Everyman Theatre Brochure January 2022

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Looking Forward To A New Year I am very excited to, once again, be able to present a new season of work here at the Everyman Theatre and reflect on what we’ve been able to achieve in another tumultuous year for all of us. I would like to sincerely thank those who have supported us through our various youth theatre activities, community outreach programmes and, of course, the productions we’ve hosted in our auditoria. Thanks to the hard work of so many staff members, cast and crew, we were able to persevere and deliver a season of highlights, including one of our most successful and acclaimed pantomimes ever.

I would like to offer a special thank you to the Chair, Board and all members of the Everyman Theatre Association for their decades of dedication to the theatre. Although the ETA has now ceased operation in its current format, your efforts will not be forgotten, and we will be launching a new friends association and theatre support organisation in the coming months.

Looking ahead, I am very pleased with the season of events we’ve been able to put together for your enjoyment. Worthy of particular mention is the exclusive world premiere of a brand-new musical which we will be presenting in collaboration with Love Productions, the producers of the worldwide television phenomenon The Great British Bake Off. Filled with delectable songs from one of musical theatre’s most dynamic writing partnerships, Great British Bake Off The Musical is sure to be a

little slice of heaven for the entire family. Further highlights of the new season include the first-ever stage performance of Dan Brown’s International Best Seller The Da Vinci Code, an intimate confessional evening with one of the world’s best-loved entertainers Barry Humphries and a brand new musical based on the acclaimed book series Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, from the producers of SIX (which also returns following previously sold-out runs).

As we look ahead to the new year we will continue to do everything we can to provide top quality entertainment and educational opportunities for everyone in Gloucestershire. To assist us in providing these opportunities we have launched a new Sponsor A Seat programme. This programme offers the opportunity to dedicate a seat to a loved one, mark a special anniversary or promote yourself. Proceeds from the Sponsor A Seat programme will enable us to continue the diverse work we carry on throughout the county.

Details on the programme are available on the back cover of this brochure. We hope you’re able to take advantage of this opportunity, and we look forward to seeing you at the theatre.

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Food and Drink When visiting the Theatre for a Show or just to have a coffee/drink or light lunch with colleagues or friends then we have the solution for you.

The Directors’ Lounge Experience An elegant, bright, private space located on the top floor of the theatre away from the hustle and bustle of the public bars. Perfect for 8 – 10 guests prior to a performance or during the interval.

To reserve this space call 01242 572532 or email sally.hadfield@everymantheatre.org.uk

Pre-Show Meals in Matchams Available for all performances marked with this logo in the brochure.

The Café-Bar

Matchams Restaurant

Special Events

Offering homemade cakes, specialty coffees and freshly prepared light bites and main meals. Now offering a range of breakfasts and a two course lunch menu for just £10 on Wednesdays and Fridays.

On the second floor is a comfortable, airy space where you can dine pre-show. Enjoy lunch or dinner from our well balanced two course menus.

Book a private event, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner or any other meeting or celebration.

Tables can be booked for pre-show lunch or on non-performance days.

We use the freshest of ingredients prepared in house. All dietary requirements catered for.

For enquiries call 01242 572532 or email

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Book early to avoid disappointment.

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PRESENTED BY THE NIGEL HAVERS THEATRE COMPANY

Private Lives WRITTEN BY NOËL COWARD

Noë l Coward’s gloriously entertaining Private Lives is the inaugural show from The Nigel Havers Theatre Company which will be touring the country with a wonderful line-up of theatrical gems.

Elyot and Amanda, who were once married, find themselves on honeymoon with their new partners, in the same hotel on the French Riviera, admiring the view from adjoining balconies. Their initial horror quickly evaporates and soon they are sharing cocktails. Who knows what the future holds for them now…

The Olivier Award winning Patricia Hodge, one of the country’s most loved actresses, plays Amanda. Nigel Havers, ever suave and thoroughly charming, plays Elyot, the role taken by Noël Coward himself in the original production in 1930.

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Tue 1 – Sat 5 February

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vate Lives Starring Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers

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‘JOYOUSLY SILLY

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KENNY WAX LTD, STAGE PRESENCE LTD & KEVIN MCCOLLUM PRESENT A MISCHIEF PRODUCTION

Magic Goes Wrong

BY MISCHIEF AND PENN & TELLER

Back with their biggest comedy catastrophe to date, multi award-winning Mischief (The Play That Goes Wrong, BBC One’s The Goes Wrong Show) return to the stage with their hilarious new show created with magic legends, Penn & Teller.

Raising the bar with their dare-devil stunts, jaw-dropping feats and irresistible comedy genius, Mischief’s Magic Goes Wrong comes to the Everyman Theatre direct from the West End. Book your tickets now, before they vanish out of sight (or sell out!).

A hapless gang of magicians are staging an evening of grand illusion to raise cash for charity. But as the magic turns to mayhem, accidents spiral out of control and so does their fundraising target!

Penn & Teller are co-creators of the show and won’t be appearing on stage.

Tue 8 – Sat 19 February

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Reginald D Hunter:

Al Murray: Gig For Victory

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums

Climate change. Mass unemployment. Economic pandemics. The rise of global fascism. So what the f*** could this man POSSIBLY say to upset you? Welcome to the world of the Bombe Shuffleur.

As the dust settles and we emerge blinking into the dawn of a new year, the men and women of this great country will need answers. Answers that they didn’t know they need, answers to questions they never knew existed.

Paul Merton, Richard Vranch, Suki Webster, Mike McShane and accompanist Kirsty Newton are back on the road in 2022 to visit some of their favourite parts of the UK with another evening of mindblowing improvisation.

And when that moment comes, who better to show the way, than the people’s man of the people, the Pub Landlord?

Steeped in the deep and ancient barroom wisdom of countless lock ins, the Pub Landlord is there to show the way. Wherever you are, he will - within sensible travel limits and theatre booking policy - come, offering people thirsty for common sense a full pint of the good stuff.

The collective improvisational experience embodied in the Chums is a joy to behold.

They flex their improvisational muscles to delight and entertain audiences in this country and abroad.

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Bomb Shuffleur

Reginald D Hunter is back with a brand-new show, and there’s no time for niceties. Unafraid to tackle head on the subjects the rest of us skirt around, Reginald is the voice of his generation – searingly honest, brutally funny and uniquely placed to commentate on the unfolding meltdown of life as we know it.

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*May contain some swearing and adult themes.

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AN AMATEUR PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY CHELTENHAM OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Shrek: The Musical HALF TERM TREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Nominated for 8 Tony Awards & 4 Olivier Awards, Shrek The Musical follows the story of the much loved, oversized ogre on a quest after Lord Farquaad banishes all freaks and fairy-tale creatures and dumps them in Shrek’s swamp.

To regain his home, Shrek is sent by Lord Farquaad to rescue a princess from a tower far, far away. But as Princess Fiona finds out, not all fairy tales follow traditions.

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And now, Broadway’s Shrektacular tale comes to Cheltenham for a musical make-ogre full of great songs, hilarious characters and fairy-tale magic!

Join Shrek, Fiona, Donkey & all the fairy tale creatures on a journey of love, admiration & hilarity.

Far, far and away the most fun you’ll have at the theatre this year.

