Spring 2022 by Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds

SPRING 2022

WELCOME We have a bumper season in store for you, with six months of live performances to excite, inspire and entertain you. Let’s start with our returners: if you enjoyed London Classic Theatre’s brilliant Absurd Person Singular, they are returning with Same Time, Next Year and Boeing Boeing. If you gripped the seat of your chair during Blackeyed Theatre’s excellent The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, then don’t miss out on their production of Frankenstein. And if you giggled at Stuff and Nonsense’s The Gingerbread Man then get in quick for Pinocchio.

Theatre Royal and New Wolsey Ipswich – a brilliant new comedy, set right here in East Anglia. And Home, I’m Darling, a sparkling comedy (winner of UK Theatre Awards for Best New Play and Olivier Award for Best New Comedy) about sexual politics. These last two productions are special because they are produced by Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds – they are the shows that we make especially for you. They are the plays which make us stand out from other theatres as a proud producing theatre, as we continue to make the very best plays, right here in Suffolk.

Now for our first-timers or those looking for something a little different. If you are feeling murderous, or perhaps fancy yourself as an amateur-sleuth, why not try Ladykiller or Done to Death, By Jove? If you love the thrill of improvisation, where every performance is made specifically for you, then book for Austentatious or Murder She Didn’t Write. If you are a Shakespeare nut then you are in luck! We have As You Like It, and Hamlet - The Comedy. If you are a fan of literary adaptations, we have Lost Dog Dance’s version of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities and Pilot Theatre’s adaptation of Zana Fraillon’s book about life in an Australian Immigration Detention Centre, The Bone Sparrow. If you like a laugh then we have loads of high-profile comedians like Dylan Moran, Reginald D Hunter and Patrick Kielty; and this season we introduce our very own Theatre Royal Comedy Night with a great line-up of comedians from the UK touring circuit.

Thanks to all of our sponsors, especially our season sponsor Ellisons Solicitors and principal sponsor Jaynic, for supporting us during this crucial period of recovery.

OWEN CALVERT-LYONS Artistic Director

P.S. If three shows in this season catch your eye, why not take a risk on a fourth, in order to activate our Season Saver Discount and get 15% off the lot?

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CONTENTS Theatre Royal Presents Home, I’m Darling

4-5

January Drama - Frankenstein

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Tributes to Music Legends

8-9

Comedians

10-11

February Drama - Same Time, Next Year

12-13

Dance

Family Favourites

Special Events

16-17

March Drama - The Bone Sparrow

18-19

Concerts

20-21

Youth Theatre Presents

22-23

May Drama - The Birds and The Bees

24-25

Comedy Shows

26- 27

Shakespeare Classics

28-29

One Night Dramas

Thriller Comedy - Ladykiller

June Drama - The Glee Club

32-33

June Drama - Boeing Boeing

34-35

Community Productions

36-37

Memberships & Offers

38-39

Theatre Royal Supporters

40-41

Booking Information

42-43

Plan Your Visits - Calendar of Events

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THEATRE ROYAL BURY ST EDMUNDS PRESENTS

written by LAURA WADE directed by OWEN CALVERT-LYONS HOME, I’M DARLING Fri 18 Mar - Sat 2 Apr

What makes a perfect marriage? When Judy sets out to become the perfect 1950’s housewife, the Martins are living the dream. Johnny has a beautiful wife, beautiful home, and a promotion on the horizon. Judy is revelling in the joys of domesticity; making cakes, cocktails, and homemade marmalade. But cracks are starting to appear in this beautiful façade, which threaten their domestic bliss.

Home, I’m Darling was first staged at The National Theatre in 2018, winning the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy and was nominated for the UK Theatre’s Best New Play. Age Guidance: 12+ FRI

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29 MAR 30 MAR 31 MAR 2pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

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FRANKENSTEIN Tue 1 - Sat 5 Feb

‘Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.’ Geneva. 1816. Victor Frankenstein obsesses in the pursuit of nature’s secret, the elixir of life itself. But nothing can prepare him for what he creates. So begins a gripping life or death adventure, taking him to the ends of the earth and beyond. Don’t miss this thrilling adaptation of Mary Shelley’s gothic horror masterpiece, fusing ensemble storytelling, live music, puppetry, and stunning theatricality. A revival of Blackeyed Theatre’s “masterfully constructed” (The Stage) 2016 production, Frankenstein promises a fresh and exciting take on what is widely considered to be a landmark work of romantic, gothic, and science fiction literature. Age Guidance: 11+

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3 FEB 2pm 7.30pm

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4 FEB 7.30pm

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5 FEB 2pm 7.30pm

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MUSIC

CARPENTERS GOLD

POP PRINCESSES

THE MAGIC OF THE BEATLES

ABBA REUNION

ROCK FOR HEROES

BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS

Thu 20 Jan, 7.30pm

Wed 26 Jan, 7.30pm

Fri 11 Feb, 7.30pm

Sun 23 Jan, 2pm

Thu 27 Jan, 7.30pm

Thu 24 Feb, 7.30pm

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COME WHAT MAY Thu 3 Mar, 7.30pm

