Trinity Theatre, Autumn Season 2023

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Trinity offers tailored partnerships to local businesses and builds strong, mutually beneficial relationships both for individual companies and as a networked group. As a charity with no regular core funding, we rely upon these partnerships for our survival. They enable us to provide a rich and varied cultural programme as well as an important community hub in the heart of Tunbridge Wells. Please contact

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You're invited to

Sarah & Duck's Big Top Birthday

Bursting with all the charm from the BAFTA award-winning CBeebies show, Sarah and Duck’s enchanting world is brought to life by the team behind The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show and Twirlywoos Live. Packed full of puppetry, storytelling and music, Sarah & Duck’s Big Top Birthday promises to be a celebration for the whole family!

Sunday 3rd September 1:30pm & 4pm

£16 (£14 Concessions) £14

Exhibition on Screen

Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam opened its doors to the largest Vermeer exhibition in history. This new Exhibition on Screen film invites audiences to a private view of the exhibition, accompanied by the director of the Rijksmuseum and the curator of the show.

Thursday 7th September 7:30pm

Sunday 3rd September 7:30pm

£15 £13

SWING 'n' SINATRA

£22 £20

Fighting Back

Understanding Russia's War in Ukraine with John Sweeney & Mike Martin

Two old war horses, veteran reporter John Sweeney and former British Army officer Mike Martin, join forces to explain Russia’s war in Ukraine. Combining on-the-ground front line testimony from John's reporting, with Mike's high-level conflict and geopolitical analysis, this is a night like no other to explain the profound significance of the first major geopolitical conflict of the 21st century.

Friday 8th September 8pm £25

Each ticket comes with a complimentary drink on arrival

Saturday 9th September 8pm £20

Wednesday 13th September 7:30pm £20

Paul Zerdin: Puppetman

Puccini’s tragic story of doomed love among the impoverished young bohemians of late 19th century Paris. Four young men are living the youthful dream, yearning for love and not working too hard. Then Mimi knocks on the door.

This is a staged and costumed performance, with 7 singers and a 6-piece chamber orchestra and conductor on stage.

Friday 15th September 7:30pm £25 £23

Reverend Richard Coles

Borderline National Trinket

“Coles is a witty, intelligent and sage raconteur with a fascinating story” –★★★★★ The Wee Review

Saturday 16th September 7:30pm £23

“The comedy equivalent of afternoon tea will leave you pleasantly entertained” –

★★★★ The Scotsman

Join Garlic Theatre for a funny organic tale, with clowning and a host of colourful puppets, a beautifully crafted set and foot tapping music.

SnugandGrublive safely underground in their earthy heap. One day they pop out from under a rock to see some googly eyes peering through the grass. What on earth is it? and who can catch it first? But beware, something is hovering in the blue sky ready to swoop down A wonderfully wiggly adventure for all the family.

Sunday 17th September 2pm £13 (£11 Concessions)

2023/24 CINEMA SEASON

DAS RHEINGOLD

Full Price: £22

Concessions: £21

Under 16: £17

£19

Wednesday 20th September

7:15pm The Royal Opera

L'ELISIR D'AMORE

Sunday 8th October 2pm The Royal Opera

DON QUIXOTE THE NUTCRACKER

Tuesday 7th November 7:15pm The Royal Ballet

Monday 18th December 7:15pm The Royal Ballet

WITH BENWITH BEN GARROD GARROD

"He’s the man! The genius is his knowledge; the genius is the man himself” - Chris Evans, TV and radio broadcaster

Ultimate Dinosaurs is the hit soldout stage show starring dinosaur aficionado Dr Ben Garrod. Get ready to go on an exciting pre-historic adventure as Ben talks you through the deadliest predators that ever roamed the planet. Yes dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Allosaurus and Spinosaurus would have walked or swam right where you are now!

