The Gateway What's On Jan-Feb 2023

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical

6th & 7th January 2023

THE GATEWAY

THEATRE SEATON

Welcome to 2023 at The Gateway

The shortest day has come and gone, and we are all looking forward to the first signs of spring, though to be fair, with climate change, Mother Nature has been getting a bit confused with late (or early) new shoots and blooms appearing, only to be fried when the freezing temperatures return on the odd occasion.

But you’re in for an absolute sizzler of a programme this January and February, with a fantastic choice of entertainment. From live music in the form of Joey the Lips and the rescheduled Darkside of Pink Floyd, to the brilliant Paddleboat Theatre production of Hansel and Gretel, and everything in between.

Look out for our special film weekend dedicated to Avatar: The Way of Water. There will be two of our famous Film Picnic Nights and a Sunday matinee, so plenty of opportunities to see this latest blockbuster.

What are you doing for Valentine’s? Maybe you want to pop the question to your loved one, or perhaps you just want to make it a bit more special. Why not make it even more magical and spend the night getting up close and personal at the Gateway Theatre Valentine night featuring award-winning magician, Simply Simon, followed by a live performance from the New West End Jerseys, and if you are thinking of asking your loved one for their hand, let us know, and we’ll make it even more memorable.

Whatever you’re planning and whoever it’s with, we hope to see you very soon!

Sophia Moseley Theatre Manager

What’s

On January - May 2023

For more shows visit thegatewayseaton.co.uk Or collect a What’s On guide at the Box Office Line Up of events is correct at time of publication and may change at short notice. Please check our website or social media for confirmed start times and more information.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda

Friday 6th & Saturday

Matilda (Alisha Weir) is a little girl with big curiosity, a sharp mind and a vivid imagination and the worst parents in the world. While her parents (Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough) content themselves with trashy TV and dodgy money-making schemes, she loves to lose herself in the pages of her beloved books.

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, AVATAR 2 begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure. The latest in the groundbreaking fantasy saga from director James Cameron.

Excited to attend Crunchem Hall, Matilda is surprised to find the school is an ominous and oppressive place led by the towering and villainous Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson). Filled with an overwhelming sense of justice, Matilda dares to take a stand for what is right and teach Trunchbull a lesson she won’t forget.

Matilda The Musical

Saturday 7th January 2023

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical is an inspirational musical tale of an extraordinary girl who discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny.

Screenings: Fri | 7:00pm Sat | 3:00pm

Doors | Open an hour before the film starts.

Running Time | 2 hours

Tickets: Adult £7.50, Under 16 £6.50

André Rieu

Sunday 8th January

Start 2023 in style with André Rieu in Dublin. Exclusive to cinemas this celebratory concert is the best way to welcome in the new year!

André and his Johann Strauss Orchestra will delight you with romantic melodies, popular classics, party tunes and beloved waltzes.

André in Dublin is the maestro’s first recorded concert in the Irish capital for more than 20 years – it is a truly special event not to be missed.

Rieu in Dublin

January 2023

Bring your loved ones to your local cinema and enjoy an evening of music and dance on the big screen with André Rieu. Happy New Year!!

Doors | 2:30pm Screening | 3:00pm Running Time | 2 hours

Tickets: £14.50

Emily

Friday 13th January 2023

EMILY tells the imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë. The film stars Emma Mackey (“Sex Education”, “Death on the Nile”) as Emily, a rebel and misfit, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. “EMILY” explores the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte (Alexandra Dowling – “The Musketeers”) and Anne (Amelia Gething – “The Spanish Princess”); her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen –“The Lost Daughter”, “The Haunting of Bly Manor”) and her care for her maverick brother (Fionn Whitehead – “The Duke”, “Dunkirk”) whom she idolises.

Frances O’Connor makes her directorial debut with “EMILY,” from her own original screenplay. The film also stars Adrian Dunbar (“Line of Duty”) and Gemma Jones (“Bridget Jones’s Baby”, “Gentleman Jack”).

Doors | 6:30pm Film | 7:30pm Running Time | 2hrs 10mins

Tickets: Adult £7.50, Under 16 £6.50

The Banshees of Inisherin

Saturday 14th January 2023

On a remote island off the coast of Ireland, Pádraic is devastated when his buddy Colm suddenly puts an end to their lifelong friendship. With help from his sister and a troubled young islander, Pádraic sets out to repair the damaged relationship by any means necessary. However, as Colm's resolve only strengthens, he soon delivers an ultimatum that leads to shocking consequences.

Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Kerry Condon.

Doors | 6:30pm Film | 7:30pm Running Time | 1hr 55mins

Tickets: Adult £7.50, Under 16 £6.50

She Said

Friday 20th January 2023

Two-time Academy Award® nominee Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, An Education) and Zoe Kazan (The Plot Against America limited series, The Big Sick) star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation a story that helped launch the #Metoo movement, shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and altered American culture forever.

