Jersey Opera House Events Guide Jan - May 2020

JANUARY – MAY 2020 BOX OFFICE (01534) 511 115 www.jerseyoperahouse.co.uk

David Baddiel: Trolls: Not the Dolls

T.Rextasy

LATEST EVENTS

Welcome to 2020 and our spring season’s programme at the Opera House.

We begin our new year celebrating a landmark birthday with André Rieu – 70 YEARS YOUNG is the ultimate concert screening featuring highlights chosen by the maestro himself from his acclaimed career to date. On the live music front we have a whole array of musical performances to suit all tastes including T.Rextasy a tribute to one of the most flamboyant and charismatic stars of the original Glam Rock era Marc Bolan and his band T.Rex. Celebrate the six decades of hits from Cher the Goddess of Pop and enjoy an iconic musical tribute from Clearwater Creedence Revival.

Join us for the UK Pink Floyd Experience featuring songs 2

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from “The Dark Side of the Moon” and in complete contrast enjoy a delightful evening with Britain’s most popular soprano Lesley Garrett accompanied by pianist Anna Tilbrook.

With comedy for all occasions we are here to lift your spirits with David Baddiel, Juliette Burton and Jay Foreman. Mr Baddiel comes back to the stage with a brand new oneman show Trolls: Not Dolls about the terrible people who spend all day insulting and abusing strangers in the cyber world. Award winning comedian, writer and mental health campaigner Juliette Burton performs two of her critically acclaimed shows and will lead a one-day workshop covering some of the most common mental health conditions, symptoms and Juliette’s personal experience.

We will again be hosting a series of screenings from international venues.

From the Metropolitan Opera in New York we bring you Wozzeck set in an apocalyptic pre-World War One environment, George Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ and premier Handel’s ‘Agrippina’ with Joyce Didonato in the lead. Sir Bryn Terfel returns to the MET for the first time since 2012 as the mysterious seafarer in Der Fliegende Holländer.

We are also pleased to announce that the Opera House will be implementing a new ticketing system which will allow you to book on your mobile phone or tablet and therefore means that we can offer, our customers and supporters, a much improved service.

Theatre Director, Jasmine Hendry Lesely Garrett: A Dvia and a Piano

Enjoy the thrilling tales from a modern day explorer. From crossing Antarctica to conquering Everest Ben Fogle will take us on an inspiring adventure around the world.

The National Theatre will be screening an inventive new adaptation Of Cyrano de Bergerac starring James McAvoy and a production of the bold and gripping thriller ‘The Welkin’ starring Maxine Peake and Ria Zmitrowicz directed By James Macdonald. Immerse yourself in the world of sturdy stilettos, compassion and understanding with Kinky Boots The Musical.

UK Pink Floyd Experience

Back by popular demand is Jay Foreman with his sell-out Edinburgh family friendly show ‘Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children’

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Sun 5 & Fri 10 Sun 12 Tue 21 - Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Thu 30 - Sat 1 Feb

André Rieu: 70 Years Young (S) MET Opera: Wozzeck (S) Les Quennevais: Annie (A) Criminal Minds: The Psychology of Serial Killers Music in Action: Love Stories Silhouette Studios: On Pointe (F)

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MET Opera: The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess (S) Kinky Boots (S) Beaulieu School: Legally Blonde Jr (A) Jay Foreman (F) BOND in Concert Contractions by Mike Bartlett NT Live: Cyrano De Bergerac (S) West End Experience Jersey (A) Ben Fogle: Tales From the Wilderness PWC Jersey: Young Musician of the Year

MARCH

P22 MET Opera: Agrippina (Handel) (S) P23 Essential Dance: Dance Forever P24 T.Rextasy P25 MET Opera: Der Fliegende Holländer (S) P26 St George’s School: Hoodwinked (A) P27 Shaun Atwood: The Real Pablo Escobar P28 Grace Trust - Parklife P29 Drama Lab Shows (A)

Sun 1 Fri 6 - Sat 7 Sat 14 Sun 15 Tue 17 - Wed 18 Fri 20 Sat 21 Tue 24 - Fri 27

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Fri 3 - Sat 4 Wed 15 - Sat 25 Sun 26

