Swansea Grand Theatre Autumn Winter Brochure 2015

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RESTORATION FUND UPDATE Thank you for investing in your theatre’s future

RESTORATION FUND TOTAL IS NOW OVER £180,890!

All preparatory work for the painting of the theatre’s Front of House areas has now been undertaken and the facelift is scheduled for completion August 2015.

Dedication Plaques A unique opportunity to purchase a lasting dedication to a loved one or a perfect Christmas gift, and be a lasting part of our iconic building.

For only £250 you can purchase a dedication plaque which will remain on the seat for twenty five years.

Please see our website for further details.

Thank you for your continued support helping us raise essential funds.

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• Ticket concessions • Meet the cast parties • Advance notice of up and coming shows • Monthly social evenings and other in-house events • Visits to other theatres and places of interest

£10 Adults £5 Juniors (under 17) £25 Family (2 adult, 2 juniors)

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Fri 4 Sept Gwe 4 Medi 7.30pm

THE MANFREDS HITS, JAZZ AND BLUES

Sat 5 Sept Sad 5 Medi 7.30pm

THE ILLEGAL EAGLES

The 60s group, Manfred Mann, is now considered one of the finest and most respected bands from that decade. Their numerous pop hits were R&B based with an undercurrent of jazz; a very unusual, but winning combination of playing style and substance. As a result, their records have a timeless quality and, some fifty three years on, 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 bestknown albums.

Now established as the world’s official number one Eagles tribute, The Illegal Eagles continue to amaze crowds everywhere with their extremely tight harmonies and acute attention to detail.

£18.00 & £20.00

£22.50 & £24.50

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

With over fifteen years international touring experience, they have won mass audience acclaim both at home and abroad.

This latest production features all the classics: Hotel California, Take It Easy, Lyin’ Eyes, Desperado, Life in the Fast Lane, Take It to the Limit and a whole lot more!

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Mon 7 - Sat 12 Sept Llun 7 - Sad 12 Medi 7.30pm

Thurs & Sat mats Iau & Sad 2.30pm

Bill K­enwright by special arrangement with Agatha Christie LTD presents

COLIN BUCHANAN

NEIL STACY

DEBORAH GRANT

MARK WYNTER

MARK CURRY

BEN NEALON

KEZIA BURROWS

ERIC CARTE

‘It will have you gripped in your seats and curling your toes in fear’ BBC

‘I was hooked from the first curtain up until the end’ The Gazette

‘Excellent’ The Observer

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Photos include previous cast

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Agatha Christie Theatre Company, And Then There Were None returns to the stage to follow in the footsteps of the company’s hugely successful Witness for the Prosecution and Black Coffee.

Starring Colin Buchanan, from Dalziel and Pascoe, Neil Stacy, best known as Robert Cochran in the ITV sitcom Duty Free, Deborah Grant, who starred in Not Going Out, Peak Practice and Bergerac, 60s pop idol Mark Wynter, TV favourite Mark Curry, Ben Nealon from ITV’s awardwinning Soldier Soldier, Kezia Burrows, best known as Cath Llewellyn in the BBC drama series Crash and Eric Carte from Bouquet of Barbed Wire.

A group of ten strangers are lured to a remote island off the coast of Devon. Upon arrival it is discovered that their host, an eccentric millionaire, is missing. Stranded on the island by a torrential storm and haunted by an ancient nursery rhyme, one by one the guests begin to die! With only the fallen believed to be innocent who amongst them is the killer? Based on the best-selling mystery novel of all time, Agatha Christie’s own stage adaptation of this dark and captivating tale will thrill and enthral, as murder unfolds.

£12.50 - £26.50 Opening night offer 2 for 1 (terms & conditions apply) Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Mon 14 - Sat 19 Sept Llun 14 - Sad 19 Medi 7.30pm

Wed & Sat mats Mer & Sad 2.30pm

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

DREAMBOATS AND MINISKIRTS Inspired by the phenomenal range of multi-million selling albums of Dreamboats and Petticoats.

It’s 1963 and the world is changing. Bobby and Laura’s first single Dreamboats and Petticoats went to the top of the charts - but they haven’t been able to repeat that success with any further records. Norman and Sue have settled down to non-marital bliss – and a baby! But Ray and Donna seem blissfully happy…

The advent of the Beatles and the Merseyside sound is inspirational. But will it inspire Bobby and Laura to have one more shot at stardom, Norman to “get off the drains” and find that singing voice he has longed for, and Ray to realise his ambition and manage a really top pop act?!

All will be revealed in a follow-up with the same wit, charm, and great songs as Dreamboats and Petticoats. Many of the songs are from the next period in pop history.

£12.00 - £29.00 Opening night offer 2 for 1 (terms & conditions apply) Selected concessions available on selected performances* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Mon 21 Sept Llun 21 Medi 7.30pm

Tues 22 Sept Maw 22 Medi 7.30pm 16+

AL MURRAY - THE PUB LANDLORD ONE MAN, ONE GUVNOR Twenty years ago Britain’s favourite publican (and politician) Al Murray, The Pub Landlord, embarked on his one man mission as the King Cnut of Common Sense, holding back a tide of bottled beer and ninny state nonsense.

To celebrate this milestone, join this icon on his twice extended sell-out tour One Man, One Guvnor.

“A supremely polished performer”  Mail on Sunday Parental guidance advisable.

ABBAMANIA Celebrating 40th Anniversary of ABBA “You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life.”

Europe’s leading ABBA tribute, abbamania, continues to entertain audiences with its outstanding vocals and musical performance live on stage.

Abbamania’s widely acclaimed tribute to abba is a sensational two hour show, featuring record breaking and timeless hits from Waterloo to Dancing Queen, which will have you dancing in the aisles.

www.thepublandlord.com

£26.00

£18.00 & £20.00

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Wed 23 Sept Mer 23 Medi 7.30pm

THE BEE GEES STORY - NIGHTS ON BROADWAY Nights on Broadway is a fantastic live concert tribute to the Bee Gees, featuring the Gibb brothers’ incredible songs from over four decades: the 60s to the 90s.

The show gives the audience the experience of being at a Bee Gees concert, with a unique blend of classic hits, acoustic medleys and dance floor favourites.

Complete with a seven piece band and costume changes complementing the show to give a full Bee Gees concert experience.

Thurs 24 Sept Iau 24 Medi 7.30pm

THE MAGIC OF THE BEATLES HELP! - THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY TOUR In 1965 The Beatles conquered America with the legendary Shea Stadium spectacular. Their movie, Help!, was also a major box office hit. The album of the same name was one of the Fab Four’s three charttopping albums that year and the film’s title track was one of three No1 singles.