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Chicago Chicago, the “sexiest musical ever” (Metro) comes to the Everyman Theatre for the first time, starring one of the world’s greatest classical singers, Russell Watson, as Billy Flynn, Coronation Street’s Faye Brookes (Dancing On Ice, Grease, Legally Blonde) as Roxie Hart and West End star Djalenga Scott (Annie, Chicago, West Side Story) as Velma Kelly.

“Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery and treachery…all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts” So begins the international multi-award-winning musical, Chicago.

Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on

“Still the sexiest most sensational musical’” Sunday Express

her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.

Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, Chicago’s sexy, sassy score with one show-stopping song after another includes Razzle Dazzle, Cell Block Tango, and All That Jazz. With 6 Tony Awards, 2 Olivier Awards, a Grammy® and thousands of standing ovations, Chicago truly is “SUPERB” (Daily Telegraph).

Don’t delay, book now! It would be criminal to miss it...

“Sheer Theatrical bliss’” Daily Telegraph

*Cast and performance schedule subject to change without notice.

Mon 28 February – Sat 5 March

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“Sexy, sassy, sultry, seductive, sensual, slinky, sophisticated” Independent on Sunday

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The Osmonds: A New Musical DIRECTED BY SHAUN KERRISON CHOREOGRAHED BY BILL DEAMER

One Family. One Hundred Million Records. One True Story.

You Loved Them For A Reason. Now, for the first time, you can see this sensational new musical and relive one of the world’s biggest ever boybands. The Osmonds: A New Musical tells the official true story of the five brothers from Utah who were pushed into the spotlight as children and went on to create smash hits decade after decade.

From their star residency on The Andy Williams Show, to the arrival of Donny and Marie, The Osmonds lived a remarkable life recording chart topping albums, selling out vast arena concerts and making record breaking TV shows - until one bad decision cost them everything.

Directed by Shaun Kerrison and choreographed

by Olivier Award winning Bill Deamer, this brand new musical features a chart topping list of anthems including Love Me For A Reason, Crazy Horses, Let Me In, Puppy Love, Long Haired Lover From Liverpool, Paper Roses and many more, The Osmonds: A New Musical will take you back to the relive the 60s…the 70s…the 80s…

We’re Having a Party and you’re invited to join us for this night of drama, nostalgia and dancing in the aisles.

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Tue 8– Sat 12 March

Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm Matinees: Wed, Thu & Sat 2.00pm

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THE BRAND-NEW STAGE THRILLER OF THE MOVIE PHENOMENON

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JAMES DEARDEN BASED ON THE PARAMOUNT PICTURES MOTION PICTURE

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Fatal Attraction BASED ON THE PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY JAMES DEARDEN

NOMINATED FOR 6 OSCARS, 4 GOLDEN GLOBES, AND 3 BAFTAS FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DESIRE BECOMES DEADLY Based on the classic Paramount Pictures Corporation motion picture, James Dearden’s intoxicating new stage play of Fatal Attraction brings the definitive movie thriller to the Everyman Theatre stage. Starring soap star favourite Oliver Farnworth (Coronation Street) as Dan Gallagher and Footballer’s Wives icon Susie Amy, as Beth Gallagher.

When happily married New York attorney Dan Gallagher, meets charming editor Alex on a night out in the city, they both commit to a night of passion they can’t take back. Dan returns home to his family and tries to forget the mistake he has made, but Alex has different ideas. Dan’s about to discover that love is a dangerous game, and Alex has only one rule; you play fair with her, and she’ll play fair with you.

Oliver Farnworth star of stage and screen most recently appeared in The Girl On The Train UK tour.

His most noteworthy role is Andy Carver in Coronation Street. Oliver also appeared in

Mon 14 – Sat 19 March

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ITV’s Mr. Selfridge as Belgian refugee, Florian Dupont. Oliver’s other credits also include; The Marilyn Conspiracy (International Tour), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (British Shakespeare Company), Endeavour (ITV) & Hollyoaks.

Susie Amy first rose to fame in the popular ITV drama Footballer’s Wives, as Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe. She quickly became a household name, since starring in Hollyoaks, La Femme Musketeer, and ITV’s Echo Beach. She has also been a regular panelist on Channel 5’s Wright Stuff, and Jeremy Vine.

Tipped to be the most provocative and gripping stage-play of the year, Fatal Attraction is a tale of seduction and suspense that asks the question; what happens when desire becomes deadly? It promises to be sensational, edge of your seat entertainment.

Experience the iconic story like you’ve never seen before.

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ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED THEATRE SHOWS OF 2022 EXPERIENCE THE WORLD-WIDE SENSATION LIVE ON STAGE

NIGEL HARMAN

DANNY JOHN-JULES

AND INTRODUCING

HANNAH ROSE CATON

ROBERT LANGDON IS BACK….FOLLOW THE TRAIL AT THE EVERYMAN 16

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The Da Vinci Code BASED ON THE NOVEL BY DAN BROWN ADAPTED BY RACHEL WAGSTAFF & DUNCAN ABEL DIRECTED BY LUKE SHEPPARD STARRING NIGEL HARMAN, DANNY JOHN-JULES & HANNAH CATON

The blockbuster story that captivated the world is now an epic stage thriller. Can you crack the code and solve a centuries old mystery?

“I am thrilled that The Da Vinci Code is being adapted for the stage, and excited to see the unique potential of live theatre enhance this story. The team making the production has been faithful to the book, but will also bring something new for the audience, in what is certain to be a gripping, fast-paced stage thriller and a thoroughly entertaining show.”

DAN BROWN

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The curator of the Louvre has been brutally murdered, and alongside his body are a series of baffling codes.

Follow the pulse-racing journey as Professor Robert Langdon, played by Television favourite Nigel Harman (EastEnders, Hotel Babylon) and fellow cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Hannah Rose Caton) attempt to solve the riddles, leading to the works of Leonardo Da Vinci and beyond, deep into the vault of history.

With guidance from teacher and friend Sir Leigh Teabing, played by family favourite Danny John-Jules (Red Dwarf, Death in Paradise), Langdon and Neveu embark on a breathless race through the streets of Europe. The pair must decipher the labyrinthine code before a shocking historical secret is lost forever.

Based on the best-selling novel of this century, with over 100 million copies sold, unlock the secrets of THE DA VINCI CODE in the world premiere stage adaptation of the international phenomenon.

Translated into over 50 different languages, with author Dan Brown named as one of Time’s 100 most influential people and adapted into a smash-hit movie that grossed over $750 million, THE DA VINCI CODE surprises at every twist. Now you can experience the sensational story live on stage, as Langdon and Neveu follow the trail of clues and race to uncover the truth in the greatest thriller of the past 2000 years.

Nigel Harman

Danny John-Jules

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Johannes Radebe: Freedom

TV dancing sensation and international champion JOHANNES RADEBE is known for making a splash with his explosive routines on Strictly Come Dancing - his debut tour, FREEDOM, will be no exception!

JOHANNES RADEBE – FREEDOM is a celebration of the dances that you love, with Johannes’ signature flair and energy. From elegant Ballroom to fiery Latin, a company of exciting dancers will perform to classic dance arrangements, scorching South African rhythms and huge party anthems.