Believe: The Cher Songbook JGRC: Ghost: the Musical (A) MET Opera: Tosca (Puccini) (S)

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David Baddiel: Trolls: Not the Dolls Clearwater Creedence Revival Music in Action: Liberation 75 Prom UK Pink Floyd Experience Juliette Burton NT Live: The Welkin (S) MET Opera: Maria Stuarda (Donizetti) (S) Lesely Garrett: A Diva and a Piano

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(S) – Screening (A) – Amateur Production (F) – Family Show

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SUN 5 & FRI 10

ANDRÉ RIEU 70 YEARS YOUNG ENCORE SCREENING

André Rieu is celebrating a landmark birthday and is inviting cinema audiences all over the world to his party!

70 YEARS YOUNG is André Rieu’s ultimate concert featuring musical highlights chosen by the maestro himself from his illustrious career so far. This unique commemorative celebration will take you on an unbelievable journey around the world to André Rieu’s most amazing concert locations, including Schönbrunn Vienna, Radio City Music Hall New York and the Coronation Concert in Amsterdam.

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reminisces with cinema host Charlotte Hawkins about his life, love and music, while taking his cinema audience on an exclusive tour of his home in Maastricht.

Bring your friends and start the New Year in style with the most wonderful music from the birthday boy – the King of Waltz! andreincinemas.com

Tickets Full: £20 Concessions: £18 Performance Time Sun 5 Jan - 4pm Fri 10 Jan - 7.30pm

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WOZZECK ENCORE SCREENING

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After wowing audiences with his astounding production of Lulu in 2015, South African artist William Kentridge now focuses his extraordinary visual imagination on Berg’s other operatic masterpiece.

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium for this important event, with baritone Peter Mattei as the disturbed title character. Soprano Elza van den Heever is Wozzeck’s unfaithful mate, alongside a commanding

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cast that also includes tenors Christopher Ventris and Gerhard Siegel, bass-baritone Christian Van Horn, and tenor Gerhard Siegel. metopera.org

Tickets Full: £17.50 Concessions: £15.50 Members: £3.50 off Performance Time 6pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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LES QUENNEVAIS’ PRODUCTION

ANNIE

Les Quennevais School is proud to present its latest stunning show, ‘Annie’ After last year’s sell out smash hit ‘Oliver!’ the students of Les Quennevais School are back!

‘Annie’ tells the heartwarming story of a courageous and lonely young girl living a miserable life of poverty in a 1930s New York orphanage.

Her luck soon changes when she’s chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family...

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Les Quennevais School are excited to bring the magic of this smashhit award-winning musical to life! Directed by Sarah Milman, choreographed by Danielle Le Quesne, with music provided by Nigel Arnett and his band, this promises to be another unmissable smash hit!

“It’s a hard knock life!”

Tickets Adult: £15 Concessions: £12 Family /Group of 4 £45 (groups of under 16 need to be accompanied by 1 adult) Performance Time 7.30pm

CRIMINAL MINDS:

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SERIAL KILLERS

Learn about serial killers you’ve never heard of before as Jennifer Rees explores one of forensic psychology’s most troubling topics.

This is an academic talk which will draw on brain scans, medical records, journal papers, statistics and case studies to provide even the most avid true crime or forensic psychology fan with deeper understanding of the phenomenon.

During this talk, you will discover how serial killers are classified. What are the differences between Lust killers like the BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) Killer, and Visionary killers such as David Berkowitz (Son of Sam)?

Jennifer will also debunk common serial killer myths – you may be surprised by what you learn! Jennifer will use statistical profiling to explore the truth behind the commonly-cited profile of a serial killer as being a white male in his mid-to-late twenties.

How common are homicidal fantasies?

Have you ever fantasised about killing someone? You may be surprised by the results of the research!

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Why do women fall in love with known serial killers? Jennifer will discuss the clinical knowledge surrounding why serial killers gain admirers, fan mail, and even spouses in light of their atrocious crimes.

You will also investigate the phenomenon of killer couples such as Fred and Rose West and The Moors Murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, as well exploring the Folie à deux syndrome, a.k.a ‘shared psychosis’.