The Magic of the Beatles returns us to this golden era and more, from The Beatles’ mop top roots to the psychedelia of Sgt. Pepper and beyond. www.easytheatres.com

£18.50

Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

£13.50 - £22.50 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Fri 25 Sept Gwe 25 Medi 4.00pm

Sat 26 Sept Sad 26 Medi 10.00am, 1.00pm & 4.00pm

MISTER MAKER AND THE SHAPES LIVE! Come and join your ultimate arts and craft hero, Mister Maker, for his first ever live theatre tour! Packed full of arty adventures: there will be a big ‘make’ to take part in, super songs to join in with, a fabulous supporting cast, and not forgetting, The Shapes! Yes, you’ll be able to share the fun with Mister Maker’s colourful all-dancing friends Circle, Square, Rectangle and Triangle too!

This show is tons of arty fun for all the family! Mini Makers, get ready to make some amazing creations and book your tickets today!

Adult £14.00, Child £10.50, Family ticket (4) £46.00 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Mon 28 Sept Llun 28 Medi 7.30pm

THE ELO EXPERIENCE Formed over seven years ago, The ELO Experience is the world’s foremost tribute to this great band.

With a stunning light show and large screen projection to further enhance the experience, come along and enjoy this incredible show which accurately reproduces the songs and sounds and takes you on a musical journey through time.

“This band shows great style and professionalism… the lead singer is a deadringer for Lynne and his musical entourage provides an ELO tour de force.”

The Stage www.elotribute.com

£19.50 & £20.50 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Tues 29 Sept Maw 29 Medi 7.30pm

G4 - THE REUNION TOUR Featuring Soprano Rebecca Newman and the Rock Choir G4 set an exciting trend by bringing classical music to British reality TV screens for the first time in 2004 with their performance of Nessun Dorma. However, it was their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody that became their signature tune, storming the charts in 2005. In 2007, after three albums, over two million album sales and five sell-out tours, they decided to disband to follow individual interests. This Reunion Tour was inspired by the overwhelming response to G4’s ten year reunion concert at the Barbican last November.

£25.50 £75.50 Meet and greet tickets (selected seats) All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Wed 30 Sept - Sat 3 Oct Mer 30 Medi - Sad 3 Hyd 7.30pm

Thurs & Sat mat Iau & Sad 2.30pm

THE SIGNALMAN & THE WAITING ROOM A lavish presentation of two spine-tingling masterpieces.

Set in 1880, Charles Dicken’s The Signalman is the exquisitely unnerving tale of a tormented signalman who is haunted by visions of impending disaster on his isolated stretch of line.

This is paired with the World Stage Premiere of Robert Aickman’s The Waiting Room, set in the 1950s. Having missed his connection, George Pendlebury is forced to spend a night alone in Casterton’s old station waiting room. He awakes late at night to discover he may not be alone...

Starring Jack Shepherd (best known as DSI Charles Wycliffe in Wycliffe) and Richard Walsh (12 years as Albert ‘Sicknote’ Quigley in London’s Burning) plus a full supporting cast.

£12.50 - £21.50

Opening night offer 2 for 1 on selected seats (terms & conditions apply) Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Mon 5 Oct Llun 5 Hyd 7.30pm

CINDERELLA Ballet Cymru, nominated by the Critics Circle UK National Dance Awards in 2013 as Best Independent Company and winners of the Best Large Scale Dance Production at the Theatre Critics of Wales Awards, presents a sparkling and refreshing ballet based on the eternal fairy tale.

Ballet Cymru prides itself on being different and Cinderella will be no exception, with a brand new music score and circus elements combined with the finest classical dance.

Ballet Cymru will be working with award winning composer Jack White and circus company, Citrus Arts, to conjure a surprising world of wonder and magic.

Photo: Sleepy Robot

ÂŁ8.50 - ÂŁ14.50

Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Tues 6 Oct Maw 6 Hyd 7.30pm

Wed 7 Oct Mer 7 Hyd 1.30pm

ACHIEVING GOALS We all feel as though we’re under pressure, all of the time. But what’s it really like for the professionals; people who face the challenges of performing at the highest levels in front of an audience? In a unique event, co-produced by Swansea International Festival and Swansea Grand Theatre, a panel of top sports people and musicians come together to discuss their strategies for delivering success under extreme pressure.

Chaired by Kevin Johns and featuring a Q & A session with the audience.

THE CLASSIC BUSKERS AND NEIL HENRY MUSICAL MAGIC The Classic Buskers and Neil Henry, working with top comedy director, Mark Tinkler of the English Pocket Opera Company, have created a brand new show in which the Buskers’ wit and musical virtuosity on over forty instruments is combined with the often unbelievable tricks and illusions of one of Britain’s best-known magicians. This collaboration is magical in every sense of the word. Instruments appear and disappear, birds, and of course, a rabbit or two do highly unexpected things.

Adult £10.00, Child £5.00

£5.00

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Thurs 8 Oct Iau 8 Hyd 7.30pm

Fri 9 Oct Gwe 9 Hyd 7.30pm

MAX BOYCE

VIVA VERDI!

Max Boyce has been entertaining people all over the world for more than thirty years with his ability to paint pictures in word and song. A huge new young audience has recently discovered this exceptional entertainer, taking him into their hearts and making him a true modern day folk hero.

Swansea City Opera presents an unforgettable evening of wonderful music from this greatest of composers, exclusively for the Swansea International Festival. The show will not only contain arias, duets, ensembles and orchestral pieces from his most popular works, such as Rigoletto and La Traviata, but also from some lesser known operas and earlier works, all presented in an informative and entertaining way by Brendan Wheatley, SCO’s Artistic Director.

Featuring Angharad Morgan, the acclaimed Swansea born soprano and John Hudson, a major principal with WNO and ENO.

Max’s live performances need no introduction; the audience reactions and standing ovations speak for themselves. Don’t miss out on the unique experience of seeing Max Boyce live in concert, and being able to say, “I Was There!”

£22.50 & £25.50

£14.50 - £18.50

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Sat 10 Oct Sad 10 Hyd 7.30pm

IOLO WILLIAMS WELSH RAREBIT Iolo Williams takes us on a wildlife tour of his Welsh homeland from mountain tops to seashore. On the way we meet disco-dancing black grouse, the Lamborghini of the bird world, Britain’s largest spider and a sexchanging fish. Iolo is Wales’ best-known naturalist and his witty, enthusiastic and friendly style is sure to please budding naturalists of all ages.

Iolo has presented more than twenty five series in English and Welsh for S4C and BBC. Over the last few years Iolo has been one of the presenters on BBC 2’s SpringWatch & AutumnWatch.