BOWJANGLES: DRACULA IN SPACE Fri 4 Mar, 7.30pm

FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS Tue 28 Jun, 7.30pm

THE GEORGE MICHAEL STORY Wed 18 May, 7.30pm

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COMEDIANS

Fri 28 Jan & Wed 29 Jun, 7.30pm

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. For more details, visit our website at theatreroyal.org. In partnership with Kirsty Hudson of Comedy Market. Age Guidance: 18+ 10 VISIT THEATREROYAL.ORG TO BOOK

JENNY ECLAIR

DYLAN MORAN

Fri 21 Jan, 7.30pm

Wed 6 Apr, 7.30pm

Having hit 60 (but still a year younger than Madonna), Jenny Eclair confronts a new decade of decreptitude. Now that it takes 20 minutes of scrolling to reach her DOB when filling in forms online, should she celebrate or crawl into a hole? Age Guidance: 14+

We Got This is the brand-new show from BAFTA and Perrier award-winning comedian Dylan Moran. It promises to be a joyously furious romp through the frustration of modern day life. Age Guidance: 15+

REGINALD D HUNTER

PATRICK KIELTY

Thu 7 Apr, 7.30pm

Sun 15 May, 7.30pm

Climate change, mass unemployment, economic pandemics, the rise of global facism. So what could this man POSSIBLY say to upset you? Welcome to the world of the Bombe Shuffleur. Age Guidance: 18+

Bittersweet and laugh-out-loud funny, Borderline is a comedic letter to the future of our islands. As a Northern Ireland native, who grew up close to the border, this brand-new show sees Kielty return to his satirical roots. Age Guidance: 16+

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SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR Tue 15 - Sat 19 Feb

Doris and George meet in 1951, a chance encounter in a Californian hotel that leads to a passionate one-night stand. Both are married to other people but, soon aware this might be the start of something, they promise to meet 12 months later. So begins a romantic love affair that lasts 25 years. The play charts their lives through the ups and downs of parenthood, career highs and lows, as well as the shifting fashions and morals of the passing decades. Bernard Slade paints a bittersweet, nostalgic, and very funny portrait of two likeable protagonists who find themselves in the most unusual of long-term relationships. Age Guidance: 14+ TUE

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15 FEB

16 FEB

7.30pm

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17 FEB 2pm 7.30pm

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18 FEB 7.30pm

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DANCE The Independent

(on Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me))

The Stage

(on Juliet & Romeo)

A TALE OF TWO CITIES Tue 8 -Wed 9 Feb

If you’ve never read Dickens’ 1859 novel of revolution and excessive gestures of love, then this is the show for you. If you have read it, this might also be the show for you, depending on how well you remember it. Part dance, part theatre, part fictionalised documentary, no-part costume drama, this is Lost Dog’s nearly unrecognisable retelling of a classic, focused on the central, but underwritten character of Lucie Manette. Age Guidance: 12+ TUE

8 FEB 7.30pm

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9 FEB 7.30pm

THE HAZELWOOD DANCE SHOW Sun 3 Jul

Bringing their own special brand of magic to the stage of Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, students of Hazelwood Dance Studios guarantee to brighten your day with a show full of talent, colour, and variety. In aid of the Hazelwood Scholarship Fund. 14 VISIT THEATREROYAL.ORG TO BOOK

JACK & THE BEANSTALKLIV Age Guidance: 3+

E ON STAG E

The Gruffalo © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 1999 – Macmillan Children’s Books.

Sun 20 - Tue 22 Feb

PINOCCHIO

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

JULIA DONALDSON AXEL SCHEFFLER THE GRUFFALO

Age Guidance: 3-10

Age Guidance: 3-8

Age Guidance: 3+

SIMPLE POLITICS

GROOVE INTO THE WOODS I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE

Age Guidance: 7+

Age Guidance: 3-7

Fri 25 - Sun 27 Feb

Thu 14 Apr

Mon 11 - Tue 12 Apr

Mon 16 May & Sun 5 Jun

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Fri 15 - Sat 16 Apr

Sun 29 May

Age Guidance: 2+

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AN EVENING WITH KIT & MCCONNEL Tue 25 Jan, 7.30pm

Formerly known as Kit & The Widow, Kit Hesketh-Harvey - veteran of Radio 4s ‘Just A Minute’ - and James McConnel return (finally!) to Theatre Royal for a glorious evening of comedy cabaret songs. Featuring beautiful and hilarious comedy, this event is being hosted in partnership between Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds and the East of England charity, Ormiston Families. Proceeds will go equally toward both causes. Book now to avoid disappointment. We look forward to seeing you there! This is a fundraising event in support of Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds (Registered Charity 242977) and Ormiston Families (Registered Charity 1015716). 16 VISIT THEATREROYAL.ORG TO BOOK

SPECIAL EVENTS

GOLF DAY 2022

A NIGHT AT THE MUSICALS WITH IRVING STAGE COMPANY

Thu 7 Apr

Make up a team of four for a relaxed and fun day of golf at Thetford Golf Club. Enjoy coffee and a bacon roll on arrival and fish and chips in the clubhouse after your round (included in price).