Doors | 6:30pm Film | 7:30pm Running Time | 2hrs 10mins

Tickets: Adult £7.50, Under 16 £6.50

Living

Saturday 21st January 2023

LIVING is the story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful.

Set in 1952 London, the film will follow Williams, a veteran civil servant, who has become a small cog in the bureaucracy of rebuilding postWWII England. As endless paperwork piles up on his desk, he learns he has a fatal illness. Thus begins his quest to find some meaning to his seemingly grey, monotonous life before it slips away. He first attempts, with limited success, to throw himself into debauchery during a wild night in Brighton in the company of a bohemian writer he befriends there. Then, arriving back in London, he ignores family and work responsibilities for days on end. But soon he becomes intrigued by Margaret, a young co-worker in his office, who appears to exemplify exactly what life and living is – and what may so far have passed him by.

Doors | 6:30pm Film | 7:30pm Running Time | 1hr 45mins

Tickets: Adult £7.50, Under 16 £6.50

Like Water for Chocolate

Sunday 22nd January 2023

Amodern Mexican classic of magic realism provides the basis for The Royal Ballet’s new full-length work, reuniting Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon with the creative team who transformed Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale into dance, composer Joby Talbot and designer Bob Crowley.

The ballet is inspired by Laura Esquivel’s novel – a captivating family saga where the central character’s emotions spill out through cooking to influence everyone around her in startling and dramatic ways. In this coproduction with American Ballet Theatre, Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra also acts as musical consultant for Talbot’s newly commissioned score, and Wheeldon has worked closely with Esquivel to reshape her richly layered story into an entertaining and engrossing new ballet.

This is a recording of a live performance filmed in June 2022.

Doors | 1:30pm Screening | 2:00pm

Running Time | 3hrs 10mins (Including an interval)

Tickets: Adult £14.50, Under 16 £7.50

The Royal Opera House present

National Theatre Live present

The Crucible

Thursday 26th January 2023

Awitch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller’s captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Brendan Cowell (Yerma).

Raised to be seen but not heard, a group of young women in Salem suddenly find their words have an almighty power. As a climate of fear, vendetta and accusation spreads through the community, no one is safe from trial.

Lyndsey Turner (Hamlet) directs this contemporary new staging, designed by Tony Award-winner Es Devlin (The Lehman Trilogy). Captured live from the Olivier stage at the National Theatre.

Doors | 6:30pm Screening | 7:00pm

Running Time | 3hrs (Including an interval)

Tickets: Adult £14.50, Under 16 £7.50

I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Friday 27th January 2023

The joyous, emotional and heart-breaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical super stardom.

Discovered by record executive Clive Davis, Whitney Houston rises from obscurity to international fame in the 1980s to become one of the greatest singers of her generation. Starring Naomi Ackie as Houston alongside Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders and Tamara Tunie.

Doors | 6:30pm Film | 7:30pm Running Time | 2hrs 25mins

Tickets: Adult £7.50, Under 16 £6.50

Joey The Lips

Saturday 28th January 2023

The nation's funkiest 10 piece band return to Seaton's Gateway Theatre for one night only in 2023.

Joey The Lips are a big funky outfit making a joyous sound in the true spirt of funk and soul - great entertainment! This 10 piece band originally formed in 1993 and hasn't stood still since!

JOEY THE LIPS gigs are a full on hi-energy show!

"Encores were jaw-dropping, with totally unexpected showmanship and flair that you rarely see these days. Go see them. You won't be disappointed" SouthWestGigGuide

Doors | 7:30pm Show | 8:00pm

Tickets: £20.00 (£22.50 when purchased on the door)

Avatar: The Way

Friday 3rd - Saturday

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, AVATAR 2 begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure. The latest in the groundbreaking fantasy saga from director James Cameron.

Way of Water

Saturday 5th February 2023

Screenings: Fri & Sat | 7:30pm Sun | 2:30pm

Doors | Open an hour before the film starts.

Running Time | 3hrs 30mins (Including an interval)

Tickets: Adult £7.50, Under 16 £6.50

A Man Called Otto

Friday 10th February 2023

Otto (Tom Hanks) is a grumpy isolated widower with staunch principles, strict routines and a short fuse, who gives everyone in his neighborhood a hard time as he watches over it like a hawk. Just as it seems like he’s finally given up on life, an unlikely and reluctant friendship develops with his new neighbours. Little by little, Otto undergoes a subtle transformation…but is he really capable of change?