"A perfect primer for kids to learn more about the amazing terrible lizards” –BBC Wildlife Magazine

Saturday 23rd September 2pm £17 (£15 Concessions)

CANDLELIT CANDLELIT CANDLELIT ROMEO & JULIET ROMEO & JULIET ROMEO & JULIET

The friar proposes a plan: Juliet must consent to marry Paris; then, on the night before the wedding, she must drink a sleeping potion that will make her appear to be dead. Juliet will be laid to rest in the Capulet tomb, and the friar will send word to Romeo in Mantua to help him retrieve her when she wakes up.

Only it doesn't work.

“An inspiration for modern playwrights in preserving the sensitivity and subject matter of such a classical piece” - The Stage

Wednesday 27th September 7:30pm

£18 (£16 Concessions/Under 16)

Thursday 28th September 7pm

Sunday 1st October 2pm

£22 (£21 Concs / £17 Under 16)

£19 £19

Your town centre cinema with a brand new projector

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Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (PG)

Fri · 1 · Sep · 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Oppenheimer (15)

Tue · 5 · Sep · 2pm & 7pm

Finite: The Climate Of Change (12A)

Thu · 14 · Sep · 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Barbie (12A)

Fri · 29 · Sep · 2:30pm & 7:30pm

CINEMAAT TRINIT

MAY-JUNE2023

CINEMA AT TRINITY

March 2023

Full Price: £11

Concessions: £10

Child (Under 16): £7

Members: £9

Members: £11

2 for 1 tickets on Wednesday evenings for Members

-BeyondTheJoke

Monsters In Our Midst:

Tales of True Crime with Geoffrey Wansell

Join Geoffrey Wansell, one of the country's foremost true crime writers and broadcasters, for an evening in which he explores what makes a murderer

As the authorised writer of works on some of the nation’s most well-documented cases, Geoffrey will draw on his unprecedented knowledge of and access to the tapes and evidence that led to the capture of some of the UK’s most notorious serial killers.

Friday 6th October 7:30pm

£17.50

-EveningStandard

Saturday 7th October

2:30pm

£15

"RefreshinglyOdd"

“Masteroftheidiotone-liner joke”

“Absurditysowell-craftedthatsillydoesn'tdoitjustice”

“Quirkilyeccentric…combining moderntechnologywith old-fashionedidiocy”

-TheScotsman

JOCAULFIELD HERECOMESTROUBLE

THETIMES

COMEDIANS' COMEDIAN AWARDWINNER 2021-2022

Saturday 7th October 7:30pm £19 £17

"Oneof Britain’s smartest comics. Shenever failsto nailthe laugh."

SCOTSMAN

DOUG ALLAN IT'S A WRAP

Multi Emmy and BAFTA award-winning Blue Planet and Planet Earth cameraman Doug Allan is heading out on tour!

“Wildlife cameramen don’t come much more special than Doug”

Sir David Attenborough

Saturday 14th October 7:30pm £23 (£20 Concessions)

"Sharp-witted comedythat goesdown atreat."

Macbeth

Blood Begets Blood!

A tale of murder, madness, ambition and wrathful cunning!

On a deserted battlefield in the aftermath of a bloody war, mysterious witches appear to loyal Lord and warrior Macbeth. With sinister intent, they tell his fortune and predict his future - a bloody chain of events that will see him murder his way to be crowned king, replacing dignity and rules of law with brutality, guilt and paranoia. Watch his world collapse around him and explore how personal ambition and the abuse of power can corrupt and destroy nations, still so relevant today.

Prepare to be electrified!

Wednesday 18th - Saturday 21st October 7:30pm Matinees Friday & Saturday 2:30pm

Evenings £17 (£15 Concs) Matinees £14

Opening Night Offer: 2 tickets for £28. Use the code: TTC2023

£14 For school bookings & prices, please email: education@trinitytheatre.net

Släpstick

come to

Tunbridge Wells for the first time ever with

Schërzo

The award-winning and internationally renowned Släpstick bring their new show to Trinity Theatre, with their unique brand of mischief: Chaplin meets Tchaikovsky, Groucho Marx does Mozart.

