album and will be joined on stage by Julian Littman of Steeleye Span. Jon Strong is a successful solo performer has toured with the likes of Ry Cooder, Van Morrison, Talk Talk, Danny Thompson, Clannad.

He’s also performed at numerous major festivals including Cambridge, Cropredy, San Bernardino Folk Festival. He is also part of The Jon Strong Band who have toured consistently over the past 17 years throughout UK and Europe.

Play/Drama

Freedom Studios

Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile

By Adelle Stripe Thursday 20 June  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE The Beacon, Buttershaw 1990. Andrea Dunbar, acclaimed writer of Rita, Sue, and Bob Too, mum, sister, best friend, is struggling with her latest work.

Her aching head is full of voices, stories from her past which have to be heard. Adelle Stripe’s ‘outstanding debut novel’ of Andrea Dunbar’s life is adapted for the stage by Lisa Holdsworth (Ackerly Bridge, ‘Call the Midwife’).

Entertainment

Fastlove Thursday 20 June  7.30pm Tickets £26.50 MAIN SPACE Direct from London’s West End, this is the world’s favourite George Michael tribute show. Get ready for an unforgettable evening celebrating the global superstar that is George Michael. Make new memories whilst reliving old classics. The show features all his hits including Father Figure, Freedom, Faith and many more.

This is one show-stopping extravaganza you do not want to miss! You’ll be getting up (to get down) to all your best-loved songs from Wham and George’s solo career including Careless Whisper, Freedom 90, Outside and Too Funky!

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JUNE/ JULY Family/For All

Music

Le Navet Bete

Music in the Round presents

The Three Musketeers

Ensemble 360

Friday 21 & Saturday 22 June  7pm Saturday matinee  2pm Tickets £19 (£10 under 26, £60 family of four) MAIN SPACE Cast favourites Le Navet Bete (award-winning creators of smash-hit shows Dracula: The Bloody Truth and Dick Tracy) are back this June with a hilarious new comedy adventure that will have you rolling with laughter from here to the French countryside. Armed only with a baguette and his questionable steed, join hot-headed D’Artagnan as he travels to Paris full of childish excitement and misplaced bravado to become a Musketeer.

Saturday 22 June  7pm Tickets £13.50 (£9 under 26) MOZART Divertimento in E flat K.563 BEETHOVEN String Trio in E flat Op.3 Ensemble 360 returns to Cast with a summer concert of enjoyable string trios inspired by their 2018 Classical Greats Festival.

Play/Drama

Entertainment

Lung Theatre

Steve Steinman

Who Cares

Anything For Love The Meat Loaf Story

Wednesday 26 June  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE At school Nicole, Jade and Connor are just like everybody else. But when they get home, things are very different. Nicole started caring for her mum when she was four. She helps her get washed, dressed and eat. Jade has always cared for her brother, but she never expected to look after dad as well – now she juggles two lots of appointments, prescriptions, and assessment forms. Connor cares for his mum. But he doesn’t like to talk about it. Using real-life testimonies, Who Cares examines what happens when a child becomes the parent.

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Thursday 27 June  7.30pm Tickets £26 MAIN SPACE Steve Steinman brings you his brand-new production featuring Meat Loaf’s greatest hits with special guest star Lorraine Crosby, the female lead vocalist on Meat Loaf’s Grammy Award winning song and No. 1 hit the world over ‘I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)’. With an incredible stage set, live band and production, combined with Steve’s well-known sense of humour and stage presence, the show can only be described as ‘awesome’.

Music

Carnatic Connection.

Jyotsna Srikanth & Bollywood Brass Band Friday 28 June  7.30pm Tickets £16 (£14 under 26) MAIN SPACE Strings meet brass: virtuoso Indian violin playing and funky brass and drums, in instrumental versions of film songs from Bollywood and the magical world of South Indian films! The show features video sequences from the original films, synched to the live music. Plus original compositions created by Jyotsna Srikanth with Kay and Sarha from Bollywood Brass Band, supported by PRS Foundation’s Women Make Music.

