FROM JUST £47 PER YEAR! Our Patrons and Friends play an integral role in the theatre’s well-being, supporting the huge range of work that we do, both in the community and on our stage, and they are more important to the success of Theatre Royal than ever before. We look to reward our Patrons and Friends with great benefits that you can browse through below. You will find more details at theatreroyal.org/memberships or you can get in touch with Emma Suckling, our Head of Development by emailing development@theatreroyal.orgFRIEND £47 annually SAVE ON TICKETS - Get 5% off tickets in Price Bands A & B. Excludes tickets for Children’s Shows, Fundraising Events, Amateur Productions, and Pantomime.
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The summer/autumn season means the return of our community production - with professional actors performing alongside local young people. This year, we have commissioned a new adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s much-loved story, The Secret Garden . The play has been funded by our Commissioning Circle - a group of local people who are passionate about creating new plays. You can find out more about the Commissioning Circle on p.4. Returning to the theatre is now more important than ever as we recover from being closed for nearly 2 years! It has been an absolute delight welcoming you back in to the building and seeing our auditorium fill with eager audience members. We hope to see even more of you this season, and with plenty of drama, comedy, family shows and more, there are lots of opportunities to treat yourself to a trip to the theatre. Plus, if you book 4 or more selected shows this season, you’ll be entitled to our Season Saver discount of 15% Ouroff!*season ends, as always, with our fabulous in-house pantomime. This year we bring Sherwood Forest to Suffolk with The Legend of Robin Hood. It’s people power vs. ‘the man’. Let’s just hope the little guy can save the day!
Thanks to all of our sponsors, especially our season sponor Churchgates, main sponsor Greene King and principal sponsor Jaynic, for supporting us during this crucial period of recovery.
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Mary Lennox arrives at Missellthwaite Manor - a house on the edge of a moor; a house with a hundred rooms, nearly all shut up and with their doors locked; a house full of secrets.
Her uncle, Mr Craven, keeps himself shut away in the West Wing - a man with his own secrets to keep. Mary hates this place. Until she meets Martha, Dickon, and old Ben Weatherstaff, who teach her about the moors and the creatures who live there...And about a garden - a garden that remains locked. Mary starts to settle into life in her new home, until one night she hears the sound of a child crying. Does Missellthwaite Manor have one more secret to tell?
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic tale of friendship is lovingly re-told by Nicola Werenowska with a cast of young people supported by a team of professional actors.
Fri 19 Aug - Sat 3 Sep
The Commissioning Circle supports Theatre Royal’s artistic programme by expanding its capacity to commission new plays. This is a unique and exciting experience for theatre lovers, literary enthusiasts or business owners and entrepreneurs to commission a play and accompany it on its journey from ‘page to stage’. Circle Members fund the cost of a playwright to write a new play for Theatre Royal’s stage. As the commissioners of the play, Members play a significant part in enabling the theatre to produce an artistically excellent and creatively ambitious production each year. Nicola Werenowska’s new adaptation of Francis Hodgson Burnett’s classic story The Secret Garden is the first of our newly commissioned plays.
Captioned - All performances of this production will be captioned. Audio Described Performance - Sat 27 Aug, 7pm Touch Tour - Sat 27 Aug, 6pm. Please book with Box Office. £4.50 HOT & £3.50 COLD KIDS MEALS AND 10% DISCOUNT KING BEER CAFE FOR 2PM PERFORMANCES!
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Abalone’s desperate, he’s taken holiday to commit armed robbery and now he has a woman stuffed into the boot of his classic car. Join us at The Last Motel to see if Abalone’s hostage changes his perspective on life. A psychological thriller from the team behind Communicate and written by awardnominated Jeremy Fletcher, whose work has been performed on Sky TV (Fest Live) and has toured nationally. “A MORE 23 Sep, 7.30pm ever want to run away from it all? Dan and Boff did exactly that: they ran a series of routes from the centre of the city in which they found themselves, to the top of the peak overlooking that city. But what are we really running from? In story and song, These Hills Are Ours is the story of what they found out on those journeys. It’s about escaping it all by running to wild places. Escaping the city, your past, the restrictions of upbringing or class or politics. It’s a celebration of wild places and our freedom to roam them. 12+ 20 Sep, 7.30pm
A story of return, reconciliation, and rehearsals with mum. Step-ball-changing between suburb and city, I, AmDram minds the gap between identities we assert and the world we leave.
