ATG Magazine Summer 2010

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The Ambassador Theatre Group

Mesmerising Mark Rylance Haunted House Ghost Stories at the Duke of York’s Fat suit and falsies Brian Conley in Hairspray King of Comedy

Marcus Brigstocke HOTLIST! English style icons North West escapes Young directors

Summer 2010 Things to to do, do,people peopleto tosee see

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The Ambassador Theatre Group

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1 Brian Conley in Hairspray 2 Retail therapy at Liverpool ONE complex 3 Sheridan Smith in Legally Blonde

An Extraordinary Story

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You’ve Got Grail

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Fright Night Big is Beautiful

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One to Watch

Seriously Talented

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Young directors rule in the Donmar Trafalgar season

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English Summer

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Quirky Brit chic

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Brian Conley goes up a dress size in Hairspray

Mark Rylance - the toast of the West End

What’s On in London

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Ghostly goings on at the Duke of York’s Theatre

A knight to remember with Marcus Brigstocke

A Mark Of Distinction

Competition In the pink - but is it legal?

Legally Blonde

The remarkable rise of the Ambassador Theatre Group

Northern Delights

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Cosmopolitan, chic, surprising visit Manchester and Liverpool for a very different day out

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Feature

An Extraordinary Story Exciting times for theatre lovers as the Ambassador Theatre Group expands across the UK There are moments in theatre

is always the thing of course,

Panter and Rosemary Squire.

when everything seems to come

but if the audience get the sense

In 1992, the husband and wife

together at the right time. A

that the people behind the stage

team, backed by a group of

thousand people in one place

are not that interested in it, then

friends and enthusiasts, bought

hear and see something special,

it really takes the shine off the

the Duke of York’s Theatre in

together. You could describe it as

evening. It does matter who

London’s West End. Panter and

a magical experience: it’s hard to

runs the show.

Squire were soon involved in

think of a better description for

The History

trick to it, and it’s a method that

The resonance that this approach

(which included the landmark

has been learned by generation

has with audiences can be seen

New Victoria Theatre), and

after generation of theatre

as the Ambassador Theatre

continued through the 1990s to

managers.

Group takes on 15 additional

launch more regional theatres in

theatres across the UK, bringing

partnership with trusts and local

the Group’s network to a total of

authorities. As the Millennium

38 (39 with the opening of the

began, ATG grew once more,

new Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

taking on seven West End

in October). It includes historic

theatres and a number of

theatres in the West End like the

regional venues, and this was

Apollo Victoria, Comedy, Duke

the period where the ATG

of York’s, Lyceum and Savoy, as

philosophy, born in cramped

well as the landmark venues of

offices above the stage of the

Britain’s touring circuit, including

Duke of York’s, began to

the big auditoria in Edinburgh,

influence theatre on a national

Bristol and Manchester, and

scale. 2010 brings the story up

thriving theatres from Brighton

to date, with theatres previously

to Glasgow. These venues are

managed by the Live Nation

complicated. It’s a combination

the cornerstones of Britain’s

group passing to ATG.

of three ingredients: a good

theatregoing, and their coming

show, attention to what the

together marks the latest chapter

The Difference

audience needs, and a passion

in ATG’s extraordinary story. Only

As new venues join the group,

for theatre.

18 years ago, this great British

audiences will have the chance

theatre group contained just

to experience theatre as ATG

one theatre.

believes it should be delivered.

Wicked Here’s the secret. It isn’t that

That last ingredient is vital.

It has to be a labour of love. If that passion is not there: well, 1

the development of a new

it. But like most magic, there is a

audiences can just tell. The play

The driving forces behind ATG are its co-founders, Howard

entertainment centre in Woking

From later this year that experience could reach millions

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Images top l-r Edinburgh Playhouse Milton Keynes Theatre Lyceum Theatre Bristol Hippodrome

of people across the UK, offering

in London; Spamalot and We Will

transformation in ATG,’ says

great quality shows, more choice,

Rock You are on tour or about to

Squire ‘both companies had real

and a special attention to detail.

take off. Meanwhile, the Donmar

strengths but together we have

If you are part of one of these

Warehouse and Trafalgar Studios

something very special indeed.’

provide brilliant settings for

ATG’s story has only been

a diverse range of theatre,

possible because audiences enjoy

offering audiences inspiration

the Group’s approach. Great

and challenging ideas. Sonia

shows, great theatres, and a little

Friedman Productions, as part

bit of magic - this is still what we

of ATG, has presented over 85

want from theatregoing, and the

new productions since 1990,

success of ATG is evidence that

including Boeing Boeing, Pinter’s

theatre in Britain has a very

No Man’s Land with Michael

strong pulse indeed.