Jennifer will also explain to you why you’re so fascinated by serial killers!

Talk not appropriate for under 18’s.

Tickets Full: £25 Concessions: £20 Performance Time 8pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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SAT 25

MUSIC IN ACTION PRESENTS

LOVE STORIES JERSEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Enjoy an evening of romance with some of the most passionate and uplifting music while raising money for the Oscar Maclean Foundation.

International virtuoso pianist Anna Fedorova plays Rachmaninov’s 2nd piano concerto. With 25 million hits on YouTube, be one of the lucky people to see her live.

Alongside this masterpiece, the Jersey Chamber Orchestra embarks on a whirlwind tour of love stories from La Traviata by Verdi, Elgar’s Salut D’amour, to the wedding march

by Mendelssohn, all conducted by Eamonn Dougan. The award winning choir Musical Originals sing some wonderful songs from West Side Story.

Finally twirl out of the hall dancing to Johann Strauss’s Roses from the South.

Programme: Overture to La Traviata, Verdi 2nd Piano Concerto, Rachmaninov INTERVAL Wedding March, A Midsummer 10

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Night’s Dream, Mendelssohn A Walk to the Paradise Garden from Romeo and Juliet, Delius Songs from West Side Story, Bernstein Salut D’amour, Elgar Roses from the South, Johann Strauss II www.musicjersey.com

Tickets Adult - Upper circle: £18 Adult - Dress circle and Stalls: £25 – £27.50 Students: £15 Children under 16: £5 Senior Citizens: £1.00 off all ticket prices Family Matinee Tickets: Adult: £12 Children: £5 Performance Time Concert: 8pm Q and A with Anna Fedorova at 7pm Family Educational Concert: 12 noon

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ON POINTE

Come and join the Students from Silhouette Studios of Performance as they take you on an entertaining journey of music and dance.

Don’t miss out on our biennial full school show and the chance to see the stars of the future!

Tickets Adult: £16 Concessions and under 16’s: £12 Performance Time Thurs 30 Jan – Sat 1 Feb: 7pm Saturday Matinee: 1.30pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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SUN 2

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THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY & BESS ENCORE SCREENING

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The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles.

This new co-production with English National Opera and Dutch National Opera was hailed as a triumph at its premiere in London earlier this year. Featuring the much-loved arias “Summertime” and “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin”, director James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row, a setting vibrant 12

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with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants.

The final stage work of George Gershwin, Porgy and Bess is largely regarded as one of the greatest American operas of the 20th Century. metopera.org

Tickets Full: £17.50 Concessions: £15.50 Members: £3.50 off Performance Time 6pm

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TUE 4 & SUN 9

KINKY BOOTS SCREENING

Kinky Boots The Musical, filmed live at London’s Adelphi Theatre, is strutting onto the big screen!

Charlie is a factory owner struggling to save his family business, and Lola is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea.

With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, this unexpected pair learn to embrace their differences and create a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen!

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Dazzling, fabulously sassy and uplifting Time Out

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Tickets Full: 13.50 Concessions: £12 MEMBERS £1.50 OFF Performance Time Tue 4 Feb - 8pm Sun 9 Feb - 6pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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beloved “Harvard’s blonde takes the

stage by glittery pink storm in this fun and upbeat adaptation of the hit film and award-winning Broadway musical.

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Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin. Book by Heather Hach. Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture. This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe). All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe. www.mtishows.co.uk

Beaulieu Convent School proudly presents Legally Blonde JR. which follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and snobbery, in pursuit of her dreams.

When Elle’s high school boyfriend, Warner, dumps her and heads to Harvard, claiming she’s not ‘serious’ enough, Elle takes matters into her own hands, crafting a showy song-and-dance personal essay and charming her way into law school.

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way, Elle finds that books and looks aren’t mutually exclusive. As Elle begins outsmarting her peers, she realises that law may be her natural calling after all.

Tickets Full: £15 Concessions: £10 School groups £10 per student and for every 10 students, 1 free staff ticket.