£16.00 & £17.50

Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

to the Grand Theatre School of Drama and Musical Theatre Ages: 3 years to adults Venue: Swansea Grand Theatre Class times: Monday to Friday from 4.30pm - 9.30pm

Classes include: Drama, Speech / Voice Singing, Musical Theatre

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Contact Jennifer King on  01792 475242

Tues 20 - Sat 24 Oct Maw 20 - Sad 24 Hyd 7.30pm

Sat mat Sad 2.00pm

THREE OF THE BEST Three of the Best is an evening of three short one-act plays written and directed by, and starring Frank Vickery. After I am Gone is the first play he ever wrote and is responsible for kicking off his writing career. All Through The Night, the second of the plays, started life as a radio play and tells the story of a married couple in the autumn of their lives. A Night Out is a riotous comedy and tells the story of Dai Pigeon as he gets ready to go out with his wife for the annual Pigeon Club dinner.

ÂŁ10.00 - ÂŁ15.00 Opening night offer 2 for 1 (terms & conditions apply) All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Britain’s greatest song and dance man returns to Swansea for the first time in twenty years in this wonderful new musical!

Bill Kenwright presents

‘HE REMAINS A VERY GREAT STAR’ DAILY EXPRESS

PLAYING THE BIG BAND ERA HITS: IN THE MOOD • THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU MOONLIGHT SERENADE • TUXEDO JUNCTION CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO LITTLE BROWN JUG • PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000 AND MANY, MANY MORE...

DIRECTED BY BOB TOMSON AND BILL KENWRIGHT CHOREOGRAPHED BY OLIVIER AWARD WINNER BILL DEAMER DESIGNED BY MARK BAILEY MUSIC PRODUCED BY KEITH STRACHAN

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Mon 12 - Sat 17 Oct Llun 12 - Sad 17 Hyd 7.30pm

Thurs & Sat mats Iau & Sad 2.30pm

The Glenn Miller Story It’s been seventy years since Glenn Miller disappeared over the English Channel as he flew to Paris to entertain the troops during the Second World War. Did he crash?

Was he shot down? Will the mystery ever be solved?

Brought to the stage for the very first time in a brand new musical spectacular, is the life, fame and vanishing of America’s most famous big band leader, whose music defined an era and story stunned the world.

FEATU A SPECT RING ACULAR

16 PIE ORCHESCE TRA PLUS

SENS PERFOR ATIONAL AND DAZ MERS CHOREO ZLING GRAPHY

Music legend Tommy Steele, Britain’s first rock ‘n’ roll icon who became our greatest ever song and dance man, commands the stage as only a very great star can in this extraordinary tale of the world’s most famous big band leader, featuring a spectacular sixteen piece orchestra plus a full supporting company of sensational performers and dazzling choreography.

Tommy’s legendary career boasts countless hit singles, Hollywood movie hits and award-winning stage musical hits such as Half a Sixpence, Hans Andersen and Singin’ in the Rain. He is also well known for his role as Scrooge in Bill Kenwright’s spectacular production of the festive musical which ran twice at the London Palladium. Having headlined more performances than any other star in the history of the world-famous theatre, his record-breaking achievement was honoured with a prestigious plaque inside the historical West End venue.

£16.50 - £33.50

Selected concessions available on selected performances* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Tues 27 - Sat 31 Oct Maw 27 - Sad 31 Hyd 7.30pm

Thurs & Sat mats Iau & Sad 2.00pm

London Classic Theatre presents

ABSENT FRIENDS by Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Michael Cabot Wealthy, unfulfilled housewife Diana arranges a gathering of old friends to cheer up bereaved Colin, whose fiancée drowned two months earlier.

Preparations for the tea party spark tensions and open old wounds. As lingering resentments and deep-rooted jealousies surface, an unexpectedly cheerful Colin strolls into the mayhem.

Absent Friends explores friendship, marriage and what it ultimately means to be happy. In one of his finest plays, Ayckbourn’s craftsmanship and acute social observation have never been sharper or more biting.

Signed Performance Sat 31 Oct 2.00pm

£11.00 - £17.00 Opening night offer 2 for 1 (terms & conditions apply) Selected concessions available on selected performances* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Sun 1 Nov Sul 1 Tach 7.30pm

Opera and Ballet International Presents an Ellen Kent Production With international soloists, highly praised chorus and a full orchestra

Johann Strauss Die Fledermaus Ellen Kent’s critically acclaimed Die Fledermaus returns after its world premiere in 2006. This unique version includes a mystery celebrity. Die Fledermaus will be sung in English with a translation by Ellen Kent – Do Not Miss!

“A delightful entertaining evening as light as any champagne bubble” The Stage Sung in English with English surtitles**

£15.00 - £33.00

Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies. **Due to the layout of our venue surtitles aren’t always visible from certain seats.

Please check with Box Office at time of booking.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Wed 4 - Sat 7 Nov Mer 4 - Sad 7 Tach 7.15pm

Sat mat Sad 2.15pm

Abbey Players present

Sister Act Following on from their award-winning production of Singin’ in the Rain, Abbey Players bring you Sister Act. Based on the 1992 film, Sister Act is the hilarious story of Disco Diva Deloris van Cartier, who, after witnessing her gangster boyfriend Curtis commit a murder ends up being ‘hidden’ in a convent. Deloris, or Sister Mary Clarence as she is now called, inspires the nuns to discover their inner diva and breathes life and definitely’ soul’ into the convent and its Sisters. With a rousing original score by Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors to name a few), don’t miss this fun, feel good, family friendly show.

£9.50 - £14.50

Selected concessions availableon selected seats* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Arts Wing Adain y Celfyddyadau Performances Wed 16 - Fri 18 Sept | 8.00pm Mer 16 - Gwe 18 Medi Tent of Xerxes presents

Dark Vanilla Jungle

16+

by Philip Ridley

£10.50, £8.50 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Andrea keeps getting asked if she’s ashamed. Is she ashamed of what she did to the soldier? Is she ashamed of what she did to the baby? But Andrea’s not ashamed at all.

And she wants to tell you why.

“Writing of the highest order…Unmissable” Buzz Thurs 24 Sept | 8.00pm Iau 24 Medi

Luke Jermay Sixth Sense

16+

£16.50, £14.50 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Luke Jermay is the most incredible man you’ve probably never heard of. He can read your mind. No really, he can read your mind without the use of mind games or psychological tricks. There are no smoke and mirrors!

Fri 9 Oct | 2.00pm Gwe 9 Hyd

An Afternoon with Kev Johns and Guests £8.00 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Join Kev, his guests and his alter ego, the hilarious Gladys Heavens, for another great afternoon of music, song and sheer fun!

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

The Arts Wing

Performances

Foreign Fields Two Outstanding First World War plays from Fluellen Theatre Company’s Lunchtime Theatre seasons Thurs 1 Oct Iau 1 Hyd 1.00pm 7.15pm

Fri 2 Oct Gwe 2 Hyd 1.00pm 7.15pm

Patriot

No Known Grave

by Angela Moffat The stirring story of Edith Cavell, a vicar’s daughter who became a heroine.