Gambon and David Walliams, and Patrick Marber’s Dealer’s Choice. Friedman is recognised Legally Blonde

as a convention-breaking

audiences, you will notice the

producer in a West End where

difference: you can sense the

risks are never easy to take.

excitement ATG still feels about putting on a show.

For an idea of what we might

Audiences in Charge Theatre management is the

A show stopping performance!

be watching, look at some

power behind the stage, but

recent productions. Guys and

every management company

Dolls started in the West End

knows that it is really the

Congratulations to the

with leads like Ewan McGregor,

audience who is in charge.

Theatre Royal Brighton.

Patrick Swayze, and Don

Audiences vote with their feet.

Part of the Ambassador

Johnson, before touring ATG

They want a theatre experience

venues across the country. Big

that shows flair and attention

Theatre Group, it has

shows like West Side Story, The

to detail, and when this is

just been named

Rocky Horror Show and Matthew

supplied by a British company,

Most Welcoming Theatre

Bourne’s Nutcracker! followed

responding to an enormous

at the TMA Theatre

a similar pattern. Disney’s Lion

British audience, then we can

King, the phenomenal Wicked,

say that this is a very exciting

Grease and Legally Blonde

time for British theatre.

currently play at ATG theatres

‘I’m delighted by the

and Management Awards for its exceptional levels of customer service.

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Interview

You’ve Got Grail Marcus Brigstocke on his SPAM-tastic new role as King Arthur

Interview by Jasper Rees Photography by 3

Eric Richmond

Marcus Brigstocke in a musical?

him. ‘I actually ignored it

not a lot of people know that

You won’t have been the only

because I thought it was a rather

he has danced for money. ‘I was

one wondering how this

preposterous notion, and then

a podium dancer for a couple

happened. Brigstocke is the

it came through the official

of years,’ he confesses. ‘I worked

closest we have these days to a

channels.’ But exactly how

as a dancer who would get up

political satirist on the stand-up

preposterous is it? The role

during club night to get the

circuit. But his government-

has been filled before by

crowd going. It was a long, long

bashing on Radio 4’s The Now

consummate actor/singers - Tim

time ago in fairness. What can

Show and his environmentally

Curry and Simon Russell Beale.

I say? When I throw shapes

friendly comedy routines about

And here’s a man who really

people watch. I wasn’t in a

saving the planet are suspended

knows his comedy. He can also

thong,’ he adds.

forthwith while he takes the

act: he got good reviews for his

part of King Arthur in Spamalot.

ne’er-do-well Charles Surface in

Spamalot’s allure for any

He wasn’t in chainmail either.

the all-comedians production of

comedian, of course, is the

surprised when he heard the

The School for Scandal at last

hallowed aura of Monty Python.

producers were considering

year’s Edinburgh Festival. But

‘This is really really cool for me,’

Even Brigstocke was a bit

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all I want to do.’

Spamalot

he says. You wouldn’t think it to

to be an actor. On the grounds

listen to him inveighing against

that he was funny, a friend

Tony Blair and Jeremy Clarkson

booked him in to do a comedy

comedy at university and then

(‘the man is not just an idiot but

slot in a Kiss FM stand-up

entered the profession. On the

he’s deliberately being an idiot’) -

competition. ‘The first half they

club circuit he worked his way

but Brigstocke is a snug fit for

sat in pitying silence. I had a

up to a point where people were

Theatre Royal Brighton

another reason. Thanks to the

rubber chicken concealed in my

refusing to follow him. ‘Other

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shows his parents took him to as a boy, he is a closet devotee of musical theatre.