Performance Time Matinees: Fri 1pm & Sat 2pm Evenings: 7:30pm

JAY FOREMAN

DISGUSTING SONGS FOR REVOLTING CHILDREN

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Jay Foreman is an award winning musical comedian whose songs have been heard on BBC Radio 4, Radio 4 Extra, The One Show, London Live TV and Dave Gorman’s UK/Ireland tour.

Jay provides a devilishly cheeky hour of songs, poems and comedy for children of all ages in this family friendly show which regularly sells out its entire runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Tickets Adult: £8.50 Child: £7.50 Performance Time 2pm & 4pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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JLEE PRODUCTIONS JERSEY PRESENTS

BOND IN CONCERT

Celebrating over 50 years of Bond, JLee Productions bring the iconic film titles to life on stage for one night only in this spectacular production.

With black tie encouraged for all and a VIP pre show reception available, this is a night not to be missed!

Starring their multi talented dancers, performers & singers and accompanied by the renowned Jersey Bounce, Bond in concert will whisk you away into the world of the most famous Spy in cinematic history.

Tickets Full: £22 Concessions: £18 VIP: £36 Performance Time 8pm, VIP drinks reception to start at 7pm

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FEISTY GOAT THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS

CONTRACTIONS

BY MIKE BARTLETT (IN THE STUDIO)

Feisty Goat Theatre Company return with ‘Contractions’ by Mike Bartlett, an ink-black comedy drama about the boundaries of work and play.

Emma’s been seeing Darren. She thinks she’s in love. Her boss thinks she’s in breach of contract. The situation needs to be resolved.

Contractions is the work of Mike Bartlett, an award winning writer whose work includes the critically acclaimed plays ‘King Charles III” and “Earthquakes in London’ and the hit TV drama, ‘Dr Foster”.

Contractions is performed by Annigna Kennedy and Rhona Richards with direction by Alice Bravery.

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I’m not saying “ anything. I’m not

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I’m simply asking if you want to tell me anything

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Tickets Full: £15 Concessions: £10 Performance Time 7.30pm Age Advisory 13+ BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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NT LIVE

CYRANO DE BERGERAC LIVE SCREENING

James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, broadcast live to cinemas from the West End in London.

Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano - or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight?

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is adapted by Martin Crimp, with direction by Jamie Lloyd (Betrayal).

This classic play will be brought to life with linguistic ingenuity to celebrate Cyrano’s powerful and resonant resistance against overwhelming odds. ntlive.com

Tickets Full: 13.50 Concessions: £12 Members £1.50 OFF Performance Time 7pm

WEST END EXPERIENCE JERSEY

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AMATEUR PRODUCTION

West End Experience is an experience like no other. The students train with West End professionals to a West End standard and the results they achieve are remarkable.

“As a teacher it is highly rewarding to work with the abundance of talent the Island has to offer. For the students it’s the closest they get to a theatre school training at such a young age, and it is an unforgettable week” Jonathan David Dudley - West End Actor and Tutor

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Tickets Adult: £15 Child: £10 Performance Time 7.30pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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FRI 28

BEN FOGLE

TALES FROM THE WILDERNESS

Thrilling tales from a modern day explorer. From crossing Antarctica to conquering Everest, Ben will take the audience on an inspiring adventure.

TV shows then you’ll love this personal and intimate evening of stories from around the world. The show will include multi-media.

Join Ben in this uplifting and exciting show, when he’ll be sharing his stories of the wilderness. Ben has climbed Everest, been swimming with crocodiles, saved elephants, dodged pirates, been marooned for a year on an uninhabited island, walked to the South Pole, Crossed the Empty Quarter with camels, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, tracked the Migration of the Wilderbeest, swum from Alcatraz, had a flesh eating disease and messed around with ferrets!

The UN Patron of the Wilderness, Ben Fogle has travelled the world, has published 10 bestselling books & his TV shows are a global hit watched by millions around the world.

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A wholesome, “ ethical, environmental adventurer ” The Guardian

Tickets £26.50 Performance Time 8pm

PWC JERSEY

YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

The finest young musicians in Jersey compete for the title of Jersey Young Musician of the Year.

This coveted title will be awarded to the young performer who gives the most expressive and technically accomplished performance of their chosen repertoire. Many past winners of this competition have gone on to pursue successful careers in music.