Unprepared for the horrors of the war, she became both a nurse and, ultimately, a resistance fighter in enemy-occupied Belgium.

by Jaye Swift A shell-hole in a First World War battlefield.

A British Tommy seeks shelter from the hell of battle. But his respite is short-lived as a German soldier looks for sanctuary in the same shell hole.

£8.00, £6.00 concessions* 10% discount if booking both plays in advance All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Wed 14 Oct | 7.45pm Mer 14 Hyd

Hardeep Singh Kohli: Big Mouth Strikes Again £12.50 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

When you’ve a mouth this big, is it any wonder you get into trouble? The comedian, broadcaster, journalist and chef explains all in a brand new show.

Fri 16 Oct | 8.00pm Gwe 16 Hyd

Alfie Moore - The Naked Stun

16+

£12.50, £10.50 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Former Police Sergeant turned stand-up comedian and star of BBC Radio 4’s ‘It’s a Fair Cop’, Alfie Moore, tasers his way through ninety minutes of hilarious and fascinating anecdotes. www.swanseagrand.co.uk

The Arts Wing

Performances

Thurs 22 Oct | 7.15pm Iau 22 Hyd

The Railway Children Lady

by Derek Webb

£11.00, £9.00 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Author of ‘The Railway Children’, Edith Nesbit, was testimony to the maxim that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.

In the privacy of her home she was the Bohemian duchess, chain-smoking mother and lover of George Bernard Shaw.

Discover the lady behind the literary legend.

Tues 27 Oct | 2.00pm Maw 27 Hyd

Morgan & West 5+

Utterly spiffing magic show for kids (and childish grown-ups)

£10.50, Family ticket (4) £34.00 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Time travelling Victorian magic duo, Morgan & West, unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility. Witness a mountain of mysterious magic, a hatful of hyper-reality and, of course, a truck full of tricks and tea.

Fri 30 Oct - Tues 3 Nov | 7.15pm Gwe 30 Hyd - Maw 3 Tach

Tues mat | 1.00pm Maw

Special Halloween Performance - Sat 31 Oct | Midnight Fluellen Theatre Company presents

Dracula

by Bram Stoker In a new adaptation for the stage

by Francis Hardy

14+

£10.00, £8.00 concessions*, mat £8.00, £6.00 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

“I want you to believe…to believe in things you cannot.”

The acclaimed Fluellen Theatre Company presents a new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s chilling masterpiece. A truly iconic and terrifying tale of horrors beyond belief.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

The Arts Wing Mon 9 Nov | 7.45pm Llun 9 Tach

Performances Tues 10 Nov | 1.30pm & 7.45pm Maw 10 Tach

Frapetsus Productions presents

Not About Heroes £10.50, £9.00 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Stephen MacDonald’s moving and intriguing play tells the story of the friendship formed between World War I poets, Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen.

Wed 11 Nov | 2.00pm & 7.15pm Mer 11 Tach

Trenchfoot £10.50, £8.50 concessions*, mat £8.50, £6.50 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Trenchfoot write original songs about The Great War, but they are not sad. Emotionally powerful lyrics, foot-tapping rhythms, rousing sing-a-long choruses and Americana style harmonies.

Sat 14 Nov | 2.00pm Sad 14 Tach Star Struck Performing Arts School presents

Talented Tots Adult £8.50, Child £6.50

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Be amazed by the talent on show from our tiny tots!

Our infant pupils will entertain you from start to finish.

Wed 18 & Thurs 19 Nov | 1.00pm Mer 18 & Iau 19 Tach 7.15pm Fluellen Theatre Company presents

The Railway Children

by E Nesbit In a new adaptation by Francis Hardy

£10.00, £8.00 concessions*, mat £8.00, £6.00 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

When their father is wrongly imprisoned, Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis find themselves in straightened circumstances.

But their new home is near the railway and they soon find themselves involved in many adventures. Nostalgic family fun. www.swanseagrand.co.uk

The Arts Wing

Performances

Thurs 26 - Sat 28 Nov | 7.15pm Iau 26 - Sad 28 Tach Tent of Xerxes presents

The Effect by Lucy Prebble

16+

This production is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

£14.50, £10.50 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Two love-struck, emotionally volatile, volunteers become our guinea pigs as we observe the effect of antidepressant RLU37 on them.

Tues 1 & Wed 2 Dec | 7.45pm Maw 1 & Mer 2 Rhag Aberystwyth Arts Centre & Joio present

Saturday Night Forever

14+

by Roger Williams

£11.00, £9.00 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

A roller-coaster ride through Cardiff’s nightlife as gay man Lee breaks up with one lover and resolves never to fall in love again…

Thurs 3 Dec | 7.00pm Iau 3 Rhag Groundswell Dance Company presents

House Of Scrooge

£8.00, £6.50 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

A showcase of contemporary and street dance inspired by the traditional Christmas tale of Scrooge.

Mon 21 Dec | 7.45pm Llun 21 Rhag Pre-performance piece 7.15pm

Mercury Theatre Wales

Anamnesis 25.12

14+

£11.00, £9.00 concessions*

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Inspired by real-life stories, this promenade production transports you to various thought provoking Christmas days of excitement, joy, loneliness, longing and more.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

The Arts Wing

Regular Events

Weds: 30 Sept, 28 Oct, 25 Nov | 8.00pm Mer: 30 Medi, 28 Hyd, 25 Tach

Comedy Club

16+

£11.00 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Laughing since 1999. See the comic stars of the future, today! If easily offended, please stay away!

Thurs 10 Sept & Thurs 5 Nov | 1.30pm Iau 10 Medi & Iau 5 Tach

The Golden Years Tea Dance £4.00 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Join us for a special afternoon of social sequence and ballroom dancing. All welcome. Refreshments available.

Sat 26 Sept, Sat 31 Oct & Sat 28 Nov | 12.30pm Sad 26 Medi, Sad 31 Hyd & Sad 28 Tach Fluellen Theatre Company, in association with Swansea Grand Theatre, presents

Lunchtime Theatre £6.00, £4.50 concessions* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

26 Sept: Taking Root by Kelsey Jade Richards 31 Oct: What Shall We Do With The German Sailor? by Ken Blakemore 28 Nov: When The Dust Won’t Settle by Barbara Clark

Sat 17 Oct & Sat 19 Dec | 8.00pm Sad 17 Hyd & Sad 19 Rhag Blue Stocking Lounge presents

Burlesque

18+

£12.50 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

October boasts two international artists at the helm: Missy Malone and multi-award-winning Aurora Galore and more.

December’s Bra Humbug! features Vaudeville villain, Joe Black, and multi-award-winning The Vivid Angel. www.swanseagrand.co.uk

The Arts Wing

Regular Events

Sat 7 Nov | 10.00am - 4.00pm Sad 7 Tach

Craft Fair Free Entry Handmade jewellery, textiles, household gifts, food and drink and much more!