Sunday 22nd October 7:30pm £22

Ímar

OXYMORON

"Brilliant comedian" Beyond The Joke

Thursday 26th October 7:30pm

£18.50

£17.50

Friday 27th October 8pm £18 (£16 Concessions)

This event is sponsored by

BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winners

Martyn Ashton Bike Party

One of the biggest personalities in mountain biking, former World Champion Mountain Bike Trials Rider, GMBN's Martyn Ashton, was already a legend of the sport before his 2012 ‘Road Bike Party’ video, and its sequel, propelled him to even greater prominence. Despite a life-changing back-break in 2013, Martyn has continued to explore what’s possible on a bike! In Bike Party, Martyn will take audiences through an entertaining look at his life on bikes.

Saturday 28th October 7:30pm

£19

(£16 Concessions)

The Devil's Doorbell

The Ghost of a Smile

Two Dickens ghost stories with a comic twist

Powerful dance-theatre, made and performed by Moving Memory’s core company of older dancers. The Devil’s Doorbell is a passionate response to the pervasive misogyny written through women’s lives.

Sunday 29th October 7pm

£15

Tuesday 31st October 7:30pm

£18.50 £16.50

Boothby Graffoe & Antonio Forcione

WOT ITALIAN?

Boothby Graffoe (multi award winning and legendary comedian-singer songwriter) and Antonio Forcione (world renowned and multi award winning acoustic guitarist virtuoso) reunite to play in full, their (almost) 20 year old hilarious musical comedy album “Wot Italian”. A wonderful opportunity, that should not be missed, to witness two genuine greats, playing some of the funniest and sublime songs known to man, woman or dog.

“If I had to compare Boothby Graffoe to anyone, it would be Spike Milligan” - Omid Djalili

Thursday 2nd November 8pm £20 £18

Nosferatu (1922) is arguably the film that gave birth to the horror genre. Notable as the first cinematic interpretation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, its combination of expressionistic acting and unforgettable images render it just as powerful and unsettling today as when it first thrilled cinema goers 100 years ago.

Chris Green’s new score - a haunting blend of electronic and acoustic instruments - combined with FW Murnau’s iconic images, makes for a genuinely remarkable and unique cinematic experience.

Friday 3rd November 7:30pm £18.50 £16.50

“Forcione is mesmerising” - The Times

The silent masterpiece with a brand-new live score

Simon Evans: Have We Met?

"A masterclass" - Scotsman ★★★★

After finally solving the mystery of his existence and true identity in Work of the Devil, Simon finds that he has still not overcome the more daily challenges of remembering what he came upstairs for, who these grown-ups are that live with him and how can that footage be from 2009, when he only bought those shoes a few months ago?

"Outstanding Stuff" - Chortle ★★★★

Saturday 4th November 7:30pm £17

Sleeping Beauty

A much-loved ballet for the whole family

Sunday 5th November 3pm £15 (£13 Concessions)

£13

GUARDIAN TELEGRAPH THETIMES

‘Aminimasterpiece…rich,playful showcombinesingenioussilliness withcampaigningferocity’

‘Another razor-sharp, consistently hilarious additiontoChristie’sCV’

‘Nobodyfindsthesweetspot betweentheimpassionedandthe knowinglyludicrouslikeChristie’

Bridget Christie

Who Am I?

Brand new show from the Rose d’Or and South Bank Sky Arts Award winner, star of her own Netflix special, Channel 4 sitcom The Change and BBC Radio 4 series

Bridget Christie Minds the Gap and Mortal.

Thursday 9th November 7:30pm £20

Friday 10th November 7:30pm

£18

£16

personal lives.

"the band's passion is gloriously infectious... a much loved staple on the Scots traditional scene for the past 20 years" - Songlines

Multiple winners of Scotland’s Folk Band of the Year, the six-piece have long been one of country’s foremost and most recognisable traditional outfits, touring far beyond their deep northern roots.

