Malvern Theatres - Autumn 2024 by malvern_theatres

DIARY OF EVENTS

July

Tu 16 Here You Come Again 7.30pm Festival Theatre

We 17 Here You Come Again 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

We 17 Legend: Bob Marley 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Th 18 Here You Come Again 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Th 18 Tony Blackburn 7.30pm Forum Theatre

Fr 19 Here You Come Again 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Sa 20 Here You Come Again 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

We 24 Fiddler on the Roof 7pm Forum Theatre

Th 25 Fiddler on the Roof 7pm Forum Theatre

Fr 26 Fiddler on the Roof 7pm Forum Theatre

Sa 27 Fiddler on the Roof 2pm & 7pm Forum Theatre

August

Sa 3 Ken Dodd Film 2pm Forum Theatre

Tu 6 Medea 7pm Studio One

We 7 Medea 2pm & 7pm Studio One

Th 8 Medea 7pm Studio One

Fr 9 Medea 7pm Studio One

Sa 17 Grimethorpe Colliery Band 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Tu 20 Fame 7pm Forum Theatre

We 21 Fame 7pm Forum Theatre

Th 22 Fame 7pm Forum Theatre

Fr 23 Mark James: Where’s Me Mates? 2pm & 4.30pm Studio One

Fr 23 Fame 7pm Forum Theatre

Sa 24 Mark James: Where’s Me Mates? 11am, 2 & 4.30pm Studio One

Sa 24 Fame 2pm & 7pm Forum Theatre

Su 25 Mark James: Where’s Me Mates 11am & 2pm Studio One

We 28 Dial M for Mayhem 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Th 29 Dial M for Mayhem 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Fr 30 Dial M for Mayhem 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Sa 31 Dial M for Mayhem 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

September

Th 5 Extra Ordinary 7pm Studio One

Th 5 HMS Pinafore & Trial by Jury 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Fr 6 Extra Ordinary 7pm Studio One

Fr 6 The Pirates of Penzance 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Sa 7 Extra Ordinary 2pm & 7pm Studio One

Sa 7 The Gondoliers 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Sa 7 The Sounds of Rod Stewart 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Tu 10 RB&O Broadcast: The Marriage of Figaro 6.30pm Forum Theatre

We 11 The Makings of a Murderer 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Fr 13 Voces8 7.30pm Forum Theatre

Sa 14 Black is the Color of my Voice 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Fr 20 Sir Ranulph Fiennes 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Sa 21 Hancock’s Half Hour 2.30 & 7.30pm Forum Theatre

Su 22 Malvern Concert Club 7.30pm Forum Theatre

Tu 24 ART 7.30pm Festival Theatre

We 25 ART 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

We 25 The Bon Jovi Experience 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Th 26 ART 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Th 26 The Music of Lionel Richie 7.45pm

Forum Theatre

Fr 27 ART 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Fr 27 The Songs of Bennett and Sinatra 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Sa 28 ART 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Su 29 Gareth Gates 7.30pm Festival Theatre

October

Tu 1 Nineteen Eighty-Four 7.30pm Festival Theatre

We 2 Nineteen Eighty-Four 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

We 2 What’s Love Got To Do With It 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Th 3 Nineteen Eighty-Four 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Th 3 Armonico Consort: Naked Byrd 2 7.30pm Forum Theatre

Fr 4 Nineteen Eighty-Four 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Fr 4 Chicago Blues Brothers 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Sa 5 Nineteen Eighty-Four 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Sa 5 Su Pollard 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Mo 7 The Rocky Horror Show 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Tu 8 The Rocky Horror Show 7.30pm Festival Theatre

We 9 The Rocky Horror Show 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Th 10 The Rocky Horror Show 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Th 10 Simon Armitage 8pm Forum Theatre

Fr 11 The Rocky Horror Show 5pm & 8.30pm Festival Theatre

Fr 11 Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Sa 12 The Rocky Horror Show 5.30 & 8.30pm Festival Theatre

Sa 12 Dad’s Army 2.30 & 7.30pm Forum Theatre

Tu 15 RB&O Broadcast: Alice In Wonderland 7.15pm Cinema

Tu 15 The History Boys 7.30pm Festival Theatre

We 16 Peppa Pig 1pm & 4pm Forum Theatre

We 16 The History Boys 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Th 17 Peppa Pig 10am & 1pm Forum Theatre

Th 17 The History Boys 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Fr 18 The History Boys 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Fr 18 Adam Kay 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Sa 19 The History Boys 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Sa 19 Stephen Hough 7.30pm Forum Theatre

Su 20 The Elvis Years 7pm Forum Theatre

Mo 21 Rebus 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Tu 22 Rebus 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Tu 22 Walk Right Back 7.45pm Forum Theatre

We 23 Rebus 2.30 & 7.30pm

Th 24 Rebus 7.30pm

Th 24 Ocean Film Festival 7.30pm

Fr 25 BBC Philharmonic 7pm

Fr 25 Rebus 7.30pm

Sa 26 Room on the Broom 1.30 & 4.30pm

Sa 26 Rebus 2.30 & 7.30pm

Su 27 Room on the Broom 11am & 2pm

Su 27 Malvern Concert Club 7.30pm

November

Theatre

Tu 29 Never Let Me Go 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Sa 16 Murder on the Orient Express 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Sa 16 Defying Gravity 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Su 17 Malvern Concert Club 3pm Forum Theatre Tu 19 Birdsong 7.30pm Festival Theatre

We 20 Birdsong 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre Th 21 Birdsong 7.30pm Festival Theatre Th 21 Sensational 60s Experience 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Fr 22 Birdsong 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Fr 22 London Philharmonic Orchestra 7pm Forum Theatre

Sa 23 Birdsong 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Sa 23 Kerry Ellis 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Su 24 Swan Lake 4pm Festival Theatre

Tu 26 Ghost: The Musical 7.30pm Festival Theatre

We 27 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 1.30 & 4.30pm Forum Theatre

We 27 Ghost: The Musical 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Th 28 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 10.30am & 1.30pm Forum Theatre

Th 28 Ghost: The Musical 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Fr 29 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 10.30am & 1.30pm Forum Theatre

Fr 29 Ghost: The Musical 7.30pm Festival Theatre

Sa 30 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 1pm & 4pm Forum Theatre

Sa 30 Ghost: The Musical 2.30 & 7.30pm Festival Theatre

December

Su 1 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 1pm & 4pm Forum Theatre

We 4 The Rat Pack at Christmas 7.45pm Forum Theatre Th 5 Beyond the Barricade 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Sa 7 Talon 7.45pm Forum Theatre

Su 8 Kate Rusby 7pm Forum Theatre

Tu 10 RB&O Broadcast: Cinderella 7.15pm Forum Theatre

Th 12 Sleeping Beauty Opens 7pm Festival Theatre

Sa 14 Santa’s Christmas Cracker 11am & 1.30pm Forum Theatre

We 18 A Christmas Carol Opens 7.15pm Forum Theatre

BRONZE

MEMBERSHIP

£55 per annum

Senior Citizen £38

H £4 off up to two tickets per production*

H Exemption from Booking Fees

H £1 off up to two cinema tickets per film (Senior Bronze £1.50 off)

H Membership of the Standby Club

H Half a bottle of house wine free per two diners in our Bistro on Monday to Thursday evenings on production of membership card

H Named membership secretary

SILVER MEMBERSHIP

£500 per annum

Silver Plus £625 per annum

H 18 tickets for best available seats*

(Silver Plus - 24 tickets)

H £4 off any additional theatre tickets*

H Exemption from Booking Fees

H Two free Cinema tickets per film

H Membership of the Standby Club

H Invitation to members’ Champagne reception

A free bottle of wine from our Exclusive Gold & Silver

Members’ Wine list over dinner in our Bistro on Monday to Thursday evenings on production of membership card

H Named membership secretary

H Listing as Silver Member in theatre programmes

GOLD MEMBERSHIP

£725 per annum

Gold Plus £910 per annum

H 30 tickets for best available seats* (Gold Plus - 40 tickets)

H £4 off additional theatre tickets*

H Exemption from Booking Fees

H Complimentary Programmes†

H Membership of the Standby Club

H Two free Cinema tickets per film

H Invitation to members’ Champagne Reception

H A free bottle of wine from our Exclusive Gold & Silver Members’ Wine list over dinner at our Bistro on production of membership card

H Named membership secretary

H Listing as Gold Member in theatre programmes

PLATINUM MEMBERSHIP

£1050 per annum

H 50 tickets for best available seats*

H £4 off additional theatre tickets*

H Exemption from Booking Fees

H Complimentary Programmes†

H Membership of the Standby Club

H Two free Cinema tickets per film

H Invitation to members’ Champagne Reception

H A free bottle of wine from our Exclusive Gold & Silver Members’ Wine list over dinner at our Bistro on production of membership card

MEMBERS

DISCOUNTS APPLY save money on your tickets (and help the theatre too ...)