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Having won the heats the competitors go head-to-head producing an array of instrumental timbres, musical styles and genres.

Tickets Full: ÂŁ12 Students: FREE Performance Time 7pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads as the imperious title empress in the Met’s first-ever performance of this tale of deception and deceit.

Set in Ancient Rome, Agrippina plots the downfall of Emperor Claudius to secure the throne for her son Nero, in Handel’s first operatic triumph.

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gives this Baroque black comedy a politically charged, modern update. metopera.org

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ESSENTIAL DANCE PRESENTS:

DANCE FOREVER

ESSENTIAL DANCE are thrilled to present our 5th full-school show.

Our 2020 show is all about celebrating our amazing students! A family show jam packed with high energy dance performances. The show includes Street, Ballet, Tap,

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FRI 6 - SAT 7

Hip Hop, Jazz and Acrobatics.

Tickets Full: £15 Concessions: £8 Performance Time Fri 6th March - 6.30pm Sat 7th March - 2pm & 6.30pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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SAT 14

SWEENEY ENTERTAINMENTS PROUDLY PRESENT

T.REXTASY

Marc Bolan, with his band T.Rex, was one of the most flamboyant and charismatic stars of the original glam rock era.

estate, original ex-members of T.Rex, and Bolan’s catalogue management.

The band has been described by many as ‘beyond the boundaries of tribute’.

With Bolan’s special ingredient of Rocka-Boogie songs, the band had a string of huge hits throughout the 1970s including Love to Boogie, Telegram Sam, Jeepster and 20th Century Boy.

Truly a rock’n’roll concert for all ages - If you would like to know exactly what a Marc Bolan concert was like in the 1970s, this show is for you!

T.Rextasy have now been performing around the world for over 20 years, a career that ironically out lives Marc’s very own T.Rex. The band is now accepted as the world’s only official live tribute band dedicated to Marc Bolan & T.Rex, and the only band endorsed and approved by Marc Bolan’s family, 24

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Tickets Full: £24.50 Performance Time 8pm

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Award-winning, Sir Bryn Terfel CBE, returns to the Met for the first time since 2012, as the mysterious seafarer searching for salvation in this co-production with L’Opéra de Québec and Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam.

Inspired by the legend of the Flying Dutchman, the Captain of a ghostly ship who has been condemned to sail the seas for eternity, is offered a chance of redemption by true love.

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Director François Girard, whose mesmerizing production of Parsifal recently wowed Met audiences, returns to stage Wagner’s eerie early masterwork. metopera.org

Tickets Full: £17.50 Concessions: £15.50 Members: £3.50 off Performance Time 6pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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TUE 17 - WED 18

ST GEORGE’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL PRESENT

HOODWINKED

THE ROBIN HOOD MUSICAL FROM OUT OF THE ARK PRODUCTIONS

Robin Hood is back in town, along with Maid Marian, the Sheriff of Nottingham, Friar Tuck and Richard the Lionheart.

Will he succeed in his plight to free the nation from the tyranny of the wicked Sheriff? Will King Richard return from the Crusades in time?

And, will Maid Marian get her man?

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A dazzling modern adaptation of the traditional Robin Hood story with lots of extras thrown in – music and dance, fun and laughter!

Tickets Adults: £12, Children: £8 (11 years and under) Performance Time 6pm

SHAUN ATWOOD

THE REAL PABLO ESCOBAR

We’re delighted to present Shaun Attwood for his first visit to Jersey.

After three Seasons of the cult series on Netflix “Narcos”, Shaun Attwood – an author, activist and public speaker – will be presenting the mind-blowing true story of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel, beyond their portrayal on Netflix.

Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was a devoted family man and a psychopathic killer; a terrible enemy, yet a wonderful friend. While donating millions to the poor, he bombed and tortured his enemies – some had their eyeballs removed with hot spoons. Through ruthless cunning and America’s insatiable

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appetite for cocaine, he became a multi-billionaire, who lived in a $100-million house with its own zoo.

About the Speaker: Shaun Attwood is a former stockmarket millionaire and Ecstasy distributer turned public speaker, author and activist, who is banned from America for life. Shaun now tells his story to schools to put young people off drugs and crime.

