Shanklin Theatre September - December Programme 2015 web

Sep -Dec 2015

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Welcome As we move into the second half of the summer, and without wishing it away, it’s time to welcome you to our Autumn / Winter brochure.

On our diary listing we have repeated the August calendar , which has an addition with a comedy play, ‘The Games Afoot ‘ for 4 nights.

We have a variety of shows to cover all tastes, with Jasper Carrott here for two nights at the start of September . Later that month three popular shows return, The Proms, The Manfreds , and The Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band. There is also a big Las Vegas style Rat Pack show amongst other offerings.

Leo Sayer and Lesley Garrett are here in October, as well as a second show by Russell Watson following his sell out success in May, as well as varied entertainment. November is great time for comedy shows, with Lee Nelson, Ed Byrne, Katherine Ryan , Milton Jones, and Jo Brand sprinkled amongst other great shows, including the fantastic Stylistics from the USA on their latest tour.

The year ends with our usual professional pantomime, as well as seeing a welcome return of the extremely popular Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain, the Marines Band and Les McKeown’ s Bay City Rollers.

So we look forward to seeing you during what should be an enjoyable period.

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JULY Fri 31 The Tommy Cooper Show

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AUGUST Sat 1 The Tommy Cooper Show Sun 2 Lee Mead Mon 3 The Games Afoot Tue 4 The Games Afoot Thu 6 Best of the West End Fri 7 The Country Superstars Experience Sun 9 Jackson Live in Concert Wed 12 Best of the West End Thu 13 Best of the West End Sat 15 Jethro Tue 18 The Fab Beatles Wed 19 Best of the West End Thu 20 Best of the West End Sat 22 Roy Orbison and Friends Mon 24 The Games Afoot Tue 25 The Games Afoot Thu 27 Best of the West End Sun 30 Joe Pasquale

7.30 6.00 7.30 7.30 8.15 7.30 7.30 8.15 8.15 7.30 7.30 8.15 8.15 7.30 7.30 7.30 8.15 7.30

SEPTEMBER Thu 3 Best of the West End 8.15 Fri 4 Jasper Carrott’s Stand Up and Rock 7.30 Sat 5 Jasper Carrott’s Stand Up and Rock 7.30 Thu 10 Best of the West End 8.15 Thu 17 Best of the West End 8.15 Fri 18 The Rat Pack Vegas 7.30

Spectacular Show Sun 20 Last Night of the Proms 6.30 Tue 22 Codebreakers - The Story of Enigma 7.30 Wed 23 Best of the Fest 8.00 Thu 24 Best of the West End 8.15 Sat 26 The Manfreds - Hits. Jazz and Blues 7.30 Sun 27 Grimethorpe Colliery Band 2.30 OCTOBER Thu 1 Leo Sayer Restless Years Tour 2015 7.30 Sat 3 Big Girls Don’t Cry featuring 7.30

The Eastcoast Boys Wed 7 Oliver 7.30 Thu 8 Oliver 7.30 Fri 9 Oliver 7.30 Sat 10 Oliver 7.30 Sun 11 Oliver 2.30 Wed 14 Stephen Holbrook 7.30 Fri 16 Counterfeit Stones 7.30 Sat 17 Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers 7.30 Sun18 Spotlight 7.30 Sat 24 Megaslam Wrestling 7.30 Sun 25 Lesley Garrett 7.30

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Mon 26 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31

Russell Watson Vicar of Dibley Vicar of Dibley Vicar of Dibley

NOVEMBER Sun 1 Lee Nelson - Suited and Booted Tue 3 Theatre Awards Fri 6 British Legion Sat 7 Ed Byrne - Outside, Looking In Sun 8 Matt Monro Junior Fri 13 Katherine Ryan Wed 18 The Stylistics plus support Fri 20 Lucid Wed 25 Milton Jones Thu 26 Milton Jones Fri 27 The Dreamboys Sat 28 An Evening with Jo Brand with

special guest - Edana Minghella Sun 29 Spotlight Mon 30 Alice In Wonderland

According to First Act

DECEMBER Tue 1 Alice In Wonderland

According to First Act Fri 4 Footsteps Sat 5 Footsteps Sun 6 Royal Marines Association Band Tue 8 Thu 10