* applies to productions which carry the membership logo

† terms & conditions apply

H Named membership secretary

H Listing as Platinum Member in theatre programmes

Being a member of Malvern Theatres helps the theatre in a very direct way, and it also carries with it a range of benefits, including ticket discounts, advance season brochure and exemption from booking fees. Details of the schemes are listed below and with membership discounts now applying to a wider range of shows than ever before, there’s never been a better time to join.

celebration package

• champagne on arrival

• three course à la carte dinner & coffee at our bistro

• a bottle of celebrated house wine

• two top prize show tickets & show programme

• interval drinks at your reserved table

£175 per couple

it’s all hassle free with everything organised for you, so you don’t have to lift a finger.

book through the box office: 01684 892277

Wine Selection special occasion?

brunch or lunch? that is the question!

enjoy our delicious menu with fresh local produce expertly prepared by our in house chefs.

Breakfast Bites

mon - sat 10am - 4pm

Full Service Breakfast

American Styled Pancakes

Muffins plus Eggs

Toast plus Avocado Crumpets

Italian Classic Pizza

Super Salads

Social Sharing Meze

Specialist Burgers

Daily Specials

Fish & Chips

Kids Menu

Coffee & tea

Milk Shakes

Cold Drinks & Juices

Bottled Beer

Weekly Classes and Workshops

For Little Ones:

Parents & Wobblers

Movement Class for Under 4s and their carer

Mondays 10.30am-11.15am from 9th September Weekly £5

Wednesdays 11.30am-12.15pm from 11th September Weekly £5

Little Theatre Makers

Interactive Drama Class for 5-7 years

Mondays 4.15pm-5pm from 9th September Weekly £6

For Juniors/Youth:

Junior Theatre

Creative Drama Class for 8-11 years

Tuesdays 4pm-5pm from 10th September Termly £66

Junior Musical Theatre Academy

Multi-disciplinary Theatre Class for 8-11 years

Thursdays 4.15pm-5.15pm from 12th September Termly £66

Junior Street Dance for 8-11 years

Wednesdays 4.15pm-5.15pm from 11th September Termly £66

Sing it Loud: Youth

Fun Choir for 10-16 years

Tuesdays 5.15pm-6.15pm from 10th September Termly £66

Youth Theatre

Advanced Drama Class for 12-17 years

Saturdays 11am-12.30pm from 14th September Termly £100

Senior Musical Theatre Academy

Advanced Musical Theatre Class for 12-18 years

Thursdays 5.30pm-6.30pm from 12th September Termly £66

Youth Contemporary Dance for 12-19 years

Mondays 5.30pm-6.30pm from 9th September Termly £66

For Adults:

Thrive Contemporary Dance for 16-65 years+

Mondays 6.45pm-7.45pm from 9th September Termly £60

Regenerate Contemporary Dance Company for over 50s

Mondays 8pm-9pm from 9th September Termly £60

Beginners Big Jig

Introductory Irish Dance Class for Adults

Thursdays 6.45pm-7.45pm from 12th September Weekly £6

The Big Jig

Advanced Irish Dance Class for Adults

Thursdays 8pm-9pm from 12th September Termly £66

Chance to Dance

Dance Exercise for over 50s

Mondays 11.30am-12.30pm from 9th September Weekly £6

Mondays 1.15pm-2.15pm from 9th September Weekly £6

Wednesdays 10.15am-11.15am from 11th September Weekly £6

Gentle Dance

Seated Dance Class for Adults

Fridays 10.30am-11.30am from 13th September Weekly £6

Chi Chi FIT

Musical Theatre Dance Fit for Adults

Tuesdays 7.45pm-8.30pm from 10th September Weekly £5

Sing it Loud!

Musical Theatre Choir for Adults who love to sing

Tuesdays 6.30pm-7.30pm from 10th September Termly £60

Introduction to Scriptwriting

Creative Writing Class for Adults

Wednesdays 7pm-8.30pm from 11th September Termly £80

Junk Book Journaling

Mindful Crafting for 17+ years

Fridays 6pm-8pm from 13th September Weekly £12

Make Your Mark

Mixed Media Creative Art Workshops for Adults

Thursdays 10.30am-12.30pm from 12th September Weekly £6

Thursdays 1.30pm-3.30pm from 12th September Weekly £6

Make Your Mark Xtra

Creative Art Workshops tailored for Adults with Learning Disabilities

Wednesdays 10.30am-12pm from 11th September Weekly £5

cinema membership

Join our new cinema membership for discounted cinema tickets, reduced prices on popcorn, tea, coffee and soft drinks, a regular members’ newsletter, an annual members’ only screening plus two FREE TICKETS when you join.

cinema membership beneﬁts:

Two Free Tickets to be used when you join or during your membership year

£1.50 Off up to two tickets per ﬁlm screening (Including Broadcasts)

20% Off Popcorn, Tea, Coffee and Soft Drinks

Regular members’ newsletter

Invitation to an annual ﬁlm screening exclusive to members Membership card

Based around the exciting dance rhythms of Santana’s Latin music, Oye Santana is no ordinary tribute to Carlos Santana’s music. More a party than a concert, this is a feast of Latin music, superb musicianship and hit songs, faithfully re-creating the music of Santana. They bring a powerful and melodic drive to Santana’s Latin rock style, which they play with power, passion and perfection ensuring a fantastic high energy, engaging and fun event.

DIRECTED BY MICHAEL CABOT

Within his private psychiatric clinic, Doctor Prentice is interviewing a new secretary. Geraldine wants the position but seems underqualified and uncertain about her parentage. Mrs Prentice appears, flushed and in urgent need of a drink, following an illicit encounter at the Station Hotel. In the meantime, Doctor Rance, a Government Inspector and

Sergeant Match, a policeman, arrive amidst increasing chaos with searching questions of their own.

WHAT THE BUTLER SAW is Joe Orton’s most ambitious play, manic farce and masterclass in fearless comic writing. No institution, political view or tradition is safe, as Orton explores comic territory few playwrights have dared to visit.

Money For Nothing is a tribute to the Dire Straits like no other before. Prepare to be captivated by the authentic sounds of one of the most successful rock bands of all time.

Money For Nothing is a show of the highest quality. Meticulous attention is paid to every detail, to faithfully recreate the distinct sound of Dire Straits in this unforgettable sonic spectacular.

Performing Money for Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Sultans of Swing, Private Investigations, So Far Away and many more much-loved classics drawn from six platinum albums.

Sat 13th July 7.45pm £36.96

Hotfoot from a sell out show at London’s Adelphi Theatre, Legend - the Music of Bob Marley is an unforgettable evening celebrating this musical icon in one fantastic stage show extravaganza. Combining his superb, distinctive vocals with flawless musicianship, a supremely talented cast recreate the timeless hits Could You Be Loved, Is This Love, One Love, No Woman No Cry, Three Little Birds, Jammin’, Buffalo Soldier, Get Up Stand Up, I Shot the Sheriff and many more reggae classics.

