The Elgiva What's On Late Season 2018

20th Anniversary Brochure

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Entertaining the community for two decades

September - December 2018 01494 582900 www.elgiva.com

Private hire

The Elgiva is owned, managed and funded

by Chesham Town Council

Welcome from David Cooper, Manager Hi everyone, it is with great pleasure that I launch my first ‘What’s On’ guide for The Elgiva. Whilst we bask in summer sun there seems like no better time to mention the most exciting time of the year, Christmas. Our pantomime kicks off in December with the classic family favourite Aladdin, as well as a special screening of It’s A Wonderful Life which is sure to add to the festive spirit.

All areas of The Elgiva are available for private hire. For details of our excellent facilities for weddings, private parties, anniversaries, conferences and business meetings please call 01494 582902 for a very competitive quotation. Chesham Town Hall is also available to hire for any occasion, with lovely views of Lowndes Park. To book weddings, parties, weekly courses and business meetings please call 01494 774842.

The Elgiva Bar and the Café Encore

The fully stocked Elgiva Bar is open for all functions, serving not only alcohol, but also soft drinks and nibbles. The Café Encore is open Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 3pm. A wide range of home cooked meals, snacks and cakes are available, from breakfast to brunch through to lunch. Organic and fairtrade coffee and tea are served. All available to eat in or take away. Enjoy our comfortable surroundings for business or pleasure, with free Wi-Fi.

This season's music is well represented by sing along to Buddy Holly, G2 Definitive Genesis and the Bee Gees tribute Jive Talkin'. Our cinema programme features some of the best of Hollywood starting with Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in The Post this September. Live and encore screenings are a key feature of this season's programme with The Madness of King George and King Lear from the National Theatre and Troilus and Cressida live from the RSC. If that isn’t enough to tickle your fancy be sure to catch Lee Hurst and Roy Chubby Brown for an evening of laughs. Don’t forget to check out The Mayor’s Movies this summer, a range of superb films screened outdoors in and around Chesham.

This November we celebrate 20 years of entertaining the community. We are keen to celebrate the event accordingly. Anyone interested in volunteering to help with the event please do contact me. Hopefully you will have seen that we have launched our brand new website, aimed at making booking quicker, slicker and straight to your inbox – if not, please do take a look. Finally, we are also delighted to announce that we will be extending the box office and café opening hours to 5pm from Monday to Saturday.

Before I go, I would like to extend a very warm personal thanks to the theatre team for welcoming me to The Elgiva including the volunteers who make a huge contribution to the success of the theatre. Last but not least, a big thank you to Mark Barnes who managed the theatre with such incredible commitment and enthusiasm over the last fifteen years.

I look forward to welcoming you soon!

Elgiva volunteers

The Elgiva has an ever-growing band of Stewards who support in a variety of ways. If you fancy spending a couple of hours helping us, watching a fabulous show or film and meeting new friends, please give Tracey Hatchett a call on 01494 582902, or pop in for a chat.

Smoking Policy

The Elgiva has a no smoking policy (inc. electronic cigarettes) throughout all areas of the theatre.

September 2018

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FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Sunday 2 September, 3pm

The Reluctant Dragon Quantum Theatre

From September we will be extending our box office and café opening hours to 5pm.

Quantum Theatre presents an enchanting adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s, The Reluctant Dragon a touching, sweet and funny tale of bravery, friendship and derring-do for all the family. “You’ve got to fight him some time or other you know, ’cos he’s St George and you’re the dragon…” When a dragon is discovered up on the Downs, the Boy is not in the least surprised. He's always known there was a dragon cave, so it seems only right for a dragon to be living in it. But this particular dragon is not a bit like the ones in fairy tales - this one writes poetry and doesn’t like fighting! When the town-folk send for St. George to slay the dragon, the boy needs to come up with a clever plan to save his friend and convince the townsfolk to accept him…

Keep an eye on our website for fun kids' activities at our theatre to keep the little ones entertained and fed after school!