The Arts Wing

Exhibitions

Tues 15 Sept - Fri 2 Oct Maw 15 Medi - Gwe 2 Hyd

Celf Canolbarth Cymru / Mid Wales Arts Level 1 An exhibition by painters, sculptors, illustrators, fibre artists, ceramicists and mixed media artists, all living and working in Wales.

Tues 15 Sept - Fri 2 Oct Maw 15 Medi - Gwe 2 Hyd

Swansea University Research Forum - Research as Art White Room This exhibition celebrates the diversity and beauty of research at Swansea University. An inspiring exhibition of creative and captivating images and words.

Tues 6 - Fri 30 Oct Maw 6 - Gwe 30 Hyd

Carmarthen Artists’ Network Valleys Level 1 & 2 The horse was an essential part of the valleys, but now we are close to losing the urban horsemen because of laws, regulations and a slowly developing sterile world.

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The Arts Wing

Exhibitions

Tues 6 - Fri 23 Oct Maw 6 - Gwe 23 Hyd

Fusion - Where Art & Glass Come Together White Room Two sisters bringing you the art of glass and an exhibition of paintings of Welsh nature and the livestock of our farms.

Tues 3 - Fri 20 Nov Maw 3 - Gwe 20 Tach

Amir A Nejad 35 Portraits Level 1 & White Room An exhibition of new paintings and drawings by Amir A Nejad in his first solo show.

Tues 24 Nov - Fri 18 Dec Maw 24 Tach - Gwe 18 Rhag

Swansea Print Workshop 15 Years, People and Printmaking Levels 1 & 2 A diverse and vibrant exhibition celebrating fifteen years of creativity.

Tues 22 Dec - Fri 8 Jan Maw 22 Rhag - Gwe 8 Ion

Tony Llewellyn My Photography Level 1 My frequent visits to Llanelli Wetlands Centre have increased my desire for wildlife photography. www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Mon 9 Nov Llun 9 Tach 7.30pm

The Russian State Ballet and Opera House presents

DON QUIXOTE Music by Ludwig Minkus Featuring an impressive cast and accompanied by a large live orchestra with over thirty musicians.

Don Quixote is a ballet based on episodes from the famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes.

Don Quixote delights in stories of brave knights, fabulous giants and other fantastical creatures. But most of all, Don Quixote dreams of his beloved Dulcinea, a woman that he believes to be so lovely and noble that she must be divinity and dreams of their romantic adventures.

Don Quixote which has all the elements of the great classical ballets: emotion, drama and vivid characters, performed by an established and long standing Russian theatre.

“By far the best company to bring Russian ballet to British audiences” Stage Talk Magazine

£24.50 - £31.50

Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Tues 10 Nov Maw 10 Tach 7.30pm

Wed 11 Nov Mer 11 Tach 7.30pm

Billy Mitchell and Ray Laidlaw in

THE LINDISFARNE STORY

Let’s Hang On THE MUSIC OF FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS

Lindisfarne was Tyneside’s best-loved band for over thirty years and The Lindisfarne Story is a celebration of the group’s music and achievements.

The show is devised, written and performed by founder member, Ray Laidlaw, the original drummer and Billy Mitchell, frontman for the final eight years. Ray and Billy perform acoustic versions of Lindisfarne’s classic songs and tell the inside story of the group’s rise to fame, from Whitley Bay to San Francisco Bay, from Rothbury to Glastonbury.

Following huge demand after last year’s performance, Let’s Hang On returns to take you on a musical journey through the history of one of the most successful bands of all time, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.

£19.00

£21.50

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Featuring an anthology of hit songs, including Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Walk Like A Man, Sherry, Working My Way Back To You, Big Girls Don’t Cry, and many more!

“You guys are dynamite!”

Frankie Valli www.letshangon.co.uk

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Thurs 12 & Fri 13 Nov Iau 12 & Gwe 13 Tach 7.00pm

Sat 14 Nov Sad 14 Tach 8.00pm 16+ Live Nation in association with MHA Proudly Presents

STARSTRUCK PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL This amazing and exciting showcase of talent will delight and enthral you.

From pupils aged just five years right through to nineteen years showing you just what they are capable of.

With all genres of the performing arts on show: singing, drama and plenty of exciting and lively dance, routines that will have you tapping and singing along.

This is one show not to be missed!

STEWART FRANCIS PUN GENT The star of ‘Mock The Week’, ‘Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow’ and ‘Live At The Apollo’, embarks on a brand new stand-up tour with a fantastic and hilarious new show!

“A brilliant comic brain... this stand-up cracks some of the best one liners I’ve ever heard” Guardian “Perfectly crafted gags” Sunday Times www.stewartfrancis.com

Adult £9.50, Child £7.50

£19.00

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Mon 16 - Sat 21 Nov Llun 16 - Sad 21 Tach 7.30pm

Thurs & Sat mats Iau & Sad 2.30pm

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH The Smallest Show on Earth is a brand new musical comedy inspired by the hilarious 1950s film starring Peter Sellers, featuring classic songs by Irving Berlin (Blue Skies, Shakin’ the Blues Away, Steppin’ Out With My Baby), starring Liza Goddard (Bergerac) and Brian Capron (Coronation Street).

Stunned to discover they have inherited the Bijou cinema, two innocent newly-weds have their hopes dashed when they discover it is a total flea-pit. To restore it to its former glory and stop the wrecking ball, they need to get the eccentric manageress, Mrs Fazackalee (Goddard) and Mr Quill (Capron), the unreliable projectionist, to help them with their ambitious plans.

Will they manage to make it a Blockbuster or will the whole venture Fade to Black?

The biggest laughs are in the smallest show!

Book your tickets now for this wonderful, feel-good musical £15.50 - £30.50 Opening night offer 2 for 1 (terms & conditions apply) Selected concessions available on selected performances* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

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Mon 23 Nov Llun 23 Tach 7.30pm

Tues 24 Nov Maw 24 Tach 7.30pm 16+

BAY CITY ROLLERS ONE MAN BREAKING BAD Starring Les McKeown The music of the Bay City Rollers became the soundtrack for a generation of teenagers growing up in the mid 70s. 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 super stardom and their trademark Scottish tartan was to be seen everywhere across the planet. Join Les McKeown and his four piece band for a celebration of those hectic days and the behind the scenes pandemonium that followed.

THE UNAUTHORISED PARODY

£18.00 & £20.00

£19.00

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Sixty Awesome Episodes.

One Awesome Show. Yo! Join us on a rip-roaring ride through the greatest television show ever made.

LA actor, Miles Allen, smacks the senses with his super-charged, hilariously accurate renditions of all the iconic characters, including Walter White, Jesse, Saul, Skyler, Hank, Walt Junior, Mike and Gus Fring. Allen’s incredible impersonations break all six seasons down into one, exhilarating, uproarious tour-de-force parody performance.