Wed 17th July 7.45pm £33.60

For the first time ever, all of Dolly Parton’s biggest hits can be experienced together in a rollicking and joyous new musical comedy.

Packed with the iconic songs Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream, I Will Always Love You, Here You Come Again and more, this lively and touching new musical tells the story of a diehard fan whose fantasy version of international icon Dolly Parton gets him through trying times.

With her wit, humour and charm, Dolly teaches him a whole lot about life, love and how to pull yourself up by your bootstraps…even if your bootstraps don’t have rhinestones! This is one musical that is sure to make you smile. After several successful runs across the United States, Here You Come Again was originally written by two-time Emmy award-winning comedy and songwriter Bruce Vilanch with Gabriel Barre (who also directs) and Tricia Paoluccio (who also plays Dolly) and has now been adapted for the UK by acclaimed British playwright Jonathan Harvey (Gimme, Gimme, Gimme and Coronation Street).

An exclusive documentary film revealing for the first time the private man behind Britain’s greatest comic genius. The film will be introduced live by Lady Dodd with a post screening Q&A.

Produced over four years with full access from Ken’s widow Lady Dodd, the film takes an indepth look into Doddy’s private world, exploring the many secrets of his comic talent.

Malvern Theatres Young Company is remembered for its powerful staging of Sophocles’ Antigone in 2018 and its production of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood the following year.

This strong and capable ensemble returns with Euripides’ Medea. A heartbreaking portrayal of a mother’s betrayal, despair and ultimate revenge, Medea is as shocking today as it was 2,500 years ago.

Director Nic Lloyd’s perfectly scaled production will leave audiences in no doubt as to why the play remains the most frequently performed of all the Greek tragedies.

“Sensational – performing favourite classics in spectacular style!” The Times

Formed in 1917, during the First World War, Grimethorpe Colliery Band is a British institution. National and British Open Champions on numerous occasions, the band’s contest successes remain legendary.

“A thoroughly entertaining show & a must for all music enthusiasts” The Guardian

Sat 17th Aug 7.30pm

AND DEVELOPED BY

Title Song "FAME" written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International

Malvern Theatres Young Company proudly presents David da Silva’s high-octane musical based on the 1980 film of the same name. Fame the Musical has been dazzling audiences and critics alike for over thirty years! Featuring the Academy Award-winning title song and a host of other catchy pop numbers, including Dancing on the Sidewalk, Bring on Tomorrow and I Want to Make Magic, this high-energy, contemporary pop score will have you dancing in your seats.

Tues 20th to Sat 24th Aug

Price includes 12% booking fee

CONCEIVED

DAVID DE SILVA Book by Jose Fernandez Lyrics by Jacques Levy Music by Steve Margoshes

Starring Alasdair Baker, Isabella Inchbald, Eliza Langland, Joey Lockhart, Luke Rhodri and Theo Woolford.

Malvern-based Middle Ground Theatre Company Ltd is delighted to present the World Stage Premiere of Dial M For Mayhem, a brand new charming farcical comedy drama from the author and director of the hugely successful courtroom phenomenon The Verdict.

Set in 1991, it follows of a group of travelling actors from south of the Scottish border as they conquer the beautiful unforgiving landscape of the Highlands and Islands village hall circuit to perform Frederick Knott’s classic 1950’s thriller Dial M For Murder.

Set against a backdrop of the unpredictable Scottish weather complete with internal company squabbling, the scene is gleefully set for back stage chaos and laugh-out loud hilarity of the play within the play!

Praise for writer Margaret May Hobbs and director Michael Lunney on The Verdict:

“This beautifully crafted and fast paced script….. Margaret May Hobbs has aced it. 5 STARS“ HHHHH Bath Magazine

“Rarely do we get to see such engaging drama on stage and I urge you to get along to Malvern this week whilst you have the opportunity... enthralling. 5 STARS“ HHHHH Malvern Observer

Malvern Theatres is delighted to welcome back the National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company. The National Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company was created twenty six years ago and for over a decade has brought favourite G & S operas to Malvern in productions that have received outstanding reviews from the national press and regular four and five star ratings. All performances are accompanied by the acclaimed National Festival Orchestra.

HMS PINAFORE & TRIAL BY JURY

Set sail on the HMS Pinafore in this new production for 2024. Pompous Sir Joseph Porter arrives with plans to marry Josephine, the Captain’s daughter. But she has other ideas and is soon plotting to elope with lowly sailor Ralph Rackstraw …

Directed by and starring Bradley Travis.

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Join a star-studded cast for this hilarious entertainment. The Pirates of Penzance takes us to the Cornish coast where we meet our dashing Pirate King, the Major General and his troupe of jolly daughters plus a band of bungling British bobbies …

THE GONDOLIERS

Directed by and Starring Simon Butteriss, The Gondoliers is one of Sullivan’s sunniest scores and makes for irresistible, joyous entertainment.

The Gondoliers is a love story and a talk of mistaken identity. Marco and Giuseppe have just married but have been informed that one of them is the heir to the throne of the fictional kingdom of Barataria. But which one? To complicate matters, the heir was married when an infant to Casilda, who has come to Venice to claim her husband …

Rachel and Max are an ordinary couple, living ordinary lives until something extraordinary turns everything upside down. Now they have the single most important decision of their life to make. They piece together their thoughts, bit by bit, good and bad, speaking the things you shouldn’t say and contemplating the never ending ‘What ifs’.

Extra Ordinary is Emily Henry’s debut play. This play contains themes of abortion. Ages 12 +

Thurs 5th to Sat 7th Sept £14 (Concessions £11.20) Price includes 12% booking fee

Following on from the SELL OUT Celebration Tour, Neighbours star Ryan Moloney (AKA, Toadie Rebecchi) is heading back out on the road in 2024 for his exclusive solo tour – Toad on the Road.

Joining the cast of Neighbours as Toadfish Rebecchi in 1995, Moloney remains on our screens to this day – and his character was central when the soap returned to our screens last summer on Amazon Freevee. Thurs 5th Sept 7.30pm

Prepare to be taken down Memory Lane! Join internationally-acclaimed Stan Terry as he truly captures the essence of Rod Stewart’s music and swagger. With his uncanny voice and stage presence, it’s no wonder audience’s question if he’s the real Rod Stewart!

Taking you on a journey through five decades of music, from the early days with Jeff Beck, The Faces, The Great American Songbook era to the present day, The Sounds of Rod Stewart is a show not to be missed. With hit after hit from Maggie May, Baby Jane & Sailing, expect to relive the magic of Rod Stewart’s music.

Whether you’re a long-time fan of Rod Stewart or new to his music, this show promises to be a dynamic and fun packed experience. Get ready to be entertained, boogie along, sway to the music and maybe even feel like you’re Sailing through the nostalgic hits of Rod Stewart’s illustrious career. Sat 7th Sept 7.45pm £28 Price includes 12% booking fee

Following sell-out shows nationwide, the UK’s top true crime theatre tour is back with a brandnew lineup!

Featuring Senior Investigating Officer, Colin Sutton, who caught serial killer Levi Bellfield and ‘Night Stalker’ Delroy Grant. Join us for a chilling, thrilling night at the theatre as Colin, who was head of a Metropolitan Police murder squad tells us the stories of how he caught some of the UK’s most evil murderers.

In this all-new show, Colin; who the ITV drama series Manhunt, played by Martin Clunes, is based on, will talk you through his remarkable career and what it is like to chase and catch a serial killer in a unique and one-off night at the theatre – for true crime fans and theatre goers alike. Recommended Age: 18+

11th Sept 7.45pm

Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live.