Batten down the hatches, a storm is coming. May runs a crumbling caff on the end of Cromer Pier. Her delivery man Ken is running out of customers, thanks to Costa. Nemo is desperate to tread the boards in London. His unrequited love, Daz, is burying his head in the sand over his best mate leaving. Relish Theatre and Norwich Theatre present Time and Tide, a LGBT comic drama about a Norfolk community struggling with change.
Age Guidance: 14+ Tue 4 - Wed 5 Oct TUE WED 4 OCT 5 OCT 7.30pm 7.30pm TIME AND TIDE BY JAMES MCDERMOTT
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In this debut piece of storytelling performance, Hannah Maxwell hops on a train back to her hometown (Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire), taking a whistle-stop tour of 90 years of musical theatre heritage in the process. She still remembers every line of the Welwyn Thalians’ 2010 production of My Fair Lady, but nine years in London as a “learned urban lesbian” have her struggling to find the key.
Thu 6 Oct, 7.30pm I, AMDRAM - Wed 5 Oct, 7.30pm
Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest - direct from the West End! A brand-new musical is created from scratch at each performance of this award-winning show as audience suggestions are transformed on the spot into all-singing, all-dancing productions with hilarious results. These incredible performers are guaranteed to impress as they create shows packed with drama, dazzling dance routines, and catchy melodies - it’s just all made up on the spot! fancy Hamilton in a hospital or Sondheim in the Sahara, suggest The Showstoppers
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will sing it! Age Guidance: 12+ “COMEDY GOLD [...] STAGGERINGLY WELL EXECUTED” - The Stage The quickest wits in comedy are coming to Bury St Edmunds with a side-splitting evening of hilarious off-the-cuff songs, scenes, and characters. Comedy gold is spun out of all the things that YOU, the live audience, think are the best, worst and downright weirdest things about your hometown. Maybe a bit of local laughter really can save the day! Age Guidance: 15+ SHOWSTOPPER! THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL THU FRI 8 SEP 9 SEP 7.30pm 7.30pm THE NOISE NEXT DOOR: HOMETOWN HEROES Thu 8 - Fri 9 Sep Thu 22 Sep, 7.30pm “IF THIS IS WHAT IMPROV CAN DO, YOU WONDER WHY ANYONE BOTHERS WRITING ANYTHING DOWN.” The Times COMEDY 8 VISIT THEATREROYAL.ORG TO BOOK
Fancy a laugh? Theatre Royal’s very own Comedy Club features a great line-up of comedians from across the UK touring circuit alongside up-and-coming comics. Age Guidance: 18+ In partnership with Kirsty Hudson of Comedy Market. THEATRE ROYAL COMEDY CLUB Sat 24 Sep & Fri 28 Oct SAT FRI 24 SEP 28 OCT 7.30pm 7.30pm We’ve all had some pondering to do about the fragility of life recently, but don’t worry, skinny national treasure Mark Watson has it covered. Age Guidance: 14+ MARK WATSON: THIS CAN’T BE IT Sat 15 Oct, 7.30pm Taking down politicians, mucking about, new ideas, and finding HOPE. How did we get here? What are we going to do about it? After lockdowns and isolation this show is about the simple act of being in a room together and toppling international capitalism. Age Guidance: 14+ MARK THOMAS: BLACK AND WHITE Wed 21 Sep, 7.30pm 9CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK
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MARTY AND THE PARTY RISE AND FALL
Milk Presents & Derby Theatre deliver this utterly charming story about finding your own groove. There’s a party. It’s sure to be arty. There’ll be giggles and nibbles and the dress code is ‘smartly’. Marty is heading to the best party there has ever been in the history of ever.
Everyone has their dance moves at the readyFox is doing the foxtrot, Flamingo is doing the flamenco! But what about Marty?