Political

Truth to Power Cafe Tuesday 2 July  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Truth to power cafe’ is a new international performance event mixing memoir, image, poetry, music, and live and spontaneous testimony from participants speaking truth to power. Participants of all ages, beliefs and backgrounds, can take part in the event by responding to the question ‘who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?’ Before a live audience.

Comedy

An Evening Of Eric and Ern Saturday 29 June  7.30pm Tickets £22 MAIN SPACE This is a brilliant homage crammed full of renditions of those famous comedy sketches, that hits all the right notes! From Greig’s Piano concerto to Mr Memory, “Arsenal!” It’s a show full of Morecambe and Wise’s most loved routines, songs and sketches and of course a musical guest. This wonderful show, evokes memories of times when whole families would huddle around the telly on Sunday evenings.

“You have the giddy out of time illusion that you are watching the legendary double-act live.”

- Independent

Music The Big Chris Barber Band

70th Anniversary Tour Friday 5 July  7.30pm Tickets £20 MAIN SPACE Jazz Legend, Chris Barber, celebrates his 70th Anniversary as band-leader in 2019 with a Europe-wide concert tour. Inspired by the King Oliver Creole Jazz Band, Chris formed his first Band in 1949 at the age of nineteen and has since gone on to become not only Europe’s most successful and influential bandleaders, but a bona fide jazz legend

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JULY

Dementia Friendly

Film

Local Talent

High Society (1956)

Lets Act

Friday 5 July  1.30pm Tickets £5.50 includes free cuppa! Carers go free SECOND SPACE A spoiled heiress must choose between three suitors: her jazz musician ex-husband, a stuffy businessman, and an undercover tabloid reporter. We’ve made subtle changes to make viewers more comfortable, including increased lighting, no adverts or trailers and a short break to suit the needs of older adults. For more information about our dementia friendly programme, see page 36. Although this film is dementia friendly, anyone is welcome to attend.

Saturday 6 July  7pm Tickets £12.50 (£10.50 under 26) MAIN SPACE Chicago Schools edition In roaring twenties Chicago, Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap...until he finds out he’s been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “Merry Murderess,” Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune, and acquittal. Presented by the award winning stage school Lets Act. If you love the music from Chicago this is one not to miss! Featuring music from a live orchestra. Chicago Schools edition

Musical Fat Rascal Theatre

Vulvarine A New Musical Wednesday 10 July  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Bryony Buckle is astoundingly average. Her days are filled with mind numbing office work, thinking about lunch and lusting after Orson Bloom from IT. But following a dose of hormone therapy gone wrong and a well-timed bolt of lightning, Bryony gains superhero abilities and a brand-new persona: Vulvarine, saviour of womankind. Where is all the tampon tax going? Who is The Mansplainer, and what is his evil plan? Grab your tights, your spanx and your most supportive sports bra.

It’s hero time.

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Cast’s Second Space Christmas show 2019... coming soon!’

Play/Drama

Entertainment

The Haunting of Blaine Manor

Magic of Motown

Friday 12 & Saturday 13 July  7.15pm Tickets £11 (£9 under 26) SECOND SPACE Renowned American parapsychologist Doctor Roy Earle, famous for discrediting hauntings and exposing fake mediums, is invited to attend a seance in Blaine Manor, said to be the most haunted building in England. However, his arrival awakes something horrific within the manor’s walls. As a raging storm closes off Blaine Manor from the outside world, Earle and his companions find that what is waiting within there is not nearly as horrific as what has entered with him. Winner of the Best Play of 2017 Award, The Salford Star.

Friday 12 & Saturday 13 July  7.30pm Tickets £28.50 (£26.50 under 26) MAIN SPACE Celebrate the sound of a generation as the timeless music of Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson and more, are sensationally recreated for you by an exceptionally talented cast and band. Prepare yourself for 40 back-toback classic Motown hits, glittering costume changes, dazzling dance moves and outstanding musicianship in this explosive concert experience.

Play/Drama

Take Part

Oddsocks Theatre

Theatre Treat

Shakespeare in the open-air!