Fri 1 - Sat 2 Jul, 7.30pm

An evening of the best songs from the most popular West End and Broadway shows brought to you by Irving Stage Company.

Enjoy songs from ‘Chicago’, ‘Company’, ‘Me and My Girl’, and many more, all of which Irving Stage Company have previously performed at Theatre Using the Stableford Competition scoring system, Royal! there is always a generous prize table and raffle. Ticket price includes a pre-show drinks reception Tee Off Times 9am - 12pm in the Greene Room Bar. We offer our grateful thanks to Ian Duncan for organising this This is a fundraising event in support of Theatre Royal Bury event - our ninth golf day! St Edmunds (Registered Charity Number 242977) and Irving Stage Company. This is a fundraising event in support of Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Registered Charity Number 242977. CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK

BSL Performance: Thu 10 Mar, 7.30pm Audio Described & Captioned Performance: Sat 12 Mar, 2pm 18 VISIT THEATREROYAL.ORG TO BOOK

THE BONE SPARROW Tue 8 - Sat 12 Mar

Subhi is a refugee. Born in an Australian permanent detention centre after his mother fled the violence of a distant homeland, life behind the fences is all he has ever known. But as he grows, his imagination gets bigger too, until it is bursting at the limits of his world. One night, Jimmie, a scruffy, impatient girl appears from the other side of the wires. Subhi and Jimmie might both find a way to freedom. But not until each of them has been braver than ever before. Presented by Pilot Theatre in co-production with York Theatre Royal, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Mercury Theatre Colchester, and Derby Theatre. Age Guidance: 11+

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8 MAR 6pm

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9 MAR 2pm

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CONCERTS

THE NICK ROSS ORCHESTRA - THE GLENN MILLER & RAT PACK ERA

BURY ST EDMUNDS CONCERT BAND

Sat 29 Jan, 7.30pm

Sun 1 May, 7.30pm

The lights soften, the mood settles. An audience waits for that first moment of sound. The Big Band is poised, relaxed, but with eyes anxious for the lead. And then, as if giving body to an echo, the murmured notes of ‘Moonlight Serenade’ and the night, it seems, is suddenly full and timeless.

The Bury St Edmunds Concert Band return to the theatre for a unique evening of musical entertainment - performing popular pieces such as ‘The Liberty Bell’ and ‘Riverdance’ and premiering a brand-new composition written specifically for them by Composer, Litha Efthymiou. This will be recorded live on the Recapture the sounds of a bygone era as the Nick evening itself and broadcast on Radio 3. Ross Orchestra presents “an unmissable evening of music and song” - the Classic Big Band Sound In collaboration with Making Music and their of the 1940s and 50s. Adopt a Music Creator Project, the band have worked with Litha over the past 18 months to create this piece. This is a fundraising events in support of Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Registered Charity Number 242977. 20 VISIT THEATREROYAL.ORG TO BOOK

LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

ANNA NOAKES & GABRIELLA DALL’OLIO Wed 16 Feb, 1.10pm

A fresh and virtuosic start to the New Year! Anna (flute) and Gabriella (harp) bring a global programme from Paris via Budapest to Chile and Peru before landing in Argentina and Buenos Aires.

THE EDMUND OCTET & FRIENDS Wed 23 Mar, 1.10pm

Suffolk’s own fine and versatile gentlemen will present light-hearted entertaining music sung in perfect close harmony, a capella (unaccompanied) and directed by Gill Garside.

NICK COOPER

Wed 6 Apr, 1.10pm

Former London Symphony Orchestra cellist, Nick Cooper presents a mix of Bach, Gavin Bryars, and pieces written for him to play in various theatre productions and on Channel 4.

ART THEMEN: THANE & THE VILLEINS JAZZ TRIO Wed 4 May, 1.10pm

Saxaphonist Art Themen is having fun with a new trio and new album, Thane & the Villeins, presenting quirky curiosities from the jazz canon with Pete Whittaker (organ) and George Double (drums).

THE KINGFISHER TRIO Wed 1 Jun, 1.10pm

A welcome return for this enthralling string trio, who bring popular classics to the pinnacle of our summer series, including Haydn, Beethoven, Gershwin, and many more! Tickets are £8.50 each and include refreshments after the performance! SPONSORED BY

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TINY PLAYS, BIG IDEAS Tue 5 Apr, 7.30pm

Ever wondered what goes on inside the imagination of a 10-year-old? Now’s your chance to find out! A cast of four actors perform a selection of tiny, brilliant plays written by 10-year-olds. From two jelly beans having a conversation inside a pigeon’s stomach, to an avant-garde Gordon Ramsey thriller- the possibilities are endless! Launched in Spring 2021 and now in it’s second year, the Tiny Plays, BIG IDEAS project works with professional playwrights to teach primary school children in Suffolk how to write their first play.