Sat 12

Sun 13

Dance Vibez Bay City Rollers starring Les McKeown Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain - 30 Plucking Years Theatretrain

7.30 7.45 7.45 7.45 7.30 7.30 7.30 8.00 7.30 8.00 7.30 7.30 8.00 8.00 7.30 7.30 6.30 6.30

6.30 7.30 7.30 3.00 7.30 7.30 7.30 5.00

PANTOMIME Jack and the Beanstalk showing daily from 22 December - 3 January (excluding Xmas Day)

Merry Christmas

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some of what's on in August Sat 1 Sun 2 Fri 7 Sun 9 Sat 15 Tue 18 Sat 22 Sun 30 Mon 3 & Tues 4 Mon 24 & Tues 25

The Tommy Cooper Show Lee Mead Some Enchanted Evening The Country Superstars Experience Jackson Live in Concert Jethro The Fab Beatles Roy Orbison and Friends Joe Pasquale The Game’s Afoot The Game’s Afoot

7.30 6.00 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

Tickets £16 Con £14 Tickets £25 Tickets £16.50 Tickets £19.50 Tickets £20 Tickets £15 Tickets £18.50 Tickets £20 Tickets £10 Child £7 Tickets £10 Child £7

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New to August

THE PEPPERPOT PLAYERS PRESENT

KEN LUDWIG’s

THE GAME’S AFOOT

OR: HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS A murderously Funny Who-Done-It?

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Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th August 2015 and Monday 24th & Tuesday 25th August 2015 7.30 p.m Tickets: £10.00 Adults £7.00 Children BOX OFFICE (01983) 868000 or Book Online at: www.shanklintheatre.com

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Jasper Carrott Stand up and rock

Jasper Carrott’s Stand Up And Rock does what it says on the tin....Jasper is back to his very best....mic in hand regaling the audience with his inimitable stand up routines before introducing his musical compatriots that have been ‘rockin’ audiences all over the world.

Bev Bevan, as well as being Jasper’s mate has rock star credentials that most dream of from the Move through ELO and has one of the finest bands around. Rockin’ Berries lead singer Geoff Turton, Celtic rock band Quills lead singer ‘Joy’ and the Bev Bevan band comprising some of the country’s finest musicians.

So do not miss this unique show that gives the opportunity to see and hear great legendary artistes belt out a night of fantastic songs and Jasper back where he belongs...... making us laugh!!

Friday 4th & Saturday 5th September 7.30pm Tickets £25

The Rat Pack

Vegas Spectacular ‘Purveyors of Cool’ swing into town The Greatest Music of the 20th Century Wonderful memories of classic Las Vegas Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr Every song a winner – Come Fly with Me, Volare, That’s Amore, Under my Skin, Mr Bojangles, Sway, Mack the Knife and many more of your favourites

Friday 18th September – 7.30pm Tickets £22 6

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Last Night of the Proms The Last Night of the Proms returns to Shanklin Theatre with a brand new arrangements of music, featuring the Solent Symphony Orchestra and featured soloists – As always the evening will feature the popular Pomp and Circumstance in true British style! Join us for this special evening where you can wave flags blow your whistles and join in the well known favourites!

Sunday 20th September – 6.30pm Tickets £20

CODE BREAKERS

The story of Enigma

Germany’s secret cipher machine The fascinating story of the Allied codebreakers told by renowned expert Dr Mark Baldwin – who has given over 500 presentations on World War II codebreakers Enigma and Bletchley Park, to 50,000 people, and who supplied the U-Boat Enigma machine used in the film ‘The Imitation Game.’

Tuesday 22nd September – 7.30pm Tickets £12

Steve Hall and Alex Smith Fresh from their 2015 Edinburgh Festival appearances, Steve Hall and Alex Smith with their own style of comedy.

Wednesday 23rd September – 8.00pm Tickets £10

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The Manfreds Hits, Jazz and Blues The Manfreds, with original ‘front man’ Paul Jones, will be performing many of their hits, along with a mix of Jazz and Blues songs, from some of their best-known albums. Paul Jones, with his unique harmonica sound, will be joined by Mike Hugg on keyboards, Tom McGuinness on lead guitar, Rob Townsend on drums, Marcus Cliffe on bass guitar and Simon Currie on saxophone/flute.