Tickets Full: £25 Concessions: £20 Performance Time 7.30pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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DRAMA LAB

(IN THE STUDIO)

DramaLab and the Actors Centre are proud to present an evening of two thought provoking plays, premiering in Jersey before transferring to the York Theatres- all part of the wonderful National Theatre Connections Youth Theatre Festival 2020!

MARCH

TUE 24 - FRI 27

THE IT

BY VIVIENNE FRANZMANN THE IT is a play about a teenage girl who has something growing inside her. She doesn’t know what it is, but she knows it’s not a baby. It has claws. She feels them. Does it have teeth, skin, and hair as well, or is that feathers, or spikes she can feel, butting up against her organs? What is it? It makes a noise, like a lizard or a snake.

No one must know about it. She has to keep its presence, its possession of her, concealed. She pulls away from her friends. She refuses to speak in case The It is heard. Then the It tries to escape from her body. She can’t let that happen. She cuts an isolated weird figure at school, trying to live her life normally; but battling to keep The It inside. But she can’t contain It forever, sooner or later something’s got to give...

Presented in the style of a direct to camera documentary, this is a darkly comic state of the nation play exploring adolescent mental health and the rage within, written very specifically for today.

DUNGENESS

BY PIPPA ADAMS In a remote part of the UK, where nothing ever happens, a group of teenagers share a safe house for LGBT+ young people. While their shared home welcomes difference, it can be tricky for self-appointed group leader Birdie to keep the peace. The group must decide how they want to commemorate an attack that happened to LGBT+ people, in a country far away. How do you take to the streets and protest if you’re not ready to tell the world who you are?

Tickets Full:£15 Concessions: £12 One ticket allows access to both plays.

Performance time: 7.30pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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Join us for a stunning concert as we turn back time and celebrate the Goddess of Pop, Cher.

An exhilarating show sensationally recreating all her hits, the hair and the costumes from her breathtaking career spanning six decades.

Experience the ultimate tribute to Cher with dazzling costume changes, outstanding musicianship, a spectacular production and relive the Cher songbook including I Got 30

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You Babe, Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, Just Like Jesse James, If I Could Turn Back Time, Walking in Memphis, Strong Enough, Believe, songs from Mamma Mia and her new album Dancing Queen.

Tickets Full: ÂŁ25 Concessions: ÂŁ23 Performance Time 8pm

JERSEY GREEN ROOM CLUB PRESENTS:

When Sam is tragically murdered, he turns to con-artist psychic Oda-Mae to help him communicate with his grief-stricken girlfriend Molly in the hope of saving her from grave danger…

Original West End Production Produced by Colin Ingram, David Garfinkle, Adam Silberman, Land Line Productions, Donovan Mannato, Michael Edwards, Carole Winter

The JGRC presents the Channel Islands’ premiere of the exhilarating musical re-telling of a movie classic, based on the Paramount Pictures film written by Bruce Joel Rubin, starring Patrick Swayze and Whoopi Goldberg.

Book & Lyrics by Bruce Joel Rubin Music & Lyrics by Dave Stewart & Glen Ballard “Unchained Melody” written

by Hy Zaret and Alex North, courtesy of Unchained Melody Publishing LLC

Director: Nick Carver Choreographer: Victoria Hermitage Musical Director: Luke Brown

The love inside .... “ you take it with you ”

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WED 15- SAT 25

Orchestrations by David Abbinanti

Tickets Full: £26 Student/Child/Senior: £24 Performance Time Mon-Fri 8pm, Saturdays 7pm (no show Sunday 19 April) BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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SUN 26

MET OPERA

TOSCA (PUCCINI)

ENCORE SCREENING

Superstar soprano Anna Netrebko returns in the title role as the explosive diva in Puccini’s best-loved operatic thriller.

production, with tenor Brian Jagde as Tosca’s impassioned lover, Cavaradossi, and baritone Michael Volle as the sinister Scarpia.

Based in Rome during the Napoleonic wars, this tragic tale of passion, murder, lust and love, set against a famously romantic score, is an enduring classic.