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THEATRE ROYAL YOUTH THEATRE PRESENTS

STAY BRAVE, BRIAN GRAVY

BRIGHT. YOUNG. THINGS.

Performed by Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds 8-11 Youth Theatre Groups, Stay Brave, Brian Gravy showcases the power of staying true to yourself in this uncertain world. But beware - you might also come across an Alien Disco!

Performed by Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds 12-16 Youth Theatre Groups, Bright. Young. Things explores the power of young people when they truly use their mind for the power of good.

Age Guidance: 6+

Brian Gravy is a boy who finds life hard without his collection of imaginary friends to guide and support him. Follow Brian and his friends as they try to battle life’s ups and downs on a journey of self-discovery and understanding his importance in this complicated world.

Through competing for the right to be known as ‘Britain’s Brainiest Child’, a group of six young people battle through a series of challenges, testing both skill and memory. As the competition gets heated, the group begin to realise: what does winning really mean anyway?

PERFORMANCES Tue 19 (7pm) & Wed 20 Apr (2pm & 7pm) Performed by the Monday 8-11 & Wednesday 12-16 Groups Fri 22 (7pm) & Sat 23 Apr (2pm & 7pm) Performed by the Saturday 8-11 & Thursday 12-16 Groups Each evening consists of Stay Brave, Brian Gravy and Bright. Young. Things. performed in double-bill. Creative Learning & Youth Projects Supported by CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK

New Wolsey Theatre in co-production with John Stalker Productions, Norwich Theatre Royal, and Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds present

by MARK CRAWFORD additional material by JAMES MCDERMOTT

THE BIRDS AND THE BEES Tue 3 - Sat 7 May

On Sarah’s East Anglian farm, the honeybees are dropping like flies - just like her love life. She hasn’t slept with anyone since her husband bolted years ago. Her daughter Gail’s marriage is going bust, just like her turkey farm. Neighbour Earl is fighting a losing battle with his sugar beet yield and his ‘no-strings’ relationships. Can bio-student Ben perk up the pollinators and give the turkeys a helping hand? Perhaps all they need is some local mead and the annual Turkey Day Dance to help them discover that the best way out of a crisis is to commit to those closest to you. Just don’t get stung! This hilarious comedy romp has a heart as big as the laughs it brings. It’s the bee’s knees! Age Guidance: 11+

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7.30pm

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5 MAY 2pm 7.30pm

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6 MAY 7.30pm

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7 MAY 2pm 7.30pm

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COMEDY

AUSTENTATIOUS

MURDER SHE DIDN’T WRITE

Thu 19 - Sat 21 May

Sat 25 - Sun 26 Jun

Starring a cast of the country’s quickest comic performers, every single show the cast conjure up a brand-new ‘lost’ Jane Austen novel, based on nothing more than a title suggested by the audience. Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, this is a Regency treat guaranteed to delight Austen novices and die-hard fans alike.

You become Agatha Christie in this improvised comedy as each night, an original murder mystery play is created based entirely on audience suggestions. So take up your magnifying glasses and don your deerstalkers for a never seen before (and never to be seen again) evening of murder, mayhem, and making it up.

Mr Crimson poisoned in the parlour? Ms Gold “RIDICULOUSLY SILLY...WICKEDLY FUNNY.” exploded by cannon in Sainsbury’s? You decide! But will you guess whodunit? The Times Parent/guardian discretion as the show is Age Guidance: 12+ improvised, so swearing and sexual references might happen on the spur of the moment. THU

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19 MAY 20 MAY 21 MAY 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 26 VISIT THEATREROYAL.ORG TO BOOK

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25 JUN 7.30pm

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26 JUN 7.30pm

ROUND THE HORNE

DONE TO DEATH, BY JOVE

Sun 13 Feb, 2pm & 7.30pm

Tue 17 May, 7.30pm

From the producers of the UK tours of The Goon Show and Hancock’s Half Hour comes another radio comedy classic live on stage. From 1965 to 1968, there wasn’t a bigger radio programme in Britain than the ground-breaking Round the Horne. For half-an-hour every Sunday afternoon, people would gather to listen to Kenneth Horne and his merry crew get up to all sorts of mischief.

A cast of six bring a comic flurry of suspects and sleuths together to discover whodunit, and how... Except, well...four of the cast are stuck by the side of the M6 in the van, and only those two knights of the theatre - Sir Gavin and Sir Nicholas - have managed to get to the venue...but the show must go on! What could possibly go wrong?