‘We were definitely up the Lloyd Webber end rather than the Sondheim end. When Starlight Express opened I couldn’t believe it. These people were singing and on rollerskates? I had ambitions for a very long time to be Greaseball. Then

‘

He did huge amounts of

comics would go, ‘F***ing hell,

I was a podium dancer for a couple of years... what can I say? When I throw shapes, people watch. I wasn’t in a thong...

’

I don’t want to go on after

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Brigstocke.’ Which is where you

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unfollowable, because you’re so good. But I kept coming offstage and couldn’t understand why I

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I saw Les Mis. Javert and Jean

suit. And I did props gags, all of

was happening. It was the first

Valjean are two of the best

which were awful. Once I’d used

time that something I felt so

characters I’ve seen onstage

up all the props and started

passionately about just came

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in anything ever.’

talking, then people laughed. I

onstage with me anyway.’

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So it’s in the blood. Before

went, ‘You’re seriously telling me

he went to Bristol University

people will just pay you for this?

Brigstocke was even planning

I’m set. I’m done. That’s it. This is

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Interview

A Mark of Distinction The La Bête star talks tribes, trout & turning 50

Interview by Al Senter

5

It would be understandable if

few days R & R on a fishing

actor Mark Rylance had chosen

expedition with Butterworth.

to rest on his considerable laurels

‘Catch a brown trout?

for the remainder of 2010. He

I’m not too hopeful’ before

has, after all, presented the

hunkering down to play yet

London theatre with two thick

another monster part in the

slices of his mesmerising, award-

eagerly-awaited revival of David

winning Johnny Byron in Jez

Hirson’s La Bête at the Comedy.

Butterworth’s Jerusalem, with

Set in Provence in 1654 and

a season of Beckett’s Endgame

written in rhyming couplets,

at the Duchess as the meat in

the play tracks down Elomire,

Photography by

the sandwich. Not a bit of it...

a thinly disguised Molière, as

Shaun Webb and

At the time of writing he was

he leads his troupe of strolling

courtesy of Rex features

admittedly allowing himself a

players through the length

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and breadth of France. Into this

individual thinker, attracted by

theatre. Reaching his half-

Mark Rylance in Jez

high-minded ambience flounces

ideas and issues far beyond the

century in January has had a

Butterworth’s Jerusalem

Valere (Rylance), a vulgar

confines of the Stage Door. Is

bearing on his decision.

David Hyde Pierce

mountebank from the streets,

he concerned about being

whose populist instincts and

labelled an oddball or an

ahead and hope that I might

unashamed showmanship

eccentric by a sceptical media?

have another twenty-five years

threaten to undermine both

‘I do care what the world

‘Now that I’m fifty, I can look

of work in me, provided I’m

Elomire’s aesthetic and his status

thinks. I’m not a missionary: I’m

lucky with my fitness and my

within the company.

a simple, sincere, honest person.’

memory doesn’t go. So time is

says Rylance. ‘I’ve just been

precious. I came to England to

writing and I’ve always been

appointed an ambassador for

be a theatre actor and it would

interested in one of the main

Survival International, which

be silly for me not to use what I

themes of the play - the

campaigns for the rights of tribal

have to offer. When I’m working,

relationship between popular

people to maintain their own

the question I ask myself day-to-

culture and sophisticated art’

way of life. I’ve always been

day and minute-by-minute is

explains Rylance. ‘Valere

interested in tribal societies. As

simple. Am I enjoying myself? Of

represents the first tradition

a boy, I remember reading about

course, I’m pleased to have made

while Elomire embodies the

Sitting Bull and Geronimo and

some good films but film doesn’t

second. What would I call

being absolutely fascinated by

interest me ultimately and I

myself? A bit of both perhaps.’

them. Indigenous people have

don’t find the process of making

Although he has just passed

a number of abilities which it is

a film satisfying. Doing a play,

his fiftieth birthday, there is still

hard for us to find in our culture

on the other hand, creates a

something of the wiry boy about

yet so many of them are in grave

sense of community, especially

Rylance, now passionate, now

danger of extinction.’

when you’re in a long run. You

‘I loved the boldness of the

bashful. Though born in Kent,

In a career that has been

Joanna Lumley

‘I came to England to be a theatre actor and it would be silly for me not to use what I have to offer. When I’m working, the question I ask myself day-to-day and minute-by-minute is simple. Am I enjoying myself?’

live together in a particular

Rylance spent his formative years

mainly devoted to the theatre,

place, you share in each other’s

in the American Mid-West where

Rylance has made periodic, much

lives and by doing the play every

his father had taken up a

praised appearances on screen,

night, you develop deep and

teaching post, and this may have

as if their very rarity enhances

valuable relationships with your

reinforced the sense that he is

their worth in the eyes of the

fellow performers.’

something of an outsider in the

critics. His playing of the ill-fated

Rylance may downplay his

clubby world of British theatre.