Wed 26 Oct 11.30am & 2pm
Come and explore an ecosystem of balloons: universes in miniature! In Rise and Fall you’ll meet all manner of balloons from small floating moons to vast bouncing orbs. Forever expanding and contracting, balloons are free to float, fly, and sway. Hold your breath and go sailing away. This is a poetic and intriguing performance for young audiences about holding on and letting go.
Tue 25 Oct 11am & 2pm
Total Pop Party - Sat 29 Oct, 2pm Includes an optional pre-show dance class to learn the routines! 2 - 6 years 2+ years
Dreams of Fleetwood Mac - Sun 9 Oct, 7.30pm Radio GaGa - Thu 27 Oct, 7.30pm Oh What A Night! - Sat 5 Nov, 7.30pm music 11CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK
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Crammed full of adventure, mystery and of course one or two rather brilliant deductions, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s thrilling final Sherlock Holmes novel is brought to life in this spectacular new stage Aadaptation.mysterious, coded message is received, a warning of imminent danger, drawing Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr Watson into a tale of intrigue and murder stretching from 221B Baker Street to an ancient moated manor house to the bleak Pennsylvanian Vermissa Valley. Faced with a trail of bewildering clues, Holmes begins to unearth a darker, wider web of corruption, a secret society and the sinister work of one Professor Moriarty.
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Don’t miss Blackeyed Theatre’s stunning world premiere of Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear . Original music, stylish theatricality and magical story-telling combine for an unforgettable theatrical experience. The game’s afoot. 11+ Tue 27 Sep7.30pm on SherlockHolmesandTheSignofFour
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Age 13+ GREATEST MAGICIAN Fri 4 Nov, 7.30pm
Tall presents...Four audacious artistes perform Oscar Wilde’s spine-chilling ghost story for your delight and delectation. A comedian, a magician, a psychic and their charismatic compere tell the story of Sir Simon de Canterville, who disappeared mysteriously 300 years ago - after being accused of murder. When a new family move into his former residence, they’re warned about the fearsome phantom that haunts the Hall. But has anyone warned the Canterville Ghost about them? 7.30pm
An Evening of Wonders...A dazzling new magic show presented by the magician most famous for jamming the BBC switchboards after he correctly predicted the lottery. This astonishing, enigmatic, five-star rated magic show will leave you aching from laughter and dizzy in disbelief. Focusing on mind-bending feats of illusion, from making people forget their own names to vanishing them from the auditorium entirely, this sensational show will transport you to the jaw-dropping world of light-hearted hilarity, wonderment and mystery. Presented by host of BBC’s Trickster: Live, ‘the most anticipated magician in a generation’ - James Phelan is The Greatest Magician
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The high street might be struggling to get back to normal, but the Shakers bar is under new management and they are determined to make it the place to be seen. Pubs are closing, gin bars are so yesterday, and cocktails and decadence are back for the roaring 2020s as the hospitality industry looks to a new future. Misogyny is rife in the home, the workplace, and on the streets. The walk home after closing feels longer than ever, the customers are getting more leering, the hours longer, but the pay hasn’t changed. For waitresses Adele, Nicky and Mel, their lives juggle home, work, school and everything in between, but how long can it be maintained?