Comic clichés from the Great British Detective genre - Lords and Ladies, secrets, motives, and cunning detective-work abound in this So come and take a step back in time to the BBC’s genre-busting farcical comedy from the masters Paris Studios and experience one of the biggest of inventive silliness! That’s if the two of them can and best radio comedy shows of all time that still get through the play at all without losing the plot. endures today, live! Literally. It’s not a new idea - it’s been Done to Death, by Jove - but not like this! Age Guidance: 11+ CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK

AS YOU LIKE IT

Tue 31 May - Sat 4 Jun

In a stylish but stifling court, where the Duke is all powerful and brute-strength is championed over basic human decency, the high-spirited Rosalind and devoted cousin Celia are no longer welcome. When they escape into the forest in disguise, they bump into the recent object of Rosalind’s affection, Orlando, leading to an elaborate game of fluid identity where all the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players. As the seasons change in this magical place, normal roles dissolve and assumptions are turned on their head in this celebration of the transformative power of love and the natural world, featuring some of Shakespeare’s most vivid characters and memorable poetry. Brought to life by 12 Northern actors! TUE

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7.30pm

31 MAY

1 JUN

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2 JUN 2pm 7.30pm

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3 JUN 7.30pm

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4 JUN 2pm 7.30pm

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HAMLET - THE COMEDY Wed 22 - Fri 24 Jun

Hamlet - The Comedy finds the eponymous royal student returning home for the summer holidays to find something rotten in the state of Denmark, and it’s more than just a bag of dirty washing! Mum has married Uncle Claudius and dad is dishing the dirt from his grave - it’s enough to make a teenager mad! Things will never be the same again in the Hamlet household. Shakespeare’s famous tragedy is performed as you’ve never seen it before! Age Guidance: 7+

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22 JUN 7.30pm

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23 JUN 2pm 7.30pm

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24 JUN 2pm 7.30pm

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DRAMA

DEAD GOOD

WHEN THE LONG TRICK’S OVER

Thu 10 Feb, 7.30pm

Wed 2 Mar, 7.30pm

Bob and Bernard don’t have that much in common. But after a chance meeting at their weekly hospice group, they realise they share one ambition - to do some serious living before they die. So, with a bottle of Bollinger and the keys to Bernard’s Bentley in hand, they hit the road, and take on one final, death-defying adventure.

Dead Good is a funny and poignant theatre show celebrating friendship and the importance of living every precious day to the full. This beautifully crafted production is performed entirely without words. Age Guidance: 12+

‘I’m so scared. And yet...I’m also looking...Just in case I see her...Even though by now, there wouldn’t be that much to see...’ Two sisters. One dream. The hardest open-water swim in the world. This triumphant play from Olivier award-winning Morgan Lloyd Malcom moves forwards and backwards in time across the 21 miles between Dover and Calais, as a young swimmer harnesses her mind and body to make the crossing. With grief and joy, 90s pop songs and lists, oil tankers and jelly babies, love persists whatever the distance, and however perilous the journey to the other side.

This is a Non-Verbal Performance. 30 VISIT THEATREROYAL.ORG TO BOOK

LADYKILLER

Sat 12 Feb, 7.30pm

A hotel room, a maid, and a dead woman. It’s not what it looks like, really, it’s not. It was self-defence...and anyway, the woman was asking for it. The chambermaid considers herself to be a pretty normal person; she reads books. She pretended to read the manifestos at the General Election. She’s even read The Psychopath Test and she’s pretty sure she’s not one, so... Award-winning smash-hit Ladykiller is a blood-soaked morality tale about victimhood, power, and flipping the gender rule book on psychopathy. A (gruesome) quintessential, jet-black comedy! Age Guidance: 16+ CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK

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GLEE CLUB

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THE GLEE CLUB Tue 7 - Sat 11 Jun

‘Of all my years of growing up, I grew up in 1962...’ Five hard-working, hard-drinking miners and a church organist are rehearsing frantically for the local Gala. This is the Glee Club, and although they’ve played their share of working men’s clubs, they’re not exactly the vanguard of a musical revolution. But this is the summer of ‘62. Britain and music are about to change forever. And so are the lives of these six men. A raucous comedy featuring live music, Richard Cameron’s The Glee Club was first seen at the Bush Theatre in 2002 and soon transferred to the West End. Age Guidance: 14+ Warning: Contains male nudity, very strong language, reference to homophobic violence and abortion and contains theatrical haze.

“TERRIFIC VOICES, HARMONISING BEAUTIFULLY” The Stage

“THIS GORGEOUS PLAY BY RICHARD CAMERON ZEROES IN WITH EXTRAORDINARY SKILL” The Times

“THOUGHTFUL AND CONSISTENTLY ENTERTAINING” Whats on Stage TUE

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7.30pm

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9 JUN 2pm 7.30pm

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10 JUN 7.30pm

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BOEING BOEING Tue 14 - Sat 18 Jun

Paris, 1962. Bernard, a successful architect, has a very complicated love life. His three fiancées, Gloria, Gabriella and Gretchen, work for different airlines with different timetables. With the help of his maid, long-suffering Bertha, Bernard has somehow managed to keep all three women blissfully unaware of the others’ existence. However, the arrival of an old friend from the provinces and the launch of a new super-fast jet propel Bernard’s carefully constructed plans into comic chaos. Marc Camoletti’s award-winning farce was a West End and Broadway hit and has delighted audiences worldwide for over 50 years. Age Guidance: 14+