Dr. David Kelly, tragically caught

angling skills but it seems likely,

Comedy Theatre, London

He is certainly not afraid to voice

up in the wheels of the Iraq

for the next twenty-five years at

unpopular or alternative

Enquiry, won him a BAFTA

least, that he’ll continue to land

La Bête

opinions and he had to battle

Award. Yet he reveals that he

some of the most formidable

during the first few years of his

has just dispensed with the

catches in the theatre and

tenure as Artistic Director of

services of his agents, reasoning

audiences and critics alike will

Shakespeare’s Globe against

that they are geared to the more

eagerly take the bait. Not even

establishment prejudice that

lucrative opportunities in film

Moby Dick himself, you think,

the venue was more theme park

and television whereas Rylance’s

could resist a lure from this

than theatre. Rylance is a highly

sights are set exclusively on the

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Win Legally Blonde tickets plus a bunch of other goodies in our tempting competition!

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Interview

Fright Night Spooks and supernatural stories at the Duke of York’s Theatre this summer Main image: Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman

Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson

with him, and he made me laugh

and he loved it, but the reality

are leading figures in the

with dirty jokes - then we started

of children and mortgages kept

entertainment industry - Andy

talking about horror films, which

getting in the way.’

as co-writer and co-creator of

we both loved, and we bonded

Derren Brown’s TV shows, as well

over those two things,’ says

one or two conversations about

as Brown’s stage shows including

Jeremy. ‘We have been a

doing a walk-round spookhouse

the Olivier Award winning

constant presence in each

event,’ says Jeremy, picking up

Something Wicked This Way

other’s lives since.’

the story, but then Andy came

Comes, and Jeremy as co-founder

Interview by Mark Shenton Photography by Helen Maybanks and 9

courtesy of Rex features

It has taken them a long time

But they kept talking: ‘We had

up with a better idea. ‘I had this idea in my head of doing a kind

of The League of Gentlemen.

to work with each other. ‘I’m

Nyman and Dyson have also

obsessed with horror,’ points

of Vagina Monologues, but with

been friends for over 25 years,

out Andy, ‘and Jeremy and I

ghost stories, and featuring

ever since they met at summer

had been talking to each other

three people sitting on stools

camp when they were both 15,

for years about doing something

telling them.’

but they have never worked

together. About twelve years

together - till now.

ago, I did a mock séance where

‘There was something very

‘I remember that Andy had

I took over the House of

alluring in the purity of that,

brought a big pile of rag mags

Detention in Clerkenwell,

though we ended up doing

Jeremy was attracted by it:

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★★★★ ‘A pant-wetter of a night.

It’s terrifying’ Daily Mail

★★★★ ‘I had to sleep with the lights on. A top night out’ Metro

Derren Brown Steve Pemberton as his character Pauline Campbell Jones from The League Of Gentlemen

something far more baroque!’

That’s brilliant, and the opposite

The show retells a series of

But first Andy, who had not

of telly, where you can write

original ghost stories, but says

acted in a play for a decade, did

scripts and endless drafts, but

Andy, ‘while they are each

a theatre job: ‘I was in a play

there’s no guarantee of anything

completely original, fans of the

at the Tricycle Theatre called

being made. With this, we knew

genre will recognise many

Moonlight and Magnolias a

it was going to happen. The dare

nods to other things in there!’

couple of years ago, directed

of it was exciting, and it fed into

by Sean Holmes. And I had such

the finished product!’

joy doing it, it rekindled my

It put them both under a

And, just as they are deeply familiar with the rigours of stage comedy - where you know that

certain amount of pressure, but

a show is working purely by

says Andy, it’s something he is

whether an audience is laughing

Sean was made Artistic Director

used to: ‘I’m happy working that

or not - so with this genre you

WARNING

of the Lyric Hammersmith. Andy

way - that’s the way all the

know the same thing from

Please be advised that Ghost

goes on, ‘On his first day in the

Derren Brown stage shows that

whether or not they are

Stories contains moments of

office, he rang and asked me for

I’ve written and directed are

screaming. ‘The analogy with

extreme shock and tension.

ideas, and I told him about the

done. Any writer will put up

comedy is spot-on,’ says Jeremy.