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Bertrand de Billy conducts Sir David McVicar’s evocative

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Tickets Full: £17.50 Concessions: £15.50 Members: £3.50 off Performance Time 6pm

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Following his five-star Oliviernominated hit My Family: Not The Sitcom and the return to number 1 of his seminal football anthem Three Lions, David Baddiel comes back to the stage with a brand new one-man show, Trolls: Not The Dolls.

cyber-paths that interacting with trolls has led him down. Come with him on this comedy journey into our culture’s most dank virtual underground. You will come back safe, more able to deflect your own trolls, and only a little bit soiled.

Trolls – the terrible people who spend all day insulting and abusing strangers for no other reason than to fill the huge gaps in their souls. There is a common wisdom about how to deal with trolls: don’t, for goodness sake, encourage these people by replying to them.

A show that bubbles with love and unexpected joie de vivre

It’s a good law. And it’s one that David Baddiel has consistently broken.

David has stories to tell, of the dark, terrible and hysterically absurd

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Tickets Full: £27 Performance Time 8pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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SAT 2

AGMP PRESENTS

CLEARWATER CREEDENCE REVIVAL

Celebrating 50 years since the Woodstock Festival.

2019 marked the 50th Anniversary of the legendary Woodstock Festival.

Along with Santana, Ten Years After, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, The Who, Janis Joplin and a host of other iconic, or soon-to-be iconic artists, was Creedence Clearwater Revival.

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Five decades on, the spirit, power and quality of their iconic songs, – ‘Proud Mary, ‘Bad Moon Rising’, ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’, ‘Born on the Bayou’, ‘Fortunate Son’, ‘Down on the Corner’, ‘Up Around the Bend’ and more are powerfully reprised with CLEARWATER CREEDENCE REVIVAL - along with material from CCR frontman, John Fogerty.

Tickets Full: 17.50 Performance Time 8pm

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SAT 9

MUSIC IN ACTION

LIBERATION 75 PROM

JERSEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOLOIST: GEORGIE MOTTRAM

Following the sell-out Broadway Gala in 2019, join the Liberation Festival and celebrate the 75th anniversary of Jersey’s liberation following the occupation in WW2. Remember and then party with a wonderfully varied programme featuring international stars and homegrown Jersey talent.

The night will take you from reflection through popular songs of WW2 sung by VCP and JCP schools, the plight of immigrants, to enjoying foot tapping classics from the musicals by Cole Porter, George Gershwin and other favourites.

We welcome back Jersey favourite, violinist Harriet Mackenzie to perform alongside Beaulieu Convent School in the Jersey premiere of “The Girl from Aleppo” by Cecilia

McDowall – an exploration of the extraordinary story of a teenager with cerebral palsy forced by war to flee her home in Syria and embark on an arduous journey to Europe.

Conducted by Eamonn Dougan.

Tickets Adult Tickets – Upper circle: £18 Adult Tickets – Dress circle and Stalls: £25 – £27.50 Students: £15 Children under 16: £5 Senior Citizens: £1.00 off all ticket prices Performance Time Concert: 7.30pm Q and A with Georgie Mottram at 6.30pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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FRI 15 - SAT 16

UK PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE

Celebrating over 50 years of one of rock’s most influential bands, this highly authentic show recreates the atmosphere of Floyd.

Featuring the iconic album “The Dark Side Of The Moon” and classics including “Wish You Were Here”, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”, “Another Brick In The Wall” and “Comfortably Numb”.

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Tickets Full: £25 Performance Time 8pm

JULIETTE BURTON

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FRI 15 - SAT 16

(IN THE STUDIO)

Juliette Burton is an award-winning comedian, writer and mental health campaigner. She has previously performed five critically acclaimed sold out solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Look At Me Fri 15th May - 8.15pm What will you see if you Look At Me? Award-winning performer Juliette is full of contradictions. Now, she’ll change even more! From dressing sexily to wearing the hijab, being male, obese, old and nude: can changing our outsides change who we are on the inside? And is who we appear to be who we are?

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Defined Sat 16th May - 8.15pm Award-winning comedian Juliette is full of contradictions: pessimistic optimist?

