RAVE ON: THE ULTIMATE 50s AND 60s EXPERIENCE

Charting the meteroic rise of Rock & Roll, Rave On is a thrilling tour through music’s most revolutionary decades. Prepare to be enthralled with an evening of back to back hits, vibrant vintage costumes, colourful staging and plenty of dance in the aisles! Featuring note perfect renditions of the most loved songs from the 50s and 60s, Rave On is performed by an incredibly talented, era-obsessed group of young musicians. From the emergence of Rock & Roll at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee to the British Invasion and beyond, this is a musical adventure you won’t want to miss.

Rave On features hits from the likes of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Connie Francis, Neil Sedaka, Little Richard, Roy Orbison, Lulu, The Beach Boys and many more.

Rave On is a musical experience like no other, with leading performers from West End Productions The Buddy Holly Story, Million Dollar Quartet and Dreamboats & Petticoats, that transports you back to the fabulous 50’s and swinging 60’s in stunningly authentic style.

Fiday 29th September

7.00pm

Saturday 30th September

2.00pm & 7.00pm £15.00

Staples Dance Academy Bugsy Malone

Sunday 1st, 8th & 15th October

5.00pm

£9.50 Adult, £8.50 Concessions

Lcsd Dance Academy Come Back Home

Staples Dance Academy are excited to be putting on the fabulous production of Bugsy Malone at the stunning Majestic Theatre! The young talent of Retford are preparing to showcase their singing, acting and dancing skills with larger than life musical theatre numbers. This PG show is perfect for a family outing and will have you singing and dancing along in your seat!

Don’t miss out!

ONLINE: www.majesticretford.org

Totally Tina

Come shake a tail feather with the UK’s supreme Tina – Justine Riddoch – and her talented cast.

This breathtaking recreation of a live Tina Turner concert celebrates the golden anniversary of the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll’s signature tune Proud Mary. Tina’s noholds-barred take on the song established a reputation for fearsome live performances –and those never-ending legs!

Early hits, including River Deep - Mountain High and Nutbush City Limits, were just a taste of what was to come. We Don’t Need Another Hero, Simply the Best, What’s Love Got to Do With It, I Don’t Wanna Lose You and When the Heartache is Over propelled Tina to stadium concert stardom.

Supported by her dazzling dancing girls in sequins, feathers and diamonds, Justine recreates those famed live performances for one night only.

TWIST & SHOUT

Twist & Shout – an all-star cast from the West End deliver a musical powerhouse of a show that starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late Sixties.

Music lovers are invited to return to a time when skirts got shorter and hair got longer as an incredible cast revive the hits of The Beatles, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Rolling Stones, Cilla Black, Manfred Mann, Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Sandy Shaw and many more.

Superb performances and beautiful, bespoke costumes return us to the sights and sounds of the Swinging Sixties.

The non-stop, 40-song music feast includes She Loves You, Glad All Over, You’re My World, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Something Tells Me I’m In to Something Good, Shout, Ferry Cross The Mersey and so many more.

It’s said that “If you remember the Sixties you really weren’t there”. Twist and Shout affords the opportunity to discover just what you missed!

This show will get you on your feet and dancing in the aisles!

Family ticket 2 adults & 2 children

This is your opportunity to surround yourself with the mystery of magic, cleverly fused with wondrous and miraculous feats of science. Hold on to your seats as the venue is transformed into a real-life science laboratory and lots of unbelievable “how did they do that!” moments.

Experience non-stop actionpacked interactive magical science experiments that will capture the imagination, a fastmoving and colourful magical science show, packed with mystery, suspense, and heaps of mess!

Top Secret is fun and entertaining for the whole family to enjoy along with inspiring and educating every young budding magician and scientist.

Sunday 29th October 2.00pm £13.00 Adults, £11.00 Concessions

Family Ticket 2 Adults & 2 Children £40.00

TALEGATE THEATRE - HOCUS PANTO

The three witches you love to hate are back and more magical that 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. The perfect treat (or trick) to celebrate all hallows eve.

A ghoulishly spooktacular parody production for this year’s October half term that will leave you spellbound.

BOX OFFICE: 01777 706866 ONLINE: www.majesticretford.org

Saturday 4th November 7.00pm £14.00 Adults, £13.00 Concessions

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MOB’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

MUSICAL MAGIC!

Celebrating their 30th Anniversary The MOB invite you to join them in concert at The Majestic Theatre for an evening of Musical Magic!