Johannes will take you on his journey from growing up in South Africa, to travelling the world, winning competitions and starring in Strictly’s most memorable numbers. Leave your inhibitions at the door and great ready for a night of energy, passion and FREEDOM in 2022.

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A Beautiful Noise: Celebrating the Music of Neil Diamond

From London’s West End, led

by Fisher Stevens with his full live band, this internationally acclaimed production celebrates the music of Neil Diamond.

Paying homage to Neil’s incredible career, from the hits he penned during his time in the Brill Building, to the amazing musical achievements that have led him to become one of the world’s most famous singer-songwriters.

A cast of professional musicians will take you on a moving and powerful musical journey, celebrating all the classic hits including, Love On The Rocks, Sweet Caroline, Forever In Blue Jeans, Song Sung Blue, I am …I Said, America, Holly Holy, Red Red Wine, I’m A Believer and many more.

Dylan Moran: We Got This

We Got This is the brand new show from BAFTA and Perrier Award winning comedian Dylan Moran. It promises to be a joyously furious romp through the frustration and folly of modern day life.

How can it be you have spent a whole ten minutes staring at a banana? Why do you never do the other really great things where it’s much, much better and afterwards you don’t want to saw off your own face and post it back to yourself with not quite enough stamps?

Enjoy the fruits of hurtling cognitive decline and your neighbour’s sprawling ghastliness, absence of humanity and so, so much more.

These times have not been easy.

* Please note this is a tribute show and is no way affiliated or endorsed by Neil Diamond.

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Madama Butterfly

Aida

Carmen

The Russian State Opera returns to the Everyman Theatre to present three classic operas featuring an impressive cast of over 30 musicians.

Carmen tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who falls head over heels in love with Carmen, a seductive, free-spirited femme fatale.

No opera can match the tragedy and sorrow of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.

A gripping love story that will keep you on the edge of your seats until the very end.

Set in Japan at the turn of the last century, it is the story of a doomed love affair between an American naval officer and his young Japanese bride whose self-sacrifice and defiance of her family leads to tragedy. This touching tale of innocent love crushed between two utterly different cultures resonates as strongly as ever in today’s world.

A deeply moving opera overflowing with emotion and containing moments of despair and uncertainty. Aida is an unforgettable, inspiring experience.

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The infatuated Don José abandons his childhood sweetheart and neglects his military duties, only to lose the fickle Carmen to the glamorous toreador Escamillo. Love, treachery, passion and betrayal, Carmen has it all.

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THE MUSICAL

SELLADOOR PRODUCTIONS and RUNAWAY ENTERTAINMENT present FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL Stage Adaptation by DEAN PITCHFORD and WALTER BOBBIE Based on the Original Screenplay by DEAN PITCHFORD Music by TOM SNOW Lyrics by DEAN PITCHFORD Additional Music by ERIC CARMEN, SAMMY HAGAR, KENNY LOGGINS and JIM STEINMAN Presented by special arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe

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Footloose STARRING JAKE QUICKENDEN & DARREN DAY

Following two critically acclaimed tours and a West End run, Footloose is back and better than ever with the incredible Jake Quickenden (Dancing on Ice Winner, Hollyoaks, Dreamboys, Hair, Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure) as loveable cowboy Willard and the legendary Darren Day (TV personality and star of numerous West End and National tours including Mame, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Grease and Summer Holiday).

City boy Ren thinks life is bad enough when he’s forced to move to a rural backwater in America.

But his world comes to a standstill when he arrives at Bomont to find dancing and rock music are banned. Taking matters into his own hands, soon Ren has all hell breaking loose and the whole town on its feet.

Based on the 1980s screen sensation which took the world by storm, Footloose sizzles with spirit, fun and the best in UK musical talent. With cutting edge modern choreography, you’ll enjoy 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.

Jake Quickenden

NGS: CLASSIC HIT SO F E AT U R I N G T H E

A HERO HOLDING OUT FOR RADISE ALMOST PA E BOY LET’S HEAR IT FOR TH RSE THE A N D O F CO U R AC K BLE TITLE T TA T E G R O F N U

FOOTLOOSE

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AN AMATEUR PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY THE COTSWOLD SAVOYARDS

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music is considered to be the world’s most beloved musical.

The original Broadway production starred Mary Martin as Maria and won five Tony Awards in 1959 including Best Musical. It then went on to cinematic history with Julie Andrews in the starring role. The show features some of the most delightfully infectious songs of all time by songwriters Rodgers and Hammerstein and librettists Lindsay and Crouse.

When a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with

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seven children and brings a love of life and music back into the home. They fall in love and marry, but upon returning from their honeymoon, they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain’s immediate service in their navy. The family’s narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre.

The unforgettable score features some of the most memorable songs ever performed on stage, including Edelweiss, My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, So long, Farewell, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, and of course, the title song, The Sound of Music.

The show is guaranteed to win your heart!

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BalletBoyz: Deluxe

Fastlove

Direct from London’s West End, this is the world’s favourite George Michael Celebration!

The brand new Everything She Wants Tour 2022!

Make new memories whilst reliving old classics, this one is for the fans as we celebrate one of the greatest musicians the world has ever seen, and we say thank you!

This show has it all, the power, emotion, and star quality in this stunning production with full video and light show, as we try and respectfully recreate the soundtrack to your life.

Playing all the hits, from Wham right through his glittering career, including, Wake Me Up, Too Funky, Father Figure, Freedom, Faith, Knew You Were Waiting, Careless Whisper and many more.

Fastlove: for the fans.

There’s a treat in store for Spring; BalletBoyz are back! Get ready to meet the six exceptional young dancers who star in this feast of mesmerising and sublime dance, cleverly fused with the BalletBoyz trademark use of film and behind the scenes footage.

Winners of numerous awards in the UK and overseas, BalletBoyz are one of the most cheekily original and innovative forces in dance, thrilling audiences and critics with their distinctive style which blends achingly beautiful dance both exhilarating and graceful, with stunning music and film.

Deluxe features work by some of the world’s most exciting and innovative artists, including choreographer Xie Xin, composer Jiang Shaofeng, Punchdrunk’s Maxine Doyle and jazz musician and composer Cassie Kinoshi of the Mercury-nominated SEED Ensemble.

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Wed 4 - Thu 5 May

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BILL KENWRIGHT AND LAURIE MANSFIELD PRESENT

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Dreamboats & Petticoats: Bringing On Back The Good Times THE GOOD TIMES ARE BACK!

Good Times is filled with wit, charm and songs from the golden era of Rock ‘n Roll.

And so are Bobby, Laura, Sue, Norman and the gang! It’s time to shake off those blues and Rock ‘n Roll like never before!

Inspired by the latest release in the series of smash-hit, multimillion selling Dreamboats & Petticoats albums, Bringing On Back The

Featuring some of the greatest hit songs ever written from Roy Orbison, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, The Walker Brothers and many, many more!