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16 JUN 2pm 7.30pm

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17 JUN 7.30pm

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18 JUN 2pm 7.30pm

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SPONSORS

IRVING STAGE COMPANY

SMOKING MONKEY ANTIQUES

WALSHAM-LEWILLOWS DRAMA CLUB

FUNDERS

TRUSTS

LIFE PATRONS & AMBASSAORS

LIFE PATRONS: Dame Judi Dench DBE, Mr Timothy West CBE, Sir Jeremy Isaacs, Mrs Judith Shallow DL, Mr Colin Blumenau AMBASSADORS: Mrs Gina Long MBE 40 VISIT THEATREROYAL.ORG TO BOOK

OUR SUPPORTERS WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO OUR WONDERFUL PATRONS, FRIENDS, DONOR FRIENDS, CORPORATE SPONSORS AND MAJOR DONORS FOR THE ONGOING SUPPORT THEY GIVE TO THEATRE ROYAL, WITHOUT THEM WE SIMPLY COULD NOT EXIST AND WE OFFER OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO THEM.

THEATRE ROYAL PATRONS & MAJOR DONORS Joan Abbs, George Agnew and Adrian White, Suzanne Alston, Jennifer and Nicholas Antill, Alix and Robert Ashton, Gary Avis MBE, Robert and Sally Baxter, Bob and Sally Beckett, Countess Helen Benckendorff, Lee and Angela Berry, Christopher Biggins, Christine Bird, Ben and Katie Birrell, Sarah Birrell, Derek Blake MBE and Valerie Blake, Stephen and Stephanie Bourne, Joy Bowes, Gyles Brandreth, Marie Brown and in memory of Tony Brown, Julie Bryant, William and Lynn Cardale, Laura Carmichael, Sir Geoffrey and Lady Cass, Gordon Cawthorne MBE and in memory of Judith Cawthorne, Richard Chaplin, Michael Chisholm, Marcus Codrington-Fernandez, Sian Couture, Louise Cramp, The Croft Family, Rev. David Crofts, Jane and Michael Crowe, Yvonne Curtis, Lady Mary Damerell, Patrick and Heide Daniels, Michelle Dockery, David and Barbara Dougan, Ian and Alison Duncan, The Fabulous Fascia Co Ltd, Andrew Flatt, Emma Fisher, Vivien Gainsborough Foot, Keith and Mary Gallois, Sarah George, Jayne Gittus, Philip Glenister, Robert Glenister, Richard and Anne Greenfield, Judith Grandi, Bryan Hamilton, Kit Hesketh Harvey, Nigel Havers, The Very Rev’d Joe Hawes and The Rev’d Christopher Eyden, David and Gillian Hodge, Sam Hughan, John Meers and Jo Holden, Roy Hudd OBE and Debbie Hudd, Eric and Hazel Humphreys, Sir Derek Jacobi CBE, Peter Jackson CBE and Ann Jackson, Alex Jennings, Christina Johnston, Lesley Joseph, Jim and Carol Keohane, Nicholas Law and Susan Tanis, Malcolm Leith and Amanda Wearing, Barry Lingwood, Dame Maureen Lipman DBE, Bryan and Emma Littlefair, Andrew Long and Gina Long MBE, Karl and Annette Ludvigsen, The Market Cross Community of Creatives, John Meers and Jo Holden, Sir Ian McKellen CH CBE, Peter and Julie Merrick, Nic and Kat Metcalfe, Martin and Sylvia Moss, David and Pauline Mulley, Marguerite Nice, Cherelyn O’Donovan, John and Maureen Orange, Jeffrey Parker, Sir Michael Parkinson CBE, Nicholas Pearson OBE and Fiona Pearson, Fiona Phillipps, Heather Phillips, Mary Porch, Clare Presland, Libby Purves OBE, Roger and Thelma Quince, Sue Rawlinson, Michael Redgrave, Mike and Kate Redmond, Jo St Clair Roberts, Susan Roberts, Paul Romaine, Michael and Margaret Rustin, Prunella Scales CBE, Sue Scrivener, John Sergeant, Michael Shallow and Judith Shallow DL, Alice Sheepshanks, Graham Showell, John Simpson CBE, Charles and Suzanne Simpson, Richard and Margaret Smith, Sue and Dick Soper, Simon Spence QC, Jo Stark, Sha Starr, Christian and Susan Stenderup, Richard and Heulwen Stewart, Steven and Kimonie Stroud, Dame Janet Suzman DBE, Meriel Sykes, David Taylor, Nick and Rosemary Thomson, Fiona Unwin, Terry Waite CBE, Julia Wakelam, Dame Harriet Walter DBE, Christine Webber, Peter Wenban and Sarah Wenban CBE, Timothy West CBE, Sam West, Deborah Williams, In memory of Gabrielle Woodward, Theatre Royal Friends Committee and the generous donors of The Show Will Go On! – Theatre Royal’s Reopening Appeal (2020).