Age Guidance: 14+ Mon 10
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Funny physical and fizzing with wit, Shakers might just be the bar that we all want to be seen in. Join us in this revamped version of the iconic sister play to Bouncers, which puts women’s lives front and centre, as everyone returns to going out out.by double BAFTA-winning partnership John Godber and Jane Thornton directed by John Godber
Siblings Martin and Hilda Massie live together, leading a quiet existence in the Bluebell Hill Development. Just as they are preparing for a housewarming, their peace is shattered by a trespasser in their garden. The Massies’ neighbours congregate and together, agree to form a neighbourhood watch to safeguard against further incidents. But after the Massies’ beloved garden gnome Monty is thrown through their window, matters swiftly escalate, complicated by Martin’s burgeoning romance with Amy, wife of Gareth, who was formerly involved with Luther, husband of Magda. What begins as a wellintentioned scheme for a safer community ends in violence and acrimony. OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm
As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy has newly-discovered powers he can’t control, a destiny he doesn’t want, and a mythology textbook’s worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus’s lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. To succeed, he’ll have to do more than catch a thief! He’ll have to travel to the Underworld and back, solve the Oracl’es riddle, and come to terms with the father that abandoned him. Join us on an action-packed adventure! Featuring a thrilling rock score. This amateur production of TheLightningThief is presented by arrangement with Condcord Theatricals. For performance times, please visit our website. - Sat
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6 Aug SUFFOLK YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE ADAPTED FROM THE BEST-SELLING BOOK BY RICK RIORDAN BOOK BY JOE TRACZ MUSIC & LYRICS BY ROB ROKICKI local amateur theatre 16 VISIT THEATREROYAL.ORG TO BOOK
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This perenially popular musical comedy is Broadway at its joyous best. The irrepressible matchmaker Dolly Levi meddles her way through 1890s New York, mixing couples - and finding her own match. With a score including ‘Before the Parade Passes By’, ‘Put On Your Sunday Clothes’ and of course, ‘Hello,Dolly!’, this is an award-winning extravaganze of wonderful characters, great tunes, lively dance numbers, and a hilarious script. This amateur production of Hello, Dolly! is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals LTD on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.
Tue 8 - Sat 12 Nov IRVING STAGE COMPANY
John Human return with another sparkling programme that includes gypsy, jazz and Elgar(!) and will add an ‘extra ingredient’ to their renowned exciting mix by being joined by guest guitarist, Steve Linton.
Virtuosic violinist Marianne Olyver and pianist
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Internationally recognised for his groundbreaking contributions to contemporary clarinet music, Italian clarinettist, Luca Luciano, will demonstrate his extraordinary virtuosity through his own compositions along with music by Gershwin, Messiaen, and Stravinsky.
Wed 19 Oct, MARIANNE1.10pmOLYVER, JOHN HUMAN & STEVE LINTON
Local ladies’ a cappella quartet, Classic Femme, will sing a wide range of favourites from the Golden Age of Song such as ‘Fly Me To The Moon’, ‘Mister Sandman’, ‘We’ll Meet Again’, and ‘Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend’. BY MICHAEL STEWART JERRY HERMAN
LUNCHTIME CONCERTS
HELLO, DOLLY!
Wed 28 Sep, 1.10pm
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CLASSIC FEMME - REMEMBERING THE GOLDEN AGE OF SONG
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Emily and Sophie’s mission, OperaforEveryone, sees them return to Theatre Royal to showcase their fresh take on opera classics, musical theatre greats and modern songs sung with their unique Belle Voci twist. Hear songs such as the iconic ‘Flower Duet’, ‘Over the Rainbow’, ‘Chasing Cars’, and ‘Skyfall’.
CAROLS FROM CAMBRIDGE
THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS
Sun 18 Sep, 7.30pm
The Last Night of the Proms is one of the UK’s great musical happenings. Bury St Edmunds Concert Band return to perform their sell-out event that’ll have your toes tapping and your flags waving! A lively and exhilarating evening with all of the classics - ‘Rule, Britannia!’, ‘Land of Hope and Glory’, Hubert Parry’s ‘Jerusalem’, the National Anthem and ‘Auld Lang Syne’ await!
Thu 3 Nov, 7.30pm
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These events are fundraising events in support of Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds. Registered charity number 242977. Our ever-popular annual carol concert set in the beautiful surroundings of St Mary’s Church, Honey Hill, Bury St Edmunds . Enjoy seasonal favourites to get you in the festive mood, sung by the euphonious voices of the choristers of the Selwyn College Chapel Choir. Sponsored by Ellisons Solicitors.
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From the live finals of ITV’s The Voice UK, to the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, supporting Alfie Boe OBE, National Award Nominations, their third full album release, and an iTunes Classical No.1 Single, this astonishing operatic duo have had quite a journey.
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This is a Theatre Royal Friends Committee event in support of Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds. Registered charity number 242977.