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Sunday 21 July  5pm Tickets £14.50 (£10 under 26) SIR NIGEL GRESLEY SQUARE Four young lovers run away to a summer festival in the woods to escape the stress of parental expectations at home. Before long, they unwittingly find themselves the subjects of tricks, played on them with hilarious results. Add to that, a troupe of amateur actors hired to play at the festival and you have the perfect recipe for an evening of hilarious family entertainment. This is an outdoor performance. Please bring your own chair and dress for the weather.

Sunday 21 July  3.15pm Tickets £18.50 (includes tickets to the show, free fizz and workshop) A fun filled acting workshop for all those budding Titania’s and Oberon’s out there, before we share a glass of bubbly and watch the play together!

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Theatre Treats Matinee Special! workshop and show combination Have a lovely time taking part in a gentle creative session, then enjoy a group visit to watch one of the great shows on Cast’s stages. A great chance to socialise and enjoy theatre with friends, new and old, as well as having a good old natter! Includes tickets to see the show, an interval and hot drink or ice cream.

London Classic Theatre

My Mother Said I Never Should Wednesday 20 February  12pm (show at 1pm) Miles Jupp

The Life I Lead Thursday 28 February  1.30pm (show at 2.30pm) Dermot McLaughlin Productions

Turn of the Screw Saturday 4 May  1.30pm (show at 2.30pm)

Dementia Friendly As part of Cast’s on-going commitment to making the theatre more accessible to vulnerable older people, our Dementia Friendly programme is specially designed to meet the needs of those living with dementia

Dementia Friendly

Dementia Friendly

Dementia Friendly Cinema

Sing, Swing and Cake

Tickets £5.50 carers go free (includes Dementia Friendly guide to accompany each film) this explosive concert experience.

Friday 15 March  Mama Mia Monday 29 April  Meet me in St. Louis Friday 10 May  Grease Friday 7 June  Philadelphia Story Friday 5 July  High Society

Wednesdays 6 March, 1 May & 3 July  1.30pm-3pm Tickets £5.50 carers go free A friendly social for those living with dementia and their carers. Our friendly and inclusive sessions are a great way to meet new friends, socialise and enjoy some music, and dancing if you wish... The events are relaxed and welcoming and our staff and artists will help you enjoy the event. We want you to have fun, meet some other local folk and enjoy some music and dance over a cuppa and cake!

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Early Years and Family Ages under 5

Early Years

Ages 0-5

Early Years

Opera North Little Singers

Opera North’s Little Big Sing

Wednesdays  10am Tickets £4.50 (or £17.50 for 5 sessions) Carers go free MAIN SPACE Sing songs, explore instruments, play games and have fun with music in our weekly sessions. A child ticket applies to any ‘Baby on the Move’. If a child is too young to move or sit up, then they are able to stay with their carer as a free ‘Babe in Arms’.

Friday 21 June  10am & 11.30am Tickets £6.50 SECOND SPACE A multi-sensory journey around the world, singing and dancing to music from different countries, alongside some favourite Little Singers songs. With live instrumental music, lights and projections and a whole heap of fun included!

A very BUG Adventure Someone’s causing trouble in Theatreland, and messing up all of our favourite stories! Little Bo Beep really has lost her sheep and both of Cinderella’s slippers have gone missing!

Have a brilliant, creative time delving into some much loved traditional tales, and helping our Theatre Bugs solve the mystery and save our favourite stories!

Schools workshops 1 1/2 hours available Wednesday 19 - Friday 21 June Family Workshop Saturday 22 June  10.30am & 1pm Tickets £4.50 Visit castindoncaster.com for more information.

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Children and Youth Ages 12-18

Ages 12-18

Youth

Youth

Sing Out

Free Performing Arts Clubs

Wednesdays  5.30pm - 6.30pm Tickets FREE Sing Out is a completely free singing group for young people with additional needs aged 12 – 18 years.

Sing Out sings it all, from songs from hit musicals and films to Disney, plus chart favourites and classics from pop to rock to R&B. Everyone gets a say in what to sing! Funded by Expect Arts.

Tickets FREE MEXBOROUGH, STAINFORTH AND THORNE/MOORENDS These fun, free performing arts clubs encourage local children to create their own short plays, make new friends and grow in confidence. Completely free to attend, due to funding from Expect Arts.