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Wed 25 Nov Mer 25 Tach 1.00pm

Wed 25 Nov Mer 25 Tach 7.30pm

CHRISTMAS CROONERS

PSYCHIC SALLY ON THE ROAD

BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE

World-renowned psychic and star of TV’s Psychic Sally on the Road, Sally Morgan returns with her sensational live show. An ordinary woman with an extraordinary gift, she believes that she has been able to communicate with people beyond the grave.

Now in its tenth record breaking year, Christmas Crooners is jam-packed with festive favourites and the Christmas hits of Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Ol’ Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra. Once again we have our beautiful Christmas Belle, singing her favourite seasonal songs, including Santa Baby, I Saw Mama Kissing, Rocking around the Christmas tree and many more. The cast of West-End singers are backed by the superb swing band, The Jazz All Stars.

£15.50

Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Sally’s infectiously fun and down-to-earth personality often leaves audiences in fits of laughter, bringing a refreshing twist to the work of mediums.

Sally Morgan is investigational and the show is for the purpose of entertainment.

£24.50 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Thurs 26 Nov Iau 26 Tach 7.30pm 16+

JIM DAVIDSON CHARLTON NIL The people’s favourite and one of Britain’s greatest ever comedians, Jim Davidson OBE, takes to the road with his brand new show, Charlton Nil. Son of a Glaswegian father, born and bred in Charlton. From drummer to window cleaner via shelf stacker, to a theatre near you. Guaranteed to be an irreverent, outrageous and truthful evening.

Fri 27 & Sat 28 Nov Gwe 27 & Sad 28 Tach 7.00pm Sat mat 2.00pm Sad

THE BUMBLES OF MUMBLES The South Wales Evening Post presents the 29th year of The Bumbles of Mumbles children’s spectacular!

“Standing ovation to packed houses every night“  The Mirror

Written and directed

by Alex Frith MBE, this magical production features many children from the Swansea area. Dearlo, Lilypop, Toggler, Dooley the Dragon and the Wizard of Oystermouth Castle all appear in this musical adventure which promises to put you in the mood for Christmas!

“Davidson was cheered to the rafters” The Telegraph

Proceeds will go to the Lord Mayor’s Charity.

£23.00

£9.50 & £10.50

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Mon 30 Nov Llun 30 Tach 7.30pm

The Nutcracker Featuring a large, live orchestra with over thirty musicians The Russian State Ballet and Opera House will burst onto the stage again with a new and exciting performance of The Nutcracker full of colour, enthusiasm and vibrancy. The Christmas story is based on ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ written by E.T.A. Hoffmann. It tells the story of Marie, a rather sad little girl, whose godfather Drosselmeyer gives her a Nutcracker doll as a present on Christmas Eve which turns into a prince and the magic begins…

Featuring a timeless score from the incredible composer, Pyotr. I. Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker showcases all the best-loved elements that everyone listens to on the radio or at home, such as The Spanish Dance, The Arabian Dance, The Waltz of the Flowers and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

“By far the best company to bring Russian ballet to British audiences.” Stage Talk Magazine

£24.50 - £31.50

Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies.

Box Office | Swyddfa Docynnau | 01792 475715

Tues 1 Dec Maw 1 Rhag 11.00am, 2.00pm & 5.00pm

Wed 2 Dec Mer 2 Rhag 7.30pm

“Not to be missed and a very strong contender for The Children’s Show Award this year” Primary Times

Father Christmas Needs a Wee! Father Christmas is back on his rounds... and he still needs a WEE! At every house Father Christmas eats and drinks the tasty treats that have been left for him. But when he reaches number ten he realises that he’s forgotten to do something rather important and he really, really, really needs a WEE! TaleGate Theatre hit the perfect combination of witty humour, fantastic music and the extra sparkle in this brilliantly bouncy musical adaptation of Nicholas Allan’s much loved book.

JACKSON LIVE IN CONCERT Ben’s portrayal of Michael Jackson in his prime has to be the most vocally and visually accurate tribute to the King of Pop to have ever toured UK theatres.

Ben is joined on the stage by his incredible band and dancers who work their way through all the hits. He’s got the look, the moonwalk and the voice!

His renditions of Thriller, Beat It and Billie Jean are truly sensational. Pure MJ!

Adult £12.50, Child £10.50, Family ticket (4) £42.00, Schools £8.00

£16.50 - £20.50

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Selected concessions available*

Selected concessions available*

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Thurs 3 Dec Iau 3 Rhag 7.30pm

Fri 4 Dec Gwe 4 Rhag 7.30pm

SOUL LEGENDS

RIA JONES

The Feel-Good Show of the Year

HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Direct from the USA... it’s the music of Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Barry White, Earth Wind & Fire, Sam & Dave and scores more. Amazing performers, choreography and costumes authentically revive Respect, Soul Man, Ain’t Nobody, Knock On Wood, You’re My First My Last My Everything, Best Of My Love, River Deep Mountain High, Ain’t No Stopping Us Now, Three Times a Lady, Get Down On It and more in the feel-good show of the year.

After last year’s successful homecoming concert at the theatre, Swansea’s West End leading lady, Ria Jones, returns with a festive flavour to deliver a selection of songs, anecdotes and special guests from her remarkable career and supported by an amazing live band. She has had starring roles in Evita, Cats, Chess, Les Miserables and Acorn Antiques in the West End, along with countless touring musicals and hundreds of International concert performances and TV appearances.

www.easytheatres.com

£22.50 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

£16.00 & £18.00

Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

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Fri 11 Dec - Sun 10 Jan Gwe 11 Rhag - Sul 10 Ion See www.swanseagrand.co.uk for full performance schedule

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK This is the pantomime you’ve bean waiting for!

Television celebrity, Dancing on Ice Judge, and West End theatre sensation Louie Spence leads a cast including Swansea pantomime favourite Kevin Johns, musical theatre star Zoë George and much-loved comedian Peter Piper.

Featuring more comedy than you can shake a bag of magic beans at, together with outrageous costumes, beautiful scenery, and a huge beanstalk...with one very mean giant at the top of it, you can be sure of an adventure you won’t want to miss.

With ticket prices to suit all pockets you won’t have to sell the family cow to enjoy spectacular pantomime in Swansea this Christmas!

£11.50 - £25.00

Selected concessions available on selected performances* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Signed Performance Wed 6 Jan 7.00pm & Thurs 7 Jan 2.00pm

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Audio Described Sat 2 Jan 2.00pm

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Behind The Scenes

Sat 5 Dec Sad 5 Rhag 7.30pm

Tours

Ever fancied seeing what goes on behind the theatre curtain?