Wednesday 15th November 7:30pm

Watch London shows without London prices

Thursday 16th November 7pm

Full Price: £22

Concessions: £21

Under 16: £17

£19

“Best Performance by ANY Trib Band (not just Genesis ones either) I have ever seen…”

“Thanks to all the guys from G2 who were out of this world, I really cannot describe how terrifyingly good you guys are ”

Friday 17th November 7:30pm £23.50

A Chorus Line

On an empty Broadway stage, a group of performers are put through their paces in the final, gruelling audition for a new Broadway musical. Only eight will make the cut. The audition takes an unexpected turn as the director, Zach, invites the performers to open up about their lives and what brought them into theatre.

What follows are searing stories of ambition, childhood, shattered hopes and what it means to follow your dreams onto the stage. The emotional stakes are heightened when Zach’s ex-lover Cassie, fresh from an attempt to make it in Hollywood, wants to audition for the chorus line.

Tuesday 21st - Saturday 25th November 7:30pm

Matinees Wednesday & Saturday 2:30pm £24 (£23 Concessions) £23

£28 (£23 Concessions)

Group Price Available

Key: School Performance

BSL Interpreted, Relaxed Performance

For school bookings, please contact: education@trinitytheatre.net

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The support of our membership allows Trinity Theatre to continue to deliver a broad artistic programme, as well as a range of community projects, including our Speech Bubbles programme for local schools, and Trinity Encore, our choir for those living with dementia, and their carers. Visit our website to find out more about our current community projects at: trinitytheatre.net

Enjoy exclusive access to priority booking for high-profile upcoming shows and members-only events, as well as discounted ticket prices. Join our theatre family today!

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Single Member · £30

Lifetime Membership ·£1000

Joint Member · £45

Joint Lifetime Membership ·£1500

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Save up to £3 per ticket on shows and films. Two tickets for the price of one on any Wednesday evening film screening. Advance notice of the latest season, events and screenings. Receive our seasonal brochure in the post three times a year Keep up to date with new events, offers and more. Participate in our future with voting rights at our AGM. Become a supporter of the local community and arts in Tunbridge Wells.

Lifetime Members

Lifetime Members get all classic benefits, PLUS your name added to a new supporter plaque in the theatre foyer.

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EXITS&ENTRANCES

Thehistoryoftheatresandperformingartsin TunbridgeWellsoverthepastfewcenturies

EXHIBITION | HERITAGE TALK | WALKING TOURS | CLOCKTOWER PROJECT

Tunbridge Wells has an interesting history of performing arts, including theatre, opera and music. This September, join us at Trinity to discover fascinating stories behind the people and places linked to the theatres of Tunbridge Wells.

Take part in free family-friendly activities to find out more about the Clocktower Project and the story of how Trinity was converted from a church to a theatre and arts centre back in the 1970s.

For more details visit https://www.trinitytheatre.net/

Our gallery showcases artwork of all different styles and mediums, from artists of all abilities and professions The flexible space allows local artists to present and display their work to wider audiences.

Friends of The Earth

Starts: 18th Sept

Ends: 9th Oct

By Steve Walter

The 3-week exhibition will bring together artists of all ages and experience from across Tunbridge Wells borough, with works of art including paintings, poems, sculptures, drawings and photographs. We are taking submissions from now until a few weeks before the event, and will then invite artists to show specific works at Trinity. We welcome work from any individual and across any artistic medium.

Trinity's Gallery Exhibitions

Portraits & Hyper-Realism

Starts: 7th Nov

Ends: 13th Nov

By Edelle Gill

Edelle Gill is a young and local artist, whose talent has been noticed even in London. Although her typical style is with a pencil, she won 2022 Young Artist (Under 30) by SGFA for her watercolour painting 'Uncle Charlie', at Mall Galleries. She has a keen eye for detail, like no other, allowing her to create magnificent portraits which look identical to photographs.