Children & Youth

Cast Youth Theatre Saturday mornings & Wednesday evenings Cast runs weekly sessions for children ages 3 to 18 on Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings. You do not need any previous experience to take part in Cast Youth Theatre, just enthusiasm and commitment.

This year, for the first time, our Youth Theatre will present a performance on Cast’s Main Space.

Visit castindoncaster.com for more information or call 01302 303 959 to book your child’s place.

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Children & Youth

Cast Youth Theatre Performance Friday 19 & Saturday 20 July  7pm Saturday matinee  2.30pm Tickets £7.50 MAIN SPACE Have the chance to perform on Cast’s Main stage in our first ever Youth Theatre Production. Make sure you join Cast Youth Theatre in time to start rehearsals on this fabulous production.

Holiday Activity February Half Term Super Fun Drama Times!

Tuesday 19 February  10am - 3pm Tickets £10 Join us for a jam packed day of drama fun and creativity. It’s a fab way to spend the half term. (please bring a packed lunch) For ages 5 – 8 year olds.

Easter Half Term Musical Theatre Mayhem Monday 15 - Thursday 18 April  10am - 4pm Tickets FREE - Booking essential Come join us for fun packed musical fun as we create a brand new musical in just 4 days!! For ages 8 to 16. Funded

by Expect Arts.

Summer Holidays Family Fun Open Day Saturday 13 July  10.30am - 4pm Tickets FREE - No need to book, just drop in Fun for all the family, with creative workshops, singing, games and community performances from across Doncaster in the Big Summer Sing Up and Expect Arts Celebration!

The Big Summer Sing Up Saturday 13 July Come sing with us this summer as part of our Big Summer Sing Up as part of our Family Fun Day celebrations!

Choirs with singers of all ages and abilities, from across Doncaster’s Communities, will join together outside Cast to Sing Up together to celebrate our communities and singing. Don’t belong to a choir? Don’t don’t worry, we have singing groups you can join.

Performance Summer School Tickets FREE (Performance tickets £4.50) Monday 26 to Friday 30 August  10am - 4pm Make friends, have fun and develop some great new skills at our fabulous Cast Summer School. At the end of their time Summer School workshops children and young people will join together to showcase their new-found singing, acting and dancing skills to family and friends. Ages 8 to 10 & 11 to 16.

Technical Theatre Summer School Monday 26 to Friday 30 August  10.30am - 4pm (showing on Friday 30th August) Tickets FREE (Performance tickets £4.50) Learn all the ‘behind the scenes’ tricks at Cast. In this Summer School gain skills in stage management, sound operation, lighting operation design, props, costumes and the use of special effects in theatre. Ages 14 to 21.

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Take Part – For Adults

Take Part

Special Educational Needs and Access We are committed to ensuring that Cast is inclusive and welcoming to everyone. We offer relaxed performances, ear defenders, familiarisation visits, social story, live performance streams, and a FREE sensory break out area. For further details please check out our website or contact nicola@castindoncaster.com

Take Part

The Play’s the Thing Thursdays 28 February, 7 March, 14 March, 21 March & 28 March  6pm Tickets £25.50 for all 5 The Play’s the Thing is ideal for budding playwrights and those with an interest in writing, chance to flex your writing muscles through supportive and engaging writing workshops, that will end in a script in hand sharing.

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Take Part

Introduction to Ghost Story Writing Thursday 21 February  7pm to 9pm Tickets £5.50 Join creator of The Book of Darkness & Light and Shivers Adam Z. Robinson as he guides you through the basics of ghost story writing. Through a series of writing exercises, you’ll look at ways into your own gothic short stories, developing and unleashing your skills as a writer. Beginners and experts alike are welcome. Ages 14+

Take Part

Intro to Musical Theatre for Adults Tuesday 16 April  6pm - 7.30pm Tickets £5.50 Dance and sing your way into the musicals, in a fun and supportive introduction to Musical Theatre, featuring some of the most popular songs from the musicals.

