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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Elsa the Snow Queen and her sister Anna embark on an adventure far away from the kingdom of Arendelle. They are joined by friends, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven.

Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Running time - 1 hour 43 minutes

Certificate - U

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

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50p - In person at the Box Office.

In 1862 headstrong scientist James Glaisher and wealthy young widow Amelia Wren mount a balloon expedition to fly higher than anyone in history. As their perilous ascent reduces their chances of survival, the unlikely duo soon discover things about themselves -- and each other -- that help both of them find their place in the world. Starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.

Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her life and home to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life. Stars Ian McKellan and Helen Mirren.

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.

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Learn how to communicate well in French in a friendly group.

Eight-week Course for Improvers

Ann has a B.Ed. Degree in English and French, from Sussex University as well as an Honours Degree in French from London University.

This Improvers Course is designed for people who have some experience of French and who want to build on what they’ve learnt.

The course will cover topics such as talking about work, giving and asking for information, talking about your daily routine and your working day.

The course will use the BBC publication Talk French 2, which should be brought to the first lesson.

Tuesday evenings 6:45pm to 7450pm - running from Tuesday 7th January – Tuesday 25th February inclusive.

Book this course directly with Pavilions Teignmouth online, over the telephone on 01626 249049 (open 10am to 3pm Mon to Sat and 1 hour before any film or show) or in person. Please note there is a £1 transaction fee online or over the phone,  or 50p in person.

For further information about the course, please ring Ann directly on (01626) 438890.

£80 for the 8-week course

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

Learn how to communicate well in French in a friendly group.

Eight-week Course for Beginners

The topics covered will include greetings, French numbers and prices, ordering food in a café, introducing yourself and your family and saying where you’re from , what you do for a living etc, as well as the chance to ask others for information.

Ann has a B.Ed. Degree in English and French, from Sussex University as well as an Honours Degree in French from London University.

The course is using the BBC publication Talk French available from WH Smiths in Teignmouth or other bookshops or on line. The book comes with 2 CDs to listen and practice in class, at home or on the move.

Evening Course: Tuesday evening 8:00pm to 9:00pm - running from Tuesday 7th January 2020 – Tuesday 25th February 2020 inclusive.

Book this course directly with Pavilions Teignmouth online, over the telephone on 01626 249049 (open 10am to 3pm Mon to Sat and 1 hour before any film or show) or in person. Please note there is a £1 transaction fee online or over the phone,  or 50p in person.

For further information about the course, please ring Ann directly on (01626) 438890.

£80 for the 8-week course

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

American automotive designer Carroll Shelby and fearless British race car driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary vehicle for the Ford Motor Co. Together, they plan to compete against the race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Caitriona Balfe

Action, Drama, Sports

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.

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The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity free hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

Drama

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£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.

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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!

A detective and a trooper travel to a lush estate to interview the quirky relatives of a patriarch, who died during his 85th birthday celebration.

Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis

Comedy, Crime Thriller / Running time 130 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 -

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Lionel Essrog is a lonely private detective who doesn't let Tourette's syndrome stand in the way of his job.

Gifted with a few clues and an obsessive mind, Lionel sets out to solve the murder of Frank Minna -- his mentor and only friend.

Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn and Harlem, Essrog soon uncovers a web of secrets while contending with thugs, corruption and the most dangerous man in the city.

Starring Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Cert 15 / Running time 144 minutes

Shaldon Theatre Company - Gateway Night

Tickets not available to the public through Pavilions Box Office

Contact Shaldon Theatre Company directly for any enquiries

Shladon Theatre Company - Cinderella (Youth Night)

Not on sale to the public

All enquiries to Shaldon Theatre Company

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

From Academy Award winner Tom Hooper, director of Les Misérables and The King's Speech. Based on the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

Starring Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella, Taylor Swift as Bombalurina, Rebel Wilson as Jennyanydots, Jason Derulo as Rum Tum Tugger, James Corden as Bustopher Jones, Idris Elba as Macavity, Judi Dench as Old Deuteronomy, Ian McKellen as Gus the Theatre Cat, and Ray Winstone as Growltiger.