We're also showing the following Disney films throughout the Autumn:

15th Sept: 10.30am - Dumbo 20th Oct: 10.30am - Little Mermaid 24th Nov: 10.30am - Jungle Book

Ticket prices can be found on page 23

Tickets: £13 Adult / £10 Child / £42 Family (2 + 2)

Family

Family

Wednesday 5 September, 1pm & 8pm

Thursday 6 September, 7pm

The Post

Julie National Theatre Live!

Vanessa Kirby and Eric Kofi Abrefa feature in the cast of this brand new production, directed by Carrie Cracknell and broadcast live from the National Theatre to cinemas. Wild and newly single, Julie throws a late night party. In the kitchen, Jean and Kristina clean up as the celebration heaves above them. Crossing the threshold, Julie initiates a power game with Jean – which rapidly descends into a savage fight for survival. This new version of August Strinberg’s play Miss Julie, remains shocking and fiercely relevant in its new setting of contemporary London.

Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in The Post, a thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post's Katharine Graham (Streep) and editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks), as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. Presidents. The two must overcome their differences as they risk their careers - and their very freedom - to help bring long-buried truths to light.

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September 2018

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Wednesday 12 September, 7pm

Thursday 13 September, 8pm

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

Royal Shakespeare Company

26 Years of Rock ‘n’ Rolling the World!

Down on his luck in the suburbs, John Falstaff plans to hustle his way to a comfortable retirement by seducing the wives of two wealthy men.

Unknown to him, it’s the women of Windsor who really pull the strings, orchestrating Falstaff’s comeuppance amidst a theatrical smorgasbord of petty rivalries, jealousies and over-inflated egos. For a fat Englishman, a Welshman and a Frenchman, the only way in Windsor…

This breathtaking show is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles.

It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One's Saturday night live programme, “The One and Only”, hosted by Graham Norton. The hits just keep on coming - That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Heartbeat, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Raining In My Heart, Oh Boy! – and much more. Whatever the season, make your Heartbeat a little faster with the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!”

Tickets: £16

Live Screening

Tickets: £19.50 (£18.50 Concessions)

Music

Tuesday 18 September, 7.30pm

Wednesday 19 September, 1pm & 8pm

Tony Stockwell Psychic Medium

Call Me By Your Name Call Me by Your Name a coming-of-age drama directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by James Ivory. Set in northern Italy in 1983, Call Me by Your Name chronicles a romantic relationship between 17-year-old Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet) and his professor father's 24-year-old graduate-student assistant, Oliver (Armie Hammer). Subtitles.

Remarkably compelling, amazingly detailed and always humorous! Tony Stockwell has a long established credibility as one of the top intuitive Mediums.

Tony demonstrates his belief that those who have passed can communicate with their loved ones with detailed messages frequently including names, dates and locations and all delivered with emotion, sensitivity and empathy. The evening may include psychometry, photographs readings and psychic prediction. Recent legislative guidelines insist that any Evening of Mediumship should be billed ‘for entertainment purposes’.

Tickets: £22.50 Stalls / £19.50 Tiered

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September 2018

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Monday 24 September, 1pm & 8pm

Wednesday 26 September, 1pm & 8pm

Book Club

The Breadwinner Parvana is an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom and danger. The Breadwinner is an inspiring and luminously animated tale about the power of stories to sustain hope and carry us.

This romantic comedy directed by Bill Holderman, stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen as four friends who read Fifty Shades of Grey as part of their monthly book club and subsequently begin to change how they view their personal relationships.

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Thursday 27 September, 7pm

Friday 28 September, 8pm

King Lear National Theatre Live!

G2 Definitive Genesis

Broadcast live from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear in cinemas. Jonathan Munby directs this ‘nuanced and powerful’ (The Times) contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play. King Lear sees two ageing fathers – one a King, one his courtier – reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends. Running time: 220 mins.

Tickets: £16

Film

G2 Definitive Genesis pays tribute to a vintage period in Genesis’ long and colourful history, the four-man “Seconds Out” era, and earlier Gabriel years. Having been performing classic Genesis for over a decade and a half, G2 are delighted to be returning to The Elgiva Theatre. Ripples, Entangled, Los Endos, Blood On The Rooftops, Afterglow, mixed up with Gabriel era classics, Firth Of Fifth, Cinema Show and Suppers Ready, this is vintage Genesis, performed by G2 to a level Genesis themselves would be proud of! So take a little trip back and relive those wonderful moments of your Genesis musical history with G2.