Tue 6 Dec, 1.10pm
Join Ballet Theatre UK with one of the most enchanting love stories of all time. When beautiful and intelligent Belle finds her father imprisoned in a mysterious castle, her rescue attempt leads to her capture by the Beast, a grisly and fearsome monster cursed by a magical Enchantress. The only way the Beast may become human again is if he learns to love and be loved in return. The curse set by the Enchantress is bound by a magical rose. If the final petal falls, all hope will be lost and he will remain a Beast forever. Their feelings grow ever deeper as the clock ticks and petals continue to fall - will they confess their love for one another before it is too late?
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DREAM is a vibrant, fresh, and innovative new full-length ballet based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Working with Award-Winning instrumentalist and composer Frank Moon, Ballet Cymru have created a magical, gender bending world of fairies, lovers, and bewitching enchantment. Choreography and interpretation by Amy Doughty and Darius James OBE. Original Score by Frank Moon. Publicity photos by Siân Trenberth Photography. Age Guidance: 7+ DREAM Thu 13 - Fri 14 Oct THU FRI 13 OCT 14 OCT 2pm 7.30pm 7.30pm
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ROMEO AND JULIET RETOLD Mon 19 Sep, 1pm
With her passionate command of Shakespeare, Debs Newbold’s solo storytelling will catapult you into the torrid streets of Verona in this poignant, emotional and often uproarious re-imagining of Shakespeare’s tale of star crossed lovers.
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WORKSHOPS FOR OVER 55s
Age Guidance: Suitable for all ages. Themes of violence and suicide.
ADULT THEATRE WORKSHOPS
An evening of high-class stand-up comedy and sature presented by West Suffolk Green Party as a fundraiser in support of Adrian Ramsay, the selected candidate for the soon-to-be North Suffolk Constituency. Featuring Angela Barnes (Mock the Week) and Martin Rowson (The Guardian).
TURNING THE AIR GREEN Sun 11 Sep, 7.30pm GET INVOLVED
Act Your Age is Theatre Royal Bury St Edmund’s theatre group for over 55s who have a love of the theatre. Each term members work with a team of theatre professionals to experience the enjoyment of professionally-led workshops. This group allows you to be creative, all whilst making lasting friendships. Act Your Age is a regular group and we work on a new theme each term. We are always on the lookout for new members and join us. No previous theatre experience is necessary! Come and try something new. To find out more and apply, email engagement@theatreroyal.org
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Led by our enigmatic team of tour guides, a theatre tour will show you around the theatre, taking in the building and its history from front-of-house to behind-the-scenes. Step into the spotlight where the likes of Sir Ian McKellan CBE, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Peter Hall CBE, and many more have gone before you - you’ll even get to tread the boards yourself! Tours can be booked on our website or with Box Office.
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We are delighted to have removed all single use plastics from our bar and replaced all our glasses with new reusable poly-carbonate glasses, jugs, and tumblers, which can now be used both in the bar and taken safely into the auditorium.
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Not only does he steal from the rich and give to the poor, but he also looks fantastic in tights.
It’s people power vs ‘the man’. Let’s just hope the little guy can save the day!
FRI 25 NOV ‘22 - SAT 14 JAN ‘23 GALA PERFORMANCE - SUN 4 DEC, 1PM Come and join us for our magical gala performance! Ticket prices include fun and fancy dress before the show, ice creams, programme, goodie bags for the children, drinks, and light nibbles. Suitable for all ages! Activities start at 12pm, performance 1pm. FEATURING CHRIS CLARKSON AS LITTLE JOAN FAMILY SAVER PERFORMANCES Tickets for Under 21s just £10.50! Fri 25 Nov 7pm, Tue 29 Nov 7pm & Tue 3 Jan 3pm ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES BSL Performance - Wed 7 Dec, 7pm Captioned Performance - Sun 8 Jan, 1pm Relaxed Performance - Sun 8 Jan, 5pm Touch Tour (6pm) & Audio Described - Sun 14 Jan, 7pm. Please book with Box Office. 23CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK
Pity the impoverished people of Nottingham - their scheming Sheriff is relentlessly raising his taxes. Most folks have had to quit the city and move out to Sherwood Forest, as Nottingham becomes the preserve of the uber-rich. Yet fear not, for a hero has emerged. Robin of Loxley!
