Belgrade season brochure Autumn 2009

What’s New

Drama

Take time out in the Square

Easy parking at Belgrade Plaza car park

Belgrade Plaza The Belgrade Theatre welcomes Oakmoor Deeley’s new £150 million entertainment, culture and living quarter – Belgrade Plaza.

Coming Soon...

Premier Inn is open and proving extremely popular – this will soon be followed by a Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Bella Italia, Metro Bar & Grill, Pizza Express, a Gala Casino and 64 apartments.

The newly landscaped public square in front of the theatre is now open boasting artworks, a cascading water feature and public seating. www.belgradeplaza.co.uk

Pizza Express

Metro Bar & Grill

Experience more… ...for less!

Petit Gourmand at the Belgrade

Bella Italia

Gala Casino

BOOK NOW 024 7655 3055 www.belgrade.co.uk Petit Gourmand at the Belgrade 024 7684 6762 Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry CV1 1GS

• Huge range of drama, comedy, musical and feel good shows • Great value nights out • Highest quality, lowest price • NEW Petit Gourmand restaurant

What’s On Guide Autumn 2009

What’s on at a glance

Welcome

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The Beggar’s Opera

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Midday Variety

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Musicals in Motion

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Dreamboats and Petticoats

The Belgrade’s policy to provide the highest possible quality for the lowest possible price helps make coming to the theatre really affordable for even more people. This season we’re delighted to have some fantastic home produced work on offer. This is where you can really take advantage of the best quality for really low prices.

We have teamed up with some very exciting creative talents to bring you some truly entertaining, engaging and enlightening theatre.

For even better value for money don’t forget you can get 20% off when you buy tickets for more than one participating show, and if you’re under 26 you could even be eligible for free tickets with the A Night Less Ordinary scheme. As always we have a huge range of different shows on offer – most definitely something for everyone.

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Babylone

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Beauty and the Beast

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Cheeky Chappies Christmas Cracker

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Underbelly’s Belly Laughs Live

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Spider's Web

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Mu Mu Club

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Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams

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MA:PA Collective

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Last of the Summer Wine

Porridge

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The Tell Woman

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Hazel O'Connor

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Mother India 21st Century Remix, MI21

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The New Black Showcase

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Quadrophenia

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Back to the Cavern

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Vagina Monologues

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Jolson Show

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Let's Hang On

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Des O'Connor

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The Image of Cliff Richard

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Days of Significance

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Moscow Ballet

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Rockin' on Heaven's Door

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Buddy Holly and the Cricketers

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One Night of Queen

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The Magic of Motown

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Jim Jeffries

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Beauty Queen of Leenane

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Circus of Horrors

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How Sweet It Is

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Welcome to our 2009 Autumn Season It’s been really encouraging to see so many people flooding into the theatre and having a really good time despite the current economic climate. In times like these people seem to try and get more out of life and do things that matter, like spending more time with friends and family, doing things that make them laugh and engaging more with the arts.

We’ve always believed in the power of theatre to enrich people’s lives so it’s pleasing to see more and more people discovering its value.

In addition the theatre will be alive with the activities of our community groups as well as welcoming in local theatre companies such as Talking Birds, who are working on a new idea for a show. Out front we’re delighted that the beautifully landscaped Belgrade Square is now complete. We’ve appointed the award-winning caterers Petit Gourmand to take over our bars, café and restaurant so watch out for delicious new menus served both in the theatre and outside in the new square.

I’d like to thank you for your continued support and I look forward to seeing you back at the Belgrade soon.

Hamish Glen, Artistic Director Belgrade Theatre

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Risky Business

Main Stage

B2

Weston Learning Space

Musical Drama The Belgrade Theatre Coventry, in co-production with Vanishing Point and Royal Lyceum Theatre, in association with Tramway, Glasgow presents

In a new version created by Vanishing Point.

Based on the original by John Gay. Directed by Matthew Lenton.

A man who loves money, might as well be contented with one guinea, as I with one woman.

The future’s here. It’s a brave new world, but wherever there’s a world there’s an underworld: muggers, smugglers, prostitutes, thieves. Nobody plays by the rules, least of all MacHeath – bandit, hedonist, superhero to some, villain to others. In a world of imitators and wannabes, he’s the genuine article. But where he goes, trouble is sure to follow.

MacHeath has married Polly Peachum. But he fancies Lucy Lockit. Lucy Lockit fancies MacHeath, but Polly doesn’t want to share. Mr Peachum wants MacHeath’s head, so does Mr Lockit. And the law. With so many enemies, it’s hard to tell who your friends are.

John Gay’s 17th century play, The Beggar’s Opera has been reconfigured in to our not too distant future: a dark, seedy, absurd, visually rich and cruelly comic co-production featuring brand new live music from Alasdair Macrae and A Band Called Quinn, cutting edge production design and a large cast of leading performers. This promises to be one of the most entertaining theatre events of 2009.

Recommended for ages 14+

Fri 9 – Sat 24 October Evenings: 7.45pm Matinees: Wed 21 and Sat 24, 2.30pm Press Night: Tues 13 Oct, 7pm

Tickets: £6 – £16 Concessions: £6 – £14 Previews (9, 10 & 12 Oct) and Press Night: All £6

“ A beguiling piece of theatre that is sad, funny and heartbreakingly humane… deliciously poignant.”

The Guardian on Vanishing Point’s Interiors 2

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The Beggars Opera tour includes: The Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh (12 Sept – 3 Oct, 0131 248 See 4848, page ?? for details. www.lyceum.org.uk) and the Tramway, Glasgow (28 – 31 Oct, 0845 330 3501, www.tramway.org).

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Chilling Drama

“Life’s a game of cards. We all like to live dangerously from time to time and none of us hold the cards we should.”

How quickly life can change. One moment, one conversation, two men and before you know it the world is a different place.

It’s a cold wintry Paris night and down the dimly lit street a man returns home to his luxury apartment. He’s content, it’s almost Christmas and his family are waiting asleep upstairs. His one mistake is to stop and talk to the beggar living in the doorway. Just a few centimes is all this stranger asks for, but at what cost?

Babylone is a stylish and engrossing tale of suspense with echoes of classic film noir. It’s a chilling glimpse of a fleeting relationship that twists and turns as the cards of fate are laid bare.

Acclaimed French playwright Jean-Marie Besset has received numerous awards and received ten nominations for the The Molière Prize and his original French production was a huge hit in Paris in 2004. Don’t miss this chance to see this skilfully adapted British Premiere which promises to be one of the most memorable performances of the season.

Sat 24 October – Sat 14 November Evenings: 8pm Press Night: Tues 27 Oct, 7pm Matinees: Weds 28 & Sat 31 Oct, Weds 4, 11 & Sats 7, 14 Nov, 2.45pm

Tickets: £6 – £12 Concessions: £6 – £10

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Previews (24 & 26 Oct) and Press Night: £6 See pages 36 for concessions, 20% and free ticket details.

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Panto “Is this the best panto I’ve seen in years? Oh yes. It is.”

Coventry Telegraph for Dick Whittington.

Every year thousands of families make the Belgrade Theatre’s legendary panto an essential part of their Christmas celebrations. This year’s enchanting tale of heroic adventure, true love, messy mayhem and lots of festive frivolity is destined to be the most beautiful and beastly yet.

Once upon a time in a land far away there was a handsome but selfish young prince. He fell foul of an evil sorceress and was doomed to spend the next 500 years hidden in his castle in the guise of a grotesque beast. Could anyone ever love such a beast and unlock the cruel spell?

Spectacular costumes, wonderful sets and loads of laughs bring this enchanting tale to life. You can’t possibly miss Coventry favourite, Andy Hockley, as the glamorous Dame Dorothy-Do-It, whizzing around on her turbo-charged Hoover!

You’ll also meet a host of other characters including the arrogant bully Eugene, his sidekick Porky Pimple and of course, Beauty, with her captivating love that saves the beast from his ill-fated destiny.