Musical, Fantasy

Certificate tbc

120 minutes

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron's journey continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle commences.

Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Certificate tbc

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

Kinky Boots The Musical, filmed live at the Adelphi Theatre in the heart of London’s West End, is strutting onto the big screen! With songs from Grammy and Tony award winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, book by legendary Broadway playwright Harvey Fierstein (La Cage Aux Folles), and direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray), the musical is based on the film written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth.

Inspired by true events, this huge-hearted hit tells the story of two people with nothing in common – or so they think. Charlie (Killian Donnelly) is a factory owner struggling to save his family business, and Lola (Matt Henry) is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, this unexpected pair learn to embrace their differences and create a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen! But in the end, their most sensational achievement is their friendship. This unmissable musical theatre event celebrates a joyous story of British grit transforming into a high-heeled hit as it takes you from the factory floor of Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan!

Marking the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death

Leonardo da Vinci is acclaimed as the world’s favourite artist. Many TV shows and feature films have showcased this extraordinary genius but often not examined closely enough is the most crucial element of all: his art. Leonardo’s peerless paintings and drawings will be the focus of Leonardo: The Works, as EXHIBITION ON SCREEN presents every single attributed painting, in Ultra HD quality, never seen before on the big screen. Key works include The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Lady with an Ermine, Ginevra de’ Benci, Madonna Litta, Virgin of the Rocks, and more than a dozen others.

This film also looks afresh at Leonardo’s life – his inventiveness, his sculptural skills, his military foresight and his ability to navigate the treacherous politics of the day – through the prism of his art. To be released on the 500th anniversary of his death, this is the definitive film about Leonardo: the first to truly tell the whole story.

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.

A flap-tastic family comedy by The Last Baguette

With frolics and foraging, flitting, flying and two unusual feathery friends, this is a madcap and touching show about birds facing changes to their habitat. The Bird Show uses live music, puppetry and lots of silly bird jokes in this heart-fluttering physical comedy.

We follow Henry the Heron and Sally the House Sparrow on a zany journey to become friends while facing ecological threats to their habitat. This colourful, visual show gently explores the impact of humans on nature and asks the question - what can we do differently?

Written by award-winning playwright T.A. Woodsmith, directed by Susana Alcantud, with upcycled set and costumes by designer Bronia Housman and original music by Catherine Burke.

Artwork by The Wooden Spoon Press.

**** "Funny, charming and thought-provoking" CreativeReviewsUK

Suitable for the whole brood including fledglings from 3+

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.

Experience - complete beginner or anyone who want to get out of auto.

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.

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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

Funny, inventive, inspired and moving, this performance takes the audiences from laughter to tears seamlessly.

In 1897, three explorers took off to the arctic in a free-flying balloon. Behind them, they left a woman who could not forget them.  A folk tale based on the true story of Salomon Andrée’s doomed balloon expedition to the Arctic. Set thirty years after Andrée launched from Svalbard with Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel,and told through the eyes of Nils’s fiancée who continues to obsess over her lost love, the audience are treated to a multi-layered narrative, and taken on the journey through imaginative and creative staging and performance.

This is a highly visual and physical journey through whiter than white nights and darker than dark days, where nothing is what it seems

Winners of the Les Infants Terribles Award 2019.

A tale of love, loss and strange power of the human heart. Presented by Dead Rabbits.

Recipient of the 2019 Greenwich Partnership Award.

The Phil Beer Band performs a unique blend of folk and roll trawled from Phil’s treasure trove of traditional tunes and American country rock

The highly popular line up comprises Gareth Turner, Steve Crickett, Emily Slade, Greg McDonald, Olivia Dunn and of course, Phil Beer and promises to deliver a lively cocktail of folk, rock, country and blues.