Apphia Campbell’s acclaimed play follows a successful singer and civil rights activist as she seeks redemption after the untimely death of her father. She reflects on the journey that took her from a young piano prodigy destined for a life in the service of the church, to a renowned jazz vocalist at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement.

‘Moving portrayal of determination and survival.’

HHHH Times

‘A compelling and heartbreaking story, punctuated with bursts of song.’

HHHH Edinburgh Festival Magazine

performed by Nicholle Cherrie

inspired by the life of Nina Simone written by Apphia Campbell

The 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading musicians, orchestras and conductors. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos which is shared both online and in person. VOCES8 is the flagship ensemble of the VOCES8 Foundation which actively promotes ‘Music Education For All’, reaching up to 40,000 people annually.

Spend an evening in the extraordinary company of Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE - ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’ - as he goes beyond his record-breaking achievements to explore the man behind the myth. Live on stage, Sir Ranulph will share stories from his legendary exploits and adventures, telling untold tales of the world’s most extraordinary feats of daring and exploration. Delivered in his own inimitable fashion and accompanied by stunning, neverbefore-seen images and home videos, this show guarantees to leave you entertained and inspired to seek out your own life adventures.

ANGELA HEWITT

Scarlatti Sonatas:

Kk322 in A; Kk145 in D; Kk 417 in D minor; Kk460 in C; Kk519 in F minor; Kk466 in F minor

J.S. Bach

Partita No.1 in B-flat, BWV825

Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5

Brahms

piano

In 1954, comedian Tony Hancock burst onto the BBC with a comedy show unlike anything the British public had experienced before. Surrounded by a stellar cast including Carry On greats Sidney James, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams, the series proved just as successful when it transferred to television. Hambledon Productions are delighted to be recreating three, ‘lost’ episodes from the original television series. Missing from the BBC archives, this UK Tour will mark the very first time these hilarious scripts have been brought to life since their original broadcast. Commemorating 100 years of Tony Hancock, and 70 years of Hancock’s Half Hour, take a trip to 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam and join Kenneth, Hattie, Sid and ‘The Lad Himself’ for three classic TV episodes of this groundbreaking, timeless comedy.

Sat 21st Sept 2.30pm & 7.30pm £25.76 £21.28

Celebrating 30 years on the road this year, The Bon Jovi Experience is back. Get ready to rock your way through an unforgettable journey with the only show to be endorsed by Jon Bon Jovi himself!

The Bon Jovi Experience features smash-hits such as Livin’ On a Prayer, Always, It’s My Life, You Give Love a Bad Name, Bad Medicine and many more.

Wed 25th Sept 7.45pm £30.80

12%

Following his appearances with Lionel Richie himself on ITV’s Sunday Night At The Palladium and the Graham Norton Show for the BBC, Malcolm Pitt delivers a powerhouse and breathtaking performance in this high-octane show celebrating the music of Lionel Richie and the Commodores. This award winning five-star production also features a stellar line-up of world class musicians including musical director, Jonny Miller from Talon.

Thurs 26th Sept 7.45pm £30.24

Get ready for an electrifying night of music as Chris Dean and his The Syd Lawrence Orchestra takes the stage to pay tribute to two of the greatest crooners of all time: Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra! Be prepared to be transported back in time as their timeless hits come alive in a symphony of sound and style. From Fly Me to the Moon to I Left My Heart in San Francisco, every note will stir your soul and leave you craving more. Join us for a premiere show that has critics and audiences alike raving! It’s a Big Bang Concert you won’t want to miss!

Fri 27th Sept 7.45pm £31.36 Price includes 12%

Gareth Gates, along with a stellar cast of West End performers, pay tribute to those four boys from Jersey with their unmistakable high pitched vocals and promises to be an electrifying homage to the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

With over two decades of dominance on the airwaves and a staggering 100 million records sold, the Four Seasons have etched themselves into music history.

With songs like; Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Sherry, My Eyes Adored You, December 63, and many more, get ready for an evening of roof raising vocals, slick choreography and a nostalgic journey back in time to the golden era of pop music!

Sun 29th Sept 7.30pm £43.68 £39.20

The smash hit comedy returns starring Seann Walsh, Chris Harper and Aden Gillett. A seemingly simple purchase of contemporary art - an all-white painting – ignites a hilarious debate amongst three close friends. What begins as a light-hearted discussion about art quickly descends into a riotous exploration of the blurred lines between art and reality. This multi-award winning play (winner of Best Comedy at the Olivier Awards, Tony Awards and Moliere Awards) is a razor sharp exploration of art, love and friendship that will stay with you long after the curtain falls.

With award-winning comedian Seann Walsh, Chris Harper (Call the Midwife, Coronation Street) and Aden Gillett (The Crown, The House of Elliot), Iqbal Khan (East is East, National Theatre and Othello, RSC) directs a brand-new production of Yasmina Reza’s fiendishly clever and hilariously funny play.

Joshua Beaumont & Original Theatre present

After a fantastic sell out debut tour across the UK, Tina Turner fans will have the time of their lives as What’s Love Got To Do With It? is back for 2024 celebrating the music and 60-year career of this incredible rock and soul legend. Expect a night of high energy and feel-good rock-and-roll, performed by an all-live band. This joyous show features all the hits including Proud Mary, River Deep, Simply The Best, Private Dancer, and many more.

INDEPENDENT

Naked Byrd 2

Armonico Consort

Director Christopher Monks

Ten years on from Armonico’s most successful concert series and CD recordings the ensemble returns with the second part of their collection devoted to choral music from the last 800 years. The varied programme includes William Byrd’s setting of the Ave Verum Corpus as well as music from his five-part mass. The is coupled with Allegri’s famous Miserere, John Sheppard’s Libera Nos and music by Rachmaninov, Monteverdi and Elgar, all linked by the timeless chants of the 11th-century Abbess Hildegard of Bingen.

As seen at the Adelphi theatre and the Savoy theatre in London’s West End, The Chicago Blues Brothers have put the band back together to bring you their RESPECT greatest hit’s tour.

We have combined the best arrangements from our last 5 tours to bring you our greatest set list ever, a combination of audience favourites and showstoppers from The Back in Black Tour, The Motown Mission Tour, A Night at the Movies Tour and The Cruisin for a bluesin Tour.

“TIGHT, CLASSY AND BRASSY” The Stage

“HIGHLY CHARGED, FUN AND INFECTIOUS” Time Out

“FAST, LOUD AND DETERMINED EVERYONE HAS A GOOD TIME” The Reviews Hub

The novel which has most influenced the 21st century is brought to the stage in a thrilling new version by Ryan Craig.

On 4th April 1984, Winston Smith, comrade 6079, starts a diary. In a world where every action is painstakingly monitored and controlled, this simple act puts Winston’s life in jeopardy. A clandestine love affair with co-worker Julia further enrages the authorities, but can they truly trust each other? And what of the mysterious O’Brien? Will he help them overthrow the regime, confront them with their most terrifying fears, or worse…?

Shocking and fantastical when first written in 1949, Orwell’s novel has remained one of the most chillingly prescient novels of the last century.

Ryan Craig’s recent work includes Charlotte and Theodore. Nominated as Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in 2005, he has gone on to win acclaim for The Holy Rosenbergs and Our Class at the National Theatre, The Glass Room and Filthy Business at Hampstead Theatre.

Director Lindsay Posner, one of the UK’s most sought-after directors, comes to Malvern fresh from the West End transfers of Noises Off and A View From The Bridge.

Oh eck! It’s been 50 years...

Meet Su and her accompanist live on stage to celebrate her 50 years in show business with a night of hilarious laughter, fabulous songs and wonderful stories.

Su’s new one-woman show Still Fully Charged brings a national treasure face-to-face with an adoring public to celebrate the amazing characters she has been fortunate enough to play, the incredible friends and colleagues she met along the way, and the staggering range of music she has performed and recorded throughout her illustrious career.