Make-believe, music and lots of magic fun means a “beauty-full” Christmas treat for all the family!

Tues 1 December 2009 – Sat 9 January 2010

Performance December Tues 1 Thurs 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Thurs 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon 14 Tues 15 Weds 16 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tues 22 Weds 23 Thurs 24 Sat 26 Sun 27 Mon 28 Tues 29 Weds 30 Thurs 31 January 2010 Sat 2 Weds 6 Thurs 7 Fri 8 Sat 9

Times

2pm

2pm SLIP 4pm

2pm 4pm 2pm AD 2pm 2pm 2pm 4pm 2pm 2pm C 2pm AD 2pm 2pm 2pm I 2pm

PN Press Night I Integrated Signed Performance SLIP Signed Language Interpreted Performance C Captioned Performance AD Audio Described SF Strobe Free Performance

Price Band

7pm 7pm 7pm PN 7pm 7pm AD 7pm C 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm SLIP/SF 7pm C 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm

7pm 7pm I 7pm 7pm 7pm

Red Red Red Blue Green Green Blue Blue Green Green Green Green Blue Blue Green Blue / Green Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue / Green Blue / Green Blue / Green Blue Blue Red Red Green Blue

All Red Performances: £11 – £8.50 All Green Performances: £14 – £17.25 All Blue Performances: £16.25 – 19.25

Evenings: 7pm Matinees: 2pm or 4pm

Tickets: £11 – £19.25 Concessions: £8.50 – £16.50 Lap Seat: £3 (for under 2’s) Family Tickets: £30.50 (red dates), £39.50 & £48.75 (green dates), £46 & £54.75 (blue dates) Schools: £7.50 per pupil (£8.25 after 30/9/09) + one teacher free for every 10 pupils.

Groups: Discounts for groups 15+ See pages 36 for concessions.

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Alternative Christmas Show “Coventry’s very own show business legends are as endearing as they are entertaining – never less than fantastic fun and always great value”

The Belgrade Theatre Coventry presents

Coventry Times

Written by Paul Nolan and Robert Wilkinson Directed by Hamish Glen

“A terrific show... genuinely funny... you won’t find better entertainment than this anywhere.”

Coventry Telegraph

Dick and Ginger, The Cheeky Chappies, are a comedy music hall act that have never given up. Rooted in the variety theatre of the 1930s these two inept, saucy old buffers are tireless in their pursuit of fame, fortune and global stardom.

This yuletide, they have invited their celebrity friends to entertain you as they host a variety of songs, scenes, sketches and festive silliness themed around the Twelve Days of Christmas.

On arrival at the theatre, Dick is greeted with an unwelcome surprise. Ginger has forgotten to mention there is no budget and no scenery - even the interval has been cut. To make matters worse the Stage Manager would prefer to be in the pub, and is enthusiastically obstructive.

Determined that the show must go on, The Cheeky Chappies embark on a unique evening of festive fun and frolics with a little help from the audience and a dash of sauciness thrown in for good measure.

Join them in B2 for an unforgettable show packed with mirth, merriment, and festive tomfoolery delivered in their own inimitable style. Miss this show and you’ve missed Christmas.

Recommended adult fun.

Mon 7 – Weds 23 December Evenings: 9pm Press Night: Weds 9 Dec, 8pm

Tickets: £6 – £12 Concessions: £6 – £10 Previews (7 & 8 Dec) and Press Night: £6, £8, £10 Mon – Thurs Eves: £7, £9, £11 Fri & Sat Eves: £8, £10, £12

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Variety

Variety Late Night Comedy

Drama

Thurs 10 Sept, 15 Oct & 19 Nov

Fri 11 Sept, Sat 17 Oct & Sat 16 Jan

Tues 1 – Sat 5 September

Coventry’s finest variety show, hosted by the irrepressible comedy star Les Wilson with live music and top line support from the popular stars of the world of variety.

Expect belly laughs galore as Underbelly bring you the cream of the world’s top stand-up comedians for a night guaranteed to moo yourself purple with laughter. Udderly excellent entertainment!

Spider’s Web follows the success of The Agatha Christie Theatre Company’s And Then There Were None with another all star cast show promising to be the most intriguing and entertaining yet.

11 Sept: Lucy Porter, JJ Whitehead, Matt Kirshen, Stephen Grant MC.

Equipped with an over active imagination, Clarissa finds real life murder a little too hard to handle! And having persuaded her house guests to help her, it soon becomes apparent that the dead man was not unknown to everyone amongst them. As the web of deceit starts to unravel, Clarissa pulls her friends into a desperate race to unveil the murderer and solve the mystery before the police discover the felony and arrest her as their prime suspect.

Presented by Brian Walker and Les Wilson

Starring The Krankies, Johnnie Casson, Gary Lovini and many more!

10 Sept – Starring the much loved comedy duo Ian and Janette Krankie in The Krankies Comedy Show supported by Martyn St James Showband.

15 Oct – The classic comedy of Johnnie Casson direct from the Des O’Connor Show accompanied by Martyn St James Showband.

19 Nov – International star violinist Gary Lovini along with the return of the fine sounds of The Alan Biddle Band.

17 Oct: Mitch Benn, Dave Johns, Tiernan Douieb (and driver), Andre Vincent MC 16 Jan: Pete Johansson, Carl Donnelly, further acts still to be confirmed.

Check online for up to date listings.

Afternoons: 1.30pm

Tickets: £8

(No further concessions or discounts)

Pre-show Meal: £10

(Advanced booking essential)

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Evenings: 10.30pm

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When Clarissa discovers a dead body in her drawing-room, she tries to dispose of it before her Foreign Office diplomat husband returns home with a government VIP guest in tow.

Presented by the official Agatha Christie Theatre Company, the all-star cast features Denis Lill (The Royal, Survivors, and Outside Edge), Melanie Gutteridge (PC Emma Keane in The Bill), Catherine Shipton (Duffy in the Casualty), Ben Nealon (Soldier Soldier), Bruce Montague (Butterflies) and star of screen and stage Mark Wynter.

Evenings: 7.45pm Matinees: Weds 2, Thurs 3 and Sat 5, 2.30pm

Tickets: £10.50 Concessions: £8.50

Tickets: £12 – £24.25 Concessions: £7 – £22.25

See pages 36 for concessions, 20% and free ticket details.

See pages 36 for concessions and 20% details.

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Kids

Variety Tribute Musical

Drama

Musicals in Motion

“It’s time for magic to happen.

It’s time for fun to begin.

It’s time to go on our journey, so leave your worries behind you and come on in.”

Thurs 10 – Sat 12 Sept (Episode 1) & Thurs 1 – Sat 3 Oct (Episode 2)

“ A brand new concept in musical entertainment. This first-of-its-kind feast is served up by a duo of West End professionals and leaves you hungry for more.” BBC TV

Fri 18 September

Mon 7 – Sat 12 September

In Episode One join Honey and Pickle on their adventures in magical, musical Mu Mu Land. Can they save the naughty princess in time for her birthday? Will they get home before bedtime?

Award winning Musicals in Motion is a first-of-its-kind theatre show with musical stars Jem Brent and Rachel Slater seamlessly interacting with a huge supporting cast of over 80 virtual singers and dancers.

The hilarious play based on the BBC’s hit TV comedy.

Step through the secret portal into a world of songs and stories especially written for 3 to 7 year olds.

Highlighting the most memorable songs from some of the best musicals ever written, the live performance uses authentic costumes, interactive CGI and state-ofthe-art sound and lighting to bring the emotion and grandeur of the West End to the stage that is nothing short of spectacular.

In Episode Two – Will Pickle become a Superhero? Will she save the boy in the moon?

Full of gentle play and cheeky fun begin your journey with The Mu Mu Club and enter a world you’ll never want to leave. It’s not necessary to see both episodes but it would be fun.