Thankfully, Robin is not alone - no-nonsense Maid Marion, loud-mouthed Little Joan, and puny pauper young Rob have joined the fight.
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Theatre House Seat Not available for purchase. Wheelchair Space Must be booked via Box Office. Assisting Companion Must be booked via Box Office. Restricted View Suitable for anyone above 5ft. Restricted Leg Room Suitable for anyone below 5ft. KEY CAR PARK Greene King Staff Car Park is available for evening and weekend performances only. It is not available for weekday matinees. Access via Cullum Road. SIGHTLINES Theatre Royal is an historic, horseshoe shaped Georgian auditorium which means that some seats have a restricted view of the stage for some performances. Seats in the Dress Circle boxes A, B, C, Q, R and S, Upper Circle boxes A, B, C, N, P and Q and Gallery rows C and D are marked as restricted view for some productions. To check the view from seats, we have a 360° view of the theatre that can be found at theatreroyal.org/360-tour/ T W A R L 25CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK
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DATE PERFORMANCE AM PM EVE Wed 3 Aug The Lightning Thief 7.30pm Thu 4 Aug The Lightning Thief 6.30pm Fri 5 Aug The Lightning Thief 7.30pm Sat 6 Aug The Lightning Thief 2.30pm 7.30pm Fri 19 Aug The Secret Garden 7pm Sat 20 Aug The Secret Garden 2pm 7pm Tue 23 Aug The Secret Garden 2pm Wed 24 Aug The Secret Garden 7pm Thu 25 Aug The Secret Garden 2pm 7pm Fri 26 Aug The Secret Garden 7pm Sat 27 Aug The Secret Garden 2pm 7pm Tue 30 Aug The Secret Garden 2pm Wed 31 Aug The Secret Garden 7pm Thu 1 Sep The Secret Garden 7pm Fri 2 Sep The Secret Garden 7pm Sat 3 Sep The Secret Garden 10am 3pm Thu 8 Sep Showstopper! The Improvised Musical 7.30pm Fri 9 Sep Showstopper! The Improvised Musical 7.30pm Sun 11 Sep Turning the Air Green 7.30pm Sun 18 Sep Bury St Edmunds Concert Band 7.30pm Mon 19 Sep Romeo and Juliet Retold 1pm Tue 20 Sep These Hills Are Ours 7.30pm Wed 21 Sep Mark Thomas: Black and White 7.30pm Thu 22 Sep The Noise Next Door: Hometown Heroes 7.30pm Fri 23 Sep The Last Motel 7.30pm Sat 24 Sep Theatre Royal Comedy Club 7.30pm Tue 27 Sep Sherlock Holmes & The Valley of Fear 7.30pm Wed 28 Sep The Clarinet Solo Project 1.10pm Wed 28 Sep Sherlock Holmes & The Valley of Fear 7.30pm Thu 29 Sep Sherlock Holmes & The Valley of Fear 2pm 7.30pm Fri 30 Sep Sherlock Holmes & The Valley of Fear 7.30pm Sat 1 Oct Sherlock Holmes & The Valley of Fear 2pm 7.30pm Tue 4 Oct Time & Tide 7.30pm 28 VISIT THEATREROYAL.ORG TO BOOK
DATE PERFORMANCE AM PM EVE Wed 5 Oct Time & Tide 7.30pm Thu 6 Oct I AmDram 7.30pm Fri 7 Oct The Canterville Ghost 7.30pm Sat 8 Oct The Canterville Ghost 2pm 7.30pm Sun 9 Oct Dreams of Fleetwood Mac 7.30pm Mon 10 Oct Shakers 7.30pm Tue 11 Oct Shakers 7.30pm Wed 12 Oct Shakers 2pm 7.30pm Thu 13 Oct DREAM 7.30pm Fri 14 Oct DREAM 2pm 7.30pm Sat 15 Oct Mark Watson: This Can’t Be It 7.30pm Tue 18 Oct Neighbourhood Watch 7.30pm Wed 19 Oct Marianne Olyver, John Human & Steve Linton 1.10pm Wed 19 Oct Neighbourhood Watch 7.30pm Thu 20 Oct Neighbourhood Watch 7.30pm Fri 21 Oct Neighbourhood Watch 7.30pm Sat 22 Oct Neighbourhood Watch 2.30pm 7.30pm Tue 25 Oct Marty and the Party 11am 2pm Wed 26 Oct Rise and Fall 11.30am 2pm Thu 27 Oct Radio GaGa 7.30pm Fri 28 Oct Theatre Royal Comedy Club 7.30pm Sat 29 Oct Total Pop Party 2pm Thu 3 Nov Belle Voci 7.30pm Fri 4 Nov The Greatest Magician 7.30pm Sat 5 Nov Oh What A Night! 