Introverted extrovert? Successful failure? Masculine or feminine? Happy or sad? Mentally ill or healthy? Why must we choose one or the other? After a year of huge change, Juliette had to redefine her life, labels and herself.

One Day Workshop with Juliette Thu 14th May - 10am – 3pm Covering the most common mental health conditions, symptoms and Juliette’s personal experience.

Call Box Office for more information!

★★★★★

Burton’s got huge talent and then some!

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Tickets Full: £14 Concessions: £12 Book for both shows: £3 Off

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FRI 15 XXX THU 21- SAT 16

NT LIVE

THE WELKIN LIVE SCREENING

One life in the hands of 12 women.

Rural Suffolk in England, 1759.

As the country waits for Halley’s comet, a young woman is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder.

When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons are taken from their housework to decide whether she’s telling the truth, or simply trying to escape the noose. With only midwife Lizzy Luke prepared to defend the girl, and a mob baying for blood outside, the matrons wrestle with their new authority, and the devil in their midst.

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Virginia Woolf?) directs Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything, Funny Cow) and Ria Zmitrowicz (Three Girls, Mr. Selfridge) in this bold and gripping thriller from Tony Awardnominated writer Lucy Kirkwood (Chimerica, Skins). Broadcast live from the National Theatre in London. ntlive.com

Tickets Full: 13.50 Concessions: £12 MEMBERS £1.50 OFF Performance Time 7pm

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SUN 24

MET OPERA

MARIA STUARDA (DONIZETTI) ENCORE SCREENING

Set in 16th Century Britain, Donizetti’s historical drama follows Mary, Queen of Scots and her bitter rivalry with the cousin responsible for imprisoning her, Queen Elizabeth I, and thrills with intense stand-offs and impressive vocal displays.

Soprano Diana Damrau and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton square off as two of history’s

most formidable monarchs, with Maurizio Benini conducting. metopera.org

Tickets Full: £17.50 Concessions: £15.50 Members: £3.50 off Performance Time 6pm BOX OFFICE (01534) 511115

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SAT 30

CLIVE CONWAY PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

A DIVA AND A PIANO

WITH LESLEY GARRETT & ANNA TILBROOK

Join Britain’s most popular soprano for a delightful evening of song, reminiscences and chat. Accompanied by Anna Tilbrook, Lesley’s behind-thescenes stories and anecdotes will give audiences a unique insight into her life on the stage.

As well as performing on the opera and concert stage both in the UK and internationally, Lesley has recently returned to English National Opera for the world premiere production of Nico Muhly’s Marnie. In 2018 she appeared with WNO in another world premiere creating the role of Emcee in Rhonda Rips It Up!, based on the life of suffragette Margaret Haig Thomas (Lady Rhondda).

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reputation in song recitals and chamber music. She made her debut at the Wigmore Hall in 1999 and has since become a regular performer at Europe’s major concert halls and festivals, as well as coaching regularly for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.

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A natural effervescent and powerhouse voice Financial Times

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HOW TO BOOK BOX OFFICE

Call, email or come into the Box Office to get your tickets. We are open Monday to Saturday 9.30am-5.30pm, and on show days we’re open until the curtain goes up.

ONLINE

Choose your preferred seats and buy your tickets online at www.jerseyoperahouse.co.uk Please note that there is a non‑refundable transactional fee per ticket for booking online.

BY POST

Tickets can be posted for an extra charge of 85p.

BOOKING TERMS & CONDITIONS

• Jersey Opera House does not offer refunds unless in exceptional circumstances.

• Reservations can be made for certain shows only, with a pre-arranged payment date. NB all reserverations are released two weeks prior to the performance date.

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For a fee of £1 per ticket, purchased tickets may be for another performance of the same show, subject to availability.

• Concessions are for children, students, senior citizens and HIE recipients, unless otherwise stated.

• We reserve the right to change the cast without prior notification.

• We reserve the right to refuse admission.

• Late-comers may not be allowed access to the auditorium until a suitable point in the performance.

For a full list of our terms and conditions, please contact the Box Office or visit our website.

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Patriotic Street and Sand Street car parks are both 150 metres from the theatre.

Parking is free from 5pm to 8am.

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