Live Screening

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Sept/Oct 2018

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Saturday 29 September, 8pm

Tuesday 2 October, 2pm

AGE 18+

Lee Hurst Mucking About

When You're Smiling Neil Sands Productions…

Come and enjoy a wonderful trip back down memory lane with so many of your favourite songs from the 1940’s right through to the 1970’s. From The Andrews Sisters to Abba, Doris Day to The Carpenters, and from Bill Haley to The Beatles. Plus great sing a long favourites and a stirring tribute to the veterans of the armed forces as we all sing those wartime favourites in a flag waving finale.

Lee Hurst, star of BBC1’s They Think It's All Over is back on the road in 2018 with his brand new show ‘Mucking About’. In his new show Lee will be exploring the relationship between... No, he won't, he'll be leaving that old twaddle to comedians at the Edinburgh Festival.

There's no journey or message. If you want to go on a journey, buy an airplane ticket. If you want a deep message, run your voicemail through a sub-base woofer. If you want plenty of laughs this is for you. Lee will be turning up, lobbing gags and funny stuff at you from all angles. A hilarious night is about to hit town. Twitter: @2010LeeHurst

Tickets: £17.50

Comedy

Tickets: £12 (£11 Concessions)

Wednesday 3 October, 1pm & 8pm

Friday 5 October, 8pm

A Fantastic Woman

Think Floyd

Music

Directed by Sebastian Lelio, ‘A Fantastic Woman’ is the story of Marina, a waitress and singer, and Orlando, an older man, who are in love and planning for the future. After Orlando suddenly falls ill and dies, Marina is forced to confront his family and society, and to fight again to show them who she is: complex, strong, forthright, fantastic.

Dubbed the Definitive Pink Floyd Experience. Think Floyd pride themselves in faithfully recreating Pink Floyd's timeless music, backed by their dedicated team of sound and lighting engineers and an impressive laser light show. www.thinkfloyd.net

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October 2018

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Saturday 6 October, 8pm

Tuesday to Saturday 9 - 13 October, 8pm Saturday 13 October, 2.30pm & 8pm

Hancock & Co

A Man For All Seasons New Penny Theatre

James Hurn brings his stunning one-man, many voices, show, celebrating over 60 years of Hancock’s Half Hour to the Elgiva’s stage. James – a talented actor and impressionist – will be performing a brand-new programme including one ‘lost’ episode of Hancock’s Half Hour, and two episodes he has written himself in the same style as Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, with James voicing the entire cast. The new show is performed in the style of a radio performance in front of a live audience, bringing to life the classic days of radio comedy.

Don’t miss it! An unmissable and unforgettable night for fans of classic British comedy.

Early booking recommended.

Tickets: £15 (Concessions £13)

When Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon, is unable to produce an heir to the throne he uses this as a pretext for divorce – allowing him to marry his newest conquest, Anne Boleyn. Needing societal and religious approval, Henry seeks the support of Sir Thomas More, only for More’s crucible of moral standards to lead to a choice between his own integrity and certain death. This tragic historical drama offers a brilliant portrait of Sir Thomas More in his last years as Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII.

Tickets: £15 Concessions - Tuesday evening: 2 for the price of 1, Saturday Matinee £13

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Monday 15 October, 7.15pm

Theatre

Wednesday 17 October, 1pm & 8pm

The Importance of Being Earnest Lady Bird Filmed live from the Vaudeville Theatre in West End, a new production of one of the funniest plays in English comes to the big screen. Wilde’s much-loved masterpiece throws love, logic and language into the air to make one of theatre’s most dazzling firework displays. Jack, Algy, Gwendolyn and Cecily discover how unsmooth runs the course of true love, while Lady Bracknell keeps a baleful eye on the mayhem of manners. This is the fourth and final play from the Oscar Wilde Season, a year-long celebration of the brilliant Victorian playwright being staged by the Classic Spring Theatre Company.

