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Spring|Summer “I’d happily walk the distance to The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, if the evening that lay in wait was anything like as good as Patrick Sandford’s revival of A Streetcar Named Desire” The Daily Telegraph The Nuffield’s work takes place not just on stage, in the street, and in schools, but in the head and in the heart. It is characterised by variety, inventiveness, imagination and skill. Whilst the arts are facing tough times, with your support we are delighted to present a terrific spring season of world class theatre and education experiences for the region. New plays, like BULLY BOY by Sandi Toksvig, commissioned by The Nuffield, sit alongside world class companies such as Cheek by Jowls’s Russian sister company, extraordinary circus skills from Groupe Acrobatique de Tangier, famous stand up comedians and delightful children’s theatre. Our education programme, including schools projects, youth theatre, community programmes and work connected to the education syllabus, is complemented by a major training programme for early career artists, many from Southampton and Hampshire. As you know, with swingeing cuts to public subsidy we need your help in order to preserve this exciting programme. For information about how you can get involved or to make a donation please contact Deborah Edgington, on deborah.edgington@nuffieldtheatre.co.uk and please see details of our new patron scheme on page 36. We hope you thoroughly enjoy this great season with something for everyone!
The Nuffield Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support received from: ADAPT Creative Partnerships Ernest Cook Trust Ford Britain Trust Garfield Weston Foundation John Lewis Partnership Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust The Foundation for Sports and the Arts Supported by
A Midsummer Night’s Dream.....4-5 The Wolves of Willoughby Chase....................... 6-7
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The Tempest.............................8-9
Miles Jupp.................................. 24
Fallen......................................... 10
Holly Walsh................................24
The Devil Has Quentin’s Heart... 10
Stephen Carlin............................ 25
Bloodshot................................... 11
Mark Thomas............................. 25
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea..........................12-13
John Gordillo............................. 26
Love, Love, Love................... 14-15
Chris Mayo................................. 26
Chouf Ouchouf ......................16-17
Zoe Lyons................................... 27
Bully Boy............................... 18-19
Claire Summerskill..................... 27
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Comedy Bar Summer Special...... 27
Dementia Diaries........................ 20
Children
451 – Apples & Snakes................ 20
Saturday Morning Children’s Theatre...................... 28
Very Hard Times........................ 21 The Nuffield Theatre Trust Ltd is a registered charity (number 286876). Information is correct at time of going to press but the theatre reserves the right to make amendments as necessary. The right to make discounted ticket offers to selected customers at any time is reserved.
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www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk Artistic Director Patrick Sandford
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Executive Director Kate Anderson
You’re Not Like Other Girls Chrissy..................... 21 Bourgeois & Maurice – Shedding Skin............................ 22 Steal Compass, Drive North, Disappear.............. 22
Dan Clark................................... 26
Half term Workshops.................. 29
Youth Theatre...............30 Workshops.................... 31 Amateur Hires.......... 32-33
Exterminating Angel.................. 23 Sex Idiot..................................... 23
STOP PRESS: Monday 23 May – 4Play is 4 brand new plays by 4 talented new writers, performed and directed by InterACT – The Northern Region’s Theatre Training Ensemble, managed by Northumberland Theatre Company. The Nuffield is one of the country’s key training theatres involved in InterACT.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream By William Shakespeare
The Nuffield Theatre Company and Headlong Theatre in association with Hull Truck “ A director of exceptional flair” The Guardian on Natalie Abrahami
3 – 19 February Directed by Natalie Abrahami
Times 7.30pm, plus 2.30pm Wed 9, Thu 10 & Wed 16 and 3pm Sat 19
Ticket Prices £10 – £19 (Price 1 – see page 34)
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‘ Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind...’ The Nuffield and Headlong’s re-imagining of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM sets Shakespeare’s best-loved comedy in a 1960s film studio where a Hollywood epic is in the making. Meanwhile Hippolyta’s turbulent off-camera affair with her costar Theseus is fast becoming the love-hate relationship of the century – and it’s not the only romance to have blossomed on set. Passions rise. Tempers fray. And filming is almost complete. This vivid, thrilling new production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM uses video, movement and music to re-locate Shakespeare’s funniest play in the centre of this magical whirlwind of passion and performance – and asks whether love, like beauty, is really only in the eye of the beholder. Combining Shakespeare’s original text with a rich and cuttingedge production, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM follows the previous collaborations between The Nuffield and Headlong Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness and The Winter’s Tale.
What you’ll love… A fantastic Shakespeare play spliced with the heightened ‘glamour’ of a 60’s epic film in the making brought to you by a combination of acclaimed theatrical powerhouses and directed by Natalie Abrahami, Artistic Director of The Gate Theatre – what a great start to 2011! 5
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase By Joan Aiken Adapted by Russ Tunney The Nuffield Theatre Company and Forest Forge
A thrilling adventure set in an alternative history of England, THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE is the story of two brave and determined girls as they fight against ferocious wolves, snowy wastelands and a very evil guardian, Miss Slighcarp. The opening of the Channel Tunnel has led to dangerous wolves roaming Britain, but this is not the only danger that cousins Bonnie and Sylvia, and their friend Simon the Goose-boy, must face as they encounter unforgettable characters and mysterious scheming.
9 – 12 March
Evocative of Dickens and Edward Gorey, THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE is thrilling, funny and spectacular with lush music and innovative staging.
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What you’ll love… A terrific adventure, a classic children’s
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Directed by Kirstie Davies
Times Wed – Thurs 10.45am & 2.30pm Fri – Sat 2.30pm & 7pm
Ticket Prices £7 – £13 (see page 34)
Young Person, Student (see page 38/9)
story, and a great theatrical experience – THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE will be a joy for all the family.
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The Tempest By William Shakespeare Cheek by Jowl IN RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES “ Whatever Cheek by Jowl does next constitutes a major happening” The Guardian
Directed by Declan Donnellan Designed by Nick Ormerod
Following their highly successful production of Andromaque, we are delighted to have the opportunity to welcome Cheek by Jowl back to Southampton with a dynamic new production of THE TEMPEST. In 1999, Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod were invited by the Chekhov International Festival to form an ensemble. Featuring some of Russia’s finest actor’s, the company first performed in 2000 at Moscow Arts Theatre. Since then, Cheek by Jowl’s Russian sister company has performed across the world from Sydney to Buenos Aires. This new production of THE TEMPEST is the ensemble’s fourth and will perform at only a select few venues in the UK following its Paris opening in January 2011. Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod’s internationally renowned Russian ensemble, whose “acting is nothing short of sublime” (The Times), perform a fresh and innovative interpretation of The Tempest, bringing to life this disturbing masque of power, control and illusion. Shakespeare juggles laughter, danger, magic and love with all the flair and freedom of his maturity.