Simon Armitage

An Evening with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage ‘His verse is immediate, entertaining, engaged with the world.’ Independent on Sunday.

Live on stage in Malvern’s Forum Theatre:

Join the Poet Laureate for this very special evening of readings, and book-signing. Simon Armitage introduces and reads a selection of his own poems. He also includes Robert Frost’s Iris by Night marking the 150th Anniversary of Frost’s birth. The poem depicts the spiritual experience that Edward Thomas and Frost had while walking on the Malvern Hills.

The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, led by the club’s musical director, celebrate ‘The Ronnie Scott’s Story’. Mixing classic music from the jazz great who have performed at London’s worldfamous jazz-club over its incredible 60+ year history, alongside tales of old Soho, miscreant musicians and police raids, this is a unique evening celebrating one of the world’s most famous jazz venues, its music, and history.

‘FIERCE AND FABULOUS FUN!’

Ready to thrill you with fun and naughty moments, Richard O’Brien’s legendary rock ‘n’ roll musical, The Rocky Horror Show comes to Malvern Theatres as part of a new world tour, having been seen by over 35 million theatregoers. The Rocky Horror Show is the story of two squeaky clean college kids – Brad and his fiancée Janet. When by a twist of fate, their car breaks down outside a creepy mansion whilst on their way to visit their former college professor, they meet the charismatic Dr Frank’n’Furter. It is an adventure they’ll never forget, filled with fun, frolics, frocks, and frivolity.

Directed by Christopher Luscombe, The Rocky Horror Show is the biggest party and features timeless classics, including Sweet Transvestite, Damn it Janet, and of course, the pelvic thrusting showstopping Time Warp.

THE SEXIEST & FUNNIEST SHOW

The nation’s favourite sitcom returns!

The boys are delighted to head to Malvern Theatres with three new episodes.

Two actors, two microphones, over twenty-five characters – and lots of sound effects! The Dad’s Army Radio Show bring’s Perry and Croft’s classic BBC comedy to life in this highly acclaimed stage production.

Three episodes of the popular sitcom – adapted for radio for the very first time – are hilariously and lovingly enacted on stage by two master performers – complete with sound effects, vintage music and all your favourite Perry and Croft characters and catchphrases.

DAVID BENSON JACK LANE

The original television episodes newly minted for The Dad’s Army Radio Show national tour 2024 are:

The Love of Three Oranges

The Miser’s Hoard

The Making of Private Pike

As seen on Dad’s Army: The Animations (UKTV Gold), David Benson (Goodnight Sweetheart and One Man, Two Guvnors) and Jack Lane (Wisdom of a Fool and 7 Days) will transport you right back to Walmington.

‘BENSON AND LANE’S TWO-MAN ARMY ARE A COMEDY FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.’ RADIO TIMES

Sat 12th Oct 2.30pm & 7.30pm

‘BENSON & LANE CARRY IT ALL OFF BEAUTIFULLY.’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

The nation’s twelfth-favourite doctor brings his brand new show to Malvern, fresh from a record-breaking run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a sell-out season in the West End. This is Going to Hurt was a literary sensation, selling three million copies and becoming a multiBAFTA-winning BBC series. Undoctored follows on from This is Going to Hurt, leaving audiences laughing and crying with Adam’s unique tales of life on and off the wards. It also contains the ‘degloving’ story because people ask for refunds if they don’t hear it.

“Very funny and very moving - Adam Kay has done it again, the talented c***”

Charlie Brooker

“Darkly hilarious - this show will have you in stitches” The Standard Fri 18th Oct 7.45pm £34.16 £29.68

The 20th anniversary production of Alan Bennett’s brilliant modern classic, winner of 30 major awards, and voted The Nation’s Favourite Play in 2013. A-Level results day. Cutler’s Grammar School. 1980s Sheffield.

Eight unruly teenagers burst into adulthood with the best grades their school has ever seen, but their sights are set on something higher: to study at the most famous academic institutions in the world – Oxford and Cambridge. But their teachers can’t agree how best to tutor them. There’s Hector, the maverick English teacher who believes in culture for its own sake; Irwin – the shrewd supply teacher full of soundbites; Felix – the headmaster obsessed with league tables and Mrs Lintott – the History teacher who thinks her colleagues are all fools.

THE HISTORY BOYS follows this bright bunch of boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university, lifting the lid on staffroom rivalries and the anarchy of adolescence.

This timely revival, directed by Seán Linnen, asks what is the purpose of education? And who is it for?

‘HOW VERY PLEASED I AM THAT THE HISTORY BOYS ARE STILL HERE TWENTY YEARS ON FINDING A NEW AUDIENCE. “PASS IT ON” IS HECTOR’S MESSAGE – I HOPE THE PLAYGOERS FEEL THE SAME!’ Alan Benne

“INTELLIGENT, WITTY AND HILARIOUS. PASSES WITH FLYING COLOURS” The Times

“IMMENSELY FUNNY … IN SHORT, A SUPERB, LIFEENHANCING PLAY” The Guardian

“BRILLIANTLY FUNNY WITH LINES THAT WE WILL BE QUOTING FOR YEARS TO COME… NAUGHTY, IMPISH, ENDLESSLY IRONIC” Financial Times

Join Peppa, along with her family and friends as they go to the zoo and also the beach for a special party - it’s going to be an exciting and fun packed day.

Prepare to sing and dance with colourful scarecrows, feed the penguins, build big sandcastles, and even swim in the sea! Packed full of songs, dance and muddy puddles, Peppa’s Fun Day Out guarantees giggles and snorts for all Peppa fans, and a perfect introduction to theatre.

Iggety ziggety zaggety zoom!

includes 12% booking fee Wed 16th Oct 1pm & 4pm; Thurs 17th Oct 10am & 1pm Premium: £26.88 Band 1: £23.52 Band 2: £21.28 Family of 4: £86.24 (Band 1 tickets only) £2 off for Under 16s

Jump on board the broom with the witch and her cat in Tall Stories’ funfilled adaptation of Room on the Broom, the best-selling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Six characters in search of a solution…

A splendid dinner party concludes with a game created by the hostess. A murder in an Edinburgh mansion needs to be solved. Suspects, clues and red herrings await.

But the dinner-party guests have secrets of their own, threatened by the very game they are playing. And among them is Inspector John Rebus. True crime is his calling – is he playing an alternative game, one to which only he knows the rules?

There is danger with every twist and turn – and a shocking discovery will send this game called Malice hurtling towards a gaspinducing conclusion.

Sir Ian Rankin’s Rebus novels have dominated the detective

Sir Ian Rankin’s Rebus novels have dominated the detective fiction market with the recent BBC tv series ensuring the detective’s legendary status.

Gray O’Brien

Billy Hartman

Stephen Hough

Chopin: Two Nocturnes Op.9 No.2 and Op 15.No.2

Scherzo No.2 in B-flat minor Op. 31

Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17

Hough: Sonatina Nostalgica

Liszt: Sonata in B minor

Sat 19th Oct 7.30pm £28

Now in its 20th year, The Elvis Years, led by original West End lead Mario Kombou, embarks on its biggest ever tour of the UK and beyond.

Undoubtedly the UK’s premier Elvis theatre production, this stunning show takes the audience on a fantastic journey through all the years The King ruled the airwaves.

With a full cast of West End talent, a spectacular set, breathtaking lights and awesome video content, Mario and the band deliver over 50 golden greats, charting the rise and rise of the boy from Tupelo – from the early hits That’s Alright Mama, Don’t Be Cruel and I Got Stung all the way through to the legendary Las Vegas concerts with In the Ghetto, The Wonder of You and of course Suspicious Minds. Sun 20th Oct 7pm £33.04 Price includes 12% booking fee

Immerse yourself in a wave of pure rock and roll nostalgia with Walk Right Back! Presented by the creators of That’ll Be The Day, this show recounts the tale of those two Kentucky boys who created unparalleled vocal magic – The Everly Brothers.