Tickets: £14

Lady Bird is a 2017 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Lois Smith. Set in Sacramento, California, in 2002, it is a comingof-age story of a highschool senior and her turbulent relationship with her mother.

Live Screening

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October 2018

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Thursday 18 October, 8pm

Friday 19 October, 8pm

The Johnny Cash Roadshow

The Traveling Wilburys Experience

30th Anniversary Tour

Johnny Cash Roadshow is a full production and finest celebration of Johnny Cash in the world. Also the only show to be endorsed by the CASH family! Respected singer/songwriter Clive John, recreates with astounding accuracy and truly captures the essence of what it was like to be at a real Cash show! Also featuring ‘Amanda Stone as June Carter’ and ‘The Roadshow Horns’. All the greatest hits are included, along with songs from the latest five decades of the man in black’s career.

All this accompanied by emotive and evocative screen images.

Tickets: £22 (£20 Concessions)

Come and celebrate with the band as they commemorate 30 YEARS since the Wilburys original album release and pay a special tribute to Roy Orbison as well as Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan. All the Traveling Wilbury hits are included in the show including Handle with Care, End of the Line, Wilbury Twist and many more. www. travelingwilburystribute.co.uk

Music

Tickets: £21.50

Sunday 28 October, 1pm & 8pm

Friday 26 October, 7.30pm Saturday 27 October, 2.30pm & 6.30pm

Hocus Panto We put a spell on you!

Heroes & Villains Sills Performing Arts Academy

Tickets: £15 (£14 Concessions) Tableseat £25 inc. wine or soft drink

Music

The three witches you love to hate are back and more magical than ever, flying high in this wicked Halloween Pantomime.

Magical illusions, pop songs and things that go bump in the night all form the essential ingredients of this bewitching plot sure to delight youngsters and adults alike. A ghoulishly spooktacular parody production for this year's October half term that will leave you spellbound.

Tickets: £13 (£10 Concessions) £42 family

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Family

October 2018

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Wednesday 31 October, 7.30pm

Friday 2 November, 8pm

Keep the Home Fires Burning Great War Centenary Year

The Barron Knights The Last & Final Joust

Experience an unforgettable journey through the forgotten melodies of World War One in this brand new musical, featuring the songs of the Great War, including Pack Up Your Troubles, Hush Here Comes A Whizzbang!, Oh It’s A Lovely War, Long Way to Tipperary, Forward Joe Soap’s Army, When This Lousy War Is Over, Keep The Home Fires Burning and Goodbyeee. Based on real events, join our young heroes on their brave quest through the trenches and battlefields of France, as well as the stories of the loyal loved ones they left behind. The show commemorates the resilience and bravery of the people involved, remembering the ultimate sacrifice that was given by so many. Featuring a LIVE BAND and a special guest appearance by YOUR LOCAL CHOIR, this is your one-off chance to see this special show.

Probably the most entertaining group to come out of the 60s and 70s. Their parody of Killer Queen about will Camilla be queen and the hilarious take on of Windmills of your mind about what happens to your body as you get older will be in the show. You will walk out the theatre with happy memories of the show titled SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES and it's their LAST AND FINAL JOUST and saying goodbye and thank you.

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20th Anniversary Celebration Day Saturday 3rd November 2018 10am - 2pm A multi-activity day for all the family • EXHIBITIONS • DANCE SESSIONS • DRUMMING, JUGGLING & THEATRE WORKSHOPS • PANTOMINE CAST IN COSTUME • HISTORY OF THEATRE IN CHESHAM • STAGE COMBAT WORKSHOPS • THEATRE TOURS • AND MUCH MORE Come and celebrate with us 9

Family

November 2018

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Wednesday 7 - 10 November, 7.45pm Saturday 10 November Matinee, 2.30pm

Saturday 3 November, 8pm

The Real Thing Feel The Force Tour 2018 Chris Amoo with Dave Smith - still looking and sounding great!!