The Phil Beer Band evolved organically in the early to mid 90s at Maisemore in Gloucesteshire. It was a loose federation consisting of Phil Beer (Show of Hands), Nick Quarmby and Steve Crickett, all of whom lived close to each other, and melodeon player Gareth Turner from Northamptonshire. There was a need in the community for a band to play local events and ceilidhs and, following in the tradition set by the Albion Band (of which both Gareth and Phil were former members) the band always interspersed the dances with the odd song.

Basically, over a long period of time, it has evolved into a ‘Folk n Roll’ band with country rock overtones. It is the vehicle for Phil to return to the electric guitar and to have a good time with his mates. The band has seen many members and many tours but has been fairly inactive in the last five years. That’s about to change!

www.philbeer.co.uk

Join the undisputed masters of off-the-cuff comedy for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling adventure that's fun for literally everyone.

Dinosaurs? Egyptians? Robots? When do we go next? It's up to you!

Your suggestions are transformed, in the blink of an eye, into ferociously funny scenes and songs on a journey through history, to the future, and back again

As seen on BBC One's The One Show and ITV1's Tonight At The Palladium.

"World-class comedy"  ***** USA Weekly

"Comedy masterpiece" ***** ThreeWeeks

"Fabulous" ***** Latest

"Immense" ***** Broadway Baby

(Suitable for ages 6 - 106!)

The quickest wits in comedy are charging into their sixth national tour with a spectacular new show that will trample your expectations.

The charismatic quartet have always astonished with their ability to spin audience suggestions into comedy gold, but for this show they’re putting you, the audience, in charge in brilliant and bombastic new ways.

Join comedy’s unstoppable force for an evening like no other... Hilarious scenes! Mind-blowing songs! Finely tuned anarchy!

The Noise Next Door are twelve time sell-out veterans of The Edinburgh Fringe and have appeared on BBC One, ITV1, BBC Three and BBC Radio 4. They have also appeared alongside the likes of Michael McIntyre, Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Harry Hill.

“Hilarious... A superior kind of chaos” Telegraph

“21st century comedy at its finest and funniest.” The Stage

“Comedy gold... Staggeringly well executed.” Guardian

“Phenomenal” Daily Mirror

The Counterfeit Beatles have established themselves as one of the UK's most sought after international acts with two of the highest profile performances ever undertaken by any Beatles tribute band. Headlining the main stage at Japan's Fuji Rock Festival – with Coldplay, Elvis Costello, Steve Winwood, Primal Scream, Bjork- to an international crowd of 80,000.

Also starred in the £300,000 stage production Beatlemania at the Theatre Vergina Thessaloniki, Mainland Greece, for Walt Disney's award winning directors Derrick Lasalla and Stavros Sideras – with full national television and radio coverage.

This is the only place to keep up with the bands upcoming gigs and keep tabs on what they are up to.

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

Join Hansel and Gretel as they venture into the woods, trailing breadcrumbs and sharing their story as they go..

The mischievous siblings are on the hunt for sweet treats in the heart of the forest but might find more than they bargained for…

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With an enchanted forest set, playful characters and poetic storytelling, PaddleBoat will transform the stage into a wondrous woodland to capture the imaginations of young and old alike.

Hansel and Gretel offers a relaxed inclusive environment and is a perfect first theatre experience for little ones.

It is the 75th Anniversary of VE Day this year and the music focuses on the melodies of the 1940’s. Glenn Miller in Concert, Vera Lynn with a couple of sing-a-long medleys.

The Musical Director is Peter Skellon who somehow finds time to rehearse, organize engagements and co-ordinate the Band. In the 2013 New Year’s Honours’ he was awarded the British Empire Medal. His love of music comes from his Father a Devon & Dorset Regiment Bandsman & Bandmaster this was further extended when he chose a career in the Armed Forces.