“The glorious surprise of this “Twelfth Night”... is in how it finds an alchemical substance in Shakespeare that transcends the verbal...Shakespeare’s first language, it would seem, is not English, after all; it’s Theater.” New York Times on Twelfth Night 8
Alexander Veklistov (Caliban) as Boris Godunov, 2008. Boris Godunov photographs by Chi Wei
16 – 19 March
Times 7:30pm
Ticket Prices £12.50 – £21 (see page 34)
Events & Offers Meet the Cast, Young Person, Student (see page 38/9)
What you’ll love… The Tempest will be one of the most anticipated theatrical events of 2011: a rare chance to see some of Russian’s finest actors in a major Shakespeare classic play brought to you by a company with an internationally reputation for fresh and vivid productions of classic texts – not to be missed!
Igor Yasulovich (Prosepero) in Boris Godunov, 2008.
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24 – 26 March
The Devil Has Quentin’s Heart
Devised and Written By Benji Reid, Peader Kirk and Ray Shell Breaking Cycles Based on characters from the novel ‘Iced’ by Ray Shell Directed By Peader Kirk | Performed By Benji Reid Musical Composition and Performance By Andrew Wong Lighting Design By Paul Colley
22 – 23 March
Fallen Upswing
In association with The Albany, la Breche Cherbourg, Jacksons Lane, London International Mime Festival, Norden Farm Centre for the Arts and Southwark Playhouse. Weaving dance, aerial, circus, shadows and animation with African spirituality and a modern story, FALLEN creates a dynamic and poetic portrait of eternal love, overwhelming loss and the resilience of the human spirit. Alone in a foreign land, caught in a place of transition, a woman turns to a place where dreams reunite her with all she has lost in her flight.
Benji Reid, pioneer of hip hop theatre and culture, returns to the stage with an explosive new production from Breaking Cycles – creators of highly energised, emotionally conflicting physical theatre. Riding on a roller coaster to redemption The Devil Has Quentin’s Heart is a twisted, funky and perverse modern day tragedy that exploring the stark realism of substance abuse and fractured relationships. Quentin had it all riding high as an ultra-successful trader on Wall Street but betrayed and framed for fraud he discovers life in the underbelly of New York. Greed knows no limits, as Quentin makes one last wager to save his soul...
Time 7:30pm Ticket Prices £10 – £16 (Price 2 – see page 34) Events & Offers Meet the Cast, Young Person, Student (see page 38/9)
Upswing has established itself at the forefront of aerial interdisciplinary circus in the UK. FALLEN is created by aerial director Vicki Amedume, animator Nic Rawlings from Paper Cinema, and mentor Mark Murphy.
Time 7:30pm Ticket Prices £10 – £16 (Price 2 – see page 34) Events & Offers Meet the Cast, Young Person, Student (see page 38/9)
“ With terrific input from aerial experts, Upswing, this is one hell of a ride” **** The Guardian on New Vic’s Wicked Lady 10
Bloodshot by Douglas Post The Nuffield Theatre Company
BLOODSHOT wowed audiences at The Nuffield last spring, and returns for a short run before going on an international tour. Derek is a skilled photographer, very down on his luck. A mysterious envelope drops through the letter box – a stranger asking him to take pictures of an elegant young woman as she walks through leafy Holland Park. The catch is she must not know she is being photographed… the reward is handsome.
“ superb... combines outstanding acting and a gripping plot” The Daily Echo
29 – 31 March Directed by Patrick Sandford Performed by Simon Slater
Times 7.30pm
Ticket Prices Derek accepts – how could he refuse? But the assignment leads him to seedy Soho in the new multi-cultural landscape of the 1950’s. Who is the girl? Why does she take a different route each day? What do an Irish comedian, a Russian conjuror and an American saxophone player have to do with a sudden bloody incident? In solving the mystery Derek finds his whole outlook on life is changed.
£10.50 – £19 (Price 1 – see page 34)
Events & Offers Young Person, Student (see page 38/9)
What you’ll love… Douglas Post’s wonderfully intelligent thrillers do more than keep you on the edge of your seat – they examine the turbulent human heart.
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Based on the novel by Jules Verne The Nuffield Theatre Company 1866: Strange things are happening at sea... Ships are vanishing without trace… A strange underwater creature haunts the depths of the wild, wide ocean…
6 – 16 April
Renowned scientist, Professor Arronnax, and Ned Land, the King of Harpooners are sent on a secret mission to capture the mysterious creature that has been wreaking havoc on the high seas. Instead they discover adventure and further mystery, exploring underwater forests, escaping the clutches of the arctic ice and even visit the legendary lost city of Atlantis. For they are the prisoners of the infamous and eccentric Captain Nemo – and are travelling on the most fabulous invention of them all – the greatest submarine ever created – The Nautilus!
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Hold your breath and submerge yourself in a swashbuckling underwater adventure – 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA! For ages 6+ and their families.
Adapted and directed by Russ Tunney
2.30pm & 7pm
Ticket Prices £7 – £13 (see page 34)
Events & Offers Meet the Cast, Young Person, Student (see page 38/9)
Access Signed & Described Thurs 14 April (see page 37)
What you’ll love… A magical underwater world of music, colour and rip-roaring adventure is brought to life by the team behind last year’s Nuffield production of Alice in Wonderland.
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“ Terrific lines and big laughs... Bartlett does the clash of generational world views with a devastating precision” The Guardian
Love, Love, Love By Mike Bartlett Paines Plough and Drum Theatre Plymouth
27 – 30 April
Described as “Bang on the money (*****)”, by The Telegraph in its first short tour last year, we are delighted to be bringing Paines Plough’s highly acclaimed production of Mike Bartlett’s new play to the Nuffield.
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Directed by James Grieve Designed by Lucy Osborne Lighting by Hartley T A Kemp Sound by Tom Gibbons
7.30pm “ It could’ve been politicians or old men, an orchestra or ballet or something old like that something old, but it wasn’t. It was pop music. Young people, like us, dressed up as they want. Things are changing every day at the moment.“ 1967. Kenneth and Sandra know the world is changing. And they want some of it. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE takes on the baby boomer generation as it retires, and finds it full of trouble. Smoking, drinking, ambitious and paranoid, one couple’s forty-year journey from initial burst to full bloom.
What you’ll love… A superb new play by Olivier Award winning playwright Mike Bartlett, whose last play EARTHQUAKES IN LONDON premiered at The National Theatre in 2010 and was hailed as “best new play of the year” by The Stage.