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Grimethorpe Colliery Band

The Grimethorpe Colliery Band are the real stars of the hit movie Brassed Off and will take you through an evening of music performing popular tracks from the film together with brass band classics. This fine group of musicians have a highly acclaimed reputation in film, TV and radio together with numerous hit recordings to their credit. They have won every brass band accolade available and are the current UK Brass in Concert Champions for a record 16th time!

Enjoy the fabulous sound of this world famous band.

Sunday 27th September - 2.30pm Tickets £20

Leo Sayer Restless Years Tour 2015 Grammy award winning, international chart topping, British music legend Leo Sayer will be performing throughout the UK this Autumn in support of his latest album Restless Years Known the world over for his army of hits which include Thunder In My Heart, Moonlighting, One Man Band, I Can’t Stop Loving You and the transatlantic number ones, When I Need You and You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Leo is very excited to be back in his home country and looking forward to a rare and much anticipated tour.

Thursday 1st October – 7.30pm Tickets £25 (VIP Package £55 – not available online)

Big Girls Don ’t Cry featuring THE EASTCOAST BOYS If you have seen this show before you won’t need reminding that this is one of the best nights of the year. Now with a few new songs and one or two more surprises! This great feel-good show features four phenomenal singers and a fantastic live band recreating the iconic sound of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Lots of fun….. and dancing in the aisles encouraged!!

Tickets £17.50 Sat 3rd Oct – 7.30pm 8

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Stephen Holbrook Whatever your views on Clairvoyance, Stephen Holbrook has an extraordinary gift, and whether or not he has a message for you, you will be guaranteed an evening like no other……

Using his words, he acts like a telephone exchange between this world and the next.

Wednesday 14th October – 7.30pm Tickets £18.50

The Counterfeit Stones

“LET’S PRETEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER” Why pay a fortune to slip around in the mud of Glastonbury when for a fraction of the price you can experience the faking brilliance of the Counterfeit Stones.

Their latest shakedown, LET’S PRETEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER promises a night of pure, unadulterated Xerox-rock. For 23 years these pie-eyed pipers have delivered the best Rolling Stones’ “rusical ” on the circuit.

Friday 16th October – 7.30 Tickets £20

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

Thundering rhythms on huge Taiko drums, mysterious masked choreography with inventive lighting, muscular synchronisation timed to perfection, post apocalyptic martial imagery and infectious belly laugh humour – all in a spellbinding display of sheer athleticism.

Saturday 17th October – 7.30pm Tickets £20 – under 18’s £17 10

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Megaslam: American

Wrestling Live - First Ever Visit!

The show with the WOW factor comes to the Isle of Wight for the very first time!

Now celebrating 7 years of successfully touring the United Kingdom, Megaslam Wrestling is coming to the Shanklin Theatre!

Expect daredevil, edge of your seat moves from Megaslam’s biggest and best stars as a host of American names take to the ring to face the Best of British in an all out fight to the finish! The Megaslam show is a show like no other, lights, camera, glitz and glamour, watch live what the rest of the world watches on TV. Saturday 24th October 7.30pm Tickets: Adults £15, Child £10 Family of 4 £10.50 each

An Audience with

Lesley Garrett

Accompanied on the piano by her Musical Director.

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

Sunday 25th October 7.30pm Tickets £27.50

An Intimate Evening with

Russell Watson

Up Close & Personal Russell Watson never imagined he would one day be one of the world’s most prominent tenors, selling in excess of seven million albums worldwide and is officially the UK’s best selling classical artist ever winning four Classic BRITS. Tue 26th October 7.30pm Tickets £45 11 BOX OFFICE: 01983

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Lee Nelson:

Suited and Booted

Due to exceptional demand Lee Nelson’s brand new show has been extended into autumn 2015! You may have seen him host Live at The Apollo, caught him singing on The X Factor, or trying to board the plane to the World Cup with the England squad, now come and experience the world through Lee’s eyes.