As a multi award winning musical theatre youth organisation The MOB has developed a reputation for producing outstanding amateur productions and is looking forward to sharing with you favourite pieces from shows they have performed over the last 30 years and new more contemporary work currently in production on national and West End stages. The MOB will be joined on stage by past members who have gone onto professional performing arts training and who are now (or soon will be) performing on the international stage.

Accompanied by a live band of superbly talented local musicians and supported by staging and lighting designed especially for this event we promise you a night of pure Musical Magic!

We hope that you will come and join us to celebrate our anniversary, meet old friends and immerse yourselves in the joy of musical theatre.

BOX OFFICE: 01777 706866 ONLINE: www.majesticretford.org

CLASS OF 55 - GREAT BALLS OF FIRE

The producers of The Roy Orbison Story are proud to present their brand-new productionThe Class of 55.

The show features the irrepressible Mike Byrne and his smoking hot Piano performing the hits of rock-and-roll legend ‘Jerry Lee Lewis’ alongside Spencer Jordan as Buddy Holly. They are backed in this musical extravaganza by the fantastic five-piece show band ‘The Class of 55.’ Together they will be ‘Ripping’ through the great rock-roll songbook. Featuring the iconic ‘Great Balls of Fire’ and the classic

‘That’ll be the Day’ this show has more hits per second than your average show!

From the sounds of the young man known as ‘The Killer’ to the more sophisticated tunes from Buddy Holly this carousel of tunes from the 50s and 60s is sure to get you dancing in your seats.

If you love Rock and Roll, you are going to love ‘The Class of 55’.

With Big Screen Projection and narration.

Saturday 25th November 2pm & 7pm

Sunday 26th November 6pm

£12.00 Adults, £10.00 Concessions

CLARK SCHOOL OF DANCE

At the Majestic Theatre, Retford Clark School of Dance

Presents

Friday 1st December 7.30pm £22.00

The Retro Rock Show

Saturday 25th November 2023 at 2pm & 7pm

Sunday 26th November 2023 at 6pm

Adults £12.00 Concessions £10.00

To book tickets, please contact the theatre direct www.majesticretford.com or call 01777 706866 www.clarkschoolofdance.co.uk

The RETRO Rock Show is a live 2-hour extravaganza, performed by the finest rock musicians who have toured with some of the biggest names in rock!

From the moment the lights go up and the band hit the stage you’ll be taken on a musical RETRO journey featuring songs by Queen, Starship, Fleetwood Mac, Def Leppard, Roxette, Berlin, Van Halen, Belinda Carlisle, U2 and many more!

Packed with high energy and a full stage production that makes this show one of the most exciting to see! Featuring Kerry O’Dowd from BBC’s The Voice UK on lead vocals!

A theatre experience for the whole family and all ages to enjoy!

BOX OFFICE: 01777 706866

ONLINE: www.majesticretford.org

£26.00 Adult, £24.00 Concessions

GORDON HENDRICKS IS ELVIS - THE KING’S VOICE

It’s as if you are listening to Elvis himself on stage – maybe just maybe he is

On the Graceland Stage at Memphis on the 40th Anniversary of Elvis’ passing Gordon Hendricks was crowned 2017 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artiste Champion which after winning Collingwood, Canada again, the only ETA to win it twice at the largest Elvis Festival in the World, he is the undisputed No 1 in the World.

This year Gordon headlines at Elvis Festivals all over the World including Elvis Week, Graceland; Blue Mountains, Australia; Penticton, Canada; Lake George, New York, Spanish Festival, Barcelona; Blackpool and many more.

‘The King’s Voice’ tour transports you through time from the ‘68 special to the Vegas era, breathing soul into ballads and those iconic jumpsuit numbers that set the stage on fire. Endorsed by Elvis Presley Enterprises –Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artiste 2017 crowned in Graceland, this is the closest you’ll see and hear to The King himself. Sensational, Spectacular and full of Shake rattle n’ roll. There’s only one Elvis Presley and there’s only one artiste who captures his spirit on stage – the inimitable Gordon Hendricks.

Friday 8th December 7.30pm £27.00 Adults, £26.00 Concessions

THAT’LL BE THE DAY - CHRISTMAS SHOW

That’ll Be The Day is back with another timeless Rock ’n’ Roll Christmas Show!

Completely refreshed year after year, the show combines the best Rock and Pop classics and all your favourite Christmas songs with hilarious comedy sketches and world-class performances.

Come and see it for yourself, you won’t be disappointed.

“THE BEST ROCK ’N’ ROLL SHOW ON THE ROAD”

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