Photos of previous cast

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Looking Good Dead

BY PETER JAMES

ADAPTED BY SHAUN McKENNA

DIRECTED BY JONATHAN O’BOYLE

STARRING ADAM WOODYATT & LAURIE BRETT

The thrilling Roy Grace series from multi-million No.1 best-selling author Peter James returns to Cheltenham with the world premiere stage production of Looking Good Dead, starring award-winning actor and EastEnders icon, Adam Woodyatt and star of stage screen Laurie Brett (Waterloo Road, Les Misérables, Band of Gold).

No good deed goes unpunished…hours after picking up a USB memory stick, left behind by another passenger on a train seat, Tom Bryce, (Adam Woodyatt) inadvertently becomes a witness to a vicious murder. Reporting the crime to the police has disastrous consequences, placing him and his family in grave danger. When Detective Superintendent Roy Grace becomes involved, he has his own demons to contend with, while he tries to crack the case in time to save the Bryce family’s lives.

Adapted by award winning writer Shaun McKenna, Looking Good Dead follows the huge stage success of The Perfect Murder and Dead Simple and will keep you on the edge of your seat until the chilling final moments!

Peter James is the UK’s number one bestselling author of crime and thriller novels. He is the creator of the much-loved Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, recently played by John Simm in a major ITV series, Grace. Don’t miss your chance to see the world premiere tour of Peter James’ gripping new play.

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Peppa Pig’s Best Day Ever

Oti Mabuse: I Am Here

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Peppa Pig is excited to be going on a special day out with George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig - it’s going to be her best day ever!

Strictly Come Dancing and The Greatest Dancer reigning champion Oti Mabuse is creating a show like no other for 2022.

Get ready for a road-trip full of fun adventures.

From castles to caves, dragons to dinosaurs and ice-creams to muddy puddles - there is something for all of the family and their friends to enjoy, including Miss Rabbit, Mr Bull, Suzy Sheep, Gerald Giraffe and more!

Prepare for a night of electrifying choreography as Oti is joined by some of the world’s greatest dancers and the West End’s finest singers and musicians.

Prepare for the brand new Peppa Pig live show packed full of songs, games and laughter, it really is the best day ever for Peppa Pig fans!

Oti Mabuse: I Am Here is a whirlwind celebration of the influences and inspirations that took her on a journey from growing up in South Africa to following her dream. From mesmerising Jives and pumping Sambas to South Africa’s exhilarating Kwaito, this is an explosive night of dance and music that will set your heart racing.

Sat 7 – Sun 8 May

Thu 12 – Sat 14 May

Times: 10.00am, 1.00pm & 4.00pm

Times: Thu - Sat 7.30pm Matinees: Sat 2.00pm

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Celebrated Australian performer Barry Humphries AO, CBE will take Everyman Theatre audiences on a revelatory trip through his colourful life and theatrical career.

In an intimate, confessional evening – seasoned with highly personal, sometimes startling, and occasionally outrageous stories – Australia’s best loved entertainer will be peeling off his mask to introduce the man behind the clown.

For more than 60 years, Humphries has held a mirror to Australia and Australians, revealing their virtues, their foibles, their triumphs and their failings through a gallery of adored characters, including Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Paterson and Sandy Stone.

“It is the story of my generation, it is a story of a life spent in the theatre and a life spent in comedy, and it will show what it is like to be a clown. In a way, this is perhaps the bravest thing I’ve ever done and I hope the most entertaining. I think people might be agreeably shocked and they certainly will learn much they didn’t know.” Barry Humphries

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“Inspired and inspiring.”

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KENNY WAX FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MAST MAYFLOWER STUDIOS PRESENTS

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE! The world premiere of a brand new kickasspirational pop musical bursts to life as the Fantastically Great Women take to the stage to tell their stories. Be one of the first to see the follow up show from the producer of the international hit musical SIX. Join our inquisitive heroine Jade as she breaks away from her class to take a peek behind the scenes at the not yet open Gallery of Greatness in the local museum. Along her journey she is surprised to meet the original and incredible wonder women: Frida Kahlo, Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Emmeline Pankhurst to name just a few. From explorers to artists, scientists to secret agents, hear the stories of some of history’s strongest mothers, sisters and daughters; all independent icons who really did change the world.

Celebrated dramatist Chris Bush (Nine Lessons and Carols, Almeida Theatre) and No. 1 hit songwriter Miranda Cooper (Girls Aloud, Kylie Minogue) adapt suffragette descendent Kate Pankhurst’s bestselling picture book with music by Miranda Cooper and Jennifer Decilveo (Miley Cyrus, Beth Ditto) and direction by Amy Hodge (Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear, National Theatre).

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is an empowering new stage show which will be celebrated by anyone who is prepared to move and be moved, with characters and songs that pack a popstar punch!

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WHAT’S GOOD

A Dino-Mite adventure direct from the West End! Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family.

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creatures, including every child’s favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus!

Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across uncharted territories to discover a prehistoric world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive

Don’t miss this entertaining and mind-expanding Jurassic adventure, live on stage. Book now before tickets become extinct!

Mon 30 May – Wed 1 June

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Spontaneous Potter

The Gruffalo

Grab your wands, don your house robes, and apparate yourselves to the box office!

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood...

A very magical improv show awaits...

Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

The smash hit Spontaneous Potter is an entirely improvised Harry Potter comedy play, based on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title. Hilarity ensues as an entirely new Potter adventure is magically improvised on the spot with live musical accompaniment!

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Searching for hazelnuts, Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the highspirited Snake. Will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for these hungry woodland creatures? After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there?

Songs, laughs and monstrous fun for children aged 3 and up and their grown-ups, in the muchloved show that’s toured Britain and the world!

* Note: Spontaneous Potter is an unofficial show that is not endorsed by or affiliated with Warner Bros., JK Rowling or her publishers. All rights to the Harry Potter books and associated trademarks are the property of JK Rowling / her publishers. All film / image rights associated with the film series are property of Warner Bros.

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Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice: Him & Me! Brace yourselves for the best night out when two of Strictly Come Dancing’s best loved professional dancers team up for an unforgettable tour – Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice: Him & Me! Showcasing their unrivalled rapport, they are bringing audiences a collaboration of dance, song and light-hearted fun!

Joined by a world class cast of dancers and singers, Anton and Giovanni are coming together to put on the show to end all shows – the ultimate entertaining night out! The Ballroom King and the Jive Master bring you Him & Me! A true dance extravaganza for all ages.

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Shakespeare Summer School 1 week, 30 performers, 2 performances and bundles of fun and laughter.

This is a high-energy, fun-filled week of intensive rehearsals to create a show, which all friends, family and performers will love.

Harvard’s beloved blonde takes the stage by glittery pink storm in this fun and upbeat adaptation of the hit film and award-winning Broadway musical.

Join the professional creative team as we work on this smash-hit musical ahead of performing on the Everyman Main Stage.

Returning after last year’s SOLD OUT Summer School.

This promises to make one of William Shakespeare’s iconic plays accessible, open and modern - for all to enjoy!

IN COLLABORATION WITH CHELTENHAM LADIES COLLEGE

Mon 25 - Fri 29 Jul

Mon 8 - Fri 19 Aug

Sun 24 - Fri 29 Jul

10.00am - 4.00pm

Times vary

10am - 5pm

For ages 8-12

For ages 13-20

For ages 13-20

£150 per participant (Discount for current Youth Theatre members!)