Abstract Exhibition

Starts: 14th Nov

Ends: 27th Nov

By Owen Legg

ArtSpring Gallery

Starts: 10th Oct

Ends: 23rd Oct

By Katie Whitbread & Ben Cotterill

ArtSpring Gallery is a friendly and welcoming artistrun cooperative art gallery in Tonbridge.

They showcase a collection of high quality work by local emerging and professional contemporary artists, and connect directly with art lovers and collectors in Kent and London.

Owen Legg is usually associated with lino-cut prints. However, this exhibition shows an alternative way of experiencing his pictorial ideas. Working with the solidity of wood, he says, has been liberating. Rather than painted representations of reality, the wooden creations in this exhibition allow shadows and reflected light to add extra dimensions to the physical construct.

The Gallery is open Monday - Saturday, 10am - 3pm, and an hour before theatre events.

Every exhibition at Trinity is free to attend and experience!

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Become a Volunteer

Volunteering is a great opportunity to make friends, gain new skills and become part of a thriving community. Trinity was founded by volunteers and continues to run on the enthusiasm and generosity of a large volunteer base

If you would like to join our community, please contact:

michael@trinitytheatre.net

· Our Corporate Supporters

A big thank you to all our corporate supporters! We offer local companies a whole host of benefits to help them promote their businesses to our audiences. Find out how your company could collaborate with us and support the cultural and community work we do. Please contact sara@trinitytheatre.net.

Box Office Opening Hours

Monday to Saturday 10am-3pm, and one hour before performances.

Booking

Tickets can be purchased in person or over the phone on 01892 678 678 during Box Office opening hours, and online at trinitytheatre.net. When booking online or over the phone, there is a booking fee.

Discounts

Where advertised, concessions are available to those in full-time education, senior citizens (60+ years), Go! Card holders, and the registered disabled. Children’s tickets are for under 16s.

School and group discounts are available on some events – please contact education@trinitytheatre.net for more information.

Terms & Conditions of Sale

All tickets are non-transferable, non-refundable, and subject to availability. All information is correct at the time of going to print but the management reserves the right to alter or cancel an event without prior notice. Trinity Theatre cannot accept responsibility for the content of any theatre events it does not produce itself. For our full terms & conditions, please see trinitytheatre.net

Access

Customers with access requirements may use the ramp at the rear door to the foyer. Carers go free and guide dogs are welcome. Hearing assistance headsets are available upon request.

Latecomers

To minimise disruption, latecomers may be admitted at the discretion of the management at a suitable point in the performance.

Parking

There are several pay and display car parks located nearby. We also have our own pay and display car park adjacent to the theatre. Please note overnight charges apply. Trinity has a limited number of parking spaces, with two reserved spaces for Blue Badge holders (no charge for badge holders). Any vehicles parked in breach of the displayed parking conditions will be issued with an excess charge notice. Trinity does not receive any financial or other benefit from these charges.

MAP & DIRECTIONS

enquiries@trinitytheatre.net

Box Office: 01892 678 678

September

Sarah & Duck's Big Top Birthday

Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

Swing 'n' Sinatra

Fighting Back: Understanding

Russia's War in Ukraine

Paul Zerdin: Puppetman

Trinity Youth Theatre Legends

Rhys James: Spilt Milk

La Bohème

Borderline National Trinket

Snug & Grub Catch a Bug

ROH Live: Das Rheingold

The Joy Of Text

Ultimate Dinosaurs with Ben Garrod

A Little Life

Monsters In Our Midst: Tales of True

Crime with Geoffrey Wansell

Olaf Falafel's Super Stupid Show

Jo Caulfield: Here Comes Trouble

ROH Live: L'Elisir D'Amore

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess

Doug Allan: It's A Wrap

Antigone

TTC Presents: Macbeth

Släpstick Presents: Schërzo Ímar

Stephen K Amos: Oxymoron

Martyn Ashton: Bike Party

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