The Real Thing - Britain’s Top Soul & R ‘n’ B group had three million selling hit singles in the 70s “You To Me Are Everything” “Can’t Get By Without You” and “Feel The Force”. Original vocalists, Chris Amoo and Dave Smith, perform these hits and many more live on stage with their own fantastic 5-piece band.

Tickets: £24.50 (Concessions £22.50)

Music

Tickets: £15.50 (Concessions £13.50)

Wednesday 14 November, 7pm

Thursday 15 November, 8pm

Troilus and Cressida Filmed live from the RSC

The Christians THE CHRISTIANS took the British pop charts by storm in the late 80s/early 90s. Now celebrating 30 years since the release of their debut album, THE CHRISTIANS are touring in the UK, France and Spain to remind you that lead singer Garry Christian's voice still very much deserves The Mirror's title of ‘one of the best voices in pop’ and their back catalogue includes many, many hits you know and love. You just need to remind yourself how great it feels to hear them again.

Troilus and Cressida swear they will always be true to one another, but their innocence is tested and exposed to the savage corrupting influence of war, with tragic consequences.

The Greek army is encamped under the walls of Troy and, at the point at which the play begins, the war has reached stalemate.

The Greeks are quarrelling amongst themselves. Achilles, their greatest champion, refuses to fight and has withdrawn to his tent with his lover, Patroclus. Almost immediately Cressida betrays Troilus with the Greek Diomedes and, discovering this, Troilus is plunged into despair. With the fall of Troy certain, Troilus vows revenge on Achilles.

Tickets: £16

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Live Screening

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November 2018

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Friday 16 November, 8pm

Sunday 18 November, 3pm

Jive Talkin' Perform The Bee Gees

The Nutcracker Proudly presented by the Vienna Festival Ballet

The timeless repertoire of the Bee Gees is brought to life in this stunning stage production that is taking the country by storm.

This charismatic ensemble boasts stars from TV and London's West End and is fronted by real-life family members Darren, Gary and Jack Simmons making for an unrivalled vocal harmony blend all backed up by a stunning band and live string section.

With classics such as Massachusetts and Words, to the 70s Disco classics such as Night Fever, Stayin’ Alive and Tragedy.

Tickets: £19.50

Set to Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous score, the traditional Christmas tale of The Nutcracker tells the story of Clara and her enchanted nutcracker doll. Their adventures see Clara and the Nutcracker combat the Mouse King, and join the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier on a wonderful journey through the glistening Land of Snow to a kingdom made entirely of sweets.

Tickets: £21 (£19 Concessions) £17.50 Child / £72 Family (2+2)

Music

Dance

Tuesday 20 November, 7pm

Wednesday 21 November, 1pm & 8pm

The Madness of George III National Theatre Live

The Divine Order THE DIVINE ORDER is set in Switzerland in 1971 where, despite the worldwide social upheavals of the previous decade, women were still denied the right to vote. When unassuming and dutiful housewife Nora is forbidden by her husband to take a part-time job, her frustration leads to her becoming the poster child of her town’s suffragette movement.

Refusing to back down, she convinces the women in her village to go on strike... and makes a few startling discoveries about her own liberation. Uplifting and crowd-pleasing, this charming, captivating film is a time-capsule that could not be more timely.

Subtitles.

By Alan Bennett. This multiaward-winning drama will be broadcast live to cinemas, in National Theatre Live’s first ever broadcast from Nottingham Playhouse. The cast of this new production includes Olivier Awardwinners Mark Gatiss in the title role and Adrian Scarborough.

It’s 1786 and King George III is the most powerful man in the world. But his behaviour is becoming increasingly erratic. With the King’s mind unravelling at a dramatic pace, ambitious politicians and the scheming Prince of Wales threaten to undermine the power of the Crown, and expose the fine line between a King and a man.

Tickets: £16

Live Screening

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November 2018

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Thursday 22 November, 7.30pm

Friday 23 November, 7.30pm

The Big Band at Christmas With Five Star Swing

Roy Chubby Brown Show Roy Chubby Brown is back and he’s as naughty as ever. His choice of language and his politically incorrect jokes are all delivered with a cheeky grin and perfect comedy timing. His trademark flying helmet and goggles, coupled with his coat of many patches, make him instantly recognisable as the man who put the “F” in Alice, with his popular version of that song. Chubby Brown is a master of his craft and guarantees a regular supply of new jokes every time you see him.