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HHHH“Irresistibly daft” DAILY MAIL

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Joe Pasquale Written & Directed by Guy Unsworth

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Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY GUY UNSWORTH

BASED ON THE TV SERIES BY RAYMOND ALLEN

STARRING JOE PASQUALE, SARAH EARNSHAW AND SUZIE BLAKE

Hilarious mishaps and DIY disasters are bringing the house down, quite literally, as Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em hits the road with Joe Pasquale (New Faces, I’m a Celebrity, Spamalot, The Producers) as the lovable accident-prone Frank Spencer.

Betty has exciting news for Frank, but he’s preoccupied by possible newfound fame as a magician. With guests arriving for dinner and crossed wires all round, priceless misunderstandings are on the menu.

Susie Blake (Coronation Street, The Victoria Wood Show, Blithe Spirit and The Everyman Theatre production of Cider with Rosie) stars as his disapproving Mother-in-Law and Sarah Earnshaw as his long-suffering wife Betty.

Based on the 1970s classic TV comedy by Ray Allen and directed by the award-winning Guy Unsworth, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em is the ultimate feel-good night out, washed down with lashings of nostalgia and Mother’s prune wine.

Quite Frank-ly, it’s a hit!

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SIX The international smash hit musical makes its royal return to the Everyman Theatre!

Multi award-winning, with a spectacularly successful sound-track storming charts across the globe, this sell-out Tudor takeoff has ‘an incredibly strong and powerful message. Boundary-pushing, genreredefining’ (The Australian) and is ‘pure entertainment’ (The New York Times).

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‘Captivating and exhilarating.’

From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red.

ATTITUDE

‘SIX is a marvellous show.’

Divorced. Beheaded. LIVE!

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Think you know the rhyme, think again...

Wed 22 June – Sat 2 July

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‘Smart. Sassy...Ridiculously fun.’

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Private Peaceful WRITTEN BY MICHAEL MORPURGO ADAPTED BY SIMON READE

The award-winning story from the author of War Horse.

The Peaceful brothers, Tommo and Charlie, have a tough rural childhood facing the loss of their father, financial hardship and a cruel landlord.

Their fierce loyalty to each other pulls them through, until one day they both fall for the same girl. And then the Great War comes.

Set against the epic backdrop of WW1, we join 18-year-old Private Tommo Peaceful in the trenches as he takes us on a journey through his most cherished memories and tells his story of courage, devotion, family and friendship.

Award-winning Private Peaceful was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, won the Red House Children’s Book Award and the Blue Peter Book Award.

Acknowledged by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse, The Butterfly Lion) as his favourite work, this thrilling new ensemble retelling by Simon Reade, directed by Elle While, explores the lengths a young soldier will go to, to fight for what is right.

Tue 5 - Sat 9 July

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The Rise and Fall of Little Voice STARRING SHOBNA GULATI, IAN KELSEY & CHRISTINA BIANCO

The Olivier Award-Winning comedy-drama from Jim Cartwright, which has become one of Britain’s greatest modern plays, and a smash-hit film starring Jane Horrocks and Michael Caine, is coming to the Everyman Theatre for the first time ever!

Meet Little Voice and Mari Hoff. A mother and daughter central to this Northern fairy-tale’s heart, but as far apart in character as can be. Little Voice leads a quiet and unassuming life, seeking companionship and joy from music’s most iconic singers, whilst Mari prefers the sound of her own voice, indulging in a life of booze, cheap thrills and seedy men. Left to her own devices, Little Voice starts to embody the famous divas she plays on repeat, swapping the grey backstreets of Northern England for the bright lights of Hollywood and Broadway, all from the safety of her bedroom.

When Mari starts dating small-time club owner Ray Say, LV’s astonishing impersonations of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland,

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to name a few, are thrust into the spotlight.

Transformed and sensational, Little Voice might be Ray’s only chance to hit the big time, but what will the consequences be for mother and daughter?

Starring TV favourite Shobna Gulati (Coronation Street, Dinnerladies, Loose Women), British soap royalty Ian Kelsey (Emmerdale, Casualty) and ‘the girl of a thousand voices’ and two-time Drama Desk Award Nominee Christina Bianco, as Little Voice, Cartwright’s timeless and iconic tale explores the highs and the lows of small-town dreams, family rivalry and finding your voice in a noisy world.

With humour, heart and countless powerhouse ballads all performed live on stage, featuring music from Judy Garland, Shirley Bassey, Billie Holliday and many more, this life-affirming production will rouse even the weariest of souls.

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Great British Bake Off The Musical BOOK AND LYRICS BY JAKE BRUNGER

DIRECTED BY RACHEL KAVANAUGH

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY PIPPA CLEARY

DESIGNED BY ALICE POWER

A GREAT BIG SLICE OF MUSICAL HEAVEN PRODUCER MARK GOUCHER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RICHARD MCKERROW IN ASSOCIATION WITH LOVE PRODUCTIONS

Pre-heat the oven to 2022 degrees because Great British Bake Off - The Musical is coming to Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre for its spectacular world premiere.

Endorsed by and created in association with the producers of the worldwide television phenomenon, the nation’s favourite baking show has been magically reimagined into a perfectly formed musical-comedy. Take eight amateur bakers, add two presenters, two iconic judges, and the most delicious original score; and the result is the ultimate stage showstopper!

Follow the trials and tribulations of our bakers, all with their own stories to tell and as unique from one another as their marvellous baked creations.

Find out who will triumph as Star Baker, and who will fall foul of a soggy bottom. Expect heartwarming characters, ounces of laughter and mouth watering music in this brand-new and original British musical, suitable for the whole family.

Filled with delectable songs written by Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary ‘one of musical theatre’s most dynamic writing partnerships’, and bursting with the crème de la crème of performers and musicians from the West End; come and take a peek inside the tent at this big new musical sensation.

Bakers, you have two hours!

On Your Marks, get set... SING! The Great British Bake Off® © Love Productions, 2021

Fri 22 July – Sat 6 August

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SOME ENCHANTED EVENING THE BARN THEATRE AND EVERYMAN THEATRE PRESENT

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JERRY KRAVAT ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES, INC. SOME ENCHANTED EVENING - THE SONGS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

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Goddess warrior of pop turned Hollywood royalty, the Grammy®, Oscar®, Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning Queen of re-invention has conquered it all. It’s now time to turn back time with this fiercely fabulous kickass new musical from the writer of Jersey Boys.

From a young kid with big dreams, to the dizzying heights of global stardom, The Cher Show tells the incredible story of Cher’s meteoric rise to fame, flying in the face of convention at every turn.

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In a dazzling glitter fest sparkling with Cher’s signature wit and style, you’ll be spinning in the aisles to the sounds of her biggest hits, including The Shoop Shoop Song, I Got You Babe, If I Could Turn Back Time, Strong Enough and Believe. Don’t miss this joyous party musical celebrating independence and individuality.

Book now and Cher the love!

Evenings: Tue – Sat 7.30pm Matinees: Wed, Thu & Sat 2.00pm

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The Everyman Youth Theatre’s mission is to provide every child and young person with the space, time and opportunity to creatively express themselves.

Prices from £55 per term. Bursaries available.