The show is unsuitable for

ideas that Jeremy and I had been

their hands and say there’s no

‘The beautiful thing about

anyone under the age of 15.

working on. He told us to come

incentive quite like the date for

comedy is that it is completely

We strongly advise those of

in tomorrow. So we went in on

the arrival of an audience to

binary - it either works or it

a nervous disposition to think

the second day that he was in

drive the creative juices.’

doesn’t, you can’t debate it. And

very seriously before attending.

excitement for the theatre.’

Fast forward to last year, when

his job, and we left his office

They duly set about writing

the first night that we did this

with the play not only

it - and it went fast. ‘In three

show was exactly the same as the

commissioned but scheduled

days, the structure of the play

first night of a live comedy show

and announced - even though it

had written itself,’ says Andy.

- until the audience comes in and

wasn’t written yet!’

‘It spewed out of our fetid

tells you by their response, you

memories - 35 years of watching

just don’t know. We sat there

and bold and brave thing to

horror and our combined

completely on tenterhooks. But

programme it without us having

phoning of each other merged

when it became apparent that

written it yet, so we had to do it!

into this love letter to the genre.’

it worked, we were thrilled.’

For Jeremy, ‘It was a clever

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Interview

Big is Beautiful Brian Conley goes large in Hairspray

Interview by Mark Shenton Photography by Hugo Glendinning & 11

Tristram Kenton

They always say that you can’t

now sharing the role on the new

that Conley originated in the

teach an old dog new tricks, but

national tour of the show with

West End in 1995, and

it seems that it’s never too late

Michael Starke, and Brian says of

subsequently took to Toronto,

to learn new skills if you’re one

his West End predecessor: ‘They

and he says, ‘That show turned

of Britain’s most popular stage

are great shoes to fill - but he’s

it all around for me, without

and television entertainers. The

been very charming, and given

a doubt. Up until then, I was

perennially youthful and ever-

me advice’. It’s not the first time

always zany comedian Brian

jovial Brian Conley is facing a

he’s followed where Ball has led:

Conley; but once I did that,

new and welcome challenge:

he also inherited the role of

perceptions changed. One review

‘I’d never played an 18-stone

Caractacus Potts in the stage

said, I came to wince and I stayed

woman from Baltimore before!’,

version of Chitty Chitty Bang

to cheer; that pretty much

he says, until he inherited the

Bang at the London Palladium.

summed it up.’

role of Edna Turnblad from

‘Whatever Michael does, I tend

Michael Ball in the original West

to follow him,’ he quips. ‘But

entertainment who started his

End production of Hairspray.

he never took over from me in

career as warm-up man for the

Jolson!’ That was the title part

likes of Terry Wogan, Noel

Both Michael and Brian are

For Conley, a star of TV light

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Edmonds and Kenny Everett,

boy - ‘so it wasn’t much of a

classic moments from my

the label has been hard to shake

push, really’, he points out.

35 years in the business, and it

off, especially in terms of being

‘They said I was born to play it;

worked a treat. Then suddenly

taken more seriously. ‘I’ve been

but then everything I have done

the phone call came to see if I’d

in the game a long time. My

since they’ve said the same

like to audition for this, and then

initial shot to fame was in my

thing about, too. So it has been

there I was, kissing Nigel Planer

early 20s and people still

interesting to see whether they

onstage!’ (Planer played Edna’s

remember that; they’re afraid

think that of Edna!’

husband Wilbur, reuniting the two from a TV series, The

that the Butlin’s Blue Coat is

On the one hand, it’s a role

always going to come out. I

that, as a family man, he readily

Grimleys, they once starred

always tell them, ‘yes, I was

identifies with. It was in fact as

in together).