Thurs 10 Sept & Thurs 1 Oct: 1.30pm & 4.30pm Fri 11, Sat 12 Sept & Fri 2 & Sat 3 Oct: 11.30am & 1.30pm

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After successfully bringing Dad’s Army and ‘Allo ‘Allo! to the stage, Calibre Productions return to the Belgrade Theatre with a real ‘coup de theatre’ - the first ever professional stage adaptation of the BBC’s hit comedy Porridge.

Penned by the original writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais - the same fabulous team who gave us Auf Wiedersehn Pet - this hilarious new play features all your favourite characters from the original series. So prepare for laughs-a-plenty as Fletch, played by Shaun Williamson (EastEnders and Extras) as well as Godber and the other inmates of Slade Prison take on the system under the nose of the ever suspicious Mr Mackay.

Porridge is a sure-fire treat for the whole family.

“A sparkling jewel of comedy” The Times “Shaun Williamson has a Benny Hill gift for comedy” The Mail.

Evening: 8pm

Tickets: £8, £10, £12 Concessions: £6 – £10

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Evenings: 7.45pm Matinees: Weds 9 & Sat 12 Sept, 2.30pm

Tickets: £12.00 – £24.25 Concessions: £7 – £22.25 See pages 36 for concessions and 20% details.

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Musical Comedy

Variety Crafted Coventry

Musical Drama

Coventry University presents

MA:PACOLLECTIVE A week of final performances by Coventry University’s MA Performing Arts students.

Sat 19 September

Mon 21 – Sat 26 September

Mon 14 – Sat 19 September

Total sell out at the Edinburgh Festival and fast becoming a cult hit. Walt Disney gets his comeuppance in this skewed comedy tribute to the tales of our childhood. Join Sammy, a cast of 14 puppets, toe-tapping music and award winning puppeteer Heath McIvor as they take you on a magical journey through the Forest of Dreams.

Mon 21 and Tues 22 September WOUNDS TO THE FACE by Howard Barker – A promenade/multi-media experience revealing the pains society and its individuals undergo in negotiating the human face.

THE GREATEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE!

Book now to avoid beheading by the King. ““Filthy, frenetic and gloriously funny” HHHH Chortle “A great show, it’s already a word-of-mouth hit” HHHH The Times

“On both a technical and comedic level, this is a marvellous show” HHHH Scotsman Multi-purchase Evening: 8pm

Tickets: £11.50 Concessions: £9.50

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Weds 23 and Thurs 24 September JUMBLE – An affectionate comic romp through characters and chaos with adventure, true friendship and one extremely clean toilet.

Fri 25 and Sat 26 September PAPERWORK – A vibrant entertaining performance that explores the processes and desires of a modern existence Multi-purchase through what seems to have become its very fabric – paper.

Evenings: 8pm

Tickets: £8, £5 Students: All £3

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Inspired by the smash hit million selling albums Dreamboats and Petticoats - which rocketed to the top of the charts within the first week of its release - and Dreamboats and Petticoats Two, comes a brand new musical featuring some of the greatest hit songs of the Rock ‘n’ Roll era.

Written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, the team behind Goodnight Sweetheart, Birds of a Feather, The New Statesmen and Shine On Harvey Moon, this new feel-good musical production will give you ‘the greatest time of your life’, taking you back to a time when each passing week brought another classic track.

In 1961 emotions run high as young musicians Norman and Bobby compete to win a national song writing competition – and, more importantly, the attention of the gorgeous Sue! But when Bobby discovers that shy Laura is no slouch on the piano, love and rock ‘n’ roll fame beckons…

Evenings: 7.45pm Matinees: Weds 16 & Sat 19 Sept, 2.30pm

Tickets: £17.25 – £28.25 Concessions: £12.25 – £26.25

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Kids Storytelling

Music Variety

Drama Jordan Productions presents

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SHOW W

“The highlight of The Edinburgh Festival.”

“Five star performance” The Guardian

The Scotsman

Sats 26 Sept, 31 Oct, 28 Nov, 19 Dec & 30 Jan* The Tell Woman’s fantastical storytelling sessions take youngsters, aged 5 to 8, into a wonderful fairytale world and were a huge success when they were first introduced last year in the Belgrade’s new Western Learning Space.

Nikky Smedley, probably best known for her role as Laa Laa in the legendary Teletubbies, is The Tell Woman. Her gigantic skirt is a magical world of colourful panels, flaps and passageways from which a myriad of weird and wonderful characters appear to play out their adventures.

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Mornings: 11am

Tickets: £3.50 (* £3.60)

(Adults free – maximum one per child)

Children’s lunchboxes available.

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Fri 9 October

Mon 21 – Sat 26 September

Hazel O’Connor returns to her roots in Coventry to mark the 30th anniversary of the ground-breaking film Breaking Glass with this acclaimed autobiographical show.

As Last of the Summer Wine leaps from the small screen to the stage for the very first time you can expect plenty of japes, misunderstandings and the mandatory wheel barrow catastrophe as the ageing delinquents get themselves in and out of trouble. Return to the halcyon days of Foggy, Compo and Clegg, as they reunite for this brand new stage adaptation of the television classic.

O’Connor takes us on an emotional journey from her childhood right up to the present day. In this remarkable theatre show, Hazel’s candid and moving account details the highs and lows of a remarkable career that was recently honoured when she was awarded the Coventry Walk Fame.

Beyond Breaking Glass, performed in the intimate surroundings of the Belgrade’s B2, will touch your soul.

Evening: 8pm

Tickets: £15.50 Concessions & 2nd Balcony: All £13.50

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A mystery man, wandering through the village, wearing very little, is threatening the peace of Holmfirth, rendering Norman Cleggs dining room a potential disaster area. Will Foggy be able to ‘hold the fort’? Can Compo save the day? Is it possible to fit three men in an under stairs cupboard?!

Roy Clarke has penned every episode of the world’s longest running sitcom and is also the creator of Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances, and he has packed this new stage play full of the eccentric humour and full-on slapstick that has made Last of the Summer Wine a British institution.

Evenings: 7.45pm Matinees: Weds 23 & Sat 26 Sept, 2.30pm

Tickets: £12 – £24.25 Concessions: £7 – £22.25

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Coventry Crafted

Musical Drama

Sat 10 October

Weds 14 – Sat 17 October

Tues 29 Sep – Sat 03 October

MI21 is a dynamic live audio/visual performance of the groundbreaking tour-de-force of Indian cinematic history Mother India specially re-cut and remixed.

Above are just a few of the stories finding their way out of the imaginations and experiences of Coventry’s diverse communities, and onto the Belgrade’s stage.

The Belgrade has been working intensively with the city’s Black and Minority Ethnic communities to give a voice to their experiences. This work has included playwriting courses, youth theatre and developing performances inspired by the Qur’an.

Quadrophenia not just a musical...

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Variety& Film Music

This profoundly influential film is lauded for its stunning cinematography, indelible soundtrack and dramatic storyline.

Kala Phool has brought the film together with one of the world’s leading electronic composers DJ Tigerstyle, in performance with cellist, Matt Constantine, drummer David Shaw and visuals by Josh Ford.

Don’t miss this extraordinary film and extraordinary re-imagining followed by a post show conversation led by Indy Hunjan (Kala Phool).

Multi-purchase www.kalaphool.com Evening: 8pm

Tickets: £6, £8, £10 Concessions: £6 – £8

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The showcase is a celebration of this work. Come and support up-and-coming talent from the city’s newest arrivals, and push the boundaries of what it means to be from Coventry.

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Evenings: 7pm Sat Matinee: 2pm

Tickets: £5 Concessions: All £3

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Set in London and Brighton at the height of the sixties, Quadrophenia is told through the eyes of Jimmy, a style conscious teenager who is searching for a girl to love and a place to belong. Misunderstood by his parents and stuck in a dead end job, he sets off on a trip to Brighton that will change his life forever…

Inspired by The Who’s legendary album, Quadrophenia has already taken theatres up and down the country by storm.