Brace yourself for a thrilling journey from their roots in Kentucky to their glorious reunion at London’s Royal Albert Hall, boasting signature guitar riffs and those unforgettable harmonies, and featuring smash-hits like Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie and All I Have To Do Is Dream, each rendition is performed with infectious energy and captures the heartfelt essence of The Everly Brothers. Tues 22nd Oct 7.45pm £32.48

includes 12% booking fee

Climb aboard for a night of ocean adventure! The Ocean Film Festival World Tour features a new collection of the world’s most incredible ocean films!

Brought to you by the team behind the Banff Mountain Film Festival UK & Ireland tour, this selection of short films combines breath-taking marine life and wild seafaring voyages in a cinematic celebration of our oceans.

Conducted by Ben Gernon

With Jennifer Pike (Violin)

Schubert

Symphony No.8 ‘Unfinished’

Bruch

Violin Concerto

Mozart

Symphony No.41 ‘Jupiter’

THE NASH ENSEMBLE

Alasdair Beatson piano

Richard Hosford clarinet

Gareth Hulse oboe

Ursula Leveaux bassoon

Richard Watkins horn

Beethoven Piano Quintet in E flat Op.16

Poulenc Trio for piano, oboe and bassoon

Ibert Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Stravinsky Three Pieces for solo clarinet

Mozart Piano Quintet in E flat K452

‘Yet, in all this quiet, there was an acute, an acrid consciousness of a restrained hostility, very near to us’

From the finest writer of the ghost story genre, M. R. James’s A Warning to the Curious follows the story of Paxton, a young archaeologist who inadvertently stumbles upon one of the three holy crowns of East Anglia. What he uncovers leads to something far more sinister. Following the success of last year’s one-man performance of Whistle and I’ll Come to You, this October Toby Burchell returns with another of James’s most chilling tales.

Tues 29th & Wed 30th Oct £14

Price includes 12% booking fee

Roll up, roll up. . . a scintillating night out of sparkling entertainment – the UK’s longest running burlesque show – is back touring the nation. And, it’s bigger than ever.

Join us for the good old-fashioned night out as we bring you the ultimate variety show, blending stylish cabaret, comedy, music, circus and burlesque to light up all your senses.

With world-class entertainers and stars of the stage and screen – prepare for an extravaganza of glitz and glamour! Expect fun, feathers and fabulous costumes as we pick from the finest selection of specialty artistes, cabaret and circus stars, comedians and champagne showgirls! It’s the perfect night for everyone.

Wed 30th Oct 7.45pm £36.96

12% booking fee

Kazuo Ishiguro’s international best-selling novel arrives on stage in this world premiere of Suzanne Heathcote’s gripping new adaptation.

What if you discovered your whole reason for being was not about your life but about making someone else’s possible? Your dreams, your desires, your love for another, all of them irrelevant in a world that values only what you give, without question or condition, to someone you’ve never met and will never know.

Memory and reality collide in this stunning new staging that challenges us to think about what it means to be human. What it means to have hope and heart — to love and to lose.

PLAY BY SUZANNE HEATHCOATE

Calling all Dancing Queens, this is your night to say, Thank you for the Music!

This international smash-hit tribute show brings all ABBA’s number one hits to the stage in a production like no other. The hugely popular show, now in its 21st year, with a brand-new show for 2024 combines the unmistakable harmonies, colourful costumes, and dazzling performances by our all-star cast.

Join us for the party of the year, you can dance, you can jive, and have the time of your life as we bring you all the hits, including Waterloo, Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, Mamma Mia, Knowing Me, Knowing You, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, The Winner Takes It All and many many more!

Sat 2nd Nov 7.45pm £36.96 Price includes 12% booking fee

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Bach Brandenburg Concertos 2-6

Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos present one of music’s great riddles. Their history reads like the script for classic adventure caper: we don’t know why Bach gifted them as a set to the Margrave of Brandenburg or exactly what he did with them; they were then ‘lost’ in the library of a Princess for around a century before being rediscovered and published in 1850; and the manuscript was nearly lost for ever during World War I when the train carrying it to Berlin was blown up…

Then there are the riddles in the music itself. Why Bach chose the unprecedented combinations of instruments, who he envisaged playing this music of endless inventiveness which demands a supergroup ensemble of virtuosos, or if he intended them to be performed as a collected set at all.

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment returns to Malvern following their memorable sell-out concert of Beethoven symphonies in January 2020.

Wed 6th Nov 7.30pm

Price includes 12% booking fee

The atmosphere at The Beauregard Private Hotel, Bournemouth, is marked by a blend of repressed emotions and post-war gentility. Each of the staff and guests has their own reason for seeking the solace of quiet anonymity, but trying to hide from the social and cultural change sweeping over the country is proving impossible.

Meanwhile, in the heart of the Midlands, the end of the school term brings to a climax the intrigues, deceptions and lies in the lives of its teachers. The ensuing implosion of classicist Andrew Crocker Harris’s career triggers the collapse of his marriage.

Britain is changing. Nothing will ever be the same again.

Terence Rattigan’s one act masterpieces Table Number Seven (from Separate Tables) and The Browning Version are paired for the first time, capturing one quietly momentous evening seventy years ago. Together, they confirm Rattigan as one of the great twentieth century chroniclers of the paradoxes of the human heart.

Directed by Olivier and UK Theatre Award winner James Dacre, an ensemble cast will perform both plays, led by Olivier Award winner Nathaniel Parker and BAFTA winner Dame Siân Phillips.

THE ELO SHOW – The World’s Greatest tribute to Jeff Lynne and E.L.O are back on the road in 2024 with a stunning new stage production, featuring a band of amazing musicians complimented by a female string section and playing hit after hit from ELO’s vast back catalogue.

After touring and selling out venues all over the UK and Europe, this show gets bigger every year, now with a dazzling light and laser show, 3D video screens modelled on ELO’s own touring show design and even a huge spaceship!

With beautiful harmonies from six singers, string section and world class band, this really is as close as you will get to the real thing.

Romeo and Juliet

Critics’ Circle Awardwinning company, Ballet Cymru, present an extraordinary adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece Romeo and Juliet.

Intense fighting, passionate duets and universal themes echo through dramatic and lyrical choreography. Exquisite costumes and extraordinary video projections create a world of danger and excitement where two young lovers are caught in an age-old feud. Romeo and Juliet features choreography from company Directors Darius James OBE and Amy Doughty, and costumes by Georg Meyer-Wiel who has created costumes for some of the world’s leading companies including Rambert Dance Company and Australian Dance Theatre.

But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.

Music by

Sergei Prokofiev

Winter 1934 and an avalanche stops The Orient Express dead in its tracks. A murder. A train full of suspects. An impossible case. Trapped in the snow with a killer still on-board, can the world’s most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, crack the case before the train reaches its final destination?

Murder on the Orient Express is one of Agatha Christie’s greatest literary achievements, with a final twist that is amongst her very best. Gripping, tense and masterfully cryptic, this brand-new production is a deliciously thrilling ride and an ingenious murder mystery, guaranteed to keep you guessing until the end of the line.

Following a sell-out tour of the best-selling crime novel of all time, And Then There Were None, Fiery Angel and Lucy Bailey (Director of West End Witness For The Prosecution) will bring Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of another Agatha Christie classic to the stage in 2024.

Following SOLD-OUT performances in London’s West End, a Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story continues to stun audiences across the globe, making it a must-see international sensation. Using huge projection photos and original film footage, the international hit show also features a full live band performing all the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and many more. Get your tickets fast as this is an evening not to be missed!