‘

The hardest part of the job

He’s proud of the fact that he’s recorded three albums now - ‘they’ve always gone cardboard,’ he quips, and adds, ‘the next one I’m going to call the Beatles Greatest Hits - I think that might do well.

’

isn’t the fat suit that he has to wear to bring him up to size ‘I’m coping with that, but the one thing that doesn’t sit right is the false eyelashes! It’s a bit like having a couple of boxing gloves

Brian Conley

Hairspray Manchester Opera House*

a Blue Coat, but it was thirty

a family treat last Christmas

get used to it eventually.’ But

13 - 31 July Box Office 0844 847 2484

years ago, and I only did it for

that he first saw the show. ‘My

one place he is more than used

Liverpool Empire Theatre*

3 months’ - and I’ve moved on!’

kids - Lucy and Amy - are huge

to is being onstage: ‘I love it

But not in every way: he’s

fans of it, so I came with them.

there. I remember Jim Davidson

17 August - 4 September Box Office 0844 847 2525

particularly pleased to be back

I sat there and just loved it. But

saying to me once, ‘you’ll always

onstage singing for a living,

I never thought in my wildest

work, Brian, because everyone

Sunderland Empire*

which is how he began his career

dreams that I would be taking

knows you’re good live’. I love

in nightclubs. ‘I always say I was

over from Michael.’

taking the audience somewhere

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born to sing - everything else I

But then his career never has

above your eyes. But I’m sure I’ll

and blowing them away.’ He

Milton Keynes Theatre

learnt. The comedy came later,

been minutely mapped out. ‘I

never gives less than his all:

when I was about 18 or 19.’

don’t think it can be. Things

‘Every performance is 110% - I

He’s proud of the fact that he’s

just come about; I put it down

have to! It’s just my job, it’s what

recorded three albums now -

to fate. I was doing a show

I do - I could never short change

New Theatre Oxford*

‘they’ve always gone cardboard,’

called The Best of Brian

the audience. It’s an obligation.’

he quips, and adds, ‘the next

Conley, a live theatre

12 - 23 October Box Office 01865 320 760

one I’m going to call the Beatles

show in which we

Greatest Hits - I think that might

played some of the

do well. But unfortunately I am in my box, which is comedy.

People are always surprised when they come to see me live, and say I had no idea you could sing’.

It has equipped him well though, for a career in West End musicals. He did his first

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one in 1992 when he took over in Me and My Girl,

Bristol Hippodrome*

playing a cockney barrow

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Brian Conley and Nigel Planer

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OneTo Watch A new era for theatre in Aylesbury This Autumn, the brand-new

million sparkling family

that converts into a 1,800-

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre will

pantomime - Cinderella.

capacity hall for standing events

raise the curtain on a world class

AYLESBURY

WATERSIDE THEATRE

The professional programme

and a more intimate 225-seat

opening season. This landmark

offers a number of opportunities

second space. It also offers a

building, in a picturesque

to get involved, with a dedicated

range of versatile meeting

riverside setting, is inspired by

Creative Learning Department

rooms, public spaces and a

the hills and forests of the

aiming to enhance the theatre

waterfront café. These flexible

surrounding Chiltern countryside.

experience through fun,

spaces have ensured that the

Situated right at the heart of

engaging activities. Participation

new venue has been earmarked

Aylesbury, it opens its doors on

events in the first season include

as the area’s premier centre for

12 October with the

post-show talks, production

meeting, exhibition and

award–winning Northern Ballet

events and workshops plus the

conference facilities.