SHOWADDYWADDY ‘The Greatest Rock & Roll Band In The World’ is a bold statement, but Showaddywaddy has lived up to that title as they recently celebrated their fortieth anniversary. Formed in the 1970s in Leicester from several local bands, they have sold more than twenty million records and have toured the world. Their live show is dynamic and uplifting, featuring all of their biggest hits, many of which reached number one in the pop charts of Europe: Under The Moon of Love, Three Steps to Heaven, Hey Rock & Roll, Blue Moon and many, many more.

£17.00 & £19.00 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution.

Online booking fee applies.

Take a Swansea Grand Theatre Tour and get an insight into the theatre’s history, shows and some of the stars who have performed on the legendary Grand stage.

Sat 12 September Sat 19 September Sat 17 October Sat 31 October Sat 21 November Sat 9 January All tours start at 10.00am and will last approx 60 – 90mins.

Booking is essential, please call Box Office on 01792 475715.

Prices £5.00 adults, £3.00 children All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution**

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Forthcoming...

Opera and Ballet International presents two Ellen Kent productions with international soloists, highly praised chorus and full orchestra

Tues 23 Feb Maw 23 Chwe

Puccini Tosca Set against the beautiful backdrop of Rome, featuring a boys’ choir with a choir boy solo, this most popular of operas is sure to delight with its tender, moving arias “Vissi d’arte” and “E Lucevan le Stelle”.

‘Tosca lived up to all my hopes and expectations’ Irish Examiner *Sung in Italian with English surtitles

Wed 24 Feb Mer 24 Chwe

Bizet Carmen Introducing a spectacular horse show! This dazzling production features Bizet’s unforgettable melodies including The Toreador’s Song. The brand new set reflects the stunning architecture of Seville and its main square with Roman and Moorish influences.

“Impassioned and sultry” The Observer *Sung in French with English surtitles

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Forthcoming...

The Sir Harry Secombe Trust presents

Thurs 4 - Sat 6 Feb Iau 4 - Sad 6 Chwe

Sat 27 Feb Sad 27 Chwe

Mike Doyle Tues 1 Mar Maw 1 Maw

Thurs 3 Mar Iau 3 Maw www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Fri 4 Mar Gwe 4 Maw

Sat 5 Mar Sad 5 Maw

Tues 5 April Maw 5 Ebrill

Wed 20 April Mer 20 Ebrill

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Forthcoming...

Ceri Dupree

Sat 23 April Sad 23 Ebril

Wed 25 May Mer 25 Mai

The Quadrant multi-storey car park is open until 11.30pm.

The first hour’s parking will be FREE when you validate your ticket with a member of the Front of House team at the theatre.

Mae maes parcio aml-lawr y Cwadrant ar agor tan 11.30pm.

Gallwch barcio am yr awr gyntaf AM DDIM ar ôl i chi ddilysu’ch tocyn gydag aelod o dîm y dderbynfa yn y theatr.

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Support

Cefnogaeth

Swansea Grand Theatre is owned, funded and managed by the City and County of Swansea. Financial support is also provided by the Arts Council of Wales.

Mae Theatr y Grand Abertawe yn eiddo i Ddinas a Sir Abertawe, sy’n ei hariannu a’i rheoli. Darperir cefnogaeth ariannol hefyd gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.

Cabinet Member for Regeneration: Cllr. Robert Francis-Davies, Director of Place: Phil Roberts, Head of Culture and Tourism: Tracey McNulty.

Aelod y Cabinet dros Adfywio: Cyng. Robert Francis-Davies, Cyfarwyddwr Lleoedd: Phil Roberts, Pennaeth Diwylliant a Thwristiaeth: Tracey McNulty.

Theatre contact:

Cysylltiadau theatr:

Tel: 01792 475242

Rhif ffôn: 01792 475242

E-mail: paul.hopkins2@swansea.gov.uk

E-bost: paul.hopkins2@swansea.gov.uk

Swansea Grand Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support it receives from the following organisations.

Mae Theatr y Grand, Abertawe yn cydnabod ac yn gwerthfawrogi’r gefnogaeth y mae’n ei derbyn gan y sefydliadau canlynol.

If your company is interested in supporting the theatre please contact one of the above.

Os bydd gan eich cwmni ddiddordeb mewn cefnogi’r theatr, cysylltwch ag un o’r uchod.

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How to book

Sut i archebu

The Box Office is open Mon - Sat 9.30am - 8.00pm, and for 1 hour prior to Sunday performances.

Mae’r Swyddfa Docynnau ar agor Llun - Sadwrn 9.30am - 8.00pm, ac am 1 awr cyn perfformiadau dydd Sul.

Booking and reservations

Archebu tocynnau

You can book by phone or post, in person or online at

Gallwch brynu tocynnau dros y ffôn neu drwy’r post, yn bersonol neu ar-lein yn

01792 475715

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

01792 475715

www.swanseagrand.co.uk

N.B. Online ticket purchases are subject to a booking fee.

D.S. Bydd yn rhaid talu ffi brynu wrth brynu tocynnau ar-lein.

Concessions*

Consesiynau*

Where concessions are offered, they may include some of the following: 16 & under, 65 & over Proof of age may be required. Students In fulltime education who can produce a current National Union of Students, Overseas Student or similar card.

Schools Under 18 & in full-time education. Party Bookers People who are booking 10+ tickets for one performance at one time. PTL Swansea Passport to Leisure Card holders. Theatre Club On production of a valid membership card.

Please note you may be required to produce proof of entitlement for your concession at the time of booking or at entry.

We accept most major credit cards (2% charge) and debit cards.

Cheques should be made payable to: City and County of Swansea For full booking terms, conditions and facilities call the Box Office.

Our Box Office Minicom number is 01792 654456. Typetext for hearing impaired customers.

The City and County of Swansea can accept no responsibility for any changes, beyond their control, which may arise after this publication is published. To receive this brochure in another format, please contact the Box Office.

Restoration Fund

All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. School parties are exempt.

Hynt Scheme The Wales wide Hynt Scheme is a membership card which entitles the card holder to a free ticket for a personal assistant or carer at all participating theatres and cinemas.

Call 0844 2578858 or visit www.hynt. co.uk for further information. If you require the text relay service please call 18001 0844 2578858.

Lle cynigir consesiynau, gallant gynnwys rhai o’r canlynol: 16 ac yn iau, 65 ac yn hyˆn. Gellir gofyn i chi brofi eich oedran. Myfyrwyr mewn addysg amser llawn sy’n gallu dangos cerdyn Undeb Myfyrwyr Cenedlaethol neu Fyfyriwr Tramor dilys neu gerdyn tebyg. Ysgolion pobl ifanc 18 oed ac yn iau a’r rhai sydd mewn addysg amser llawn. Trefnwyr grwpiau pobl sy’n archebu 10+ o docynnau ar gyfer un perfformiad ar y tro. PTL deiliaid cardiau PTL Abertawe. Clwb Theatr Wrth gyfl wyno cerdyn aelodaeth dilys.