With a cast of 16 and a live 9 piece band, it will rock your senses and touch your heart. This major new production features all the classic tracks from the multi-award winning album including The Real Me, 5.15 and, of course, the emotionally charged Love Reign O’er Me. Pete Townshend’s extraordinary score pulsates with life and brilliantly captures the excitement of sixties Britain.

Music, lyrics and concept by Pete Townshend, stage adaptation by Jeff Young, John O’Hara and Tom Critchley.

See a video preview online at www.quadrophenia.co.uk Evenings: 7.45pm Fri 2 Oct: 5.30pm & 8.30pm Matinee: Sat 3 Oct, 2.30pm

Tickets: £17.25 – £28.25 Concessions: £12.25 – £26.25

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Variety Music

Drama

Variety

Music

Mon 26 October

Tues 27 October

Weds 28 October

Thurs 29 October

Gerry and The Pacemakers, Chip Hawkes (Ex lead singer of The Tremeloes) and The Complete Beatles are back together for the first time in 40 years creating the ultimate feel-good show as they transport audiences back to the great nights they shared together in their heyday at the Cavern.

The Vagina Monologues is back by popular demand.

Mums, best friends, sisters and even grannies flock to experience the ultimate girl’s night out every time it returns to the Belgrade.

On 23rd October, 1950 the life of Al Jolson ended but the legend lives on!

Let’s Hang On are an amazing live band who perform an outstanding tribute to the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The legendary falsetto lead vocals and incredible doo-wop harmonies, made Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons one of the biggest pop sensations of all time.

All the hits of the ‘60s and ‘70s including I Like It, Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey, Here Comes My Baby and Silence is Golden plus the brilliant sounds of the The Complete Beatles with the famous Beatles humour, harmonies and the ‘Mop Top’ hair styles. What a show. Don’t miss it.

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Based on author Eve Ensler’s Vagina Interviews conducted with women from all around the world, this hilariously witty and moving collection of tales gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave and thoroughly human stories.

Evening: 7.45pm

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Tickets: £13, £16.25, £18.75 Concessions: £8 – £16.75 See pages 36 for concessions.

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You’d better believe it – you ain’t heard nothin’ yet!

www.vaginamonologues.co.uk

Tickets: £14.50, £17.75, £21.75 Concessions: £9.50 – £19.75

Evening: 7.45pm

Recognised as “The Living Voice of Al Jolson” and as the best Jolson performer of all time, Clive Baldwin has surely earned the title “The World’s Greatest Minstrel”. Take a walk into the past – you won’t believe your ears as Jolson lives on and not merely in the hearts and minds of his myriad of fans worldwide.

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Let’s Hang On’s amazingly accurate performances take you back to this magical time in music history.

With favourite hits Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Rag Doll, Walk Like A Man, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You and many, many more.

Evening: 7.45pm

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Tickets: £13, £16.25, £18.75 Concscessions: £8 – £16.75

Tickets: £13, £16.25, £18.75 Concessions: £8 – £16.75

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Evening: 7.45pm

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Variety A Night With...

Music

Drama

The Image of

Cliff Richard Guardian Times Independent

Des O’Connor

Metro

Starring Kytsun Wolfe

“Passionate, powerful and important.

One of the most disturbing and persuasive portraits of young England I have ever seen. Gripping stuff.”

The Daily Telegraph

Fri 30 October

Sat 31 October

Tues 3 – Sat 7 November

Des O’Connor is a world-class star and ultimate entertainer. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see a true show-business legend live on stage for a wonderful evening of comedy, laughter and music.

This spectacular show is a magical trip back to the heyday of pure, classic Cliff and The Shadows, and features over 30 of their greatest vocal hits like Move It, Livin’ Doll, The Young Ones, Bachelor Boy, and many more.

The RSC comes to the Belgrade Theatre with a critically acclaimed and blisteringly topical play by Roy Williams, one of the UK’s most exciting playwrights.

Kytsun Wolfe looks, sings and talks like Cliff. It is easy to forget that you’re not at an actual Cliff and The Shadows concert. A nostalgic Rock ’n’ Roll experience and quintessential homage to the incomparable Sir Cliff Richard and The Shadows.

Before they depart for active service, two young soldiers make the most of a drunken night out with friends in an English market town. Their bravado is soon crushed by their tour of duty and the civilian life they return to is now as alien to them as the desert they left behind. Recently reworked to acknowledge the shifting mood of a country now witnessing the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, this timely and explosive play examines the aftermath of a war whose conflicts rage far beyond the battleground.

“Days of Significance is a frankly terrifying and utterly compelling examination of the morality of sending young men to fight a war when they are ill-equipped to do so in every way... Maria Aberg’s brilliantly choreographed production roars with raucous, wounded life.” The Guardian Contains strong language, violence and some scenes of an adult nature.

Evening: 7.45pm

Tickets: £14.50, £17.75, £21.75 Concessions: £9.50 – £19.75

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Evening: 7.45pm

Tickets: £14.50, £17.75, £21.75 Concessions: £9.50 – £19.75

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Evenings: 7.45pm Matinees: Weds 4 & Sat 7 Nov, 2.30pm Postshow Discussion: Thurs 5 Nov

Tickets: £10 – £18.75 Concessions: £6 – £16.75

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Variety Ballet

Music

Variety Music

“Brilliant… they should put a night like that on prescription and it would save the National Health Service a fortune” The Scotsman

Music

Buddy Holly

and the Cricketers

“A fast and furious rock ‘n’ roll performance you will never forget” Bournemouth Echo

One Night of Queen will rock you – guaranteed!

Mon 9 – Tues 10 November

Weds 11 November

Thurs 12 November

Fri 13 November

Moscow Ballet – La Classique carries on the tradition of acclaimed Russian ballet. Featuring dancers from the acclaimed Bolshoi, Kirov and Ballet Theatres of Kiev and Odessa.

Rockin’ On Heaven’s Door sends shivers down the spine with spookily convincing portrayals of musical giants Presley, Orbison, Holly, The Big Bopper and Jerry Lee Lewis.

While the rest of the world commemorates the 50th Anniversary of ‘The Day The Music Died’, Buddy Holly And The Cricketers continue to prove that it is alive, well and rocking!

Since winning the Grand Final of Stars In Their Eyes back in 2000 as the legendary Freddie Mercury, Gary has toured with One Night of Queen enthralling fans around the world.

Nutcracker, one of the jewels of classical ballet, is one of the true timeless tales of childhood dreams where toys come to life, mice are the villains and all things are possible in a magical kingdom.

Now in its 12th fantastic year, Rockin’ On Heaven’s Door has received acclaim throughout the UK and Europe.

Backed by a superb five piece band, this show delivers the feel-good factor from start to finish. One million people can’t be wrong!

Celebrating its 17th sensational year, this show is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles to such timeless hits as That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Raining In My Heart, Oh Boy! and much, much more.

Don’t miss the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!”

With fantastic lighting, staging and sound this show sells out theatres and concert halls in the UK, Europe, New Zealand and most recently the USA, as Gary wins over tens of thousands of Queen fans and continues to build his own loyal fan base worldwide.

This delightful production captures the imagination with the passion, humour and magic of the ballet. A dancespectacular for all ages.

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www.rockinonheavensdoor.co.uk Evening: 7.45pm

www.buddyhollyandthecricketers.co.uk Multi-purchase

Tickets: £13, £16.25, £18.75 Concessions: £8 – £16.75

Tickets: £13, £16.25, £18.75 Concessions: £8 – £16.75

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Evenings: 7.45pm

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Evening: 7.45pm

Tickets: £13, £16.25, £18.75 Concessions: £8 – £16.75

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Evening: 7.45pm

Tickets: £12, £14, £16.75 Concessions: £7 – £14.75

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Variety Music

Variety Late Night Comedy

Irish Drama

Direct from the USA...

The Magic of

motown Reach Out

50th Anniversary Tour

London Classic Theatre presents

By Martin McDonagh

“ Britain’s Most Offensive Stand-Up”

“...wildly funny, deeply affecting and grotesquely macabre... an absolute cracker...”