Sat 9th Nov 7.45pm £35.28

Price includes 12% booking fee

Defying Gravity – West End Women is a celebration of women who have made their mark on the West End Stage.

Featuring the best loved songs from the West End and Broadway, performed by a cast of incredible vocalists and an all female band, this is a must-see for anyone who loves musical theatre.

Starring Sharon Sexton (Bat Out of Hell, Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot), Michelle Pentecost (Wicked, Wonderland, Evita), Maggie Lynne (Wicked, Hairspray, Grease) and Tasha Sheridan (School of Rock, Mamma Mia, Carousel) alongside musical director Ellie Verkerk (SIX, The Color Purple).

With songs from Wicked, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia, Waitress and more, join us for an unforgettable evening of stunning vocals, backstage anecdotes and fascinating insights into the world of our West End Women.

Cast subject to change.

Sat 16th Nov 7.45pm

includes 12% booking fee

There is nothing more than to love and be loved. Sebastian Faulks’s epic story of love and loss returns to the stage marking the 30th anniversary of the international best-selling novel. The critically acclaimed show returns in a brand-new production for 2024. Telling the story of one man’s journey through an all-consuming love affair and into the horror of the First World War.

In pre-war France, a young Englishman, Stephen Wraysford, embarks on a passionate and dangerous affair with the beautiful Isabelle Azaire that turns their world upside down. As the war breaks out over the idyll of his former life, Stephen must lead his men through the carnage of the Battle of the Somme and through the sprawling tunnels that lie deep underground. Faced with the unprecedented horror of the war Stephen clings to the memory of Isabelle as his world explodes around him.

Starring award-winning actor Max Bowden, best known for the role of Ben Mitchell in EastEnders, and produced by the award-winning Original Theatre, who brought you the smash hit productions of The Mirror Crack’d by Agatha Christie, Murder in the Dark and The Habit of Art. Age guidance 14+

Starring award-winning actor Max Bowden

(Ben Mitchell in EastEnders)

National Youth Jazz Orchestra

NYJO presents an 18-strong Jazz Orchestra to perform a mixture of new and existing arrangements to celebrate the iconic Blue Note Records.

Blue Note is one of the most prolific, influential and respected record labels of the mid-20th century. Blue Note is also synonymous with the central tradition of Black American Jazz and noted for its role in facilitating the development of musical movements such as hard bop, post-bop and avant-garde jazz.

In doing so, it also paved the way for a myriad of musicians who navigated their mouldbreaking careers on the label including, Horace Silver, Jimmy Smith, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Art Blakey, Grant Green, Hank Mobley, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson, and Jackie McLean.

MARIA WŁOSZCZOWSKA & ALASDAIR BEATSON

Maria Włoszczowska violin

Alasdair Beatson piano

Schubert

Sonata in A D.574 Grand Duo

Fauré

Violin Sonata No.2 in E minor Op.108

Schubert

Sonata in A minor D.385

Richard Strauss

Sonata for violin and piano in E flat, Op.18

A brand-new production for 2024. Join us for the musical phenomenon with this festival of nostalgia. The show with the definite feel good factor will transport you back to that magical decade that was the 1960s. Whether you come to relive your childhood memories or you just simply want to see what your parents have been raving about for all these years this is the show to see. These legends of the 60’s will deliver to you a night never to be forgotten.

Starring: DOZY BEAKY MICK & TICH, THE TREMS (former members of The Tremeloes), THE FORTUNES, THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS and VANITY FARE.

The LPO make their first visit to Malvern in over a decade, conducted by Martin Rajna, with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, who is the soloist in Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto.

Conductor Martin Rajna

Soloist Isata Kanneh-Mason

Weber Der Freischutz Overture

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4

Dvorak Symphony No.8

After their success with The Nutcracker last year, Imperial Classical Ballet® returns with this delightful production of Swan Lake. Swan Lake is the compelling legend of a tragic romance in which a princess, Odette, is turned into a swan by an evil curse. From the opulent splendour of the palace ballroom to the moonlit lake where majestic swans glide in perfect formation, Tchaikovsky’s most romantic ballet has it all, capturing a full range of human emotions – from hope to despair, from terror to tenderness, from melancholy to ecstasy. A wonderful evening out, the memories of which you will cherish long after the final curtain falls.

The critically acclaimed production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show created by Jonathan Rockefeller features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets. The production faithfully adapts four stories by author/illustrator Eric Carle: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubber Ducks, The Very Busy Spider and of course, the star of the show – The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar has delighted generations of readers since it was first published in 1969 selling more than 48 million copies worldwide. Brown Bear, Brown Bear - now celebrating 50 yearshas sold more than 18.2 million copies Kerry Ellis is the Queen of the West End. From My Fair Lady to We Will Rock You, from Les Miserables to Wicked, in both the West End and on Broadway, she has starred in musical theatre’s biggest roles, making shows her own and earning her numerous awards. Her list of credits is remarkable and also includes Oliver!, Cats, Miss Saigon, Chess, The War Of The Worlds, and Anything Goes, among many others.

They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.

Combining the full sound of big band swing with charisma, panache and swagger, the trio – collectively known as The Rat Pack, had attitude to spare.

Join the UK’s best Rat Pack show in a festivepacked seasonal spectacular which combines Christmas classics Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Winter Wonderland, White Christmas, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) with all your favourite Rat Pack hits.

Rat Pack Live invites you to be part of the gang and features all the patter and razzamatazz of their infamous live shows. So prepare yourself for the UK’s most authentic Rat Pack concert experience…

Wed 4th Dec 7.45pm £36.96

Beyond the Barricade, the UK’s longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour features past principal performers from Les Miserables and delivers over two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, ending of course with a stunning finale from Les Mis. This brand new show will include many of the best numbers that have made Beyond the Barricade the most popular musical theatre concert in the country.

Armonico Consort & Baroque Players Director Christopher Monks

As much a Christmas tradition as mince pies and holly wreaths, Handel’s Messiah is the musical essential of the festive season. Christopher Monks leads the finest period musicians of Armonico Consort and the group’s fantastic soloists in this performance of Handel’s iconic work.

What a fabulous way to get into the Christmas spirit!

Thurs 5th Dec 7.45pm £31.36

Talon have risen from humble beginnings to become one of the most successful theatre touring shows in the UK and TO THE LIMIT 2024 will once again feature the Eagles timeless back catalogue including Hotel California, Take It Easy, One Of These Nights, Take It To The Limit, Desperado, Lyin’ Eyes, Life In The Fast Lane and many more. Revered by their peers and loved by their fans, this world class seven-piece band are a phenomenon. They have, over the last quarter of a century, truly transcended the tag of ‘tribute’.

“Talon perform the songs of the Eagles with reverence and super talent”

Jack Tempchin – Eagles Hit Songwriter Sat 7th Dec 7.45pm £35.28

Price includes 12% booking fee

Kate Rusby Winter Light Tour

Forever proud to call herself a folk singer, Kate Rusby rounds off 2024 in style with her annual, and much anticipated, Christmas tour.

Full of warmth, sparkles and her unique festive music featuring songs from her latest charting Christmas album ‘Light Years’ 2023 and a selection from her ever-popular previous six Christmas albums.