So if you’re not easily offended and want a good old fashioned laugh, book your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Swing into Christmas with the unique Five Star Swing Big Band show – enjoy all your favourite Christmas songs with the dynamic Big Band treatment from Glenn Miller, Sinatra, Basie, Nat King Cole - jazzing up those jingle bells! “Swing and song of the highest order” – Telegraph. Featuring Simone from the Ivy Benson Orchestra, and Chris Smith (Jnr) composer and arranger for the BBC Radio Big Band, Herb Miller Big Band (Glenn’s brother).

Tickets: £19 (£18 Concessions)

AGE 18+

Music

Tickets: £24

Saturday 24 November, 8pm

Thursday 20 December, 8pm

Some Guys Have All The Luck The Rod Stewart Story

It's A Wonderful Life

Comedy

Don’t miss this opportunity to see Frank Capra’s festive classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) on the big screen. A heartwarming, bittersweet comedy/drama starring James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore and Donna Reed. Make the evening extra special and sample a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie before the screening.

Some Guys Have All The Luck is a fantastic theatrical production celebrating the career of one of rocks greatest icons, Rod Stewart – from street busker through to international superstar! Paul Metcalfe delivers an authentic and charismatic performance assuming the persona of this legendary singer-songwriter and performer right down to the last detail - from the distinctive vocals to the swaggering showmanship and sheer fun that have made Rod Stewart one of the most loved performers of all time.

Tickets: £21.50

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Info & Forthcoming

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The Mayor of Chesham presents

Tickets can be booked via www.elgiva.com.

All proceeds will go to the Chesham Mayor charity project the River Chess Action Plan.

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NB. This is an outdoor event. If the weather is bad the screening will still go ahead. Please check the weather forecast and come prepared.

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Antony & Cleopatra National Theatre Live

By William Shakespeare. Broadcast live from the National Theatre, Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo play Shakespeare’s famous fated couple in his great tragedy of politics, passion and power. Caesar and his assassins are dead. General Mark Antony now rules alongside his fellow defenders of Rome. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony have fallen fiercely in love. In a tragic fight between devotion and duty, obsession becomes a catalyst for war. Director Simon Godwin returns to National Theatre Live screens with this hotly anticipated production, following broadcasts of Twelfth Night, Man and Superman and The Beaux’ Stratagem.

Check out our brand new improved website at www.elgiva.com.

Check out the latest shows and have a browse around at what is coming up.

Also remember you can book 24 hours, 7 days a week with online!

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Booking information

Film prices

Opening hours

PLEASE ADD £1 TO TICKET PRICES FOR ALL 3D SCREENINGS

Box Office opening hours are Monday to Saturday, 10am to 3pm excluding Bank Holidays (and one hour before performance times).

This will be extended until 5pm as of September 2018.

Reservations

Matinees: £6.50 (£5.50 concessions) Evenings: £7.00 (£6.00 concessions)

All reservations must be claimed and paid for within three working days of booking. Please note that all reservations can only be held until the day before an event/film. All tickets are subject to availability.

Contact details

Concessions

Manager: manager@elgiva.com 01494 582902

Concessionary rates are available on most performances (proof must be provided) and apply in most cases to full-time students, children (15 years and under), over 60s, the unwaged, people claiming income support or family credit and people with disabilities.

Administration: admin@elgiva.com 01494 582902 Technical: techoffice@elgiva.com 01494 582903 Box Office: boxoffice@elgiva.com 01494 582900

Student Standby

There is also a 24 hour answering service in operation.

Certain shows have Student Standby tickets available at £8, please see our website www.elgiva.com to see which shows have this offer. Tickets can only be purchased on the night of the performance (please call the box office on the day to check availability); students will need to show a current student card.

How to book All Box Office bookings are subject to a £1 booking transaction fee, payable whatever the payment method, ie. cash, cheques and debit/credit cards.