Theatre’s Swan Lake.

chance for local youngsters to

The opening season, designed

Images clockwise from top left Joseph, Cinderella, Northern Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake, Spamalot, Calendar Girls and Evita Feature by 13

Becky Martin

Leader of Aylesbury Vale

appear in panto through

District Council John Cartwright

to be wide-reaching and inclusive

Robinsons ‘Search for a Star’

says ‘The realisation of our

will see Calendar Girls with

auditions. The professional

dream is moving closer. We knew

Aylesbury-born Linda Bellingham

opening on 12 October will be

that when we chose ATG as the

taking to the stage along with

preceded by a programme of

management operators for this

family favourite Joseph, show-

community performances

wonderful theatre, we were at

stopping Evita, hilarious

showcasing the talents of a

the beginning of a very special

Spamalot, the hit Rocky Horror

number of groups and individual

relationship and this opening

Show and a special gala concert

performers from the region.

season and commitment to

from the Royal Philharmonic

As the first new theatre of

Orchestra. More dance comes

the decade in Britain, Aylesbury

demonstrates the quality and

from The Nutcracker from

Waterside Theatre holds an

the breadth of shows and

English Youth Ballet which offers

exciting position in theatre

opportunities ATG will bring to

the opportunity for 100 local

history and marks the beginning

us. We are absolutely delighted.’

dancers to be a part of the

of a new era for Aylesbury and

opening season. Comedy and

entertainment. Around 300,000

music fans will find an

people from across Aylesbury

unparalleled choice of one night

Vale and beyond are expected to

specials including Lee Mead,

visit the new theatre each year

To book for the opening

Julian Lloyd Webber, Jimmy Carr

to enjoy a dynamic and diverse

season call 0844 871 7607

and Reginald D Hunter. This

programme of live performances.

or visit AmbassadorTickets

milestone season wraps up in

The Waterside Theatre boasts an

.com/aylesbury

time for Christmas with the £1

impressive 1,200-seat auditorium

creative learning and education

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Donmar Trafalgar Trafalgar Studios 2, London*

Lower Ninth 30 Sep - 23 Oct

Novecento 28 Oct - 20 Nov

Les Parents Terribles 25 Nov - 18 Dec Tickets on sale 7 Jun All seats £17.50 Box Office 0844 871 7632 Online booking at Donmarwarehouse.com

Seriously Talented Catch the next generation of young directors in the Donmar Trafalgar season Donmar Warehouse Artistic

directors through the Donmar’s

professional careers the

their worldly possessions swept

Director Michael Grandage

RAD scheme and this residency

opportunity to work alongside

away and the body of their

recently announced the launch

at the Trafalgar Studios will now

leading theatre directors for

young friend lies before them.

of an exciting new initiative at

give everyone an opportunity

a year at the Donmar.

the Trafalgar Studios - Donmar

to watch the next generation of

The first year of Donmar

Trafalgar. Demonstrating the

theatre directors at work. I have

Trafalgar will see Charlotte

Atlantic cruise liner, Novecento

Donmar’s commitment to the

every confidence that over the

Westenra, Róisín McBrinn and

was born. He became the

next generation of young

next three years we will see some

Chris Rolls each direct a production greatest jazz musician the world

directors, the company will

serious and important talent

- Lower Ninth, Novecento and Les

would ever know. For six years

take up a residency at Trafalgar

emerging that will help us focus

Parents Terribles respectively.

before World War II, Tim Tooney

Studio 2 for 12 weeks a year for

on the theatre practitioners of

the next three years to enable

the future’ says Grandage.

Since it began in 1994, the

by Beau Willimon. Set in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth district, it

played trumpet with him and Novecento gave him his story...

Jean Cocteau’s Les Parents

Resident Assistant Director (RAD)

RAD scheme has become widely

tells the story of two African

Terribles is set in a bohemian

programme to stage productions

regarded as the most prestigious

Americans, Malcolm and EZee,

household in 1930’s Paris. When

under the Donmar banner.

training programme of its kind

who find themselves stranded

Michael declares his love for a

in the country, offering young

on a rooftop waiting for rescue.

girl, his devoted mother burns

directors at the start of their

Their city has been devastated,

with jealousy while his father is

‘It has always been a great privilege to support young

shocked to discover that his son’s lover is someone he knows only too well.

Following their generous support of the Donmar’s West End Season, leading housing contractor and developer United House will be the Season Sponsor for Donmar Trafalgar September 2010 - December 2012.