The Musicians contribute a significant amount of their time and effort into their ’hobby’, to the benefit of both Service & Civilian Charities. The Band has played at many prestigious events since their formation in 1998. Just to mention a few; the RAFA National & Area Conferences, Bristol, Clifton & Wells Cathedral, BBC Music Live events; The Grand Order of the Water-rats’ Gala & Variety Shows; music support to Red Arrows Display; Bristol Harbour Festival; Colston Hall; International Military Tattoo, Birmingham; Cardiff Castle & in front of HRH Princess Anne on a number of occasions.

“Leather & Lace” is a dynamic new live show bringing all those ‘Classic Rock Anthems’ & ‘Power Ballads’ you know and love to the stage like no other has before.

Presented by a 7-piece rock band featuring some of the finest musicians & singers on the circuit today you can expect to hear classic tracks from artists such as Journey, Bon Jovi, Starship, Heart, Queen, Whitesnake, Europe, Boston, Cher, Foreigner, Bryan Adams, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Mr Mister, Extreme, KISS, Toto, Def Leppard, Van Halen and many more. The songs are performed with respect, class and the attention to detail sonically and visually that this amazing music demands.

No wigs, or silly spandex here! A show for all ages that will have you singing along to every song!"

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

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 – Nominated Musician Of The Year

After embarking on a solo career, releasing his debut solo album The Unfinished Violin on Island Records and touring it to sell-out crowds on the 2019 album launch tour, Sam is releasing his highly anticipated second solo album in Spring 2020.

Moving on from his five year connection to the First World War, which inspired his first album and captured the nation’s hearts through appearances on Antiques Roadshow and BBC Breakfast, alongside BBC Radio 2, 3, 4 and 6Music, Sam is moving on to making music on his own terms, with three of his favourite musicians and with a totally fresh approach and a big sound.

Sam and his new band are putting something into English music that has never been there before. This album has the swagger and groove of traditional English music with the huge sound, flare, energy and festival spirit of bands coming out of the Celtic and Scandinavian music scenes.

The new album occupies a very different sound world to The Unfinished Violin. Leaving string sections, piano and harmonium behind, the new band features acoustic and electric guitars and double bass.

•      Jack Rutter – guitar (Seth Lakeman, Jackie Oates, Moore Moss Rutter)

•      Ben Nicholls – double bass (Seth Lakeman, Nadine Shah, Kings Of The South Seas, Wild Rose, The Full English)

•      Louis Campbell – electric guitar (member of National Youth Folk Ensemble 2016-18, BBC Introducing with Big Massive Orchestra, studying guitar at RNCM)

Sam is a veteran of the mighty Bellowhead, former artistic director of the National Folk Youth Ensemble, founder member of the acclaimed instrumental trio Leveret, and a superb instrumentalist at the forefront of the revival in English traditional music.  

“The fiddler with the Midas touch… an English equivalent of the great Irish fiddle player Martin Hayes.” **** The Guardian

“Sweeney’s playing is unearthly at times: the singular focus of this set and the level of its performance makes this an outstanding and deeply moving experience.” ***** - Songlines

Neil Sands and his wonderful cast are back with a new production for 2020, of their most popular patriotic show Land of Hope & Glory, celebrating The Best of British Entertainment and especially produced to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the end of The Second World War. VE Day 75.

This patriotic and nostalgic afternoon is filled with marvellous and memorable songs, including a rousing selection from Last Night of The Proms, Old Time Sing Alongs, Great British Show Tunes, and ever popular favourites from the 40s 50s & 60s.

This promises to be their biggest and most spectacular patriotic production ever. Over two hours of timeless nostalgia, with sensational voices, more than 50 stunning costume changes, including a spectacular 1940’s style VE Day party with enough bunting, flags and fun to light up the brightest stage, followed by flag waving finale in a heart warming tribute to the veterans of the armed forces.

TICKETS

Adults - 13.00

Senior - £11.00

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