Sun 1st November 7.30pm Tickets £20 Under 14’s must be accomponied by an adult 18+ Isle of Wight

Amateur Theatre Awards A glittering evening to celebrate the best of the Island’s highly acclaimed amateur theatre scene. This is the 17th year of this popular awards evening and there will also be a chance to see some very talented local performers appear live on stage.

Tuesday 3rd November 7.30pm Tickets £10

The Royal British Legion Shanklin Festival of Remembrance

Everyone is welcome to The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance and Drumhead service featuring music by Medina Marching Band and displays by Army, Navy and Air Cadet forces.

Fri 6 November 7.30 Tickets £8

Ed Byrne:

Outside, Looking In

That bloke. You know. The Irish Guy. No. Not the bald one. The other one. You know him. The one Carol from work really likes. Wait, that might be Jason Byrne.

Anyway. Funny chap. Has a new show!

Sat 7th November – 8.00pm Tickets £19

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Matt Monro

The Performed by Matt Monro Jnr

Story

The Matt Monro Story is an inspired performance by Matt Monro Jnr making this unforgettable show a unique evening of music, warmth and love. Keeping the memory of his father and his music alive.

Sunday 8th November – 7.30pm Tickets £19.50

Katherine Ryan:

Kathbum

Star of Live At The Apollo, QI and The Jonathan Ross Show, the razor sharp and hilariously funny Canadian returns with a highly anticipated new show. Hot on the heels of a complete sell-out UK and Australian tour, Katherine hits the road with another terrific comedy show.

Put this at the top of your ‘must see’ list for this year’s comedy diary.

Friday 13th November 8.00pm Tickets £17 Age 14+

THE STYLISTICS The Stylistics with their charisma, style and harmony, evolved into one of the best-selling soul groups ever.

The Philadelphia group recorded a remarkable 10 straight-top ten hits during the early 1970s inc. the Grammy nominated hit YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW, plus CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING (BUT MY LOVE), YOU ARE EVERYTHING, BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW, I’M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU, BREAK UP TO MAKE UP plus many more.

See them perform their hits plus much more……..a show not to be missed!

Wednesday 18th November – 7.30pm Tickets £28.50 14

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Following the success of last year’s sell-out at Shanklin Theatre, Lucid are pleased to announce another chance to see this popular Island band playing original songs from their three studio albums and more.

The band’s consistently high standard of performance developed over years of touring globally has won them high acclaim and a huge following, bringing people from all over the country to experience the unique blend of folk pop and rock this outstanding Group produces. Another great night is to be expected.

Lucid

Friday 20th November – 7.30pm Tickets £11

Milton Jones

AN D T H E T EM PLE OF DA F T Yes him with the loud shirts and messed up hair from Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow and multiple series on Radio 4.

An evening in the company of an idiot. Or is he? Yes he is. Only come if you like jokes though. If not you’ll be cross.

Wednesday 25th November – 8.00pm Thursday 26th November - 8.00pm Tickets £24 The

Dreamboys The UK’s most famous Male Glamour Group 2015 Tour Back by Popular Demand!

Friday 27th November 7.30pm Tickets £25.50

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An Evening with

Jo Brand With her special guest

Edana Minghella

All proceeds to

Care of Destitute Children in India (An Isle of Wight based charity)

Saturday 28th November 7.30pm Tickets £25

Footsteps Footsteps Dance Studio Presents [show title] - the schools bi-annual show - showcasing the talents of their pupils who's ages range from 3-60ish! Foosteps formed in 1986 and their pupils have performed in the West End. Friday 4th December & Saturday 5 December 7.30pm Tickets £9 Under 16 £7

Royal Marines Association Band The Royal Marines Association Band with the NHS Nightingales Choir and the Award Winning Medina Community Choir.

All Funds go to Diabetes Research IW Sunday 6th December - 3.00pm Tickets £16 16

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Jack berry and Mark smith Fresh from their 2015 Edinburgh Festival appearances, Steve Hall and Alex Smith with their own style of comedy.