OUR SINCERE THANKS TO OUR VALUED VOLUNTEERS – WE COULDN’T OPEN WITHOUT THEM! CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK

BOOKING INFO BOOK ONLINE

Booking is quick and easy on our website, in person at the theatre or by calling the Box Office. For our current Box Office opening times visit theatreroyal.org/booking-information as these have changed and may vary.

FLEXIBLE BOOKING

We want to provide you with as much flexibility and reassurance as we can whilst ensuring the financial stability of the theatre, so we have introduced a flexible ticket refund policy which can be viewed at theatreroyal.org/booking-information

When booking online you can use any credit you have on your account, redeem a gift voucher, gain GROUPS & SCHOOLS group discounts and book a car park space. Groups of 10+ receive a 5% discount and groups of 25+ receive a 10% discount when YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT all tickets are booked in one transaction. For If you have booked with us before, you will pantomime, group offers are available on off-peak already have a Theatre Royal account. Simply performances. log into your account using the email address we hold for you and the password that you created. Schools tickets are £10.50 each with every 11th If you have forgotten your password, you can ticket free. Pantomime schools tickets are £10.50 create a new one during the booking process. Try each. to avoid registering again as this will create a duplicate account. On the website, you can view For more information contact your bookings, access your e-tickets, and update groupbookings@theatreroyal.org your contact details, payment cards and contact preferences. Please ensure we have your most EARLY BOOKING up-to-date contact details in case we need to get Our ticket prices are subject to change as the in touch. theatre fills, so book early to secure your favourite seats at the best possible price.

BOOK USING THEATRE TOKENS

To book using Theatre Tokens, please email booking@theatreroyal.org and we will organise your booking for you. Theatre Tokens cannot be redeemed online.

E-TICKETS

When you book tickets you will receive two emails. The first will be a confirmation of your booking – this is not your ticket. Soon after you will receive an email containing your e-ticket. You will need to present this when you attend the performance. This can be on a smartphone or printed. Please download your tickets if using your phone/tablet. Please do not screenshot!

CAR PARK

Greene King Car Park is available for evening and weekend performances only. It is not available for weekday matinees. Must be booked in advance. Access via Cullum Road, postcode IP33 3PB.

CUSTOMERS WITH ACCESS NEEDS

In order that we can best accommodate the requirements of those with access needs please book over the phone or email booking@ theatreroyal.org and we will help you find the seat most suitable for you. Those unable to attend the theatre alone are offered a complimentary carer ticket.

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SIGHTLINES

Theatre Royal is an historic, horseshoe shaped Georgian auditorium which means that some seats have a restricted view of the stage. 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/

KEY

T Theatre House Seat Not available for purchase.

W Wheelchair Space Must be booked via Box Office. A Assisting Companion Must be booked via Box Office. R Restricted View Suitable for anyone above 5ft. L Restricted Leg Room Suitable for anyone below 5ft.

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DATE Thu 20 Jan Fri 21 Jan Sun 23 Jan Tue 25 Jan Wed 26 Jan Thu 27 Jan Fri 28 Jan Sat 29 Jan Tue 1 Feb Wed 2 Feb Thu 3 Feb Fri 4 Feb Sat 5 Feb Tue 8 Feb Wed 9 Feb Thu 10 Feb Fri 11 Feb Sat 12 Feb Sun 13 Feb Tue 15 Feb Wed 16 Feb Wed 16 Feb Thu 17 Feb Fri 18 Feb Sat 19 Feb Sun 20 Feb Mon 21 Feb Tue 22 Feb Thu 24 Feb Fri 25 Feb Sat 26 Feb Sun 27 Feb Wed 2 Mar Thu 3 Mar

PERFORMANCE Carpenters Gold Jenny Eclair: Sixty! (FFS!) Pop Princesses An Evening with Kit & McConnel The Magic of The Beatles ABBA Reunion Theatre Royal Comedy Club The Nick Ross Orchestra: The Glenn Miller & Rat Pack Era Frankenstein Frankenstein Frankenstein Frankenstein Frankenstein A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities Dead Good Rock for Heroes Ladykiller Round the Horne Same Time, Next Year Anna Noakes & Gabriella Dall’Olio Same Time, Next Year Same Time, Next Year Same Time, Next Year Same Time, Next Year Jack & the Beanstalk Jack & the Beanstalk Jack & the Beanstalk Buddy Holly & the Cricketers Pinocchio Pinocchio Pinocchio When The Long Trick’s Over Come What May

MAT

2pm 2pm

2pm 1.10pm 2pm 2pm 2pm & 4pm 11am & 2pm 11am & 2pm 2pm & 4pm 11am & 2pm 11am & 2pm

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EVE 7.30pm 7.30pm 2pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

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7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 14 14 30 8 31 27 12-13 21 12-13 12-13 12-13 12-13 15 15 15 8 15 15 15 30 9