Q Magazine

“ Better Than Jesus”

Daily Telegraph

The Scotsman

Sat 14 November

Fri 20 November

Tues 17 – Sat 21 November

Live on stage the music of The Temptations, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, Martha Reeves, Smokey Robinson, Mary Wells, Isley Brothers, Jimmy Ruffin and scores more.

The controversial Aussie, returns to Coventry having now made his mark on the U.S.A with his own HBO comedy special ‘I Swear To God’.

Martin McDonagh’s multi award-winning classic is a gripping blend of dark comedy, melodrama, horror and tragedy.

Catch the best live Motown concert show boasting an incredible cast, dazzling costumes, superb choreography and a Queen’s Award-nominated score. This fabulous production leaves all other Motown shows standing in its shadow. You’ll be dancing in the aisles and screaming for more – of the Magic of Motown. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show. www.easytheatres.com

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This is an all killer, no filler hour – his confrontational comedy classics, coupled with a lot of his brand new material. BOOK EARLY!

Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain, lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag, her manipulative, ageing mother. When Mag interferes in Maureen’s first and possibly final chance of a loving relationship, a chain of events is set in motion that leads inexorably towards the play’s terrifying finale.

HHHHH The Herald

The Beauty Queen of Leenane won the George Devine Award, the Writer’s Guild Award, the Critic’s Circle Award and its Broadway performances resulted in six Tony Award nominations. London Classic Theatre’s critically-acclaimed production of Abigail’s Party played to enthusiastic houses at the Belgrade in 2008.

“One of the most gratifingly riotous comedians working today”

www.londonclassictheatre.co.uk

HHHHH The List

Contains strong language.

“Extremely funny, sharp-witted and near-the-knuckle”

“Jeffries will have your roaring in the aisles” HHHHH Edinburgh Evening News

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Evening: 7.45pm

Evenings: 10.30pm

Evenings: 7.45pm Matinees: Weds 18 & Sat 21 Nov, 2.30pm

Tickets: £14.50, £17.75, £21.75 Concessions: All £2 off

Tickets: £10.50 Concessions: £8.50

Tickets: £10 – £18.75 Concessions: £6 – £16.75

(No further concessions or discounts)

See pages 36 for concessions.

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Circus

Variety Music

Music

Musical Drama

Weds 13 January

Tues 19 – Thu 21 January

Fri 22 January

Sat 23 January

Following on from the huge success of The Asylum, The Circus of Horrors is back rocking and shocking with its brand new show The Day of the Dead.

The ultimate celebration of the sweet sound of Motown is back by popular demand. In its 8th successive year this stunning 100% live show combine’s first class music together with the slickest choreography and an amazing band to deliver truly outstanding performances for the best Motown experience you will ever have.

Lip curling and smolderingly sexy, Billy Fury was the British Elvis and the most complete cool cat rock ‘n’ roller ever with an unbelievable 29 hit singles. When he died prematurely on 28 January 1983 it was the end of an era for British rock ‘n’ roll.

Jake & Elwood invite you to spend an evening in Chicago to witness masters at work as they explode on stage for their world-class musical extravaganza.

❝All Killer, All Thriller, No Filler! ❞ Gorezone magazine

❝Oh My God... its Unbelievable! ❞ Scott Mills, Radio 1

The body of Dr Haze is transported to Mexico for the Day of the Dead rituals. Mayhem ensues amid a backdrop of witch-doctors, voodoo acrobats, pickled people, bendy bodies, demon dwarfs, blood curdling stunts and flying vampires joined by the devil-driven rock n’ roll of The Interceptors From Hell, the uncontrollable Amazonian beauties and some of the world’s greatest, grotesque, most daring and bizarre circus acts.

Recommended age 12+

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Evening: 7.45pm

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Featuring songs from legendary artists such as The Temptations, The Four Tops, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson Five, The Supremes, The Isley Brothers and many, many more.

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Evening: 7.45pm

Tickets* : £14.50, £17.75, £21.75 Concessions: £9.50 – £19.75

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1st performance only

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Over a quarter of a decade later his original band, the Furys Tornados and the stunning Colin Gold, remember him by performing the hit songs Last Night Was Made For Love, I Will, Halfway To Paradise, Jealousy and many, many more.

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Evening: 7.45pm

Tickets* : £13, £16.25, £18.75 Concessions: £9 – £16.75

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With their fantastic stage set, unparalleled Black Rhino band and powerhouse performances from Jake & Elwood, you will be dancing in the aisles with little doubt as to why this is hailed as ‘…The Best Blues Brothers Show In The World…EVER’ Featuring the much loved classics, Everybody Needs Somebody, Gimme Some Lovin, Sweet Home Chicago and so many more. Jake & Elwood prove what happens when talent, energy and great music collide.

Evenings: 7.45pm

Tickets* : £14.50, £17.75, £21.75 Concessions: £9.50 – £19.75

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*Prices at 15% VAT so subject to change. Buy before 1/1/10 to save on VAT increases.

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Variety Dance

Variety Experience more...

Spring 2010 Highlights

Mercural Dance presents

RiskyBusiness

The Belgrade Theatre Coventry presents

DIRECTED BY HAMISH GLEN

A deliciously comic new play set in a 19th Century Italian circus. Brimful of the barmy and touching as a tearjerker.

Performed and written by John and Martin Marquez Directed by Timothy Sheader

Sat 30 Jan – Sat 13 Feb

Sat 27 Feb – Sat 20 March

Tickets: £6 – £16 Concessions: £6 – £14

Tickets: £6 – £12 Concessions: £6 – £10

Fri 22 & Sat 23 January

Flying Entertainment present

Risky Business is a brand new dance theatre show combining both childlike charm and adult energy. This family show is for everyone, but will be especially loved by 7 – 14 year olds.

Set in an urban playground of old tyres, wooden boards, cages and shopping trolleys, four characters escape into an imaginary world where they play with danger, daring each other to go that bit further.

Evening: Fri 7.30pm Matinee: Sat 2.30pm

Tickets: Fri 22 Jan: £6, £8, £10 Sat 23 Jan: £7, £9, £11 Concessions: £6 – £9

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Traces

Make the most of your theatre and become a Friend.

By Les 7 Doigts de la Main (The 7 Fingers)

Our new membership scheme is a great opportunity to show your support, receive additional benefits and enhance your theatre experience.

For just £25 (£35 joint) a year you’ll get: • Advance notice of shows.

• Priority booking.

• Exclusive Friends only events.

• Quarterly newsletters.

• 20% off tickets on selected performances.

• Free ticket exchange.

• Discounts at our restaurants and bars.

• Discounts at selected local businesses.

Tues 16 – Sat 20 Feb

Thurs 4 – Sat 6 March

Save £5 on your membership and support our green policy by being contacted by email only.

Tickets: £10.50 – £14.50 Kids: £7.50 – £11.50 Family Tickets: From £28.50

Tickets: £13 – £21.75 Schools: £8.25 Family Tickets: From £31.00

Joining is easy, just call our Box Office on 024 7655 3055.

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An Infectious, funky, pioneering new brand of circus. A thrill-a-minute show with a fantastic soundtrack.

All these shows are part of the 20% deal. Tickets prices at 15% VAT so buy before 1/1/10 to save on VAT increase.

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Experience More...

A visit to the Belgrade is more than just a trip to a show. Our aim is to provide you with the best possible experience for a fantastic visit whether you’re just dropping in for some food, seeing a production, taking part in one of our community activities or attending a conference.

Heritage Open Day – 12th September, 10am – 5pm. Tours, workshops, events and lots more. Bring the family and find out more about the theatre. Check online www.belgrade.co.uk for further details.

Get more involved

The Belgrade Theatre Community & Education Company runs a wide range of activities for young people, aiming to make original and high quality work that bears witness to the experiences of local people and marginalised groups. The current programme includes five youth theatres; Acting Out, a two-year work-related learning programme; The New Black, a programme targeting the city’s newest communities; and Theatre in Education (TiE) tours.