Wednesday 9th December – 8.00pm Tickets £10

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Bay City Rollers s tarr i ng Le s McK eown

The music of the Bay City Rollers became the soundtrack for a generation of teenagers growing up in the mid 70’s. The face and voice of that soundtrack belonged to Les McKeown. With Les leading the way, massive hits such as ‘Bye Bye Baby’, ‘Shang A Lang’, ‘Summer Love Sensation’ and ‘Give A Little Love’ propelled the band to world-wide superstardom and their trademark Scottish tartan was to be seen everywhere across the planet.

Thursday 10th December 15th – 7.30pm Tickets £19.50

Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain - 30 Plucking Years

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain™ 30 Plucking Years Eight Ukuleles, Sixteen Hands,Thirty Two Strings, Sixteen Million Minutes, One Billion Seconds, Thirty Years, In June 2015 the Orchestra will have clocked up Sixteen Million Minutes of ukulele action. By September 2016 the Orchestra will have been active for One Billion Seconds.

Saturday 12th December - 7.30pm Tickets £24

Christmas Extravaganza

Theatretrain are happy to announce their Christmas show, featuring talented children between the ages of 6-18 who are looking forward to entertaining the Isle of Wight Audience. So come along and enjoy the show!

Sunday 13th December - 5.00pm Tickets £8 Under 16’s £6 BOX OFFICE: 01983 868000 www.shanklintheatre.com

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TERMS & CONDITIONS Conditions of Sale Please Note: No refunds given on tickets unless the show is cancelled. Normally no exchange of tickets is permitted but where it may be possible there will be a charge of £2 per ticket. Original tickets must be returned at time of exchange. Lost tickets are subject to a charge of £2 per ticket. Refunds may be given at the discretion of the management or promoting agent. Please ensure when purchasing tickets you have the correct Performance, Date and Time selected before completing the transaction.

There is a £1.50 Charge on each order to post tickets to you, Shanklin Theatre cannot accept any responsibility for tickets lost in the post. Postal bookings may be paid by cheque made payable to “Shanklin Theatre Limited” (Do not send cash) Please enclose an SAE if you would like your tickets posted.

General The management reserves the right to: A) refuse admission of the ticket holder to the premises.

B) refuse entry of and use on the premises of any camera or any form of audio or visual recording equipment.

C) request the ticket holder to leave the premises and to take any appropriate measure to enforce such request.

D) delay latecomers until a suitable break or interval in the performance/event. Re-admission is not normally permitted during a performance.

E) make any changes whatsoever in the performance/ event owing to any unforseen or unavoidable cause.

F) cancel or abandon the performance/event for reasons beyond its control without notice and without being liable to pay any person any compensation or damage whatsoever other than, at the managements discretion, a possible percentage or maximum refund to the ticket holder of the value of the ticket.

General Information Box Office Box Office hours are Monday to Friday from 1000 to 1500, Saturdays 1000 to 1300 the Box Office is also open ONE hour before a performance commences. Extended hours operate on show days - please contact the theatre for more information. We accept payment by Cash, Cheque (see below) Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, and JCB. Payment may be made by cheque for shows booked well in advance. However with the end of the Cheque guarantee scheme cheques will be required to be cleared before tickets can be despatched/collected. Please note that on Performance days and during the hour before the performance the Box Office will be busy and there may be a delay in answering your telephone call.

Reservations Tickets will not be reserved without payment; with the exception of group bookings (see below) we reserve the right to suspend reservations where necessary. Payment may be paid by cheque made payable to ‘Shanklin Theatre Limited’(Do not send cash) Please enclose an SAE if you would like your tickets posted.

Group Bookings Party rates for bookings of 20 or more are available on selected shows, to check rates and availability please contact the Box Office. Party bookings are made under a lead name; this person will become responsible for the booking and for ensuring payment is made in full by the due date. Please note that not all discounts are available