‘British folk royalty since the 1990’s, the Barnsley Nightingale is a Yuletide veteran’ –Daily Mail

‘Kate Rusby remains Britain’s most popular female folk singer because she has mastered the art of Christmas songs’ – The Guardian Sun 8th Dec 7pm £42.56 Price includes 12% booking fee

Following last year’s sell-out performances of Santa’s Christmas Wish, Honalee Media are delighted to present their next hit Santa Show this Christmas…

“It really is the most wonderful time of the year, so it’s no surprise that everyone at the North Pole is super-excited as Christmas draws near! Father Christmas is busy making toys, Dotty the Elf is decorating the Christmas tree and Dasher the Reindeer is getting presents onto his sleigh – but then they meet a lost penguin who has never even heard of Christmas…Impossible! But how to teach him all about Christmas? Dare they open the door marked For Christmas Emergencies Sat 14th Dec 11am & 1.30pm £15.68

Wed 18th to Tues 31st

FORUM THEATRE

Eves 18th-21st & 28th December at 7.15pm Mats 19th, 21st, 24th, 26th-28th & 31st December at 2pm 23rd & 30th December at 5pm

On a snowy Christmas Eve, the mean-spirited Ebeneezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his business partner Jacob Marley, who is weighed down by the accumulated chains of a lifetime of greed. Marley tells Scrooge he will be visited by three further spirits, each of whom will offer Scrooge an unsettling vision of himself, as well as an opportunity to change his ways … before it’s too late.

Dickens’s most famous short story sold out in five days following its publication in 1843. It has never been out of print since and has been the subject of many film, stage and television adaptations. As succinct as it is timeless, Dickens’s portrait of the meaning of Christmas remains one of enduring resonance.

A Seasonal treat for all the family, A Christmas Carol is adapted by Nic Lloyd, who also directs.

10% OFF WHENYOUBOOK BEFORE1ST SEPTEMBER2024

“One of the most innovative, audacious companies working in contemporary English theatre”

The time is 1897. Mankind is on the cusp of vast technological change, scientific mastery and media innovation. But poised between traditional beliefs, the threat of the unknown and the shock of the new world, an altogether darker fear is emerging. As a new shadow looms large over England, a small group of young men and women, lead by Professor Van Helsing, are plunged into an epic struggle for survival. Ages 11+

“Riotously

“Faithful

Blackeyed Theatre

association with Harrogate Theatre and South Hill Park Arts Centre Presents

THE BIG, BOLD and BEAUTIFUL MUSICAL –HAIRSPRAY is BACK ON TOUR!

Starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Joanne Clifton (Shrek the Musical, The Addams Family) as the fierce yet fabulous Velma von Tussle. Making her directorial debut is Hairspray royalty Brenda Edwards (Hairspray, We Will Rock You) who will bring new energy from behind the scenes.

Featuring some of musical theatre’s biggest hit songs, Welcome to the 60s, You Can’t Stop the Beat, Good Morning Baltimore and many more. Hairspray is the hilarious, joyous, and inspiring musical for all!

Mon 3rd to Sat 8th March £38.64-£59.92

Price includes 12% booking fee

Tues 22nd to Sat 26th July £30.24-£47.04

‘Clive captures my Grandfather JUST as he was’ CAITLIN

CROWELL - GRANDDAUGHTER OF

JOHNNY CASH

The Johnny Cash Roadshow is heading into its 20th year on the road stronger than ever! A face paced, energetic, constantly evolving show that’s now the longest running, most critically acclaimed show across the UK and Europe. With standing ovations ever night this is guaranteed to leave you wanting more.

Fri 17th Jan 7.45pm £31.36

Price includes 12% booking fee

An Evening with Snooker Greats Steve Davis & Dennis Taylor-Recreating the 1985 World Championship Final, (with host & referee John Virgo)

Come and join Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor as they recreate the match that gripped a nation–the 1985 World Snooker Final. A record-breaking 18.5m TV viewers stayed up to watch the legendary match and this is your chance to see the rematch with snooker royalty as we recreate the final frame from that special night.

Snooker legend John Virgo is your host and referee for an evening guaranteed to include his famed, hilarious snooker impressions. A night not to be missed, there will also be a Q&A, providing you with the opportunity to pose the questions you always wanted to ask.

Tues 21st Jan 7.30pm £45.36

VIP meet and greet tickets are available: £81.76

Price includes 12% booking fee

BOOKING INFORMATION

Box Office: 01684 892277 (10.30am-8pm Monday-Saturday)

Online Bookings: malvern-theatres.co.uk

BOOKING & HERITAGE FEES:

Tickets sold are subject to a booking fee of 12% of ticket value. This fee includes postage where applicable. Bronze, Silver and Gold Members of the theatre are exempt from booking fees. Film showings (excluding live and recorded broadcasts) are also exempt from booking fees. The prices quoted in this brochure are inclusive of booking fees so the price printed is the price paid. Included within the price is a £3 per ticket contribution to our Heritage Fund.

GROUP DISCOUNT

Buy 5 full price tickets for the same performance; get a 6th free. Buy 19 or more tickets and save up to 25% on the full price. Certain productions only, please ask when booking.

STANDBY

Tickets at a reduced rate may be available on the day of a performance to Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Members of Malvern Theatres and to members of the Malvern Theatres Standby Club.

ACCESS FACILITIES

There are spaces for wheelchair users at all performances and film screenings in all four of our auditoria. Step-free seating is available in the Festival Theatre stalls when accessed through Door 1. The cinema stalls are also step free. In the Forum Theatre, Rows A-L are step-free when reached via Doors 6 & 7 and in Studio One, Rows A-D are step-free.

Limited Blue Badge spaces are located in the bays to the right of the Grange Road entrance (free of charge) and in the public car park beside the traffic lights (charges apply). The layby at the front of the building may be used for drop-offs and pick-ups but we kindly ask guests to refrain from parking there for the duration of the show.

Accessible toilets are available on Levels 0, 1 and 2.

A Changing Places Facility is available on Level 1.

LATECOMERS

Malvern Theatres is situated in Grange Road, near the centre of Great Malvern, near to the Priory Church, Abbey Hotel and the Malvern Splash Leisure Centre. The postcode for the Malvern Theatres is WR14 3HB and GPS co-ordinates to the front of the building are N52 06.633; W002 19.632.

MAP

There are a number of car parks within easy walking distance of the theatres. These are indicated on the map above. The long-stay car park in Priory Road is particularly recommended (co-ordinates N52 06.576; W002 19.443). From here, it’s a short walk past the Splash Leisure Centre into Priory Park and the theatre’s park-side entrance.

By Train

Visitors arriving by train should alight at Great Malvern Station (and not Malvern Link Station). Malvern Theatres is a 5-10 minute walk from Great Malvern Station.

By Bus

Local bus services stopping under 200 metres from the theatre are run by First Group, who run routes to and from nearby towns and villages as well as to Worcester City and Hereford. To plan your journey, please see www.firstgroup.com.

To limit disturbance to audiences and artists, latecomers can only be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. For certain events, it may not be possible to admit anyone once the performance has started. Please note that readmission during the performance cannot always be guaranteed and you may not be able to return to your original seat.

A Sennheiser hearing assistance system is available in all four auditoria and can be accessed with or without a hearing aid. Free receivers and headsets can be collected from the cloakroom from 30 minutes prior to the beginning of a performance or screening.

The services of the theatre ushers and programme sellers are kindly given voluntarily by members of the Malvern Theatre Association.

Administration (no bookings): 01684 569256

Scene Bistro: 01684 567751 bistrobookings@malvern-theatres.co.uk

Fred Moroni - Executive Director Nicolas Lloyd - Artistic Director

Zoe Hutton & Toby Burchell - Theatre Managers

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All details are correct at the time of going to press.

The Malvern Theatres Trust Ltd: A Company Limited by Guarantee Reg. charity no. 241433.

Audio-Described performances offer a live description, through headsets, of what’s happening on stage.

We welcome assistance dogs. They can be taken into the performance or left with a member of staff.

Signed performances with British Signed Language Interpretation.

Relaxed performances and film screenings are specifically designed for people who find regular performance settings challenging. We extend a warm welcome to people who feel overwhelmed by the ordinary performance environment. These relaxed performances are open to anyone who would benefit from a relaxed, non-judgemental atmosphere including (but not limited to) people living with dementia; people with an Autism Spectrum Condition; people with learning difficulties; people with sensory or communication difficulties; parents with young babies; and anyone who feels they would benefit from a more supportive and inclusive experience.

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