Babies

You can book your seats in the following ways:

Babes in arms will not normally be admitted to performances. Any parents or guardians with children aged under 18 months, if permitted, will have to purchase a ‘babe in arms’ ticket on the door or in advance at a cost of £2, the child can then sit on the parent or guardian’s lap. Babies will only be admitted to U or PG certificate films.

In person: Our friendly Box Office staff will be delighted to assist you should you call into the theatre. Booking transaction fee applies.

By post: Send your request to Box Office, The Elgiva, St Mary’s

Children

Way, Chesham, HP5 1HR. Make your cheque payable to CHESHAM TOWN COUNCIL, add £1 booking transaction fee to your total and enclose a SAE for the return of your tickets.

We welcome and encourage children to the Elgiva Theatre, however some events or shows are not suitable for very young children. We endeavour to highlight and clearly indicate age suitability, but as we have to take the advice of incoming production companies who give us their recommended age suitability for their own shows, we cannot accept responsibility if patrons find an event unsuitable for their children. We suggest that if patrons are unsure as to whether an event or show may be unsuitable for their own children, that they ‘play safe’ and don’t book tickets. All patrons, including children, must purchase and occupy a seat and we have 20 booster seats available for very small children.

By phone: Please call the Box Office on 01494 582900. Please have your credit card details ready. We accept most major credit cards, including Visa, Mastercard, Eurocard and Solo. All bookings are subject to a booking fee of £1 per transaction. We would be grateful if you would refrain from calling the Box Office 30 minutes prior to a performance as staff will be giving priority to personal bookings.*

Terms and conditions To comply with fire regulations, all customers must hold a valid ticket for the event. To avoid disturbing the audience and the performers, latecomers may not be allowed entry until a suitable break in the performance at the discretion of the Duty Manager. No cameras (including mobile phones) or recording devices will be allowed into any performance unless prior permission has been granted by the management. The Elgiva’s management reserves the right to refuse admission to any part of the theatre or site. The Elgiva frequently makes its facilities available for hire. Whilst we attempt at all times to safeguard your interests, the Elgiva can accept no responsibility for the quality, content, discount policies or pricing of these events. Ticket holders consent to filming and sound recording as members of the audience.

By e-mail: Please e-mail your booking requirements to boxoffice@elgiva.com and include: your name, address, e-mail contact, daytime tel. no., date and time of the show/film, number of tickets required and any acceptable alternatives.* *Please note that tickets will be held at the Box Office for collection unless a £1.50 postage fee is added to your ticket total.

Online: at www.elgiva.com. On-line purchases are subject to a booking fee of £1 per transaction. Some discounts (groups of 10+ and family tickets) are not available on-line.

Exchanges and refunds In common with normal theatre practice, we regret that tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged after purchase, except when an event is cancelled.

Accessibility Infra red induction loop system in the theatre: please ask the Box Office for a headset. Level access to the front of and throughout the building. Disabled toilet facility. Four wheelchair spaces in the auditorium. Please inform the Box Office when booking if any of your party is a wheelchair user. If you have difficulty with stairs ask for rows A, B, C, D or E – and please book early!

Data protection Ticketing records are held on computer to enable us to offer the best possible service to our customers. The information is held only to send you details of forthcoming events or inform you of any changes affecting your booking. We do not pass names and addresses on to third parties without your permission. If you no longer wish to receive mail from us, please phone 01494 582900 and we will amend our database immediately.

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Location in Chesham town centre

Easy to find by rail and by road The Elgiva is situated in Chesham Town Centre, on the main A416 through-road (St Mary’s Way). It is 5 minutes walk from the station via the High Street. Only 40 minutes (approx.) by train from London – Baker Street (Metropolitan Line) and Marylebone (Chiltern Line). Less than 30 miles from Central London and easily accessible from the M1, M25 and M40 motorways.

COPYRIGHT MAP © HAWKES DESIGN & PUBLISHING LTD 01494 793000 The information in this brochure is published in good faith and was believed to be correct at the time of going to press. The Elgiva management reserves the right to change the advertised programme without notice, and endeavours to acknowledge all copyright sources. 56,000 copies of this Guide are distributed throughout a large local area.

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