The Mysteries – In Our Own Words

The Belgrade Theatre plays a major role in the economic and social life of the region. We rely on the generous support of many organisations including its main funders Coventry City Council and Arts Council England but it also needs the support of the public, business, trusts and foundations. There are a range of different opportunities to get more involved and help support us.

Name a seat

Belgrade Out & About

Naming a seat is a special way of acknowledging your support of the theatre, celebrating your own special occasion or remembering someone who has enjoyed their time here.

In recognition of your support, your name will be engraved on a plaque, which will be mounted on a seat of your choice for a minimum of 10 years, and will also be printed in all Belgrade Theatre produced programmes during 2009.

These seats are available for £250 and there are opportunities to spread the cost of this by setting up a Standing Order.

Lightning Lottery

In July ’09 200 young people re-told stories from the Bible and the Qur’an. The performances comprised modern re-tellings of stories from the Bible and the Qur’an, emphasising the shared heritage of Islam and Christianity at a time when the two faiths are often polarised. One-off workshops and short residencies to explore further the commonalities between stories in the Bible and the Qur’an follow for the Autumn term. Any organisations interested in this programme should get in touch on the details below.

The New Black

Outreach Youth Theatre

The Belgrade’s programme of work for and with Black and Minority Communities currently includes playwriting courses – for adults and young people, a Black Youth Theatre group, and projects with the Muslim Community.

The results of this work are celebrated in the New Black Showcase, in B2 this October and will be followed with a production inspired by the city’s history of immigration in the 2010 Summer Term.

The Belgrade’s Community Forum has been successful in a bid to the Youth Opportunities Fund and has enabled the continuation of our successful Youth Theatre groups in Canley and Tile Hill who will be working on a show to be performed in Spring 2010.

Support the exciting work at the Belgrade Theatre and have the chance to win big cash. Just £1 a week gives you the chance to win up to £25,000 if you correctly guess the second digit of the temperatures in six pre-determined European cities.

Directors’ Club The Directors’ Club is the Belgrade Theatre’s business membership scheme, offering flexible packages of marketing, hospitality and staff benefits. Every package is tailor-made to suit the individual requirements of each business, ensuring that it is offered a range of benefits that each business will use at a price that is affordable. Thank you to those businesses that have already joined the Directors’ Club.

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The Belgrade’s wide range of projects display a considerable amount of talent from the young people involved. Keen to develop these we plan to form a Young Company which will provide additional opportunities to those showing particular ability and commitment to working in the theatre.

For more information on supporting the theatre contact:

For further details on C&E Company projects contact:

Alexandra Rooney on 024 7684 6758 or arooney@belgrade.co.uk

Karen Nicholson on 024 7684 6741 or communityadmin@belgrade.co.uk

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New food and drink

Access for all Infra-red Hearing System

An infra-red hearing system is installed in both theatres. Receivers and headsets are available at Box Office and may be reserved at the time of booking.

Open Captioned Performance

Awarded Best Newcomer and Restaurant of the Year at its hugely successful restaurant in neighbouring Kenilworth, Petit Gourmand now proudly takes centre stage at the Belgrade Theatre to serve modern English food with a French twist.

Perfect for pre-theatre dining from our simply delicious fixed menu in the restaurant which offers 2 courses for £13.95 or 3 courses for £15.50.

We’re also ideal for drinks with friends in one of our bars, or coffee and a light lunch in our ground floor café bar, which offers a selection of light meals including homemade soup of the day (£3.50), salads and paninis from £4.95. There is also a private function room which can accommodate you for work or for pleasure.

Cafe´ bar: 10am – 11pm (performance nights) 10am – 7pm (non performance nights) Restaurant: Open prior to every performance, evenings and afternoons.

To book a table, to enquire about a private event or to find out more about this exciting addition to Belgrade Square, call 024 7684 6762 or ask at the Box Office.

Alternatively you can log on to www.petit-gourmand.co.uk/belgrade or www.belgrade.co.uk.

Free Internet connection in and around the café bar and theatre foyers.

10% discount Just book a table at the restaurant at the same time that you buy your theatre tickets from the Box Office (please ask to be put through to the restaurant after booking your tickets and mention this advert).

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The Belgrade is offering in-house captioned performances with captioners trained by Stagetext. Captioning is a way of converting the spoken word into visible text, that provides people with a hearing loss access to live performance. Captions produced by a computer and a display unit installed on or near the stage enable people with hearing loss to understand what is said, when it is said. A captioned performance is delivered live by an accredited captioner. Open captions also include sound effects and off stage noises.

Sign Language Interpreted Performance

Many of our productions are sign language interpreted. Please refer to the Diary section on pages 41 – 42 for dates.

Integrated Performance

Sign Language Interpreted performances with the signers joining the performers on stage integrating with the action.

Audio Described Performance

Many of our productions are audio described. Please see the Diary section on pages 41 – 42 for dates. Please note that audio descriptions usually commence 15 minutes prior to the performance. Headsets for the description may be reserved at time of booking.

Strobe Free Performance Performances free of any strobe lighting effects.

Hearing and Guide Dogs

Hearing and Guide dogs are most welcome, please ask about a dog space when booking. We can provide information in large print, Braille, on cassette or CD.

Lift Access

The Capital Development Project has made all public areas accessible. The lifts can be found next to the café bar and B2.

Wheelchair Access

In the Main Stage, we have up to six seats in Box E which are available for wheelchair users. In B2, there is space for six wheelchair users - four on the ground floor and one on each balcony.

Accessible toilets are available on both levels. The Belgrade Theatre is a public building and therefore smoke-free in all areas. For further information on access, 35 contact us on 024 7625 6431.

Ticket Prices and Concessions Main Stage Performances

Previews

Spider’s Web, Porridge, Last of the Summer Wine Dreamboats and Petticoats, Quadrophenia

Opening Nights & Weekday Mats

Weekday Eves & Sat Mats

Fri & Sat Eves

Value

Standard

Premium

Value

Standard

Premium

Value

Standard

Premium

n/a

£12.00

£15.25

£18.25

£14.50

£17.75

£21.75

n/a

£21.25

£24.25

n/a

£17.25

£19.25

£21.25

£18.75

£21.75

£25.75

n/a

£25.25

£28.25

£6.00

£6.00

£8.00

£12.00

£7.00

£9.00

£14.00

£8.00

£10.00

£16.00

Days of Significance, The Beauty Queen of Leenane

n/a

£10.00

£12.00

£14.50

£12.00

£14.00

£16.75

n/a

£16.25

£18.75

Traces

n/a

£13.00

£16.25

£18.50

£12.00

£15.00

£18.00

£14.50

£17.75

£21.75

The Beggar's Opera, The Miser

B2 Belgrade Production Performances

Previews

Babylone, The Dark Side of Buffoon, Cheeky Chappies’ Christmas Cracker

£6.00

Main Stage - Single Nights Back to the Cavern, Clive Baldwin's Jolson Show, Let's Hang On, Moscow Ballet La Classique Nutcracker, Rockin’ On Heaven's Door, Buddy Holly and the Cricketers

Opening Nights & Weekday Mats

Weekday Eves & Sat Mats

Birds Eye

Perch

Stalls

Birds Eye

Perch

Stalls

Birds Eye

Perch

Stalls

£6.00

£8.00

£10.00

£7.00

£9.00

£11.00

£8.00

£10.00

£12.00

Value

Standard

£13.00

Premium

£16.25

£18.75

The Vagina Monologues, Des O'Connor, The Image of Cliff Richard and the Shadows, The Magic of Motown

£14.50

£17.75

£21.75

One Night of Queen

£12.00

£14.00

£16.75

The Day of the Dead, Motown's Greatest Hits - How Sweet It Is, Jake and Elwood

£14.50*

£17.75*

£21.75*

Halfway to Paradise - The Billy Fury Story

£13.00*

£16.25*

£18.75*

B2 Performances Risky Business

Saturday

Friday Birds Eye

Perch

Stalls

Birds Eye

Perch

Stalls

£6.00

£8.00

£10.00

£7.00

£9.00

£11.00

15% off all tickets when booking for 10 or more on most shows. To receive Group information please call Box Office on 024 7655 3055 with your contact details.