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Online Booking & Website Online bookings for shows listed here on the website can be booked online 24/7 (excluding party bookings and disabled seating - these are only available by telephone or in person). Tickets booked online can be collected from the Box Office on the day of the show and before the show starts and don’t need to be collected in advance. Seats still available to book are shown in RED these will change to GREEN when you select them for purchase. Seats shown with a wheelchair symbol are available to book through the Box Office only Do not use the back button on your browser after WorldPay or you could be charged and your seats returned back for sale if you return back through the previous steps. Please ensure when purchasing tickets you have the correct performance, date and time selected before completing the transaction. If you experience a problem when using our website please contact us using the contact page giving as much information as possible on the problems you have experienced. Information given when registering on the website is used only by Shanklin Theatre and will not be passed to a third party. Payment processing is by WorldPay. Should you not wish to receive future marketing emails or brochures from Shanklin Theatre please email boxoffice@shanklintheatre.com Vouchers Shanklin Theatre has a range of vouchers for sale which can be purchased and redeemed online or in person at the Box Office. We are unable to accept any other vouchers.

Cancelled Performances We regret that the theatre may have to cancel or abandon any performance/event for reasons beyond its control without notice and without being liable to pay any person any compensation or damage whatsoever other than, at the management’s discretion, a possible percentage or maximum refund to the ticket holder of the value of the ticket. Every effort will be made to publicise this via the press and local radio and on the theatre’s website, Twitter and Facebook page. Contact details given when purchasing your tickets online under data protection are used solely to process your order and we do not have access to your email.

Postponed Performances Where a performance is postponed, unless indicated otherwise, all tickets will transfer automatically to the new date with the same seats and remain valid without re-issue. Any patron unable to attend the new date will, on return of the tickets to the Box Office be given a refund. NO refund can be given until the tickets have been received back at the Box Office.

Bar The bar opens one hour before the performance time, Tea, coffee and hot chocolate are also available. The bar closes 5 minutes before the start of the performance and will remain closed during the performance, re-opening at the interval. Please pre-order your interval drinks.

No alcohol may be brought into the building and only alcohol purchased on the premises may be consumed within the theatre. No alcohol must be taken outside the building. No glass bottles are allowed in the Auditorium.

For safety reasons drinks should not be put on the balcony ledge in front of row A. Please note that there may be

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shows where the artistes request no bar drinks in the auditorium during the performance, please respect this as it forms part of the show and the theatre has no control over this - Thank You. Sweets and Ices The Theatre has a sweetshop in the foyer open before most performances and during the interval.

Ices are sold during the interval in the auditorium during most performances.

Smoking Smoking including e-cigarettes is not permitted in the building.

Children/Under 2’s Under 2’s are only permitted into the theatre for shows specifically advertised for children of that age and will require a ticket. However if any child causes a distraction to other theatre users they will be asked to leave. Prams and push chairs are not allowed into the theatre as there is no storage space available. We regret booster cushions are not permitted to be used due to emergency evacuation regulations. There are no baby changing facilities at the theatre.

Wheelchair Access Access for wheelchairs is available at the side of the auditorium. Selected seats in the stalls are held by the theatre for disabled patrons, we regret they are not available to book online - Please contact the Box Office to reserve these seats. Wheelchair patrons are required to be seated in their own chair for the duration of the performance. The balcony and bar can only be reached by stairs. Disabled toilets are available in the foyer. Please note that there are no parking facilities available at the theatre. Badge holders may park in the roads near the theatre subject to the terms and conditions of the badge.

Car Parking Please note that there are no parking facilities available at the theatre. Car parks are situated within walking distance of the theatre; allow at least 30 minutes to find a parking space. Please contact the Box Office for further information.

Video/Audio Recording and Photography The taking of video or photographs using a camera, mobile phone, tablet or any form of capturing device or any form of audio recording is strictly prohibited and you will be asked to leave the premesis.

Mobile Phones and Tablets Mobile phones, messaging equipment and tablets must be switched off when in the theatre, anyone who does not comply and disrupts the enjoyment for other patrons maybe asked to leave without a refund.

Additional Information Supporting acts may be used by show producers. This is at the producer’s discretion and Shanklin Theatre may not be aware of this in advance. During any performance members of the audience may be asked or invited by the artist to stand which may restrict views of those who remain seated, we regret the theatre has no control over this. Strobe lighting/Smoke/Pyrotechnics may be used during the performance. In the interests of security bags may be searched. We are sorry if any of your property is lost or damaged whilst at the theatre but neither the promoter, producer, nor theatre management can be held responsible.

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