Doors | 6:30pm Film | 7:30pm Running Time | 2hrs 10mins

Tickets: Adult £7.50, Under 16 £6.50

Strange World

Thursday 16th February 2023

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ original action-adventure “Strange World” journeys deep into an uncharted and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades, a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest and by far most crucial mission. Featuring the voices of Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union, and Lucy Liu.

Doors | 2:30pm Film | 3:00pm Running Time | 1hr 45mins

Tickets: Adult £7.50, Under 16 £6.50

Hansel and Gretel

Saturday 18th February 2023

An Interactive treat for families, and anyone who would enjoy a relaxed, inclusive theatre experience.

Join Hansel and Gretel as they venture into the woods, trailing breadcrumbs and sharing their story as they go. The mischievous siblings are searching for the magical market at the heart of the forest –but if they’re not careful they’ll find more than just sweets waiting for them in the deep dark woods

This inclusive version of Hansel & Gretel is a sensory story full of magic, gentle interaction and integrated signing. With an enchanting woodland set, playful characters and poetic storytelling, it is a perfect first time theatre experience for little ones.

Doors | 2:30pm Show | 3:00pm Running Time | 50 minutes

Tickets: Adult £8.00, Under 16 £6.00, Family (2+2) £26.00

Paddleboat Theatre present

The Barber of Seville

Sunday

19th February 2023

When Rosina falls in love with a mysterious young suitor who calls himself Lindoro, she must use all her cunning – and a little help from her local barber – to outwit her calculating guardian Dr Bartolo.

Expect heart-melting serenades, ridiculous disguises and a fairytale ending waiting just out of reach. From the barber’s famous opening number ‘Largo al factotum,’ with its cry of ‘Figaro! Figaro!,’ to Rosina’s feisty aria ‘Una voce poco fa,’ Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera is a riotously entertaining affair. Rafael Payare makes his Royal Opera House debut conducting an outstanding international cast that includes Andrzej Filończyk, Aigul Akhmetshina, Lawrence Brownlee and Bryn Terfel.

Doors | 1:30pm Screening | 2:00pm

Running Time | 3hrs 45mins (Including an interval)

Tickets: Adult £14.50, Under 16 £7.50

The Royal Opera House present

National Theatre Live present

Othello

Thursday 23rd February 2023

An extraordinary new production of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, directed by Clint Dyer with a cast that includes Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rosy McEwean (The Alienist) and Paul Hilton (The Inheritance).

She’s a bright, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but stifled by its expectations. He’s refugee of slavery; having risen to the top of a white world, he finds love across racial lines has a cost.

Wed in secret, Desdemona and Othello crave a new life together. But as unseen forces conspire against them, they find their future is not theirs to decide.

Doors | 6:30pm Screening | 7:00pm

Running Time | 3hrs (Including an interval)

Tickets: Adult £14.50, Under 16 £7.50

The Darkside of Pink Floyd

Saturday 25th February 2023

More than just an ordinary Pink Floyd tribute band, The Darkside of Pink Floyd entertain audiences with a fantastic light show and passionate performances.

Due to the demand for their faithful reproduction of Pink Floyd’s classic music, The Darkside of Pink Floyd are a regular feature at major National music venues, festivals and theatres. They were also the first band to play a live public performance inside the prehistoric caves of the world famous Kents Cavern and they’ve had six sell-out concerts deep underground at Carnglaze Caverns as part of their highly acclaimed ‘Echoes of the Past’ tour. The band are regulars at the World’s Biggest and Best Tribute Festival, having played and headlined, to capacity crowds at Glaston budget since 2013.

“A more intense tribute band than The Darkside of Pink Floyd is hard to imagine” – TheStage.

Come and get ‘Comfortably Numb’

Doors | 7:30pm Show | 8:00pm

Tickets: £20.00 (£22.50 when purchased on the door)

Audience members 18 and over only

Solve-Along-A Murder She Wrote

Saturday 22nd April 2023

Cult hit event Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote comes to Seaton with an interactive screening of the classic Murder, She Wrote episode “Broadway Malady”.

Jessica Fletcher goes to New York City but soon gets caught up in a murder mystery only she (or you!) can solve!

A unique and hilarious night featuring games, prizes and audience participation, with special permission from NBC Universal Television, this critically-acclaimed show was rated one of Time Out 50 Great Nights Out in London in 2021 (and 2019) and has played to sell-out audiences across the UK and Australia.

Hosted by super-fan Tim Benzie, Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote features: A race to solve to the crime, via the Fameometer and the Suspiciometer!, a Cabot Cove quiz, Clips and biogs of the campy guest stars, and a singalong to the theme tune with new lyrics!

Doors | 7:000pm Show | 8:00pm Running Time | 2hrs 20mins (Including an interval)

Tickets: Table seating £18.00, Row seating £16.00