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

7.30pm

7.30pm 7.30pm

DATE Fri 4 Mar Tue 8 Mar Wed 9 Mar Thu 10 Mar Fri 11 Mar Sat 12 Mar Fri 18 Mar Sat 19 Mar Tue 22 Mar Wed 23 Mar Wed 23 Mar Thu 24 Mar Fri 25 Mar Sat 26 Mar Tue 29 Mar Wed 30 Mar Thu 31 Mar Fri 1 Apr Sat 2 Apr Tue 5 Apr Wed 6 Apr Wed 6 Apr Thu 7 Apr Thu 7 Apr Mon 11 Apr Tue 12 Apr Thu 14 Apr Fri 15 Apr Sat 16 Apr Tue 19 Apr Wed 20 Apr Fri 22 Apr Sat 23 Apr Tue 26 Apr

PERFORMANCE Bowjangles: Dracula in Space The Bone Sparrow The Bone Sparrow The Bone Sparrow The Bone Sparrow The Bone Sparrow Home, I’m Darling Home, I’m Darling Home, I’m Darling The Edmund Octet Male Voice Ensemble Home, I’m Darling Home, I’m Darling Home, I’m Darling Home, I’m Darling Home, I’m Darling Home, I’m Darling Home, I’m Darling Home, I’m Darling Home, I’m Darling Tiny Plays, BIG IDEAS Nick Cooper Dylan Moran: We Got This Golf Day Reginald D Hunter: Bomb Shuffleur Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood How Does This Politics Thing Work Then? The Gruffalo The Gruffalo Youth Theatre Presents Youth Theatre Presents Youth Theatre Presents Youth Theatre Presents Me and My Girl

MAT

2pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 1.10pm 2pm 2pm

2pm 2pm 1.10pm

EVE 7.30pm 6pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

7.30pm 9am - 12pm Tee Off Times 7.30pm 11am & 2pm 11am & 2pm 2pm 2pm & 4pm 10.30am, 2pm & 4pm

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2pm 2pm

7pm 7pm 7pm 7pm 7.30pm

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DATE

Wed 27 Apr Thu 28 Apr Fri 29 Apr Sat 30 Apr Sun 1 May Tue 3 May Wed 4 May Wed 4 May Thu 5 May Fri 6 May Sat 7 May Tue 10 May Wed 11 May Thu 12 May Fri 13 May Sat 14 May Sun 15 May Mon 16 May Tue 17 May Wed 18 May Thu 19 May Fri 20 May Sat 21 May Tue 24 May Wed 25 May Thu 26 May Fri 27 May Sat 28 May Sun 29 May Tue 31 May Wed 1 Jun Wed 1 Jun Thu 2 Jun Fri 3 Jun

PERFORMANCE

Me and My Girl Me and My Girl Me and My Girl Me and My Girl Bury St Edmunds Concert Band The Birds and The Bees Art Themen: Thane & The Villeins Jazz Trio The Birds and The Bees The Birds and The Bees The Birds and The Bees The Birds and The Bees The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows Patrick Kielty: Borderline Groove into the Woods Done to Death, By Jove The George Michael Story Austentatious Austentatious Austentatious A Bunch of Amateurs A Bunch of Amateurs A Bunch of Amateurs A Bunch of Amateurs A Bunch of Amateurs I Spy With My Little Eye As You Like It The Kingfisher Trio As You Like It As You Like It As You Like It

MAT

2.30pm

1.10pm 2pm 2pm

2.30pm 11am & 2pm

2.30pm 2pm 1.10pm 2pm

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EVE

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

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DATE

Sat 4 Jun Sun 5 Jun Tue 7 Jun Wed 8 Jun Thu 9 Jun Fri 10 Jun Sat 11 Jun Tue 14 Jun Wed 15 Jun Thu 16 Jun Fri 17 Jun Sat 18 Jun Wed 22 Jun Thu 23 Jun Fri 24 Jun Sat 25 Jun Sun 26 Jun Tue 28 Jun Wed 29 Jun Thu 30 Jun Fri 1 Jul Sat 2 Jul Sun 3 Jul

PERFORMANCE

As You Like It Groove into the Woods The Glee Club The Glee Club The Glee Club The Glee Club The Glee Club Boeing Boeing Boeing Boeing Boeing Boeing Boeing Boeing Boeing Boeing Hamlet - The Comedy Hamlet - The Comedy Hamlet - The Comedy Murder She Didn’t Write Murder She Didn’t Write Forever in Blue Jeans Theatre Royal Comedy Club Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra A Night at the Musicals A Night at the Musicals The Hazelwood Dance Show

MAT

2pm 11am & 2pm

2pm 2pm

2pm 2pm 2pm 2pm

EVE

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

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ACCESS PERFORMANCES AUDIO DESCRIBED & CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES The Bone Sparrow - Sat 12 Mar, 2pm Home, I’m Darling - Sat 2 Apr, 2pm The Birds and The Bees - Sat 7 May, 2pm BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES The Bone Sparrow - Thu 10 Mar, 7.30pm NON-VERBAL PERFORMANCES Dead Good - Thu 10 Feb, 7.30pm CALL 01284 769505 TO BOOK