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Ticket Prices £10.50 – £19 (Price 1 – see page 34)
Events & Offers Pay What You Can, Meet the Cast, Young Person, Student (see page 38/9)
Access Signed & Described Thur 28 April (see page 37)
“Dazzling” The Observer
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Chouf Ouchouf Groupe Acrobatique de Tangier Devised and Directed by Zimmermann & de Perrot A witty and highly skilled show for adults and children over seven. We are delighted to present Groupe Acrobatique de Tangier, a company of twelve Moroccan acrobats, with their new production, CHOUF OUCHOUF produced and directed by awardwinning Swiss artists Zimmermann and de Perrot. Weaving together contemporary performance and traditional Moroccan acrobatics in a poetic exploration of North African culture, CHOUF OUCHOUF reflects the daily life in the Medina. In the Medina, the old quarter, it’s ten to a house, and a hundred to the narrowest street. Shout or you won’t be heard; push to the front or never be seen. Life and colour lie around every corner, animals and cigarette hawkers fill the squares. The city is unruly, chaotic, but no matter – beneath the clamour and fights of the market are the whispers of its other life. Dusk falls like a shutter, then the night. Silently the walls open, and amid the maze-like streets and along the rooftops figures move on secret agendas. What, or who, is in the bag?
“ With an insouciant brilliance, they fill the stage with multiple back-flips, dizzying cartwheels, perilous human pyramids and vaulting trampoline stunts… everyone was spellbound.” The Guardian on previous show Taoub
2 – 4 May Presented in association with Crying Out Loud
Times 7.30pm
Ticket Prices £10.50 – £19 (Price 1 – see page 34)
Events & Offers Meet the Cast, Young Person, Student (See page 38/9)
CHOUF OUCHOUF (literally “look, but take a real good look”) captures the danger, joy and urgency of life in Tangiers. The production arrives at the Nuffield hot on the heels of its London run at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
What you’ll love… Highly skilled, vibrantly Moroccan, chaotic, energetic, CHOUF OUCHOUF combines some of the best international acrobatic theatrical skills.
“The mix of skill [and] sleight of hand is irresistible, and the piece has a gleeful magpie tendency – thieving from absurdism, popular cartoons, surrealism and modern dance.” The Guardian on Zimmermann & de Perrot’s recent LIMF show Öper Öpis at the Barbican
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Bully Boy A new play by Sandi Toksvig The Nuffield Theatre Company Major Oscar Hadley is flown to the front line to probe allegations of severe misconduct within a self-styled ‘Bully Boy’ unit of the British army. When young squaddie, Eddie Clark, from Burnley is interrogated Oscar begins to discover that ‘truth’ in a modern insurgency can be a point of view rather than a fact.
10 – 28 May Directed by Patrick Sandford
Times 7.30pm & 3pm Sat 28 May
Ticket Prices Sandi Toksvig tackles the challenging moral issues of contemporary military occupation and its effect on the mental health of serving soldiers. She asks the question, ‘What makes a hero?’ In this ferociously gripping story, Sandi Toksvig writes with startling insight and tenderness about the minds of soldiers. Nationally known and loved as a broadcaster, Sandi Toksvig is also a writer of great skill.
£10.50 - £19 (Price 1 - see page 34)
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Access Signed & Described Thurs 26 May (see page 37)
What you’ll love… Commissioned by The Nuffield, this new play is enthralling and emotionally compelling. Unmissable.
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31 January – 2 February
Dementia Diaries
Based on personal experience. DEMENTIA DIARIES is a story of confusion and conflict, memories and memory loss, told through the interweaving monologues of a dysfunctional Anglo-Polish family and their Polish carer, where both parents are suffering from different forms of dementia.
Time 7:30pm Ticket Prices £10 (concessions £8)
Very Hard Times
You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy
Following the hilarious Department of Smelling Pistakes last year, Publick Transport return to attempt a deeply relevant play about the state of the nation…and fail magnificently.
Written by Maria Jastrzebska Directed by Mark Hewitt for LLL Productions Incidental music by Peter Copley for flute and cello
The production has been developed in partnership with research clinicians and doctors at the Memory Assessment and Research Centre (MARC) at Moorgreen Hospital in Southampton and The Nuffield Theatre, located on campus at the University of Southampton, home to one of the country’s leading departments of clinical neuroscience.
14 – 15 March
Publick Transport
Lewes Live Lit
Performed by Polish and British actors, this accessible but uncompromising drama for five voices and live music combines tenderness, despair, and moments of surreal humour.
7 – 8 March
What happens when a hard-working, honest man can no longer afford to keep his wife in the style to which she has become accustomed?
21 February, 18 April & 20 June
451 Apples and Snakes 451 is Apples & Snakes bi-monthly performance poetry night here at The Nuffield, featuring performances by established artists, plus your chance to shine behind the mic, in the open mic session.
Tackling the thorny issue of economic hardship, Publick Transport presents a reinterpretation of Dickens’ classic so breathtakingly radical that it bears no resemblance to the original whatsoever! Replete with wicked humour, musical treats and visual delights (not to mention theatrical incompetence, petty squabbles and nervous breakdowns) Publick Transport grabs three generations of theatre-goers by the throat and drags them kicking and screaming back to the 19th century.
Created and performed by Caroline Horton Paris 1945. Christiane waits for a ticket to England that will reunite her with her fiancé. While she waits, this delightfully irrepressible mademoiselle recounts the love story which started at Cheadle Tennis Club between her – an eccentric, acutely-myopic Parisian – and a tongue-tied English teacher from Staffordshire. A tender, comic portrayal of one woman’s experience of love and war. Comic theatre at its most moving and inspiring. Caroline Horton won Solo Performer, The Stage Awards 2010 for this charming one-woman show. Commissioned by China Plate/Warwick Arts Centre/mac.
Time 7:30pm Ticket Prices £10 (concessions £8)
Time 7:30pm Ticket Prices £10 (concessions £8)
Details of performers will be published at www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk or contact the box office. If you are interested in taking part in the open mic, contact Pete Hunter: pete@applesandsnakes.org or 023 8031 5500 ext 206. Apples & Snakes is the UK’s leading performance poetry organisation. Apples & Snakes South East – based at The Nuffield – was launched in 2009. For more information visit www.applesandsnakes.org or join our Facebook group (search for 451).
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4 – 5 April
5 – 7 May
Steal Compass, Drive North, Disappear
Exterminating Angel
Stillpoint Theatre, performed by Rachel Blackman Ground breaking young company Stillpoint return to The Nuffield with an award winning new solo work. What is a successful life and who would you be prepared to sacrifice to get one?
1 – 2 April
Bourgeois & Maurice – Shedding Skin Taking time out from their busy schedule of gazing at their own reflections, critically acclaimed alt-cabaret duo Bourgeois & Maurice bring their fulllength show to Southampton hot on the heels of a hit run at the legendary Sadlers Wells theatre in London. Bourgeois & Maurice are a musical double act with style as sharp as their wit. Part-cabaret, part-theatre, part-catwalk freakshow, their songs blend unashamedly catchy pop hooks with bitingly satirical lyrics.
“ Gloriously inappropriate decadence”
Martin is successful, but struggling, his lover is lost in Eurodisney, his biographer doesn’t like him and his wife couldn’t care less. He has only his daughter to complain to. What a pity she is 5. Black humour, cinematic intimacy and physical storytelling combine in this poetic and funny performance road trip. Blackman’s characters inhabit a twilight sensual world where they struggle with love, conflict and hope.
” A theatrical masterpiece worthy of the highest accolades” ***** Fringe Review
Time 7:30pm Ticket Prices £10 (concessions £8)
An Improvisation Future Ruins and The Nuffield Theatre A casual meal between friends becomes something far stranger when the group’s behaviour suddenly starts to change. As the rules of logic gradually disappear from the room, the friends find themselves in a terrifying predicament that cuts to the heart of who they are. Improvised afresh each night in a radically naturalistic style, this is theatre that picks apart the minutiae of social behaviour and exposes the horror that lies beneath it. Inspired by the Surrealist films of Luis Buñuel and the atmospheric theatre of Maurice Maeterlinck, Future Ruins cordially invite you to an evening you won’t easily forget. Supported by The Leche Trust.
Time 7:30pm Ticket Prices £10 (concessions £8)
9 – 11 May
Sex Idiot Bryony Kimmings This year, following her very first STI test, 29 year-old Bryony discovered she had a common sexual disease. Not one for looking back, she was faced with the arduous task of retracing her sexual footsteps. Join Bryony on a tour through her true-life sexual misadventures and self-realisations, told through vignettes of performance, dance, song and spoken word all gaffer taped to some rough chat and acts of slight danger! A funny, honest and unapologetic account of female sexuality in the 21st Century, this show is for anyone whose had a onenight stand and liked it, broken hearts in the search for true love and ultimately realised no (wo)man is an island. Supported by The Junction, ESCALATOR and Arts Council England, East Warning: Age suitability 18+ contains some sexual content, nudity and alcohol.
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Miles Jupp Fibber in the Heat After pulling a few strings and telling some little lies, an unprepared and unqualified Jupp heads to India with the English press to embark on a month long, sun-soaked disaster (and some minor triumphs). A sorry tale of how he attempted to become a cricket journalist by the unlikely, ill –thought out and dishonest method of pretending to be one. Miles Jupp is an award winning stand up and actor who has recently appeared in the feature film Made in Dagenham and the BBC’s The Thick Of It, Mock the Week, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow as well as appearing as a regular character in Rev.
Time 7.30pm
Ticket Prices £15 (concessions £13)
As seen on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Mock The Week, Would I Lie To You, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and many more. Winner of Chortle.co.uk Best Newcomer 2008. Plus support from Naz Osmanoglu and resident MC Chris Mayo
Time 8pm (doors 7pm)
Ticket Prices £10 (£8 Concessions)
As seen on Edinburgh and Beyond and Comedy Cuts, Stephen has supported Stewart Lee and Stephen Merchant on tour, and has performed stand up and clubs and festivals all over the world. He regularly writes for Radio 4’s The Now Show and The News Quiz.
“Ready to become at the very least a cult favourite among fans of the sharper end of stand-up” The Guardian Plus support from Ed Gamble and resident MC Chris Mayo
Mark Thomas Extreme Rambling (Walking The Wall) Following his sell-out nationwide show The Manifesto, award-winning comedian and activist Mark Thomas returns with his brand new show. Never one to take the easy option, Mark decided to go rambling in the Middle East and walked the entire length of the Israeli Separation Barrier crossing between the Israeli and the Palestinian side. This is the story of 300 000 settlers; a 750 km wall; six arrests, one stoning; too much hummus and a simple question... “Can you ever get away from it all with a good walk?”
“Moving and inspiring…as gripping as any live performance you will see” ***** The Guardian Time 7.30pm
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11 June
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The Comedy Bar
Dan Clark
Chris Mayo’s Panic Attack
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Clare Summerskill
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Zoe Lyons
Well That Explains It!
Summer Special
Let’s talk about Sex! Sexual Orientation! Being single, being married, being Gay, Bi, Lesbian, Queer, Straight and those who just see themselves as a little bit on the wonky side…
Due to fantastic sell out shows throughout the last 5 years, The Comedy Bar is hosting a special Summer show in the main theatre, with four of the biggest and most exciting acts on the comedy circuit. Don’t miss this!
John Gordillo Perrier Award Nominee John Gordillo is one of the most exciting and inventive headline acts on the circuit. Described by The Evening Standard as “One of our finest stand up’s”, John has performed comedy all over the world and was co-creator and host of The RDA with John Gordillo on BBC Choice (Now BBC Three). He has directed shows for Eddie Izzard, and is a regular headliner at some of the biggest comedy clubs and festivals.
“ Superb” Time Out
Best known as lovable rogue Don Danbury in the BBC3 sitcom How Not to Live Your Life and Johnny Two Hats in The Mighty Boosh – Dan Clark finally takes his unique brand of comedy on the road. The show combines his brilliant observational stand-up routines with the occasional hysterical song.
“ A delightful balance of confident swagger, selfdeprecation, the bizarre and the brilliant. Uninterrupted comic ecstasy” ****Metro Time 7.30pm
Plus support from Neil McFarlane and resident MC Chris Mayo
Time 8pm (doors 7pm)
Ticket Prices £10 (£8 Concessions)
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We are living in a stressful, confusing, panic filled world, and no-one knows it better than full time hypochondriac and stand up comedian Chris Mayo. Join him as he unfolds all that makes us tick, in this refreshing and calming debut solo show from one of the comedy circuits most exciting and promising newcomers. Plus support.
“ Packed with tales of life experiences, his material is full with off the cuff sarcastic commentary and is amusingly unpredictable” Three Weeks This is a work in progress show prior to its performance at The Edinburgh Festival.
Time 8pm (doors 7pm)
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As seen on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and Mock The Week, Zoe is fast becoming one of the most exciting and sought after headline acts on the circuit. IF.Comedy Award Nominee.
“Confident and razor sharp” Observer Magazine Plus support from Brett Goldstein and resident MC Chris Mayo
Time 8pm (doors 7pm)
Ticket Prices £10 (£8 Concessions)
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about all these matters but were too afraid to ask… in case someone gave you a funny look! All is finally explained and revealed by lesbian actress/singer/ stand-up, Clare Summerskill who in this new show will take you through a fast-moving, song-singing, side-splitting, costume-changing evening of comedy and music. It’s a one night stand you’ll never forget!
“ A lesbian Victoria Wood!” Radio 4
PHIL KAY As seen on QI, Russell Howard’s Good News – a Comedy Bar favourite, and one of the most original, exciting and refreshing comedians working on the comedy circuit.
“ Hysterical” Time Out LUCY PORTER As seen on The Rob Brydon Show, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You, Argumental and Celebrity Mastermind.
Paul Sinha
£5
Time 8pm (doors 7pm)
Ticket Prices £10 (£8 Concessions)
If.comedy nominee at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival and Chortle Award Best Headliner nominee in 2009. Plus special guest MC.
Time 8pm
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Children
Workshops
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Half Term Workshops 21 – 25 February
A sensational season of Saturday Children’s Theatre Goldilocks – Hand to Mouth Theatre
11am & 2pm
Families
5 March
Fishes Wishes – Theatre Lyngo
11am & 2pm
Ages 3+
Times vary
Ages 6+
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Nuffield Theatre Company (see pages 6-7)
26 March
Circles in the Sand – Tam Tam Theatre
6 – 16 April
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Nuffield Theatre Company (see pages 12-13)
11am & 2pm Times vary
Join us for a mask-making workshop. You never know who you could become. Ages: under 5, must be accompanied by an adult Cost: £8 (inc. 1 adult and 1 child)
Mural Mural On The Wall
19 Feb
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Who’s There?
Tuesday 22 February, 10am – 1pm
For full details please see our children’s brochure – available from The Box Office. All shows are in the studio and tickets are £6, except The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (see pages 6-7) and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (see pages 12-13).
9 – 12 March
Monday 21 February, 10am – 12pm
Help make a mural capturing the wintry adventures of THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE. Come and create an England that never was. Ages: 12+ | Cost: £10
Wednesday 23 February, 10am – 1pm
Wolf Tracks
Ages 0 – 3
Our team will guide you through creating a scavenger hunt that recreates the adventures of THE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE. Plan a path around the Nuffield for your friends and family to follow at the end of the day. Ages: 7-10 | Cost: £10
Ages 6+
7 May
Little Ruby Red Tells Tales – Theatr Iolo
11am & 2pm
Ages 3 – 7
14 May
The Owl and the Pussycat – Hiccup Theatre
11am & 2pm
Ages 3 – 8
21 May
The Mole Who Knew it was None of his Business – Kipper Tie Theatre
11am & 2pm
Ages 3+
28 May
Fly Away Katie – Long Nose Puppets
11am & 2pm
Ages 2 – 7
Thursday 24 February, 10am – 1pm
Schools Workshops An exciting range of workshops for teachers
We are pleased to announce that we now provide a series of theatre workshops for primary, secondary and further education establishments. The workshops are delivered by experienced professional practitioners and are designed to suit the needs of syllabus requirements. We are also able to tailor make workshops to suit you. Our aim over all these workshops is to offer a positive experience that can easily be transferred to curriculum work. Please contact us on 023 8031 5500 ext 231 for more details.
From Here To There
A physical theatre workshop exploring journeys. Long and epic or small and personal, find a way to show the path. Ages: 13+ | Cost: £10
Friday 25 February, 10am – 4.30pm
Wolf Tales
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Youth Theatre
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Hampshire Nuffield Nuffield Youth Theatre Youth Theatre Drama Club
Weekly Sessions
Get involved with the region’s top youth theatre for ages 14+. Auditions for the 2011 production will take place in March/April.
These new weekly sessions are fun and informal, no regular commitment is necessary (although we’d love to see you every week!) Book in advance or come along on the day.
For details of dates and locations, contact the box office on 023 8067 1771 or visit www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
For 13 -25 year olds who want to create and explore theatre in a fun environment. Members meet weekly on Monday, Tuesday and Friday evenings with additional rehearsals on Wednesdays and Sundays. For details of NYT productions, visit www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
Try your hand at making theatre with ten weeks of drama workshops, during which time you will see shows, learn new theatre skills and have lots of fun!
Cost: £65 (per term) Age: 13-25yrs
5 – 7 yrs 7 – 9 yrs 9 – 11 yrs 11 – 13 yrs
Cost: £65 (per term) Ages: 5 – 12yrs Times:
Sponsored by:
Mums and Tots
Tuesdays 11am – 12pm 18 Jan – 5 July Ages 0-3 years and their carers £3 per session (includes coffee and squash) or £10 for 4 sessions. Join us for a coffee (on us!) and a chat. A morning of creativity and laughter! Sessions may include song, craft or storytelling but will always be fun for little ones and their carers.
Fifty Plus
Thursdays 11am – 12pm 20 Jan – 7 July £2 per session (includes drink) Why not come along and join us for a morning of fun, friendship and chat. Activities may include drama, writing, dance, craft or storytelling. Meet new friends and learn new skills. Admission includes a tea or coffee.
9:45am – 10:45am 11am – 12:30pm 1.15 – 2.45pm 3pm – 5pm
To join the waiting list for Nuffield Drama Club or Nuffield Youth Theatre, or for further information on activities and projects for young people, contact Annie Reilly: 023 8031 5500 | ex 232 or annie.reilly@nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
11 – 15 January
Young Reviewers
Kontakt
Nuffield Youth Theatre Based on an idea by Phillip Mackenzie Directed by Tim Ford How often does an adult sit across a table from a young person and have meaningful conversation? A series of one-to-one performances, and a truly unique encounter – do you dare to make KONTAKT?
Various dates from February – May Ages 15-25 £45 for course (includes ticket to 3 Nuffield shows). Advance booking necessary
3 – 4 June
Conflict – A Double Bill Nuffield Youth Theatre Directed by Tim Ford
7pm & 8.30pm
NYT perform two plays that look at conflict within our world; The Pilgrimage by Paul Goetzee and Red Red Shoes by Charles Way.
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Times
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7.30pm
Times
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Don’t just watch, respond. Come and see a selection of our shows and let us know what you think. Produce writing (creative or analytical) about what you’ve seen. Attend sessions led by Nuffield staff and guest artists to discuss the productions you’ve seen. Suitable for those interested in directing, reviewing, dramaturgy or anyone who just wants to talk about theatre.
Supported by:
The Company An adult performance group
28 April – 30 June on Thursdays Time: 6.30pm – 9pm | £70 for 9 sessions For anyone aged 21 plus who wants to create and explore theatre in a fun environment. Members meet weekly on Thursday evenings to explore the process of acting. This is your chance to meet new friends, have fun and to work with The Nuffield’s resident directors. Any level of experience is welcome. 31
Amateur Hires
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Amateur Hires
The Nuffield has two performance spaces (Main House and Studio) available for hire by local amateur companies. Contact us to find out more: call 023 8031 5500 or visit www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
See diary for details of the following shows, which were in our Autumn/Winter Brochure:
Uncle Vanya
Carmen
The Maskers Theatre Company
Southampton Operatic Society
How The Other Half Loves
18 – 22 January
25 – 29 January
Southampton University Players
1 – 5 March Main House
Main House
The Mikado 23 – 26 February An amateur performance by Southampton University Light Opera Society
Main House
Meera 6 March An amateur performance presented by Art Asia
Main House
Asian Cultural Show Dhamaal 2011 13 March An amateur performance by Art Asia and The Asian Cultural Society University of Southampton
Main House
Roverang 2011 19 – 23 April An amateur performance by Roverang
Main House
Wessex Medical Research Charity Concert 5 June Supported by ExxonMobil at Fawley 32
The quintessential Gilbert and Sullivan Opera, revived for the 40th anniversary of the Southampton University Light Operatic Society. A spectacular dance drama featuring a cast of over 50 community performers and an array of glittering costumes. Produced by Subrang Arts with music by Ashit Desai.
Times 7.30pm Tickets £12 (concessions £8)
Entertaining Angels An amateur performance by Southampton University Players
14 – 18 June By Richard Everett, Directed by Noel Thorpe Tracey
As part of Art Asia’s 30th Birthday celebrations, the first 30 tickets will be at 1981 ticket prices – £3.00. For more information visit www.artasia.org.uk
Main House
Times 7pm Tickets £7 (concessions £5)
An amateur performance by Southampton Operatic Society
Hot Mikado 21 – 25 June
First 30 tickets just £3
Dhamaal 2011 is a night of celebration, showcasing the talent of students and local performers. The show has a festival atmosphere where everyone can enjoy a variety of live music, comedy sketches
and dance performances, plus a fashion show. Times 6.30pm Tickets £10 (concessions £8) First 30 tickets £3
If you’re looking for the perfect family night out, then this colourful extravaganza of music, dance and laughter performed by over 100 local Scouts and Guides is for you! An array of Pop, Rock and
Gospel, Big band, Musicals and Rock n Roll. Times 7.30pm & 2pm Sat Tickets £10.50 (children and pensioners £8.50 – not available Sat evening) Tickets on sale 21 March
An evening of musical entertainment featuring – from the world of international opera – Diana Montague (Mezzo soprano) and David Rendall (Tenor), plus their family Amelia, Nell and Huw.
Also featuring Shrunk in the Wash! Times 6pm Tickets£10.50 – £19 (concessions available)
Main House
Oklahoma! 6 – 9 July An amateur performance by Footlights Youth Theatre
Main House
Live The Dream! 10 July An amateur performance by Dancewise Studios
Main House
Journey to the Wild Side 14 – 17 July An amateur performance by Sally Johnson Academy of Dance
As a clergy wife, Grace has spent a lifetime on best behaviour. Now, following the death of her husband Bardolph, she is enjoying the new-found freedom to do and say exactly as she pleases but
some disturbing revelations force Grace to confront the truth of her marriage... Times 7.30pm Tickets £12 (concessions £10, students 2 for 1 Tues & Wed)
Southampton Operatic Society is bringing Hot Mikado to the Nuffield stage and it is as heady as a speakeasy during prohibition! East meets West head-on in
this hilarious 1940’s-style updating of the perennial Gilbert and Sullivan classic. Times 7.30pm Tickets £13, £11 (concessions £11.50, £9.50 – available Tue – Thu)
The award-winning Footlights Youth Theatre makes a much anticipated return to the Nuffield in a brand new version of this Western love story. After the success of last year’s
42nd Street early booking is highly recommended to avoid disappointment. Times 7.30pm & 2.30pm Sat Tickets £12, £11 (concessions £10, £9 – not available Sat eve)
Packed with dreams, nightmares and aspirations, experience the best these talented local dancers have to offer with hip-hop, ballet, Irish, contemporary, tap,
singing and more! It’s the stuff dreams are made of! Times 6pm Tickets £12.50 (children and pensioners £10.50) Tickets on sale 1 April
Sally Johnson Academy of Dance presents an action packed adventure full of fun and discovery. With a cast of 500 this is a show which will capture your heart where friendships are cemented forever.
Times 6.30pm & 1.30pm Sat & Sun Tickets £13 (children and pensioners £10) Tickets on sale 4 April
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Information
Information
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Concessions Standard concession (£2 off ticket prices – terms & conditions apply) available for all adult productions presented by The Nuffield for: • Those in receipt of benefits
• Hearing Impaired*
• The Writers Guild members
• Registered Disabled*
• People over 60
• University Staff (Southampton
• Visually Impaired*
• Equity members
and Southampton Solent)
* Registered disabled, visually impaired and hearing impaired customers can also book a free ticket for a companion. Further access information can be found on the back page.
Young People and Students Anyone in full time education receives the standard concession (£2 off ticket prices – terms & conditions apply) for all adult productions presented by The Nuffield
YP Young people under 26 can get £7 tickets on selected performances – look for YP on the diary (pages 38 – 39).
S Students in full time education can get £7 tickets on many productions at The Nuffield. Tickets available most Mon-Thurs (please check availability with the Box Office).
A Night Less Ordinary is an Arts Council England scheme which will provide 618,000 free theatre tickets to anyone under 26 in more than 200 venues across England, between February 2009 and March 2011.
for ALL performances to anyone under the age of 26. To find out more about how you can claim your free tickets, visit www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk/under26
The Nuffield is delighted to be taking part in this scheme and is offering a limited number of free tickets
School Prices
Prices 1 or 2: Mon – Thurs & Matinees £7 | Friday £8 | Saturday standard price
Group Discounts Discounts are not available with any other offer.
Ticket Prices Band A – PREMIER
BAND B
BAND C
BAND D
CONCESSIONS
PREVIEWS
Price 1
£19.00
£18.00
£16.00
£10.50
£2 off ticket
£10.00
Price 2
£16.00
£15.00
£13.50
£10.00
£2 off ticket
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The Tempest
£21.00
£20.00
£18.00
£12.50
£2 off ticket
-
£13.00
£12.00
£10.50
£9.00
£2 off ticket
£7.00
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase & 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Other Shows Studio Shows | Comedy | Hires | Children’s Theatre – prices vary, please refer to show information. 34
Group booking 8 + seats Group booking 12 + seats
10% off 15% off
Other Discounts
2for1 2 tickets for the price of 1 on Press Nights of Nuffield Main House productions. Look for 2for1 on the diary (pages 38-39)
Group booking 20 + seats Group booking 40 + seats
20% off 25% off
PW Pay What You Can – Pay what you can afford (suggested minimum of £3 – limited to 4 tickets per customer). Look for PW on the diary (pages 38-39)
Box Office: 023 8067 1771
Book Online: www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk Payment Terms: No refunds will be given once tickets have been paid for. Ticket exchanges must be made with at least 48 hours notice for another performance of the same show. There is £1 administration charge per ticket. Your tickets may be offered for resale subject to £1 fee & on the understanding that our tickets will be given priority.
Concessions and discounts are not offered for every seat and are subject to availability. Unfortunately they cannot be used in conjunction with other offers and cannot be redeemed against tickets already purchased. For all concessions, proof is required and must be provided at point of purchase or collection.
Reserved tickets are held for a maximum of 14 days & must be paid for within 4 working days of the performance. Reservations must be paid for at the time of booking if made during the week of that performance.
Latecomers will not be seated until a suitable break in the performance. The Management reserves the right to refuse admission. No late comers to Studio shows.
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Inspire, Create, Entertain! Become a patron of The Nuffield Box Office income and public funding only covers a portion of our annual expenditure. As a charitable organisation with a responsibility to the wider public, we are passionate about keeping our tickets affordable. This means we have to find extra funds from other sources to continue to inspire, create and entertain for future generations. As a member of the Nuffield Theatre’s Patron Scheme you will have the opportunity to develop a special relationship with one of the region’s most successfully acclaimed producing theatres, whilst providing essential funds to our core activities. Your support will make a huge difference…
Inspire
Create
Entertain
Inspire a young person’s future by supporting our educational and community work. Our work with young people can change a life and your support can make that happen.
Our work behind the scenes is crucial to the creative process and your support can help designers, costume makers, set builders, sound and lighting technicians transform a play to the stage.
Supporting a production is a unique way to engage with the Nuffield Theatre artistically. The courage to put on exciting, ambitious and thought-provoking theatre is at the heart of what we do, but is also the area where we most need your help.
£500+ or £45 per month
At gift of £500 could pay for: • A performance in a school followed by an educational workshop • Bursaries enabling young people to join one of our Youth Theatres • A workshop leader to run a week-long Youth Theatre project
£1000+ or £85 per month
A gift of £1,000 could pay for: •C ostumes for a Nuffield Company Production and their upkeep throughout the run •C omposition of a new musical score for a Nuffield Company Production •A sound technician to operate the music and sound effects during the run of a Nuffield Company Production
£1,500+ or £130 per month
A gift of £1,500 could pay for: • Rehearsal space • A contribution towards the £5,000 cost of commissioning a new script • An actor during the rehearsal period of a Nuffield Company Production
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Accessible performances British Sign-Language Interpreted Performances British Sign Language interpreted performances for our deaf and hard of hearing customers are offered for a selection of Main House productions. Please advise the box office when making your booking so that suitable seats can be allocated. A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Thurs 17 Feb 7.30pm The Wolves of Willoughby Chase – Thurs 10 March 7pm 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – Thurs 14 April 7pm Love, Love, Love – Thurs 28 April 7.30pm Bully Boy – Thurs 26 May 7.30pm Audio Described Performances & Touch Tours Audio described performances, for blind and visually impaired customers, bring theatre to life through a receiver and earpiece. Touch tours are also offered 45 minutes before the performance. Please advise the box office when making your booking if you require either of these services. A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Thurs 7 Feb 7.30pm The Wolves of Willoughby Chase – Thurs 10 March 7pm 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – Thurs 14 April 7pm Love, Love, Love – Thurs 28 April 7.30pm Bully Boy – Thurs 26 May 7.30pm
We aim to make The Nuffield as accessible as possible for everyone. If you have any concerns or particular access issues you would like to talk through with us, please call the Box Office on 023 8067 1771. If you are arranging a group visit and would like to discuss your access requirements, please contact Tracey Woolmer on 023 8031 5500 ext 227. For Audio Brochures, Large Print Brochures & Magnifying Sheets and information on access call the box office on 023 8067 1771.
Wheelchair Access For customers who use wheelchairs we have level access to all facilities. There are accessible car parking spaces and one accessible toilet. We offer one free seat for those accompanying wheelchair users or customers deemed to need a care assistant. Hearing Enhancement The auditorium is fitted with a ‘Williams Sound’ infra-red system, which enables customers with a hearing impairment to fully enjoy all performances. An infra-red receiver can be borrowed from the box office on the night of the performance. However, a limited number of headsets are available so it is advisable to let us know in advance if you require this service. 37
Diary
Diary
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JANUARY
Wed 13
2.30pm & 7pm
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Thu 26
7.30pm
Bully Boy S/D
Thu 14
2.30pm & 7pm
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea MC/S/D
Fri 27
7.30pm
Bully Boy Party
Tue 11
7pm & 8.30pm
Kontakt
Tue 1
7.30pm
How The Other Half Loves
Wed 12
7pm & 8.30pm
Kontakt
Wed 2
7.30pm
How The Other Half Loves
Fri 15
2.30pm & 7pm
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea YP/Party
Sat 28
11am & 2pm
Fly Away Katie
Sat 16
2.30pm & 7pm
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Sat 28
3pm & 7.30pm
Bully Boy
8pm
Clare Summerskill
Thu 13
7pm & 8.30pm
Kontakt
Thu 3
7.30pm
How The Other Half Loves
Fri 14
7pm & 8.30pm
Kontakt
Fri 4
7.30pm
How The Other Half Loves
Mon 18
7.30pm
451 – Apples & Snakes
Sun 29
7.30pm
Roverang
June
Sat 15
7pm & 8.30pm
Kontakt
Sat 5
11am & 2pm
Fishes Wishes
Tue 19
Tue 18
7.30pm
Uncle Vanya
Sat 5
7.30pm
How The Other Half Loves
Wed 20
7.30pm
Roverang
Wed 19
7.30pm
Uncle Vanya
Sun 6
7pm
Meera
Thu 21
7.30pm
Roverang
Thu 20
7.30pm
Uncle Vanya
Mon 7
7.30pm
Very Hard Times
Fri 22
7.30pm
Roverang
7.30pm
Very Hard Times
Sat 23
2pm & 7.30pm
Roverang
10.45am & 2.30pm The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Sun 24
8pm
The Comedy Bar – John Gordillo
Sat 11
8pm
Comedy Bar Summer Special
Tue 26
7.30pm
Dan Clark
Tue 14
7.30pm
Entertaining Angels
Fri 21
7.30pm
Uncle Vanya
Tue 8
Sat 22
7.30pm
Uncle Vanya
Wed 9
Tue 25
7.30pm
Carmen
Thu 10
10.45am & 2.30pm The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Wed 26
7.30pm
Carmen
Fri 11
2.30pm
Fri 3
7.30pm
Conflict – A Double Bill
Sat 4
7.30pm
Conflict – A Double Bill
Sun 5
6pm
Wessex Medical Research Charity Concert
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Wed 27
7.30pm
Love, Love, Love PW
Wed 15
7.30pm
Entertaining Angels
Thu 28
7.30pm
Love, Love, Love MC/S/D
Thu 16
7.30pm
Entertaining Angels
Thu 27
7.30pm
Carmen
Fri 11
7pm
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase S/D/YP
Fri 28
7.30pm
Carmen
Sat 12
2.30pm & 7pm
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Fri 29
7.30pm
Love, Love, Love YP
Fri 17
7.30pm
Entertaining Angels
7.30pm
Love, Love, Love
Sat 18
7.30pm
Entertaining Angels
Sat 29
7.30pm
Carmen
Sun 13
6.30pm
Damaal – Asian Cultural Show
Sat 30
Mon 31
7.30pm
Dementia Diaries
Mon 14
7.30pm
You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy
May
Tue 15
7.30pm
You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy
Mon 2
7.30pm
Chouf Ouchouf
Wed 16
7.30pm
The Tempest
Tue 3
7.30pm
Chouf Ouchouf MC/YP
Thu 17
7.30pm
The Tempest MC/YP
Wed 4
7.30pm
Chouf Ouchouf
Fri 18
7.30pm
The Tempest
Thu 5
7.30pm
Exterminating Angel
Sat 19
7.30pm
The Tempest
Fri 6
7.30pm
Exterminating Angel
February Tue 1
7.30pm
Dementia Diaries
Wed 2
7.30pm
Dementia Diaries
Thu 3
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream P
Fri 4
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream P
Sat 5
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream P
Mon 7
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MArch
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream P
Tue 8
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream 2for1
Wed 9
2.30pm
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Wed 9
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream PW
Thu 10
2.30pm
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Thu 10
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream MC/YP
Fri 11
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sat 12
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sun 13
7.30pm
Miles Jupp – Fibber in the Heat
Tue 15
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mon 20
7.30pm
451 – Apples & Snakes
Tue 21
7.30pm
Hot Mikado
Wed 22
7.30pm
Hot Mikado
Thu 23
7.30pm
Hot Mikado
Fri 24
7.30pm
Hot Mikado
Sat 25
7.30pm
Hot Mikado
July
Tue 22
7.30pm
Fallen MC/YP
Sat 7
11am & 2pm
Little Ruby Red Tells Tales
Wed 23
7.30pm
Fallen
Sat 7
7.30pm
Exterminating Angel
Wed 6
7.30pm
Oklahoma!
Thu 24
7.30pm
The Devil Has Quentin's Heart MC/YP
Mon 9
7.30pm
Sex Idiot
Thu 7
7.30pm
Oklahoma!
Fri 8
7.30pm
Oklahoma!
Fri 25
7.30pm
The Devil Has Quentin's Heart
Tue 10
7.30pm
Sex Idiot
Sat 26
11am & 2pm
Circles in the Sand
Tue 10
7.30pm
Bully Boy P
Sat 26
7.30pm
The Devil Has Quentin's Heart
Wed 11
7.30pm
Sex Idiot
Sun 27
8pm
The Comedy Bar – Stephen Carlin
Wed 11
7.30pm
Bully Boy P
Tue 29
7.30pm
Bloodshot YP
Thu 12
7.30pm
Bully Boy P
Wed 30
7.30pm
Bloodshot
Fri 13
7.30pm
Bully Boy 2for1
Bloodshot
Sat 14
11am & 2pm
The Owl and the Pussycat
Thu 31
7.30pm
April
Wed 16
2.30pm & 7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fri 1
7.30pm
Bourgeois & Maurice
Thu 17
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream S/D
Sat 2
7.30pm
Bourgeois & Maurice
Fri 18
7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream Party
Mon 4
7.30pm
Steal Compass, Drive North, Disappear
7.30pm
Steal Compass, Drive North, Disappear
Sat 19
11am & 2pm
Goldilocks
Tue 5
Sat 19
3pm & 7.30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Wed 6
2.30pm & 7pm
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea P
Sun 20
8pm
The Comedy Bar – Holly Walsh
Thu 7
2.30pm & 7pm
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea P
Mon 21
7.30pm
451 – Apples & Snakes
Fri 8
2.30pm & 7pm
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea P
Wed 23
7.30pm
The Mikado
Sat 9
2.30pm & 7pm
Thu 24
7.30pm
The Mikado
Sun 10
Fri 25
7.30pm
The Mikado
Sat 26
7.30pm
The Mikado
Sat 14
7.30pm
Bully Boy
Sun 15
8pm
Chris Mayo's Panic Attack
Mon 16
7.30pm
Bully Boy PW
Tue 17
7.30pm
Bully Boy
Wed 18
7.30pm
Bully Boy
Thu 19
7.30pm
Bully Boy MC/YP
Sat 9
2.30pm & 7.30pm
Oklahoma!
Sun 10
6pm
Live the Dream
Thu 14
6.30pm
Journey to the Wild Side
Fri 15
6.30pm
Journey to the Wild Side
Sat 16
1.30pm & 6.30pm
Journey to the Wild Side
Sun 17
1.30pm & 6.30pm
Journey to the Wild Side
DIARY KEY Preview
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Press Night – 2 for 1
2for1
Pay What You Can
PW
Signed (BSL)
S
7.30pm
Bully Boy
Sat 21
11am & 2pm
The Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea P
Sat 21
7.30pm
Bully Boy
Audio Described
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7.30pm
Mark Thomas – Extreme Rambling
Sun 22
8pm
The Comedy Bar – Zoe Lyons
Meet the Cast
MC
Tue 12
2.30pm
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea P
Tue 24
7.30pm
Bully Boy
Young Person
YP
Tue 12
7pm
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea 2for1
Wed 25
7.30pm
Bully Boy
Post-Show Party
Party
Fri 20
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How To Get Here
University Road, Southampton SO17 1TR Contact the box office for your free parking leaflet
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By Car – www.romanse.org.uk Chichester 35 minutes… Portsmouth 25 minutes… Fareham 15 minutes… Winchester 20 minutes… Bournemouth 40 minutes… Follow signs for Southampton University and then The Nuffield Theatre.
After 5pm/ weekends: Please use all car parks surrounding the theatre including the private car parks. Before 5pm Mon-Fri: All car parks are for permit holders, please use pay and display.
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PostShow PartIES Look out on the diary (pg 38/39) for Post-Show Party nights.
We strongly recommend that you reserve a table if you wish to eat pre-show. This can be done by calling the box office on 023 8067 1771. Please note that at busy times we cannot guarantee that we will be able to serve food to customers who have not made reservations.
These wrap parties are held in the café bar and will feature live music/DJs, drink offers, plus you might even get the chance to meet the cast!
More information and menus: www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
Find out more at www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk
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The Studio Café Bar is open from 10.30am – 2.30pm and 6pm – 11pm Monday – Friday, and 6pm – 11pm Saturday (performance nights only), and offers a fully licensed bar and delicious food in a contemporary setting with a relaxed atmosphere.
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By Train – www.nationalrail.co.uk Fast trains between Southampton Central. London and Bournemouth There is a local service stop at Southampton between Romsey and Airport Parkway and Totton via Chandlers Ford Southampton Central and Eastleigh, calling at stations, then by taxi all stations: transfer to or Uni-Link bus service the Uni-Link bus at Airport (see above). Trains from Parkway or Central, or walk Portsmouth stop at from Swaythling station.
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Avenue/Burgess Rd (10 min walk) Bluestar 2 to Eastleigh from Portswood Rd/Burgess Rd (McDonalds) (15 min walk). NEW! Get home free by uni-link. Theatre tickets can be exchanged on any uni-link bus for a free single journey ticket. Use on the day of performance only.
UNIVERSITY
Uni-link: All services from the Interchange opposite the Theatre U1 to Airport, Portswood, City Centre, Central Station and Town Quay U2 to Bassett; U6 to General Hospital, Portswood City Centre and Town Quay First Bus: Service 6 and 11 stop in Burgess Road (3 min walk) Blue Line: Bluestar 1 to Winchester from the
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By Bus – www.solentblueline.com www.firstgroup.com | www.unilink.soton.ac.uk www.traveline.org | Traveline 0870 608 2608