Classes for Adults Cast Company Wednesdays  7.30pm New weekly acting classes aimed at over 18s, offering fun creative sessions for adults that build theatrical and performance skills. Performers will have the chance to perform publicly, and at least once annually in one of Cast’s spaces. There will also be opportunities for work back stage on community productions. Groups will have the chance to meet and share, at Cast celebrations and open events.

Tea and Tours Saturday Mornings; 19 January, 16 February, 23 March, 4 May, 8 June, 29 June  All tours start at 11am Tickets £11.50 (includes a cream tea) Join us to have a look in the backstage spaces not normally on view, and afterwards enjoy afternoon cream tea in our café bar. As a fully working theatre, our tour schedule varies to fit around performances. The tour is fully accessible with lifts, except for the final part of the tour on the fly floor which is only accessible at the very top of the theatre via steps. Some spaces may not always be accessible due to the full time working nature of our theatre.

Sing ON Wednesdays  11.30am Tickets £5.50 Sing ON is a programme of weekly singing classes led by Opera North. Enjoy singing as part of a group with a wide range of music including opera and to get to know others in a friendly welcoming session.

Play Reading Club Tuesdays  2pm Tickets £22.50 for 5 or £5.50 per session Join us for a cuppa and enjoy reading together a variety of plays connected to the shows in our season.

• Tuesday 19 March - Dangerous Corner - J. B. Priestley • Tuesday 16 April - A Man for All Seasons - Robert Bolt • Tuesday 14 May - Quartet - Ronald Harwood • Tuesday 18 June - Groping for Words - Sue Townsend • Tuesday 16 July - The Crucible - Arthur Miller

Schools Move the World - Primary Dance Festival 6 schools will take place in a brilliant dance festival between May and July, culminating in a celebration at Cast on Tuesday 9 July 2019. To find out more details contact Sarah Belk sarah@activefusion.org.uk. A partnership between Active Fusion and Cast.

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Spring/ Summer 2019 - Diary MAIN SPACE

MATINEE

EVENING

JANUARY Thu 24 Jan Fri 25 Jan

The Searchers (p2)

7.30pm

Sat 26 Jan Tue 29 Jan Wed 30 Jan Thu 31 Jan

FanCASTic (p2)

7pm

FEBRUARY Fri 01 Feb Sat 02 Feb Tue 05 Feb

Allegro Theatre Dance (p2) Allegro Theatre Dance

Wed 06 Feb

Fairport Convention (p3)

2.20pm

Sat 09 Feb Sun 10 Feb Thu 14 Feb Fri 15 Feb Sat 16 Feb Tue 19 Feb Wed 20 Feb Thu 21 Feb

Russell Kane: The Fast and The Curious (p3) Claire Anderson School of Theatre Dance (p2) Claire Anderson School of Theatre Dance Shift (p4) A Vision of Elvis (p4) Sing-a-long-a The Greatest Showman (p4) My Mother Said I Never Should (p5) My Mother Said I Never Should Whitney Queen of the Night (p6)

SV Dance Studios (p2) Medusa (p6) The Life I Lead (p7) The Life I Lead

The Turk (p2)

7.45pm

Dementia Friendly Cinema | Comedy Club (p2)

1.30pm

EVENING

8pm 7pm

JKL When We Are Married (p2)

7pm

7pm 7pm

JKL When We Are Married JKL When We Are Married Exhibition on Screen (p2)

7pm 7pm 7pm

7.30pm

Over the Moon (p2)

10am, 11.30am

2pm

An Odd Encounter (p2)

7.45pm

Man on the Moon (p4)

7.15pm

7.30pm 7pm 2pm

7pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

2pm

7pm 7.30pm

2pm

7.30pm 7.30pm

2.30pm

7pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Fri 22 Feb Sat 23 Feb Tue 26 Feb Wed 27 Feb Thu 28 Feb

MATINEE

Music in the Round: Winter Journey (p3)

Thu 07 Feb Fri 08 Feb

SECOND SPACE & OTHER SPACES

2.30pm

Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and JohnDoyle (p4) Mirror Mirror (p5) Tweedy's Illusion Confusion (p6) Comedy Club (p2) Mini Magic Flute (p6) In Other Words (p7) The Netherlands (p7) Wendy Kirkland: Piano Divas (p7)

7.45pm 2.30pm 2pm

8pm

1.30pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 7.45pm

MARCH Fri 01 Mar

The Isle of Brimsker (p8)

Sat 02 Mar

Riley School of Dance and PA (p8)

Sun 03 Mar Mon 04 Mar Tue 05 Mar Wed 06 Mar Thu 07 Mar Sat 09 Mar Tue 12 Mar Wed 13 Mar Thu 14 Mar

Riley School of Dance and PA

1pm

7pm 6pm

Heart of Darkness (p8) Heart of Darkness

1.30pm

7.30pm 7.30pm

Giddy Goat (p9)

11am

Sat 16 Mar Mon 18 Mar

Trust Fast Health (p10) Marilyn Baker Marilyn Baker School of Dance (p11) Marilyn Baker School of Dance Giovanni Pernice (p11)

Tue 19 Mar

The Good Old Days of Variety (p11)

Wed 20 Mar Thu 21 Mar Fri 22 Mar Sat 23 Mar Wed 27 Mar Thu 28 Mar Fri 29 Mar Sat 30 Mar

That’ll Be The Day (p13)

7.30pm

Rambert2 (p13) Rambert2 Legally Blonde: The Musical (p14) Legally Blonde: The Musical Legally Blonde: The Musical Legally Blonde: The Musical

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 7.15pm

Fri 15 Mar

The Isle of Brimsker

11am & 1.30pm 11am & 1.30pm

Rouse Ye Women (p9) Andrew Lawrence: Clean (p9) Ensemble 360 (p10) No Miracles Here (p10)

7.15pm 8pm 7pm 7.45pm

7.30pm 7pm 7pm 2pm

See Through (p10) Dementia Friendly Cinema (p11) | Comedy Club (p12)

7.15pm 1.30pm

8pm

3pm

7.15pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 7pm

7pm 7.30pm

1.30pm

2.15pm

Eigengrau (p13) Eigengrau Eigengrau Strangers on a Train Set (p14) Strangers on a Train Set BeFestival (p14) Kite (p13)

APRIL

Tue 02 Apr Wed 03 Apr Thu 04 Apr Fri 05 Apr Sat 06 Apr Sun 07 Apr Tue 09 Apr Wed 10 Apr Thu 11 Apr Sat 13 Apr

National Theatre Connections (p9) National Theatre Connections Clare Teal (p14) UK Pink Floyd Experience (p15) Cre8tive Dance Academy (p15) Cre8tive Dance Academy Phoenix Dance Theatre (p15) The Illegal Eagles (p16) Fresh 2019 (p17)

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2pm

7pm 7pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7pm 7pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

National Theatre Connections (p9) National Theatre Connections

7.15pm 7.15pm

The Lindisfarne Story (p15)

7.45pm

Exhibiton On Screen (p16) Two2 (p16) Drip (p16)

7pm 7.15pm 7.15pm

MAIN SPACE Sun 14 Apr

The Sooty Show (p17)

Tue 16 Apr Thu 18 Apr Fri 19 Apr Sat 20 Apr

Seven Drunken Nights (p17)

Tue 23 Apr Wed 24 Apr Thu 25 Apr Fri 26 Apr Sat 27 Apr Sun 28 Apr Mon 29 Apr Tue 30 Apr MAY Wed 01 May Thu 02 May Fri 03 May Sat 04 May Tue 07 May Wed 08 May

Stepping Up School of Dance (p18) Stepping Up School of Dance Elmer The Patchwork Elephant Show (p18) Beauty and the Beast (p18) Beauty and the Beast Beyond the Barricade (p19) Marilyn Yeardley Dance Academy (p19) Marilyn Yeardley Dance Academy

MATINEE

EVENING

SECOND SPACE & OTHER SPACES

MATINEE

EVENING

11am & 2.30pm 7.30pm

2pm

7pm 7pm

11am

2pm

2pm

7pm 7pm 7.30pm

Peter Knight's Gigspanner (p18) Comedy Club (p12)

7.45pm 8pm

Bugsy Malone (p19) Bugsy Malone Bird's Nest Billy (p19)