Students & Under 25s Over 60s

Birds Eye

Perch

Stalls

Musicals in Motion

£8.00

£10.00

£12.00 £15.50

Hazel O'Connor's Beyond Breaking Glass

£13.50

£15.50

MA:PA Collective

£5.00

£5.00

£8.00

Mother India 21st Century Remix, MI21

£6.00

£8.00

£10.00

Opening Perfs

£5 off all tickets (except Sat eve). Proof of status is required.

Students: NUS or Uni ID card required.

Booster Seats: A limited number of these are available on a first come first served basis.

£5 off Coventry Passport to Leisure and Passport Plus One holders.

Conditions - These concessions apply except where a different rate is stated in the show details. Proof of eligibility is required for all concessions. NUS or Uni ID required for Students, Proof of Job Seeker’s Allowance status for unemployed.

The Belgrade reserves the right to alter concessions and prices at any time. There is a Minimum Discounted Ticket Price of £6.

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Weds & Thurs

Fri & Sat

Family Shows (see show page for family ticket info)

Kids

Adults

Kids

Adults

Kids

Adults

Horrible Science

£7.50

£10.50

£9.50

£12.50

£11.50

£14.50

Standard

Premium

Full

Conc

Family

Full

Conc

Red Dates

£11.00

£8.50

£30.50

£11.00

£8.50

£30.50

Green Dates

£14.00

£11.50

£39.50

£17.25

£14.50

£48.75

Blue Dates

£16.25

£13.50

£46.00

£19.25

£16.50

£54.75

Unemployed

Family

£5 off all tickets (except Sat eve). Proof of Job Seeker’s Allowance status is required.

Schools £8.25 per ticket plus a free adult ticket per 10 pupils (unless otherwise stated).

Disabled Patrons Plus companion – £2 off all tickets. Proof of status is required.

If you’re under 26 take advantage of free tickets on selected shows - but hurry, most shows have limited number available. Contact Box Office or check www.belgrade.co.uk for further details.

£2 off all tickets (except Sat eve). Proof of status is required. Alternatively Passport to Leisure discounts may apply to those on low incomes, see below.

Passport to Leisure

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B2 - Single Nights

Beauty & the Beast

20% off when you book tickets for more than one of the shows with the 20% symbol in one transaction.

(Restrictions apply, Minimum ticket price £6, not available with any other offer or on purchases of single productions and cannot be backdated).

Groups

Fri & Sat Eves

RSC £5 Tickets

A limited number of tickets for Days Of Significance will be available at £5 each for 16-25 year olds as per the terms and conditions of the RSC’s nationwide scheme. Contact Box Office or check www.belgrade.co.uk for further details.

Ticket prices include VAT at 15% where applicable. *These ticket prices will adjust after 31 Dec ‘09 to account for new VAT rate.

For further offers join the Belgrade Mailing List providing your email address also log-on to LastMinute.com

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How to Book & How to find us Box Office: 024 7655 3055 Email: boxoffice@belgrade.co.uk Online: www.belgrade.co.uk (no booking fee, and choose your seat)

Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry CV1 1GS. Box Office opening hours: The Box Office is open Monday – Saturday from 10am until 15 minutes after the last show has started, or 6.30pm when there are no evening performances.

In person: Call into the Box Office during the above hours.

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By phone: Call 024 7655 3055 during the above opening hours and speak to one of our friendly Box Office team. Mastercard, Visa, Delta and Maestro are accepted with no booking fee. Phone lines remain open until the start of the performance. No Booking Fees.

Book online: On our website at www.belgrade.co.uk (choose your own seat). No Booking Fees.

Reservations: Reservations are held for three days or until 30 minutes before the performance, whichever is sooner.

Exchanges: Tickets are non refundable but exchanges can be made at £1.50 donation per ticket and subject to availability. No charge for Belgrade Friends.

The Belgrade reserves the right to alter discounts and prices at any time and to refuse admission.

Seating Plans Main Stage Touring Productions

Main Stage Home Productions

By car: Follow the signs to Coventry City Centre. We’re signposted off the Ringroad after Junction 9, as is the Belgrade Plaza Car Park CV1 4AJ and Belgrade Plaza.

Belgrade Plaza Car Park is open twenty four hours, seven-days-a-week. It offers disabled car parking spaces (standard tariff applies) on Level 1 and holds the Secure Park Mark award.

Evening parking between 6.30pm – 12 midnight costs £2 and payment can be made:

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By bus: Most city centre buses stop right outside the theatre and the central bus station is only 10 minutes walk away. For bus enquiries call the Centro Hotline on 024 BOX D7655 9559 or visit www.centro.org.uk By train: C Coventry station is just 15 minutes walkBOXaway.

For train enquiries call 08457 484 950 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk

Try our NEW Restaurant 024 7684 6762 (see page 34 for details)

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Diary 2009 – 2010 September - Current Season Date

Tues 1

Main Stage Show Times Spider’s Web 7.45pm Spider’s Web Spider’s Web Spider’s Web Spider’s Web Spider’s Web

2.30pm 7.45pm 2.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm

Mon 7

Spider’s Web Spider’s Web Porridge

2.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm

Tues 8

Porridge

7.45pm

Weds 2 Thurs 3 Fri 4 Sat 5

Key

Show

B2 / WLS Times Key

C AD

Mon 14 Tues 15

Dreamboats... 7.45pm

AD

Mu Mu Club 11.30am Mu Mu Club 1.30pm

Fri 18

Dreamboats... 7.45pm

SLIP Musicals in... 8pm

Sat 19

AD

Mon 21

Dreamboats... 2.30pm Dreamboats... 7.45pm Last of the...

7.45pm

Tues 22

Last of the...

7.45pm

MA:PA Col... 8pm

Last of the...

Last of the...

Thurs 24 Last of the...

2.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm

MA:PA Col... 8pm

Fri 25

Last of the...

7.45pm

C

MA:PA Col... 8pm

Sat 26

Last of the...

Last of the...

Quadrophe...

2.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm

AD

Tell Woman 11am MA:PA Col... 8pm

Weds 30 Quadrophe...

7.45pm

Sammy J in... 8pm MA:PA Col... 8pm

MA:PA Col... 8pm

Thurs 1

Quadrophe...

7.45pm

Fri 2

Fri 9

Quadrophe...

Quadrophe...

Quadrophe...

Quadrophe...

The Beggars...

5.30pm 8.30pm 2.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm

Sat 10

The Beggars... 7.45pm

PV

Mon 12

The Beggars... 7.45pm

PV

Tues 13

The Beggars... 7pm

PN

Mu Mu Club 1.30pm Mu Mu Club 4.30pm SLIP Mu Mu Club 11.30am Mu Mu Club 1.30pm Mu Mu Club 11.30am Mu Mu Club 1.30pm Hazel O’Co... 8pm PV Mother India 8pm

The New Bl... 7pm

Thurs 15 Mid Day Var...

The Beggars...

The Beggars...

Fri 16 Underbelly

The New Bl... 7pm

40

Tues 20

The Beggars... 7.45pm

B2 / WLS Show Times Key The New Bl... 2pm The New Bl... 7pm

Fri 23

The Beggars... 7.45pm

SLIP

Sat 24

AD

Mon 26

The Beggars... 2.30pm The Beggars... 7.45pm Back to the... 7.45pm

Tues 27

Babylone

8pm

The New Bl... 7pm

PV

Date

February Date

Mon 7

B2 / WLS Show Times Key Cheekie Ch... 9pm PV

Tues 8

Cheekie Ch... 9pm

PV

Wed 9

Cheekie Ch... 8pm

PN

Show

Main Stage Times

7pm

AD

Cheekie Ch... 9pm

Fri 11

Beauty and...

7pm

C

Cheekie Ch... 9pm

Sat 12

Beauty and...

Beauty and...

SLIP Cheekie Ch... 9pm

7.45pm

Tell Woman 11am Cheekie Ch... 9pm

The Miser The Miser

Tues 16

8pm

Sat 31

The Image of... 7.45pm

Tell Woman 11am Babylone 2.45pm AD Babylone 8pm

Babylone

8pm

AD

Mon 9

Babylone Babylone Babylone

2.45pm 8pm 8pm

Tues 10

Nutcracker

7.45pm

Babylone

8pm

Weds 11 Rockin’ on...

7.45pm

Thurs 12 Buddy Holly...

7.45pm

Babylone Babylone Babylone

2.45pm 8pm 8pm

Fri 13

One Night of... 7.45pm

Babylone

8pm

Sat 14

The Magic of... 7.45pm

Babylone Babylone

2.45pm 8pm

Fri 20 Sat 21

The Beauty Q... 7.45pm C Jim Jefferies 10.30pm* The Beauty Q... 2.30pm The Beauty Q... 7.45pm

Fri 18

Beauty and...

7pm

Sat 19

Beauty and...

Beauty and...

2pm 7pm

Tell Woman

Tues 1

Beauty and...

7pm

PV

Thurs 3

Beauty and...

7pm

PV

Fri 4

Beauty and...

7pm

PN

Sat 5

Beauty and...

Beauty and...

2pm 7pm

C

Sun 20

Beauty and...

4pm

Mon 21

Beauty and...

7pm

Tues 22

Beauty and...

Beauty and...

Wed 23

Beauty and...

Beauty and...

Thurs 24 Beauty and...

2pm 7pm 2pm 7pm 2pm

Sat 26

Beauty and...

Beauty and...

2pm 7pm

Sun 27

Beauty and...

4pm

Mon 28

Beauty and...

Beauty and...

2pm 7pm

Beauty and...

Beauty and...

2pm 7pm

C

Weds 30 Beauty and...

Beauty and...

2pm 7pm

AD

Thurs 31 Beauty and...

2pm

Tues 29

Cheekie Ch... 9pm

AD

Cheekie Ch... 9pm Cheekie Ch... 9pm

Beauty and...

Beauty and...

2pm 7pm

Weds 6

Beauty and...

7pm

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Thurs 7

Beauty and...

Beauty and...

2pm 7pm

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Fri 8

Beauty and...

7pm

Sat 9

Beauty and...

Beauty and...

BOOK NOW 024 7655 3055 www.belgrade.co.uk (no booking fees)

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Thurs 15 Underbelly Tues 19

10.30pm*

How Sweet It... 7.45pm

Weds 20 How Sweet It... 7.45pm Thurs 21 How Sweet It... 7.45pm Fri 22

Billy Fury

Sat 23

Jake & Elwood 7.45pm

Sat 30

The Miser

Risky Busi... 7.30pm

7.45pm 7.45pm

Weds 17 Horrible Scie...

Horrible Scie...

Thurs 18 Horrible Scie...

Horrible Scie...

Horrible Scie...

Fri 19 Sat 20

Show

B2 / WLS Times Key

C AD

2.30pm 7pm 2.30pm 7pm 7pm

Horrible Scie... 2.30pm Horrible Scie... 7pm The Dark...

8pm

PV

Mon 1

The Dark...

8pm

PV

Tues 2

The Dark...

7pm

PN

Weds 3

The Dark...

8pm

March

January 2010 & Next Season Highlights Sat 2

C

2.30pm 7.45pm Horrible Scie... 7pm

Sat 27

2pm 7pm Weds 13 Circus of Hor... 7.45pm

AD

Sat 28

SF

Thurs 17

The Beauty Q... 7.45pm

Weds 18 The Beauty Q... 2.30pm The Beauty Q... 7.45pm Thurs 19 Mid Day Var... 1.30pm The Beauty Q... 7.45pm

2.30pm 7.45pm

Sat 13

Babylone

C

7.45pm

Cheekie Ch... 9pm

Des O’Conn... 7.45pm

Days of Signi... 2.30pm Days of Signi... 7.45pm Nutcracker 7.45pm

The Miser

7.45pm

Fri 30

Days of Signi... 7.45pm

7.45pm

Tues 9

The Miser

Thurs 29 Let’s Hang On 7.45pm

Sat 7

The Miser

Fri 12

7pm

Fri 6

7.45pm

Mon 8

Thurs 11 The Miser

Weds 16 Beauty and...

Thurs 5

The Miser

Cheekie Ch... 9pm

PN

2.45pm 8pm 8pm

2.45pm 8pm 8pm

7.45pm

Sat 6

Cheekie Ch... 9pm

7pm

Babylone Babylone PSD Babylone

7.45pm

The Miser

Cheekie Ch... 9pm

Babylone Babylone Babylone

Days of Signi... 2.30pm Days of Signi... 7.45pm Days of Signi... 7.45pm

The Miser

Fri 5

Weds 10 The Miser The Miser

Babylone

Weds 4

Thurs 4

Cheekie Ch... 9pm

Vagina Mono... 7.45pm

8pm

PN

7.45pm

7pm

Weds 28 Clive Baldwin... 7.45pm

Babylone

7pm

The Miser

Beauty and...

7pm

Days of Signi... 7.45pm

The Miser

Weds 3

Mon 14

Beauty and...

Tues 3

Tues 2

Beauty and...

Tues 15

8pm

Key PV

Sun 13

PV

C

AD

Tues 1

Main Stage Show Times The Miser 7.45pm

2pm 7pm 4pm

8pm

Babylone

Key

Thurs 10 Beauty and...

Babylone

December

Weds 14 The Beggars... 7.45pm 1.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 10.30pm*

The Beggars... 7.45pm

Tues 17

October

Sat 3

Mon 19

Key

Mon 2

Dreamboats... 2.30pm Dreamboats... 7.45pm Thurs 17 Dreamboats... 7.45pm

Tues 29

Main Stage Show Times The Beggars... 7.45pm

November

Wed 16

Wed 23

December cont...

Weds 21 The Beggars... 2.30pm The Beggars... 7.45pm Thurs 22 The Beggars... 7.45pm

Porridge 2.30pm Porridge 7.45pm Mu Mu Club 1.30pm Thurs 10 Mid Day Var... 1.30pm Porridge Mu Mu Club 4.30pm 7.45pm Porridge Mu Mu Club 11.30am Fri 11 7.45pm C Underbelly Mu Mu Club 1.30pm 10.30pm* Heritage Open Day, 10am – 5pm Sat 12 Porridge 2.30pm Porridge 7.45pm Dreamboats... 7.45pm

Date

Sat 17

Wed 9

Sat 12

*auditorium may transfer to B2.

October cont...

Risky Busi... 2.30pm

PV

Tell Woman

11am

Thurs 4

Traces

7.45pm

The Dark...

8pm

Fri 5

Traces

7.45pm

The Dark...

8pm

Sat 6

Traces Traces

2.30pm 7.45pm

The Dark...

8pm

Mon 8

The Dark...

8pm

Tues 9

The Dark...

8pm

Weds 10

The Dark...

8pm

AD

Thurs 11

The Dark...

8pm

C

Fri 12

The Dark...

8pm

Sat 13

The Dark...

8pm

Mon 15

The Dark...

8pm

Tues 16

The Dark...

8pm

Weds 17

The Dark...

8pm

Thurs 18

The Dark...

8pm

Fri 19

The Dark...

8pm

Sat 20

The Dark...

8pm

Access Key I I ntergrated Signed Performance SLIP Sign Language

Interpreted

Performance C Captioned

Performance

AD Audio Described

Performance

SF Strobe Free

Performance

PSD Post Show Discussion PN Press Night PV Preview