For more information please contact a member of the Youth Theatre Team by emailing getinvolved@everymantheatre.org.uk

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This jam-packed week will see you, working with a professional theatre director as you rehearse and perform a play, all in 4 days!

For more information about EVERYMAN PLAY IN A WEEK, please email us: getinvolved@everymantheatre.org.uk

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Fisherman’s Friends The Musical BOOK BY AMANDA WHITTINGTON

DIRECTED BY JAMES GRIEVE

CHOREOGRAPHY BY MATT COLE

SET & COSTUME DESIGN BY LUCY OSBORNE

LIGHTING DESIGN BY JOHANNA TOWN

SOUND DESIGN BY DAN SAMSON

CASTING BY JIM ARNOLD

MUSICAL SUPERVISION BY DAVID WHITE

Some boybands can’t be managed!

learn there is more to life than selling your sole for fifteen minutes of fame.

When a group of Cornish fisherman come together to sing the traditional sea shanties they’d sung for generations, they hoped to raise a few quid for charity. Nobody, least of all them, expected the story to end on the Pyramid stage of Glastonbury...

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Packed with more musical treats than you can fit in a lobster pot, this is a feel-good voyage about friendship, community and music, which smashed box office records when it premiered in Cornwall in Autumn 2021.

Fisherman’s Friends is a brand-new musical based on the true story of the Cornish singing sensations, and the hit 2019 film. A group of fishermen are spotted by a fish-out-of-water music manager on a trip from London, who must

So climb aboard, find your sea legs and allow yourself to fall for this critically acclaimed musical, hook, line and sinker.

Tue 20 - Sat 24 Sep

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THE BRAND-NEW PRODUCTION DIRECT FROM LONDON

Girl From The North Country

Sister Act

The double Olivier Award-Winning West End and Broadway smash-hit comes to Cheltenham for the first time as part of a major international tour.

Brace yourselves Sisters! The eagerly anticipated Broadway and UK smash-hit musical Sister Act is coming to the Everyman Theatre in 2023!

Celebrated playwright Conor McPherson (The Weir, The Seafarer) boldly reimagines the legendary songs of Bob Dylan, like you’ve never heard them before, in Girl From The North Country. A heartbreaking and universal story about family and love, hailed by the Observer as the ‘NO.1 THEATRE SHOW OF THE YEAR’.

This sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, sisterhood and music tells the hilarious story of the disco diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a murder. Under protective custody she is hidden in the one place she won’t be found – a convent! Disguised as a nun and under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own.

It’s 1934 in the heartland of America and we meet a group of wayward souls who cross paths in a timeweathered guest house. Standing at a turning point in their lives, they realize nothing is what it seems.

But as they search for a future, and hide from the past, they find themselves facing unspoken truths about the present.

Now audiences in Cheltenham have the chance to experience this ‘magnificent’ (Standard), ‘astonishing’ (Guardian) and ‘piercingly beautiful’ (Independent) production brought vividly to life by an extraordinary company of actors and musicians.

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Featuring original music by Tony® and 8-time Oscar® winner Alan Menken (Disney’s Aladdin, Enchanted) and songs inspired by Motown, soul and disco, this joyous and hilarious musical is one nostalgia-filled trip back to the 70s that you will never forget.

Star casting to be announced.

Tue 25– Sat 29 October

Mon 16 – Sat 28 October 2023

Evenings: Tue - Sat 7.30pm

Evenings: Mon - Sat 7.30pm

Matinees: Thu & Sat 2.00pm

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The Ballad of Mulan

The White Heart Inn

Irving Studio Theatre Jazz

The real woman behind the legendary Chinese female warrior who disguised as a man to join the Empire’s army.

“Situated in the Cornish countryside, The White Heart Inn is ideal for a Christian getaway.

Marvel at the grade II listed building, built in 1609 for the Bishop of Exeter. Enjoy what the quaint village has to offer. But please, for your own safety, stay away from the marshlands.”

Cheltenham Jazz presents another series of amazing Jazz in the Everyman’s Studio Theatre.

Woman, warrior, legend. For ten years Mulan disguised herself as a man, has fought for the Chinese Empire. Now the fighting is coming to an end, one last battle and she will be going home - but can she return to her old life, become a woman again.

A search for identity in a violent world.

Five guests arrive at the inn, each with a different expectation.

To sleep, to explore, to hunt for ghosts. Things take a turn when they hear about the violent past of the very grounds they are staying on. The eccentric owners of the inn, Bethel and Hector, seem obsessed by the marshes next door. Local pride?

Or a connection to something more sinister?

Mon 28th February The Andrew Cleyndert Quartet Featuring Andrew Cleyndert - Bass Martin Shaw - Trumpet Colin Oxley - Guitar Mark Edwards - Piano Mon 28th March The Antidote Featuring Matt Ridley - Bass Alex Hitchcock - Alto Saxophone Ant Law - Electric Guitar Tome Hewson - Piano Jon Scott - Drums

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY ROSS ERICSON PRESENTED BY GRIST TO THE MILL IN COLLABORATION WITH RED DRAGONFLY PRODUCTIONS

Content warning: contains violence, strangulation, death, homophobia, sexual references, pregnancy, strong language, and flashing lights.

Recommended age 14+

Thu 17 February

Fri 18 – Sat 19 February

Times: 2.00pm & 7.45pm

Times: 7.45pm

Mon 28 February & Mon 28 March

All Tickets £12.50/£11

Tickets £11.50/£10

Times: 8.00pm

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Studio BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ presents another eclectic series of concerts in the intimate surroundings of the Irving Studio Theatre

Darren Hayman Singer, songwriter and favourite of John Peel performing songs from his latest release Hometime as well as songs from the Hefner back catalogue recently reissued on vinyl.

Sam & Zoe Vs Evermore

Marlon Solomon’s Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale

We’re here to play a game.

Marlon’s a Jew. This didn’t bother him much until he discovered that some people he knew didn’t believe the Holocaust happened.

There’s everything to lose and everything to play for.

The stakes couldn’t be higher.

But this is no game.

Despite the fact we just said it was.

This is actually a final, desperate battle to save a human being.

And you’re all invited.

Folk On The finest comedy folk band ever to emerge from the village of little Dribblepatch. Sure to be a joyous evening and one not to miss.

Mages, Rogues and Barbarians!

Join Sam and Zoe’s party as they embark on an epic theatrical quest! Our hapless heroes may battle ogres, solve Tolkienesque riddles and rescue orphan princes- but can they slay their own demons in the process?

From 9/11 to shape-shifting lizards and Holocaust denial, this is a darkly comic tale of one man’s journey through the conspiracy underworld.

Marlon explores why conspiracy theories are more popular than ever; examining how fake news gives fresh currency to ancient slander and how this all relates to issues in mainstream politics, including the Labour Party.

Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale is a one man, multi-media piece of storytelling; it’s a comic tale which is no laughing matter.

PRESENTED BY CHERWELL THEATRE COMPANY & BUTTERFINGERS

Times: 8.00pm

Thu 17 March

Sat 19 March

Darren Hayman Fri 4 March Tickets £15.00

Times: 7.45pm

Times: 7.45pm

Folk On Sat 5 March Tickets £12.00

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Testament of Yootha

Everyvoice Choirs

When did you last feel alive?