7.30pm Tue 8 Nov Hello, Dolly! 7.30pm Wed 9 Nov Remembering the Golden Age of Song 1.10pm Wed 9 Nov Hello, Dolly! 7.30pm Thu 10 Nov Hello, Dolly! 7.30pm Fri 11 Nov Hello, Dolly! 7.30pm Sat 12 Nov Hello, Dolly! 2pm 7.30pm Sun 13 Nov Beauty and the Beast 3pm Mon 14 Nov Beauty and the Beast 7pm 29CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK
The Legend of Robin Hood 3pm 7pm The Legend of Robin Hood 10.30am 7pm The Legend of Robin Hood 10am 1.30pm
The Legend of Robin Hood 3pm 7pm
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Tue 29 Nov
The of Robin Hood 7pm
The Legend of Robin Hood 11am 3pm 7.30pm
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The Legend of Robin Hood 10.30am 7pm
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The Legend of Robin Hood 3pm 7pm
Sun 18 Dec
The Legend of Robin Hood 11am 3pm 7.30pm
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The Legend of Robin Hood 10am 1.30pm The Legend of Robin Hood 10am 1.30pm
The Legend of Robin Hood 1pm 5pm
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Tue 15 Nov Beauty and
The Legend of Robin Hood 3pm 7pm
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The Legend of Robin Hood 11am 3pm
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The Legend of Robin Hood 10am 1.30pm The Legend of Robin Hood 7pm
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The Legend of Robin Hood 3pm 7pm
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The Legend of Robin Hood 1.30pm 7pm The Legend of Robin Hood 3pm 7pm
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The Legend of Robin Hood 1pm (GALA) 5pm Carols from Cambridge 1.10pm
DATE PERFORMANCE AM PM EVE Tue 3 Jan The Legend of Robin Hood 3pm 7pm Wed 4 Jan The Legend of Robin Hood 10am 1.30pm Fri 6 Jan The Legend of Robin Hood 1.30pm 7pm Sat 7 Jan The Legend of Robin Hood 11am 3pm 7.30pm Sun 8 Jan The Legend of Robin Hood 1pm 5pm Wed 11 Jan The Legend of Robin Hood 10am 1.30pm Thu 12 Jan The Legend of Robin Hood 1.30pm 7pm Fri 13 Jan The Legend of Robin Hood 1.30pm 7pm Sat 14 Jan The Legend of Robin Hood 3pm 7pm KEY FAMILY SAVER PERFORMANCES The Legend of Robin Hood - Sun 8 Jan, 1pm AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES The Secret Garden - Sat 27 Aug, 7pm The Legend of Robin Hood - Sat 14 Jan, 7pm TOUCH TOURS - Please book with Box Office. The Secret Garden - Sat 27 Aug, 6pm The Legend of Robin Hood - Sat 14 Jan, 6pm CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES The Secret Garden - All performances of this production will be captioned. Time & Tide - Wed 5 Oct, 7.30pm The Legend of Robin Hood - Sun 8 Jan, 1pm BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES The Legend of Robin Hood - Wed 7 Dec, 7pm RELAXED PERFORMANCES The Legend of Robin Hood - Sun 8 Jan, 5pm 31CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK
