After returning home from war, Tesla is struggling to find motivation to live. But his life changes when he makes an unlikely friendship. This dramatic feature is directed by Martha Pinson and stars Stephanie Leonidas, Sebastian Street and Stuart Brennan.  Executive Producer Martin Scorsese

Injured by an IED in Afghanistan, Tesla has returned home to London, but it doesn't feel like home anymore. Suffering from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), with no friends or family, he is alone with his regrets and a very bleak horizon.That is, until the universe conspires to help him with an unlikely friendship. The charming and larger than life Sky bounds into Tesla's world, quickly proving that friendship can be a great healer.

Joy, enthusiasm and hope prove infectious and soon Tesla, not only finds meaning but also, a job and a girlfriend.However, Sky is hiding a secret and it's catching up with him fast. Even a metropolis can be a lonely place if you're hiding from your problems. Tomorrow is a story of how friendship, love and courage can overcome great odds.

Sometimes the hardest battles are fought at home and the only way out, is to let others in.

15 | 92min | Drama

The Joy Of Watercolour – Improvers

Increasingly working with projects we will continue to build skills in this fascination medium for thoes who have some acquaintance with watercolour.

Honing our control over washes, glazes and other techniques, developing our composition so we can create the delicate, through to vibrant, pictures we aspire to. Really developing own voice as an artist and creating unique work. Sometimes turning our 'accidents' into triumphs and embracing the 'less is more simplicity' that can make watercolours so intriguing and so joyous.

Led by Liana Lilley-Earley

A materials list will be given prior to the course.

Feedback from previous course

‘The best teacher I’ve ever had’ B.N

‘Light hearted, enjoyable yet very professional atmosphere’ M.H

‘Clear instruction, well delivered’ P.E

‘Very knowledgeable & pleasant tutor’ A.O

PRICE

£90.00

DATES & TIME

6 Week Course

Wednesday 13th November - Wednesday 18th December

11:00am - 1:00pm

PLEASE NOTE

Booking fees per transaction

£1 online or over the phone

50p in person at the Box Office.

Choosing Happiness

6 Week Course

Happiness isn’t luck to be enjoyed by some, but a decision. We can take steps to develop the attitude and activities that increase it.

Come and work in a friendly, supportive group to create your personal plan in time for the festive season and beyond. With discussion, laughter and exercises we will endeavour to raise our personal happiness score and develop some new skills for life … perhaps some new like minded friends too.

Prepare the life skills to make 2020 your happiest year yet.

Led by Liana Lilly-Earley

PRICE

£7.50

DATE & TIME

6 Week Course

Wednesday 13th November - Wednesday 18th December

Taster Session - Friday 25th October

PLEASE NOTE

Booking fees per transaction

£1 online or over the phone

50p in person at the Box Office.

In Loyal Company

In Loyal Company is the incredible true story of missing World War II soldier and prisoner of War Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew, David William Bryan.

May 1941. Hitler’s bombs rain on Liverpool. Local packer, Arthur Robinson, joins up becoming a private in the 18th reconnaissance division.  Deployed to Singapore, his ship is destroyed by Japanese dive bombers on arrival. Arthur is declared missing. This extraordinary true story of survival is a tour-de-force war epic.

Premiered at Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 and sold out 30 shows in 27 days.

RUNNING TIME

75 Minutes

No Interval

TICKETS

Adults - £14.00

Concessions - £12.00

PLEASE NOTE

Booking fees per transaction

£1 online or over the phone

50p in person at the Box Office.

Joker centres around an origin of the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Todd Phillips' exploration of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale

Failed comedian Arthur Fleck encounters violent thugs while wandering the streets of Gotham City dressed as a clown. Disregarded by society, Fleck begins a slow dissent into madness as he transforms into the criminal mastermind known as the Joker.

Cert 15 | Running time 2hrs 2mins | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Los Pacaminos features Paul Young, Drew Barfield, Mark Pinder, Steve Greetham, Jamie Moses and Melvin Duffy (UK’s premier pedal steel player).

One of the UK’s most popular Live touring bands, Los Pacaminos play the very best in Tex Mex Border music from The Texas Tornadoes and Ry Cooder to Los Lobos and even Roy Orbison.

This is a Tequila fuelled Tex Mex party night, as each venue becomes the perfect cantina setting for a great night’s rocking with the cactus sharp, tequila filled, Stetson wearing, magnificent 6, Los Pacaminos!!!

Please note this is a STANDING GIG, we cannot allow any chairs in the auditorium for health and safety reasons.

Trash To Treasure - An introduction to jewellery making

From your favourite broken necklace to a new pair of earings or beautiful bracelets.

Bring along your old jewellery to be re-used, recycle and re-purpose into a new design with the use of different jewellery making techniques.

Create your design and take it to a finished wearable piece.

Workshop for adults

DATE & TIME

Saturday 16th November

10:30am - 2:30pm

TICKETS

£25.00

PLEASE NOTE

Booking fees per transaction

£1 online or over the phone

50p in person at the Box Office.

42nd Street, the legendary Broadway musical theatre classic, is a ‘glorious’ (***** Express) and ‘utterly moreish extravaganza of glitz’ (***** Times).

Telling the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway, this is the largest ever staging of the Tony® Award-winning musical and it was filmed live at the magnificent Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in the heart of London’s West End. Fresh off the bus from small-town America Peggy is just another face in the chorus line on Broadway’s newest show. But when the leading lady gets injured, Peggy might just have the shot at stardom she’s always dreamed of… Directed by the show author, Mark Bramble, this ‘achingly beautiful revival of an American classic’ (***** Telegraph) stars national treasure Bonnie Langford as Dorothy Brock, Tom Lister as Julian Marsh, Clare Halse as Peggy Sawyer and Philip Bertioli as Billy Lawlor, performing with a dazzling tap-dancing and show-stopping ensemble cast. Featuring iconic songs 42nd Street, We’re In The Money, Lullaby Of Broadway, Shuffle Off To Buffalo, Dames and I Only Have Eyes For You, this is pure musical magic on the big screen – entertainment doesn’t get bigger than this!

Musical Theatre on Screen

Henry Brogan is an elite assassin who becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, he soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.

12A | 1h 57min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.

12A | 1h 58min | Biography, Drama, History

Horror movies. Lactose intolerance. Bike rides. Tom Glover is a comic not afraid to tackle the big issues. This is the debut show from a snowflake son of an alpha male trying to do right in a world that is wrong.

Host of our regular monthly comedy show, Teignmouth Comedy Club, Tom will be returning triumphantly fresh from a month long run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The hour long show will feature a selection of Tom's best routines as well as some never before heard material as he muses about fatherhood and masculinity in modern Britain.

“A firm audience favourite” – Chortle

“There is a strong future for this fresh-faced comic.” - Ed Fringe Review

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A young Nigerian boy, `farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future, instead becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang. The film is based on the writer/ Directors experiences as a child.

18 | 1h 41min | Drama

Poignant, funny and bitter, Shakespeare’s dark satire forces us to question where happiness really lies.

In a world driven by greed, what do we truly value?

Timon has it all – money, influence, friends. Surely it can’t last?

When the money runs out, Timon soon finds her influence and friends have also gone. Left alone, she flees Athens to take refuge in the woods, cursing the city she once loved.

Featuring a "searing central performance" (Guardian) from award winning actor, Kathryn Hunter, Timon of Athens is a glittering and biting satire on whether money truley buys happiness.

Running Time - 210

Certificate - TBC

TICKETS

Adults - £16.50

Concessions - £14.50

PLEASE NOTE

This is a RSC broadcast on screen

Booking fees per transaction

£1 online or over the phone

50p in person at the Box Office.

Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter.

As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.

Captured live from The Old Vic in London, Present Laughter is a giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.

Riviera Dogs are a 5 piece band based in South West England delivering a polished set of quality music from the decades that taste forgot.

We have all performed in some of the most popular and longest running bands in the area but wanted to do something different; to play the music that we loved in our teens, to tackle some more difficult stuff and to have a good time.

Not the easy ones, not the obvious ones, but the ones that will make you go "oh, I remember this...." and will probably lead to gyrating of the trousers and possibly full blown 'dad dancing'.

We pride ourselves on delivering a wide range of material which showcases our musicianship and whether you come to a public gig or hire us for your event we promise you an evening you won't forget...... and no Rick Astley.

TICKETS

£13.00

PLEASE NOTE

Booking fees per transaction

£1 online or over the phone

50p in person at the Box Office.

Needle Felting Christmas Theme

No sewing, no wires, no glue, needle felting allows you to create the most simple or complex sculptures with a handful of loose wool and a needle.

This course is designed as an introduction to needle felting and is led by Louise from Hollytree Fibres, who will provide the kits to work with.

The needle felting kits will contain everything you need to create your masterpieces and are made from 100% Devon wool.

Make three different Christmas bauble or try something different, if you fancu a challenge

This course is suitable for ages 10 -100

PRICE

£30.00

DATE & TIME

Saturday 30th November

10:30am - 3:00pm

PLEASE NOTE

Booking fees per transaction

£1 online or over the phone

50p in person at the Box Office.

Classic Comedy for the Festive Season, written & presented by Robert Ross

Following his Oh, What a Carry On! and Forgotten Heroes of Comedy shows, join comedy historian Robert Ross as he salutes these perennial holiday treats in an affectionate celebration, stuffed with rarely seen clips from the archives.

And, of course, there will be Eric 'n' Ernie! But prehaps like you've never seen them before ...

TICKETS

£10.00

PLEASE NOTE

Booking fees per transaction

£1 online or over the phone

50p in person at the Box Office.

GreenMatthews bring you a brand-new retelling of the best-loved Yuletide adventure of them all – Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”.

First published in 1843, the story is credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the British Christmas and has been loved and retold by every generation since. Using new lyrics and traditional English folk tunes, GreenMatthews (with special guest Jude Rees) use a bewitching blend of voices and instruments to create a musical retelling of this seasonal favourite.

The first half of the show presents a blend of Victorian carols and midwinter folk songs which paint a vivid and colourful picture of the festive season in Dickens’ time. The second half is an hour-long retelling of his most iconic novella – the tale of how flinty-hearted miser Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes several ghostly visitations over the course of a cold and bitter Christmas Eve and awakes the following morning transformed into the epitome of the Christmas spirit – warm-hearted, generous and loving. This heartwarming tale is presented entirely in narrative song, using brand-new lyrics set to traditional English folk and carol melodies.

Seen by over 120 million people worldwide, LES MISÉRABLES is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.

Broadcast live from the Gielgud Theatre, this is the record-breaking staged concert version produced by Cameron Mackintosh and featuring an all-star cast, including Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Matt Lucas and John Owen Jones.

With a cast and orchestra of over 65, and including the songs ‘I Dreamed A Dream’, ‘Bring Him Home’, ‘One Day More’ and ‘On My Own’, this spectacular show is a must-see for any fans of musical theatre or live event cinema.

ON SCREEN EVENT

More than two decades after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Sarah Connor sets out to protect a young woman named Dani Ramos and her friends, as a liquid metal Terminator, sent from the future, attempts to terminate them.

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

2 hours 8 minutes

Certificate 15 (tbc)

TICKETS

£6.50

£5.00 - Matinee Club members (the 2.30pm showing only).

Please ask at the Box Office about joining the Matinee Club for £10 per year.

PLEASE NOTE

Booking Fees per transaction

£1.00 - Over the phone and online

50p - In person at the Box Office.

Films start at the advertised time and doors open half an hour beforehand.

Neil Sands and his wonderful cast are back with their biggest ever production of their hit show, filled with, more songs and even more stunning costumes, bringing you an unforgettable afternoon of festive nostalgia, taking us all back to a time when Christmas really was the most wonderful time of the year. Be transported back on a yuletide sleigh ride filled with over 60 all time favourite Christmas songs and carols.

Described as “Like A Sparkly Christmas Card Come To Life” with its shimmering stage set, beautiful Christmas trees, glittering fairy lights, and even falling snow, this is the perfect pre Christmas treat, guaranteed to having you singing along from start to finish, bringing back many happy memories of Christmases past and warming your heart on the coldest winter’s day

Sorry We Missed You is a 2019 drama film directed by Ken Loach. The film was written by Paul Laverty who also wrote ‘Yuli’ and ‘I, Daniel Blake’.  The story centres around a hard-up delivery driver and his wife as they struggle to get by in modern-day England.  It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

15 | 1h 41min | Drama

Lollipops & Moptops is a must see show for all 50’s & 60s music fans! A trip down nostalgia lane for those that can remember the 50’s & 60’s first time round and a fantastic night out for those who want to experience and missed out on the days of Lollipops and Moptops.

Join funny man Alan Mosca, Formerly of Freddie & The Dreamers and the former compere of the 60s touring show The Sensational Sixties Experience, as he retells the stories of yesteryear with song and a touch of comedy. Rave on with Buddy Walker as he brings back to life the look and feel of Buddy Holly, who can forget hits like Oh Boy, True Love Ways plus many more.

Walk Right Back with 2017 National Music Tribute Award Winners The Temple Brothers who are well known throughout the world for their fabulous tribute to The Everly Brothers, Steve & Colin Temple are genuine real life brothers and for over 15 years they have toured with their unique harmonies and uncanny look and feel of Don and Phil, performing beautiful songs such as All I Have To Do Is Dream, Let It Be Me, Cathy’s Clown, Crying In The Rain plus many more.

And finally The awesome Dreamers - Formerly Freddie & The Dreamers as they recreate hits including You Were Made For Me, I’m Telling You Now, Over You, If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody plus many more.

Lollipops and Moptops is a 2 hour show which has been described as pure class, nostalgia and fun for all the family. Lollipops & Moptops the must see show for 2019!

Stained Glass Day Workshop

Come along and make a unique glass Christmas decoration - all materials included.

In this all-day workshop you will learn all the basic processes and main techniques of stained glass and design your own item.

Syutable for beginners and improvers.

Bring an apron and sketch book.

Led by Alison Meaker - qualified adult tutor

10:30am to 4:30pm

£50 for the day

Please note there is a booking fee per transaction, 50p at the Box Office, £1.00 over the phone or on internet bookings.

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

PG | 1h 58min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

TICKETS

£6.50  or   £5.00 - Matinee Club members (the 2.30pm showing only). Please ask at the Box Office about joining the Matinee Club for £10 per year.

PLEASE NOTE

Booking Fees per transaction - £1.00 - Over the phone and online / 50p - In person at the Box Office.

Doors open half and hour before and the film starts at the advertised time.

Due to phenomenal demand, The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare's timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption, returns to cinemas this festive season. This beautifully reimagined production,co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, featuresa remarkable cast including Dame Judi Dench as Paulina, alongside Tom Bateman, Jessie Buckley, Hadley Fraser, Miranda Raison and Sir Kenneth Branagh as Leontes.

King Leontes appears to have everything: power, wealth, a loving family and friends. But sexual jealousy sets in motion a chain of events with tragic consequences...This critically acclaimed production was the first in the hugely successful Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live season that was broadcast to cinemas from London’s Garrick Theatre over the course of a year in 2015.

On Screen Event

A hard-partying woman receives a startling wake-up call when a visit to the doctor reveals how unhealthy she is. Motivated to lose weight, she soon takes up running to help her prepare for her ultimate goal of competing in the New York City Marathon.

15 | 1h 44min | Comedy, Drama

TICKETS

£6.50  or   £5.00 - Matinee Club members (the 2.30pm showing only). Please ask at the Box Office about joining the Matinee Club for £10 per year.

PLEASE NOTE

Booking Fees per transaction - £1.00 - Over the phone and online / 50p - In person at the Box Office.

Doors open half and hour before and the film starts at the advertised time.

A classic returns to The Royal Ballet repertory with Ninette de Valois’ charming and funny Coppélia – a story of love, mischief and mechanical dolls.

The intricate choreography is set to Delibes’ delightful score and shows off the technical precision and comedic timing of the whole Company. Osbert Lancaster’s designs bring a colourful storybook world to life in this Christmas treat for the whole family.

Image: Artists of The Royal Ballet in Coppélia ©Bill Cooper, 2006

Choreography Ninette de Valois after Lev Ivanov and Enrico Cecchetti

Music Léo Delibes

Scenario Charles Nuitter and Arthur Saint-Léon

after E.T.A. Hoffmann

Designer Osbert Lancaster

Lighting designer John B. Read

Conductor Barry Wordsworth

A rookie policewoman in New Orleans inadvertently captures the shooting death of a young drug dealer on her body cam. After realizing the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the only person from the community who's willing to help her. Now, she finds herself on the run from both the vengeful criminals and the lawmen who desperately want to destroy the incriminating footage.

15 | 1h 48min | Action, Crime, Drama

TICKETS

£6.50  or   £5.00 - Matinee Club members (the 2.30pm showing only). Please ask at the Box Office about joining the Matinee Club for £10 per year.

PLEASE NOTE

Booking Fees per transaction - £1.00 - Over the phone and online / 50p - In person at the Box Office.

Doors open half and hour before and the film starts at the advertised time.

Teignmouth Comedy Club

Each comedy night features 3 comedians and a compare.

‘A fantastic night, we always have a great time’

‘It’s great, 3 comedians means you get a different type pf comedy’

‘A really affordable good night out!’

Friday 13th December

8:00pm

Comedians - TBC

TICKETS

£10.00 - Advance

£12.00 - on the door

PLEASE NOTE  

Booking fees per transaction

50p at the Box Office

£1.00 over the phone or on internet bookings.

Line up is subject to change - hey, if you got offered a TV job you wouldn't be here either.

Suggested age guidance - 16 plus

The glittering, snowy tale about a brave little bear who helps to save Christmas!

It’s almost Christmas eve! Daddy and Baby Bear are busy decorating their tree, when suddenly they hear a crash,  bang, wallop outside their front door!

It’s poor Santa, and he’s fallen from the sky!  There’s no more flying for him tonight. But, who will deliver the presents in time for Christmas?  It’s Baby Bear to the rescue!

This hilarious, heartwarming tale is the perfect treat for Christmas with exquisite puppets, enchanting music and a magical snowy setting.

This is a magical, interactive show especially for little bears aged 3 +, and their grown ups! There’s even a surprise visit from Santa!

US soldiers and pilots change the course of World War II during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The US and Imperial Japanese naval forces fought for four days. The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it,

Action, Drama, History

Certificate: 12A

Running Time - 138 minutes

TICKETS

£6.50  or   £5.00 - Matinee Club members (the 2.30pm showing only). Please ask at the Box Office about joining the Matinee Club for £10 per year.

PLEASE NOTE

Booking Fees per transaction - £1.00 - Over the phone and online / 50p - In person at the Box Office.

Doors open half and hour before and the film starts at the advertised time.

Kate is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Her last date with disaster? That of having accepted to work as Santa's elf for a department store. However, she meets Tom there. Her life takes a new turn. For Kate, it seems too good to be true.

12A | 1h 42min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

TICKETS

£6.50  or   £5.00 - Matinee Club members (the 2.30pm showing only). Please ask at the Box Office about joining the Matinee Club for £10 per year.

PLEASE NOTE

Booking Fees per transaction - £1.00 - Over the phone and online / 50p - In person at the Box Office.

Doors open half and hour before and the film starts at the advertised time.

The Royal Ballet's glorious production of The Nutcracker, created by Peter Wright in 1984, is the production par excellence of an all-time ballet favourite.

It is Christmas Eve and Herr Drosselmeyer the magician sweeps young Clara away on a fantasy adventure in which time is suspended, the family living-room becomes a great battlefield, and a magical journey takes them through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets. Tchaikovsky's glittering score, the gorgeous festive stage designs, and The Royal Ballet's captivating dancing including an exquisite pas de deux between the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince, make this Nutcracker the quintessential Christmas experience.

RECORDED LIVE AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE

Thursday 8 December 2016  

Approximate running time: about 2 hours 15 minutes

Choreography

Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov

Music Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky

Original scenario Marius Petipa

after E.T.A.Hoffmann

Production and scenario Peter Wright

Designer Julia Trevelyan Oman

Lighting designer Mark Henderson

Staging Christopher Carr

Conductor Boris Gruzin

The Sugar Plum Fairy Lauren Cuthbertson

The Prince Federico Bonelli

Clara Francesca Hayward

Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker

Alexander Campbell

Herr Drosselmeyer Gary Avis

Following in the footsteps of last year’s terrific Alan P Frayn pantomime ‘Aladdin’ Teignmouth Players are delighted to return to the Pavilions Teignmouth with the ever popular pantomime JACK AND THE BEANSTALK by the same Author.

Follow the adventures of Jack, Buttercup the cow, Simple Simon, Dame Dotty Dimple and the rest of the gang as they challenge the Giant who has made their lives a misery and enjoy the fun and great music of this traditional pantomime tale!

An amateur production by special arrangement with Stage Right Creative, and Teignmouth Players: CIO Charity number 1176546

This New Year's cinema event celebrates maestro André Rieu’s 70th birthday looking back at his most spectacular performances throughout his career from all over the world - remastered exclusively for cinema audiences.

It's been an incredible journey; from growing up in a musical family, his church choir days, his marriage to Marjorie, The Salon Orchestra, forming The Johann Strauss Orchestra, the breakaway success of The Second Waltz and his record-breaking world tours. In this exclusive cinema event we discover how his life and experiences are reflected in his breathtaking concerts.

This unique anniversary event will take you on an unbelievable journey around the world to André Rieu’s most amazing concert locations, such as Schönbrunn Vienna, Radio City Music Hall New York, Brazil, Mexico, the Coronation Concert in Amsterdam and Australia.

Make sure you bring all of your friends to this one-of-a-kind intimate view of the artist’s life, meet his family and tour his home. Special surprise guests will also join the celebration by sharing their birthday messages!

It’s panto time again and this year it promises to be the most magical pantomime of them all!

Cinderella is on a mission to make her dreams come true as she heads off to the Royal Ball to meet her very own Prince Charming. But not everything goes to plan as her wicked Ugly Stepsisters have more than a few tricks up their sleeves to prevent poor Cinderella from getting her ‘Happy Ever After’!

No need to fear though, her best friend Buttons is always on hand to cheer her up, and with a sprinkle of sparkle, her Fairy Godmother will ensure that she ‘shall go to the ball!’.

Shaldon Theatre Company returns to the Teignmouth Pavilions after their sell-out runs of Dick Whittington, Snow White and last year’s smash hit Alice in Wonderland. Don’t delay, BOOK TODAY!

Wednesday 22nd - Sunday 26th January. Nightly (Wed-Sat) at 7:30pm with a 2:30pm Matinee on Saturday and just a 1:30pm Matinee on Sunday

Puccini’s opera of young love in 19th-century Paris is packed with beautiful music, including lyrical arias, celebratory choruses for Act II’s evocation of Christmas Eve in the Latin Quarter and a poignant final scene over which the composer himself wept.

Richard Jones’s character-led production perfectly captures La bohème’s mixture of comedy, romance and tragedy, with striking designs by Stewart Laing. The cast features some of the greatest interpreters of Puccini’s bohemian lovers performing today, as well as former members of The Royal Opera’s Jette Parker Young Artists Programme

Music Giacomo Puccini

Libretto Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica

Conductor Emmanuel Villaume

Director Richard Jones

Designer Stewart Laing

Lighting designer Mimi Jordan Sherin

Mimì Sonya Yoncheva

Rodolfo Charles Castronovo

Marcello Andrzej Filończyk

Musetta Aida Garifullina

Schaunard Gyula Nagy

Colline Peter Kellner

Movement director Sarah Fahie

Co-production with Teatro Real, Madrid and Lyric Opera of Chicag

Image: Mariusz Kwiecień as Marcello and Nicole Car as Mimì in La bohème ©2017 ROH. Photographed by Catherine Ashmore

Viv Wilson MBE proudly presents

Teignmouth Times

Looking back to past times around Teignmouth captured in hosts of photographs from private collections.....plus mini movie clips of events

photo courtesy of the Townsend Family

Coming live to the theatre for the first time in over 60 years is The Navy Lark.

Starring James Hurn known for portraying such iconic characters as Tony Hancock, Sid James and Kenneth Williams from his hit one man show Hancock and Co.

Also starring Richard Usher and Mark Earby best known for The Goon Show Tour and The Lost Hancock’s Vacant Lot.

The Navy Lark sees a cast of three bring to life three classic episodes from the much loved radio series which ran for 1959 - 1977 which originally featured Leslie Phillips, Dennis Price, Ronnie Barker and Jon Pertwee.

Presented in the style of a radio performance in front of a live audience, bringing to life the classic days of radio comedy.

When HMS Troutbridge docks at your local theatre it’s going to be “Ev’rybody Down!” For an evening of nostalgic belly laughs. So “Bung Ho!” and secure your tickets now

Discount available when booking with 'Round The Horne' new episodes coming Saturday 7 March.

This production of The Sleeping Beauty has been delighting audiences in Covent Garden since 1946.

A classic of Russian ballet, it established The Royal Ballet both in its new home after World War II and as a world-class company. Sixty years later, in 2006, the original staging was revived, returning Oliver Messel’s wonderful designs and glittering costumes to the stage. Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s enchanting score and Marius Petipa’s original choreography beautifully combine with sections created for The Royal Ballet by Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon. This ballet is sure to cast its spell over anyone who sees it.

Image: Yasmine Naghdi as Princess Aurora and Matthew Ball as Prince Florimund, with Elizabeth McGorian as Carabosse in The Sleeping Beauty ©2017 ROH. Photographed by Bill Cooper

Choreography

Marius Petipa

Music Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky

Additional choreography

Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell, Christopher Wheeldon

Production Monica Mason and Christopher Newton

after Ninette de Valois and Nicholas Sergeyev

Original designs Oliver Messel

Additional designs Peter Farmer

Lighting designer Mark Jonathan

Conductor Simon Hewett

The Last Huzzah!

The music of Jamie Smith’s Mabon is well described as Original, Interceltic, World Music.  Composed by frontman Jamie Smith, and brought to life by five highly accomplished musicians, it draws inspiration directly from the traditional folk music of the Celtic countries: a true exploration of forms and styles found in Celtic music and their forging into something bold and new.  Through a myriad of twists and turns, from thoughtful lyrics to joyful jigs, here is a band that can take you on an emotional journey: expect to witness the joy of creating music expressed in dynamic, virtuosic performance.

But as all good things do, they change and morph, and so it is with this happy band of mates. 2020 will see the band perform their last shows, both venue and festival, before turning to new pastures, putting on slippers, raising the pipe and following different paths. No 'musical differences' here, just a need to move on and try different things - of which i'm sure members will be only too happy to let you know about as the time comes.

Its been a remarkable 21 years, and all the more unusual because it has seen the band rise to the forefront of live music shows across the world - but without the normal backup of huge record company input, media storms and any form of musical compromise!

Enjoy the last months of this amazing band and catch them at one of the shows in 2020!

ANTHEMS OF VISION, HOPE AND CHANGE

Words that reverberate with the tenacity of human spirit in these current times of brooding disquiet, fractured societies and civil unrest. Songs that have changed history and moved millions of people to do things they never thought possible.

Included in this concert are songs by Joan Baez, Labi Siffre, Nina Simone, Cat Stevens, Billy Holiday, Woody Guthrie, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, Billy Bragg, Leonard Cohen and many more…

Keith James became a courageous and singular figure in November of last year when he released the song I CAN SEE in support of ‘Climate Change awareness’. He has since released 3 different versions and has seen the song translated into many different languages.

‘The world needs powerful songs as much as ever. 'I Can See', certainly hits its target. Keith clearly sees the danger of living in a post-truth, self-serving society, but he sees hope too! Folking.com

www.keith-james.com

A concert in support of organizations and individuals who are sacrificing their time in order to promote the awareness of Global Climate Change.

Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope is a solo show which debuted to rave reviews at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival. It immediately transferred to a run at the off-West End St. James Theatre, and has toured the UK ever since. Touring the UK throughout 2019 / 2020.

Naked Hope depicts the legendary Quentin Crisp at two distinct phases of his extraordinary life. Firstly in the late 1960s in his filthy Chelsea flat (“Don’t lose your nerve: after the first four years the dirt won’t get any worse”). Here Quentin surveys a lifetime of degradation and rejection. Repeatedly beaten for being flamboyantly gay as early as the 1930s, but also ostracised simply for daring to live life on his own terms.

The second part of the play transitions the audience to New York in the 1990s. Here a much older Quentin, finally embraced by society, regales the audience with his sharply-observed, hard-earned philosophy on how to have a lifestyle: “Life will be more difficult if you try to become yourself. But avoiding this difficulty renders life meaningless. So discover who you are. And be it. Like mad!”.

Naked Hope is a glorious, truthful and uplifting celebration of a genuinely unique human being, and of the urgent necessity to be yourself. Originally produced by Seabright Productions Ltd, and directed by Linda Marlowe, who also directed The Silence of Snow.

Running time: 75 mins, no interval.

This 5 session course will help you to get to grips with your camera, composition and photographic techniques.  With classroom based theory and practical shooting time you will learn how to photograph with manual settings.

Camera needed- DSLR or camera with manual settings.

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Course 5 weeks

7.30pm- 9.00pm

£75.00

An exciting fusion of jazz, folk and World Music, delivered with the verve and energy of R&B (minus the latter’s pretentiousness), are Odette’s trademark.

An artist whose influences include Steely Dan, Erykah Badu, The Carpenters, George Benson, Susheela Raman, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Maxwell, this singer/guitarist exudes charm, warmth and a silky-smooth, soulful, seductive voice.

During her four years travelling the world, working as a singer on cruise ships, Odette used her free time to concentrate on her playing and writing, returning with a collection of songs which formed her acclaimed debut album, A Shake Of The Hand. The end result is wonderful music that’s fresh, immediate, and leaves space for her unique and dynamic vocal arrangements.

Performing original compositions from her CD, plus some well chosen standards, her music is guaranteed to lift your soul and send you home with a smile.

As The Sunday Times' Clive Davis opined when reviewing the CD: “A star in the making . . . Definitely one for the summer playlist.”

Accompanying Odette is a stellar quartet of Stefanos Tsourelis (Acoustic Guitar/Oud), Kartik Raghunathan (Vocals/Violin), Dave Jones (Electric Bass) and Eric Ford (Drums/Percussion).

Music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Plus tributes to Showaddywaddy and other musical legends.

Back by overwhelming public demand, the hit show which continues to play to sell-out audiences and standing ovations throughout the U.K.

The choreographed show, featuring the amazing falsetto voice of Einar Vestman and the humour of all round entertainer Gary Gould, guarantees an evening of fast moving entertainment with superb harmonies, stunning solo spots and light comedy.  

As well as all the hits from the Four Seasons, the packed two-set programme includes tributes to other legendary performers such as Elton John, Freddie Mercury and Tina Turner.    

This is an unmissable show for which early booking is recommended.

Choreographer Cathy Marston is previously an Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House and Director of Bern Ballett, and much in demand internationally. The inspiration for her first work for The Royal Ballet Main Stage is the momentous life and career of the cellist Jacqueline du Pré. A new work by Liam Scarlett, The Royal Ballet’s Artist in Residence, provides the second part of the programme.

NEW CATHY MARSTON

Choreography Cathy Marston

Music Philip Feeney

Scenario Cathy Marston and

Edward Kemp

Set designer Hildegard Bechtler

Costume designer Bregje van Balen

Lighting designer Jon Clark

Conductor Andrea Molino

NEW LIAM SCARLETT

Choreographer

Liam Scarlett

In 1941, Rudolf Höss, Commandant of the Nazi concentration camp known as Auschwitz, assembled his SS personnel in a secret meeting with the express purpose of introducing a new method for exterminating Europe's Jews: Zyklon B, a deadly poison gas. Every soldier in attendance was sworn to secrecy, and no one questioned its usage. No one except a lone Jewish prisoner, forced to participate and humiliated throughout; the very prisoner upon which this "lesson" would be demonstrated.

Based upon real events, 'A Lesson from Auschwitz' explores how and why the Nazis did what they did, shedding light on the mentality of the perpetrators and the disturbing reality of life in a death camp.

Praise for 'A Lesson from Auschwitz':

"as as piece of theatre it excels in practically every single way... an exceptional piece of work and a vital reminder that something like this can never be allowed to happen again."

Rating: ★★★★★

~Sophie Adnitt, BritishTheatre.com

"MAGNIFICENT... a powerfully realised drama that finds new angles on these events where so many have trod before... the most powerful refutation there could be of Holocaust denial... a majestic statement of the power of theatre"

Rating: ★★★★★

~Tim Hochstrasser, Plays To See

"Both Michael Shon and James Hyland are simply brilliant in their respective roles and deserve the highest of applause for these powerful performances... I honestly believe this was one of the most powerful and most important pieces of theatre I've ever seen... This production is the perfect way to remember and to honour those who tragically lost their lives."

~Chloe Fry, Centre Stage

"this production should be seen by all - especially in the light of recent events."

~Carolin Kopplin, UK Theatre Network

"James Hyland who plays "Höss" (as well as writing, directing and producing the piece) is superb as the sadistic commandant whilst giving us glimpses of the madness of the man... it's important that plays like this are seen by as many people as possible"

~Alan Fitter, London Theatre 1

"Michael Shon gives a powerful performance as Könisberg, a man who has been worn down by life in Auschwitz but who still retains his dignity... This is an incredibly powerful piece by Brother Wolf."

~Loitering in the Theatre

"An outstanding performance by Brother Wolf... an extremely powerful and thought provoking show. Long will it be remembered."

~Four Shires Magazine

Trailer: https://youtu.be/UBVHLD5StZ4

Website: http://www.brotherwolf.org.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brotherwolfproductions

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesHylandUK

Running time: Approximately 60 minutes with no interval

Recommended for: Ages 14+

This is an immersive theatre play which involves direct audience address as well as scenes of violence which some audience members may find disturbing. The age recommendation is therefore classified as 14+. This category is recommended when the material is suitable for those aged 14 and over. Works classified at this category may upset children under 14 or contain material which many parents will find unsuitable for them. In such circumstances, responsibility for allowing a child under 14 to view the work lies with the accompanying adult.

Proceeds will be donated to charity

All New Classic Radio Scripts For 2020

“Oh, Mr Horne! How bona to vada your dolly old eek!”

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, audiences of up to 15 million people would gather around the wireless to listen to Kenneth Horne and his merry crew get up to all sorts of mischief.

With its infamous movie spoofs and hilarious regular characters such as Rambling Sid Rumpo, Charles and Fiona, J. Peasemold Gruntfuttock, and Julian and Sandy, Round the Horne was one of the biggest and best radio comedy shows of all time, and still endures today, 50 years on.

So come and take a step back in time to the BBC’s Paris Studios and experience this comedy classic live.

Original scripts by Barry Took and Marty Feldman

Compiled and Directed by Tim Astley

www.apollotheatrecompany.com

 -  London Theatre 1

 - London Theatre Guide

 - Live Theatre UK

 - Surrey Advertiser

“a superb evening’s entertainment and I left the theatre wanting more”

-        Robin Strapp – British Theatre Guide

“I laughed so much… I was in danger of being led out of the theatre”

-        Linda Kirkman – Scene One

“a must-see show for fans of 60s humour”

-        Bona Ruocco – London Theatre Guide

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Trio return to Pavilions Teignmouth with an afternoon of String Delights.

Three of the professional players from the Bournemouth

Symphony Orchestra celebrate spring with a programme of classical pieces.

Image: Tom Beer - Principal Viola

Beethoven’s only opera is a masterpiece, an uplifting story of risk and triumph. In this new production, conducted by Antonio Pappano,

Jonas Kaufmann plays the political prisoner Florestan, and Lise Davidsen his wife Leonore (disguised as ‘Fidelio’) who daringly sets out to rescue him. Set in strong counterpoint are the ingredients of domestic intrigue, determined love and the cruelty of an oppressive regime. The music is transcendent throughout and includes the famous Act I Quartet, the Prisoners’ Chorus and Florestan’s impassioned Act II cry in the darkness and vision of hope. Tobias Kratzer’s new staging brings together the dark reality of the French Revolutionary ‘Terror’ and our own time to illuminate Fidelio’s inspiring message of shared humanity.

Sung in German with English subtitles

Approximate running time: about 2 hours 30 minutes

Royal Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Music Ludwig van Beethoven

Libretto Joseph Sonnleithner,

Stephan von Breuning and

George Friedrich Treitschke

Conductor Antonio Pappano

Director Tobias Kratzer

Set and costume designer

Rainer Sellmaier

Lighting designer Michael Bauer

Video designer Manuel Braun

Leonore (Fidelio) Lise Davidsen

Florestan Jonas Kaufmann

Rocco Georg Zeppenfeld

Don Pizarro Simon Neal

Marzelline Amanda Forsythe

Dramaturg Bettina Bartz

Liam Scarlett’s glorious production of Swan Lake, new in 2018, returns for its first revival.

While remaining faithful to the Marius Petipa/Lev Ivanov text, Scarlett’s additional choreography and John Macfarlane’s magnificent designs breathe new life into what is arguably the best-known and most-loved classical ballet. The entire Company shines in this eternal tale of doomed love, a masterpiece filled with iconic moments. Tchaikovsky’s first score for ballet soars with its symphonic sweep and combines perfectly with exquisite choreography from the grand pas de deux of Prince Siegfried and Odile to the swans at the lakeside. An intoxicating mix of spectacle and intimate passion, the overall effect is irresistible.

Image: Vadim Muntagirov as Prince Siegfried and Marianela Nuñez as Odile in Swan Lake ©2018 ROH. Photographed by Bill Cooper

Approximate running time: about 3 hours

Choreography

Liam Scarlett

after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov

Music Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky

Additional choreography

Frederick Ashton

Production Liam Scarlett

Designer John Macfarlane

Lighting designer David Finn

Conductor Koen Kessels

Two opera classics are drawn together in this wonderfully observed re-creation of life in a south Italian village as a travelling theatre visits and emotions erupt. The award-winning production by Damiano Michieletto presents vividly the fast-moving, shocking events brought about by secret love and uncontrollable jealousy. The music is full of Italianate melody in the great choruses that bring the villagers together in celebration and revelry, alongside the solo arias and tense confrontations that provoke violence and tragedy. With thrilling singing and intense drama, ‘Cav and Pag’ distils into one wonderful night out, the enduring appeal of Italian opera in its most familiar form.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles

Conductor

Daniel Oren

Director

Damiano Michieletto

Set designer

Paolo Fantin

Costume designer

Carla Teti

Lighting designer

Alessandro Carletti

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA

Music Pietro Mascagni

Libretto Giovanni

Targioni-Tozzetti and

Guido Menasci

Turiddu Yonghoon Lee

Santuzza

Liudmyla Monastyrska

Alfio Dimitri Platanias

Lola Josè Maria Lo Monaco

PAGLIACCI

Music Ruggero Leoncavallo

Libretto Ruggero Leoncavallo

Canio Roberto Alagna

Tonio Dimitri Platanias

Nedda Aleksandra Kurzak

Silvio Bogdan Baciu

Beppe Mikeldi Atxaland

STAGE PERFORMANCES

11 April–2 May 2020

Co-production with Opera Australia, La Monnaie, Brussels, and the Göteborg Opera

Image: Elena Zilio as Mamma Lucia in Cavalleria rusticana ©2017 ROH. Photographed by Catherine Ashmore

–17 March 2020

Dante’s Divine Comedy is an epic journey through the afterlife: it encompasses the horrifying drama of Inferno and its damned, the lyrical mysticism of pilgrims on mount Purgatorio and the dazzling spheres of Paradiso with their endless configurations of light.

The poem was inspired by the agony of Dante’s own exile, and traces his path from crisis to revelation guided by his literary hero Virgil and his lost love Beatrice. In this new work, The Royal Ballet’s trailblazing Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor collaborates with an award-winning team – contemporary composer Thomas Adès, artist Tacita Dean, lighting designer Lucy Carter and dramaturg Uzma Hameed – to bring us closer to Dante and his extraordinary vision.

A collaboration between Wayne McGregor, Thomas Adès, Tacita Dean, Lucy Carter and Uzma Hameed

Approximate running time: about 3 hours

Choreography Wayne McGregor

Music Thomas Adès

Design Tacita Dean

Lighting design (part one) Lucy Carter, Simon Bennison

Lighting design (parts two and three) Lucy Carter

Dramaturg Uzma Hameed

Conductor Koen Kessels

Remarkably compelling, amazingly detailed and always humorous

The popular star of TV’s Street Psychic, Psychic Private Eyes and Psychic Academy, Tony Stockwell has a long established credibility as one of the top Intuitive Mediums and has shared the stage all round the world with international mediums such as Colin Fry, James van Praagh and Lisa Williams. Tony demonstrates his belief that those who have passed can communicate with their loved ones with detailed messages frequently including names, dates and locations and all delivered with emotion, sensitivity and empathy. The evening may include psychometry, photographs readings and psychic prediction.

Strauss’s thrilling and audacious adaptation of Greek tragedy receives a new staging by the award-winning director Christof Loy. This uncompromising opera, about a daughter intent on bloody revenge and a mother driven to madness, has provoked critics to lively debate and both shocked and excited audiences since its 1909 premiere. Antonio Pappano conducts music that combines violence with moments of exquisite tenderness in his first Strauss interpretation for The Royal Opera since 2002. The outstanding cast includes Nina Stemme (Brünnhilde in last Season’s Der Ring des Nibelungen) in the title role, and Karita Mattila in her role debut as the haunted

Music Richard Strauss

Libretto Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Conductor Antonio Pappano

Director Christof Loy

Designer Johannes Leiacker

Lighting designer Olaf Winter

Elektra Nina Stemme

Chrysothemis Sara Jakubiak

Klytämnestra Karita Mattila

Orest Christof Fischesser