Adored by friends and fans alike, hiding acute alcoholism from those closest to her, lighting up the screen as Mildred Roper in Man about the House and George and Mildred, she died at the height of her fame at only 53.

The Everyvoice Choirs perform a series of intimate shows in the Irving Studio Theatre. Tickets are limited so book early:

Could have been worse. Could have been a wet Wednesday at Rhyl Rep.

Happy Harmonies and Early Birds @ 7:15pm

Fifty, and full of inhibitions, divorced Julie is hurling herself into the modern dating scene.

Julie shares her experiences, introducing us to the range of characters who help (hinder) her attempted transition into an empowered 21st Century woman.

Expect tears, truth and revelations aplenty in this warm and witty solo play which made a sparkling Edinburgh Festival debut in 2019, and now tours in this specially-extended version.

Contains sexual references, recommendation 14+

Actress/writer Caroline Burns Cooke – creator of And the Rope Still Tugging Her Feet (Argus Angel for Outstanding Theatre and Outstanding Individual Performer at Prague Fringe) and Proxy (Infallibles Award nominee for Outstanding Theatre and Ike Award winner for Best Solo Show) – returns with her third show to examine the life of glamorous sitcom legend Yootha Joyce, directed by Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp-Naked Hope).

Tuesday 29 March Golden Voices @ 6:00pm

Wednesday 30 March Laughter and Lyrics @ 7:00pm Seven O’Clock Sounds @ 8:15pm

Wed 23 March

Sat 26 March

Tue 29 – Wed 30 March

Times: 7.45pm

Times: 7.45pm

All Tickets £7.50

All Tickets 11.50/£10.00

All Tickets 11.50/£10.00

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Studio

Cheltenham Comedy Festival

Into the Breach

From Age to Age

The Cheltenham Comedy Festival is back to host some of the countries top comedy talent in the Irving Studio Theatre.

George Crocker is keen to liven up his dull life so he decides to join the village Drama Club.

Over thirty years, a son and father with a shared love of Shakespeare, imparted to the younger by the older, write to one another about the common, sometimes overlapping, events of their lives.

Performers include: Troy Hawke: Sigmund Troy’d Fri 1st April Patrick Monahan Sat 2nd April The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Thu 7 April Dirty Tattooed Circus Fri 8 April

What happens then turns his world upside down. Set during the Second World War this original and inspiring show is suitable for anyone nine years old and above.

The play is funny, moving, entertaining and with a bit of Shakespeare thrown in. A story of village life and the trials and triumphs of an amateur theatre company mounting a production of “Henry V”.

Written by Mark the show has toured all over the country for the last seven years and has received some rave reviews.

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Over the decades, they thread their nuanced, often unspoken emotions through the lines they pen, never openly acknowledging their feelings other than through inflection and choice of vocabulary; and yet each knows the other. Here we present these dramatized poems, some for the first time: a literary, personal and intimate conversation interwoven with a few monologues from their favourite lyricist, William Shakespeare.

Fri 1 - Fri 8 April

Wed 27 April

Fri 29 – Sat 30 April

All Tickets £14.00

Times: 7.45pm

Times: 7.45pm

IRVING STUDIO THEATRE

All Tickets £11.50/£10.00

All Tickets £11.50/£10.00

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Jarman

Great Expectations

A mighty spirit is about to reawaken. Yours.

Great Expectations tells of the orphan Pip’s journey from boyhood to manhood as he seeks to find his place in an inhospitable world.

Derek Jarman: film-maker, painter, gardener at Prospect Cottage, activist, writer...his influence remains as strong as it was on the day AIDS killed him in 1994.

But his story, one of the most extraordinary lives ever lived, has never been told. Until now.

This vibrant new solo play written and performed by Mark Farrelly (Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope, Howerd’s End) brings Derek back into being for a passionate, daring reminder of the courage it takes to truly live while you’re alive.

A journey from Dungeness to deepest, brightest Soho and into the heart of one of our most iconoclastic artists.

We follow him from the marshes of Kent to London, where he aims to further his education and become a gentleman with the aid of a large fortune from a secret benefactor. It is a story of love and loss, of guilt and shame, fear and courage.

With all the comedy, mystery, violent melodrama, suspense and poignancy of the original, Hotbuckle bring this wonderful tale vividly to life with their trademark live music, multiple characterisation and inventiveness.

Box Tale’s Little Grimm Tales and Great Grimm Tales Box Tale Soup are back in the Irving Studio Theatre with their stunning adaptations of Grimm’s most magical tales for young and old.

Little Grimm Tales Tue 31 May – Fri 3 June

PRESENTED BY HOTBUCKLE PRODUCTIONS

Times: Tue – Fri 2.00pm & Tue 6.00pm

Great Grimm Tales Sat 7 May

Wed 25 - Fri 27 May

Wed 1 – Fri 3 June

Times: 7.45pm

Times: 7.45pm

Times: 7.45pm

All Tickets £11.50 /£10

All Tickets £11.50/£10.00

All Tickets £11.50

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Calendar

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Performance

Venue

Pg.

Performance

Venue

Pg.

Private Lives Tue 1 – Sat 5 February

Main House

p.4

Al Murray Sun 20 March

Main House

p.8

Magic Goes Wrong Tue 8 – Sat 19 Feb

Main House

p.6

The Da Vinci Code Tue 22 – Sat 26 March

Main House

p.16

Reginald D Hunter: Bomb Shuffleur Sun 13 February

Main House

p.8

Buzzing Wed 23 March

Irving Studio Theatre

p.55

The Ballad of Mulan Thu 17 February

Irving Studio Theatre

p.53

Testament of Yootha Sat 26 March

Irving Studio Theatre

p.55

The White Heart Inn Fri 18 – Sat 19 February

Irving Studio Theatre

p.53

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums Sun 27 March

Main House

p.8

Shrek: The Musical Tue 22 – Sat 26 February

Main House

p.9

The Antidote Mon 28 March

Irving Studio Theatre

p.53

Chicago Mon 28 February – Sat 5 March

Main House

p.11

Johannes Radebe: Freedom Tue 29 March

Main House

p.18

Irving Studio Theatre

p.53

Irving Studio Theatre

p.55

The Andrew Cleyndert Quartet Mon 28 February

Everyvoice Choir Concerts Tue 29 – Wed 30 March

Darren Hayman Fri 4 March

Irving Studio Theatre

Folk On Sat 5 March

p.18

p.54

A Beautiful Noise: Main House Celebrating the Music of Neil Diamond Wed 30 March

Irving Studio Theatre

p.54

Madama Butterfly Thu 31 March

Main House

p.19

The Osmonds: A New Musical Tue 8 – Sat 12 March

Main House

p.12

Aida Fri 1 April

Main House

p.19

Main House

p.14

Irving Studio Theatre

p.56

Fatal Attraction Mon 14 – Sat 19 March

Cheltenham Comedy Festival Fri 1– Fri 8 April

Sam & Zoe Vs Evermore Thu 17 March

Irving Studio Theatre

p.54

Carmen Sat 2 April

Main House

p.19

Marlon Solomon’s Conspiracy Theory: A Lizard’s Tale Sat 19 March

Irving Studio Theatre

p.54

Footloose Mon 4 – Sat 9 April

Main House

p.20

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Venue

Pg.