Sylwer y gellir gofyn i chi brofi eich hawl i gonsesiwn wrth archebu tocyn neu gyrraedd am y perff ormiad.

Derbynnir y rhan fwyaf o’r prif gardiau credyd (tâl o 2%) a debyd. Dylid gwneud sieciau’n daladwy i: Dinas a Sir Abertawe I gael manylion llawn am gyfleusterau a’r amodau a’r telerau archebu, ffoniwch y Swyddfa Docynnau.

Rhif minicom y Swyddfa Docynnau yw 01792 654456. Teipdestun ar gyfer cwsmeriaid â nam ar eu clyw.

Ni all Dinas a Sir Abertawe dderbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am unrhyw newidiadau, y tu hwnt i’w rheolaeth, a all ddigwydd ar ôl cyhoeddi’r cyhoeddiad hwn. I dderbyn y llyfryn hwn mewn fformat gwahanol, cysylltwch â’r Swyddfa Docynnau.

Cronfa Adnewyddu

Mae pob tocyn yn cynnwys cyfraniad 50c at y Gronfa Adnewyddu. Nid oes rhaid i ysgolion gyfrannu.

Cynllun Hynt Mae Cynllun Hynt yn gerdyn aelodaeth Cymru gyfan sy’n galluogi deiliad y cerdyn i gael tocyn am ddim ar gyfer cynorthwy-ydd neu ofalwr personol ym mhob un o’r theatrau a’r sinemâu sy’n cymryd rhan. Ffoniwch 0844 2578858 neu ewch i www.hynt.co.uk am fwy o wybodaeth. Os oes angen y gwasanaeth Text Relay arnoch, ffoniwch 18001 0844 2578858.

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Terms and conditions of ticket sales 1. Exchange of tickets will only be considered in cases of emergency and the Management reserves the right to refuse an exchange.

Where an exchange occurs, it will be for another performance of the same production. Charge of £1.00 per ticket.

2. No refunds will be given except for cancelled events.

3. The Management reserves the right to introduce discounts and other price changes without notice.

4. The promoter reserves the right to make any changes to the advertised programme.

5. The use of cameras or recording equipment and electronic cigarettes is strictly forbidden.

6. The Management reserves the right to refuse admission and may, on occasions, have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of patrons.

7. In exceptional circumstances, the Management reserves the right to offer alternative seats to those specified on the ticket.

8. Please check your ticket - on receipt - as mistakes cannot always be rectified.

9. Where a performance has the benefit of English surtitles, patrons should check with the Box Office staff (at the time of booking) as to seat suitability.

10. Concessions*. Please check at the time of booking for any available concessions. Not all concessions are available for all performances/events.

11. Only one offer applies at any one time.

Full terms and conditions are available on request.

Strobe Lighting Patrons are reminded that ‘Strobe’ lighting is used with certain shows, productions.

Baby Changing Facilities Please see the Front of House Manager.

Armless Seats We have a number of armless seats available for those customers who would like more space in their seats.

We have a Sennheiser Infra-red hearing system Headsets can be obtained for a £5 refundable deposit from the sweet kiosk.

Amodau a thelerau gwerthu 1. Ystyrir cyfnewid tocynnau mewn argyfwng yn unig ac mae’r Rheolwyr yn cadw’r hawl i wrthod cyfnewid tocyn. Os caiff tocyn ei gyfnewid, bydd ar gyfer perfformiad arall o’r un cynhyrchiad. Codir £1.00 y tocyn.

2. Ni roddir unrhyw ad-daliadau ond ar gyfer digwyddiadau wedi’u canslo.

3. Mae’r Rheolwyr yn cadw’r hawl i gyflwyno gostyngiadau a newidiadau eraill o ran prisiau heb roi rhybudd.

4. Mae’r hyrwyddwr yn cadw’r hawl i wneud unrhyw newidiadau i’r rhaglen a hybysebir.

5. Ni chaniateir defnyddio camerâu na chyfarpar recordio na sigarennau electronig.

6. Mae’r Rheolwyr yn cadw’r hawl i wrthod mynediad ac, ar adegau, gall fod angen cynnal archwiliadau diogelwch er mwyn sicrhau diogelwch y cwsmeriaid.

7. Dan amgylchiadau eithriadol, mae’r Rheolwyr yn cadw’r hawl i gynnig seddi gwahanol i’r rhai a nodir ar y tocyn.

8. Archwiliwch eich tocyn - adeg ei dderbyn - gan nad oes modd unioni camgymeriadau bob amser.

9. Os darperir uwchdeitlau Saesneg ar gyfer perfformiad, dylai cwsmeriaid holi staff y Swyddfa Docynnau (adeg archebu) ynglyˆn ag addasrwydd seddi.

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Diary...

SEPT 4 5 7 - 12

10

14 - 19

16 - 18 21

22 23 24

24 25 & 26 26 28 29 30 - 3

30

NOV The Manfreds Illegal Eagles And Then There Were None The Golden Years Tea Dance Dreamboats and Miniskirts Dark Vanilla Jungle Al Murray The Pub Landlord ABBAMania The Bee Gees Story The Magic of the Beatles Luke Jermay Mister Maker Taking Root The ELO Experience G4 The Signalman & The Waiting Room Comedy Club

OCT 1 2 5 6 7

8 9 9

10 14 16 12 - 17

17 20 - 24

22

27 - 31 27 28 30 - 3 31

Patriot No Known Grave Cinderella Achieving Goals The Classic Buskers & Neil Henry Max Boyce Viva Verdi Kevin Johns and Guests Iolo Williams Hardeep Singh Kohli Alfie Moore The Glenn Miller Story Burlesque Frank Vickery’s 3 of the Best The Railway Children Lady.

Absent Friends Morgan and West Comedy Club Dracula What Shall We Do With the German Sailor?

1 4 - 7 7 5

9 9 & 10 10

11 11 12 &13

14 14 16 - 21

18 &19

23 24

25 25 25 26 26 - 28 27 & 28

28

30

Die Fledermaus Sister Act Craft Fair The Golden Years Tea Dance Don Quixote Not About Heroes The Lindisfarne Story Let’s Hang On Trenchfoot Starstruck Performing Arts School Stewart Francis Talented Tots The Smallest Show on Earth The Railway Children Bay City Rollers One Man Breaking Bad Christmas Crooners Psychic Sally Comedy Club Jim Davidson The Effect The Bumbles of Mumbles When the Dust Won’t Settle The Nutcracker

DEC 1

1 & 2

2 3 3 4 5

Father Christmas Needs a Wee Saturday Night Forever Jackson Live!

Soul Legends House of Scrooge Ria Jones Showaddywaddy

11 Dec - Jack & the 10 Jan Beanstalk 19 21

Burlesque Anamnesis 25.12

Arts Wing events highlighted in gold

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