6pm 6pm 2pm

Dementia Friendly Cinema (p20)

1.30pm

7pm 2pm

7pm

Turn of the Screw (p20)

7.30pm

Turn of the Screw Turn of the Screw Turn of the Screw Turn of the Screw

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

2.30pm

Same Same Different (p20)

Galactic Odyssey (p21) Three Emos (p21) A Man Without a Past (p21) Dementia Friendly Cinema (p22) | Comedy Club (p12)

7.15pm

2pm

7.15pm 7.15pm 7.15pm

1.30pm

8pm

On The High Road (p21)

7.30pm

Big Girls Don’t Cry (p22)

7.30pm

Wed 15 May

Wasteland (p22)

7.30pm

Thu 16 May Fri 17 May Sat 18 May Sun 19 May Thu 23 May

Wasteland

7.30pm

The Very Hungry Caterpillar (p23) Kate Rusby (p24) Reginald D Hunter (p24)

2.15pm

4pm 7.30pm 8pm

Jez Lowe with George Borowski & Mora double bill (p22) How to Be Amazingly Happy (p23) Myra DuBois (p23) Lets Act (p23) Lets Act Worst Wedding Ever (p24)

Fri 24 May

Puss in Boots (p25)

2.30pm

4.30pm

Worst Wedding Ever

7.45pm

7pm

Worst Wedding Ever

7.45pm

7.30pm 8pm

Pricks (p26) Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show (p26) The Hound of the Baskervilles (p27) The Hound of the Baskervilles

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Exhibition on Screen (p28) War and Peace (p28) Truth to the Power Cafe Dementia Friendly Cinema (p28)

Fri 10 May Tue 14 May

Sat 25 May Sun 26 May Tue 28 May Wed 29 May Thu 30 May Fri 31 May JUNE Sat 01 Jun Sun 02 Jun Mon 03 Jun Tue 04 Jun Wed 05 Jun Thu 06 Jun Fri 07 Jun Sat 08 Jun Tue 11 Jun Wed 12 Jun Thu 13 Jun Fri 14 Jun Sat 15 Jun Tue 18 Jun

Scott Stevenson School of Dance (p24) Scott Stevenson School of Dance

JULY Tue 02 July Fri 05 Jul Sat 06 Jul Wed 10 Jul Fri 12 Jul Sat 13 Jul Sun 21 Jul

2.30pm

2.30pm

Ian McKellen (p30)

7.30pm

Walk Right Back (p31)

7.30pm

Fastlove (p32) The Three Musketeers (p32) The Three Musketeers

7.30pm 7pm 7pm

7.15pm 7.15pm

2pm

7pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 1.30pm

The Listening Room (p30) Orlando (p30)

The Flying Bath (p30) Oysters (p31)

7.15pm 7.15pm

1.30pm

4pm 7.15pm

Charlie Dore and Jon Strong (p31)

7.45pm

Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile (p31)

7.15pm

Ensemble 360 (p32) Who Cares (p32)

7pm 7.15pm

Anything For Love (p33) Bollywood Brass Band (p33) An Evening of Eric and Ern (p33)

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Truth to Power Cafe (p28) Chris Barber Band (p33) Lets Act (p34)

7.15pm 7.30pm 7pm

Dementia Friendly Cinema (p34)

7.30pm 7.30pm

Vulvarine (p34) The Haunting of Blaine Manor (p35) The Haunting of Blaine Manor A Midsummer Night’s Dream (p35)

Magic of Motown (p35) Magic of Motown

7.15pm 2.30pm

1.30pm 11am & 2pm

Wed 19 Jun Thu 20 Jun Fri 21 Jun Sat 22 Jun Wed 26 Jun Thu 27 Jun Fri 28 Jun Sat 29 Jun

7.15pm 8pm 7pm 7pm 7.45pm

2pm 2pm

2.30pm

Brothers Beyond (p26) Mark Steel (p26)

Aliens Love Underpants (p27) Aliens Love Underpants The Lady Vanishes (p29) The Lady Vanishes The Lady Vanishes The Lady Vanishes The Lady Vanishes The Lady Vanishes

7.45pm

1.30pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 7.15pm 5pm

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