Performance

Venue

Pg.

The Sound of Music Tue 12 – Sat 16 April

Main House

p.22

Dinosaur World Live Mon 30 May – Wed 1 June

Main House

p.32

Dreamboats & Petticoats: Bringing On Back The Good Times Tue 19 – Sat 23 April

Main House

p.24

Box Tale’s Little Grimm Tales and Great Grimm Tales Tue 31 May – Fri 3 June

Irving Studio Theatre

p.57

Dylan Moran: We Got This Sun 24 April

Main House

p.18

Spontaneous Potter Thu 2 June

Main House

p.33

Looking Good Dead Mon 25 – Sat 30 April

Main House

p.26

The Gruffalo Fri 3 – Sun 5 June

Main House

p.33

Into The Breach Wed 27 April

Irving Studio Theatre

p.56

Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice: Him & Me! Wed 8 – Fri 10 June

Main House

p.34

From Age to Age Fri 29 – Sat 30 April

Irving Studio Theatre

p.56

Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em Tue 14 – Sat 18 June

Main House

p.36

Fastlove Tue 3 May

Main House

p.23

SIX Wed 22 June – Sat 2 July

Main House

p.38

BalletBoyz Wed 4 – Thu 5 May

Main House

p.23

Private Peaceful Tue 5 – Sat 9 July

Main House

p.40

Peppa Pig Sat 7 – Sun 8 May

Main House

p.28

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Mon 11 – Sat 16 July

Main House

p.42

Jarman Sat 7 May

Irving Studio Theatre

p.57

Bake Off The Musical Fri 22 July – Sat 6 August

Main House

p.44

Barry Humphries: The Man Behind The Mask Tue 10 – Wed 11 May

Main House

p.29

The Cher Show Tue 13 – Sat 17 September

Main House

p.48

Oti Mabuse: I Am Here Thu 12 – Sat 14 May

Main House

p.28

Fisherman’s Friends The Musical Tue 20 – Sat 24 September

Main House

p.50

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World Tue 17 – Sun 22 May

Main House

p.30

The Girl From The North Country Tue 25 – Sat 29 October

Main House

p.51

Great Expectations Wed 25 – Fri 27 May

Irving Studio Theatre

p.57

Sister Act Main House Mon 16 - Sat 28 October 2023

p.51

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Information How to book

Everyman Theatre

The Box Office is open Monday-Saturday for phone bookings 9.30am-5.00pm and in person 9.30am-7.30pm, unless there is no performance, in which case we close at 5.00pm.

Regent Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1HQ

We are normally closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays; however when a performance is taking place the Box Office will be open 2 hours beforehand.

Access Facilities Parking for blue badge holders in Regent Street.

Online: everymantheatre.org.uk

Level access for wheelchairs into the theatre from Regent Street.

By telephone: 01242 572573 Reservations: Reservations will be held for a maximum of 3 working days.

Wheelchair spaces are available in the Stalls (ramped access). One wheelchair space is available in the Irving Studio Theatre.

Refunds/Exchanges: We do not refund tickets, (unless the show is cancelled or there is a major change to the production) so please check carefully when booking. We will exchange tickets for another performance of the same production, if available, or, P if we have sold out we will offer to resell your tickets; however we offer no guarantee of sale. In both instances 48 hours notice is required and there is a fee of £2.00 per ticket.

One free ticket (main house only) for the carer of a person with disabilities who cannot attend events unaccompanied. Proof of eligibility in the form of a DLA or PIP certificate is required (except for wheelchair users P or the registered blind) when collecting free carer tickets.

Changes: This brochure is correct at time of printing. The Everyman Theatre reserves the right to make alterations to the programme, prices and/or casting.

Late Arrivals: Every effort will be made to admit latecomers as soon as a suitable break occurs, but admission is not guaranteed.

Accessible toilets on Stalls level.

Babies/Toddlers: Theatre visits are not suitable for children under two years, except for shows aimed at children. Children under 5 will not be admitted to performances unless the performance is indicated with a C symbol in the brochure.

Children under 12 will not be admitted without a parent or guardian. Booster seats are available in the stalls foyer for younger children sitting in Stalls and Circle levels.

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Large print brochures available on request

Parking: The nearest car park is the Regent Arcade multi-storey on Regent St, open from 8.00am-00.30am. Please note: the car park will close to incoming traffic at 8.00pm. Arrive after 5.30pm: £2.50. Arrive before 5.30pm: normal hourly charges apply to your stay. Customers can also pay online for parking before or up to 24 hours after leaving car park at www.cheltenham.gov. uk/parking.

Please note: There is no wheelchair access from the Regent Arcade car park when the Regent Arcade shopping centre is closed.

Guide/assistance dogs welcome.

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We have an infra-red sound enhancement system in the main auditorium. Using a headset (with or without a hearing aid), you can boost the volume of the performance. Ask our usher at the kiosk for a headset.

Whenever Possible We Offer; • Audio described performances and touch tours.

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Outside pantomime season, the suggested coach drop-off and pick-up point is Royal Well Bus Station, but waiting time is limited to 15 minutes.

See www.cheltenham.gov.uk/parking for further details.

• Captioned performances.

• Sign interpreted performances.

• Relaxed performances.

Please see individual performance pages or our website for further information.

Please note: The management reserves the right to ask any ticket holder causing a disturbance to leave the theatre without refund.

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Seating Plan

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Savers Group Savers Group Discounts are available on selected performances for groups of 10 or more.

Education Savers Special rates are available for schools and college groups of 10 or more.

For Group and School Bookings call Sally-ann Rhodes on 01242 695574, or email

sally-ann.rhodes@everymantheatre. org.uk

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£5.00 tickets available to customers between the ages of 16 and 25 on selected performances.

Lap Seats (LS) Complimentary lap seat tickets available for children under 18 months who will not be occupying their own seat.

Discounts £3.50 off price bands 1-2 (on selected performances) for members of the Everyman Theatre Association (£1.50 in Studio Theatre) £2.00 off price bands 1-3 (on selected performances) for under 16s.

Only one discount or saver is available per ticket and proof of eligibility is required. All discounts and savers are subject to availability.

Please Note: Green seats may have restricted view or restricted legroom.

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Sponsor a seat Dedicate a seat to a loved one or to mark a special anniversary and your donation will help support our varied and diverse educational and community projects, which have brought the magic and wonder of live theatre to children, young people and vulnerable adults across Gloucestershire.

Call the Box Office on 01242 572573 or book online at https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk/shows/sponsor-a-seat-2021/

to reserve your seat now!

If you are a UK tax payer and are happy to gift aid your donation, the amount the theatre will receive will increase by 25%, which will make a huge difference to those empowered by our education and community work. Just ask us for a gift aid form when choosing your seat.

Whilst seat sponsorship does not imply ownership or reserved booking rights, you could ask to buy the tickets for “your seats” when booking for a show.

Choose your seat now!

For all enquiries about the Sponsor a Seat campaign and to ask about paying in instalments, please contact: Francesca Goddard 01242 512515 (extension 251) francesca.goddard@everymantheatre.org.uk

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