Trafalgar Studios photography by Johan Persson for the Donmar Warehouse

recent graduates of their

Lower Ninth is a new play

Novecento is by Alessandro Baricco. In 1900 on board a great

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Going Out

Northern Delights Culture and countryside in England’s vibrant North West Home to the cosmopolitan cities

for children interested in nature

As the sun goes down, liven

of Liverpool and Manchester,

with its magical realm revealing

up the entertainment by booking

North West England also boasts

the secret world of plants,

tickets for a show at the

breathtaking countryside just

from leafy canopies to huge

Liverpool Empire. This summer

waiting to be discovered as the

root systems. Best of all, the

sees the famous venue hosting

weather warms up. So whether

exhibition and other attractions

award-winning productions of

you are planning family fun or

are free.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and

an indulgent day of me-time,

Hairspray.

come to a region that’s got

deserves to be followed by an

something for everyone.

open-air adventure so make your

Manchester Rocks

way towards the Albert Dock

Manchester is a free-spirited city

where a five to ten-minute stroll

in which to find inspiration and

Since being named the European

along the River Mersey brings

indulgence in equal measure.

Capital of Culture 2008, Liverpool

you to the new Pier Head Ferry

Those seeking to explore its

has flourished as a family-friendly

Terminal. Opt for the 50-minute

artistic side can now download

visitmanchester.com/

destination. Keep the young at

River Explorer Cruise to learn

one of four self-guided Urban

arts-and-culture.aspx

heart happy by visiting World

about the city’s fascinating

Culture Trails for free - these

history and see landmark sights

walking tours are easy to follow

from the water. Liverpool has

and packed with juicy morsels

an important maritime heritage

of information. The A City

and the ferry service is more

Performs trail highlights a deep-

than 850 years old.

rooted theatrical heritage,

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creativetourist.com afflecks.com craftanddesign.com malmaison-manchester.com

Once back on dry land, why

pointing out such legendary

not check out the Condé Nast

spots as the Manchester Opera

Traveller-endorsed Liverpool

House, today a favourite choice

ONE complex? With over 130

for music theatre lovers, and the

retail stores, more than 20

‘Grand Old Lady of Oxford

restaurants, a 14-screen cinema

Street’, otherwise known as the

and five-acre park, this is a great

Palace Theatre. Originally

choice for retail therapy and

opened in 1891, the auditorium

Museum where historic treasures,

dining. The leisure terrace comes

and foyers have retained many

an aquarium, bughouse and

alive in the summer and caters

of their original late-Victorian

planetarium come together

for eclectic tastes - sample Jamie

features including a distinctive

House & Manchester

under one roof. An interactive

Oliver’s take on Italian food this

proscenium arch and grand

Palace Theatre see

exhibition that runs until early

June when his chain arrives at

balconies.

September, Plantastic! is perfect

Liverpool ONE.

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Another area that is simple

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Images top l-r Liverpool Empire Plantastic!

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Modern Bar and Restaurant,

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Northern Quarter combines vinyl

which is accessed by a private

on one of its open days in July.

shops, vintage fashion stores and

elevator that transports guests

You’ll have a chance to get

art galleries. Afflecks emporium

to the top of the Urbis building.

involved with bringing in the

and the Manchester Craft &

Here panoramic views are served

lavender harvest and treat

Design Centre are two must-sees

up with a seasonal menu that

yourself to essential oil-based

for creative types while visitors

places an emphasis on

gifts.

with a sweet tooth shouldn’t

provenance.

miss Cupcakery opening on Oldham Street in June.

Ease down from an action-

St Helens Escape Located midway between

packed day at le petit spa, an

Liverpool and Manchester, St

intimate oasis based in the

Helens is an excellent starting

glamorous Malmaison

point from which to uncover

Manchester. Reserve the one-

the region’s countryside gems.

hour ESPA body aromatherapy

As Merseyside’s largest body of inland water, Carr Mill Dam attracts anglers, watersports enthusiasts, hikers and birdwatchers. Pack a picnic and

Fir Tree Farm

enjoy walking the picturesque

Also worthy of a stop, the

lakeside trails or catch one of

award-winning World of Glass

the occasional high-speed

visitor centre may not be outdoors

powerboat races in the summer.

but it does capture the

The family run, 35-hectare

imagination with live glassblowing

Fir Tree Farm is a relaxing place

demonstrations, stunning displays

in which to amble through

and a special effects film show.

beautiful woodland walks and

Summer exhibitions include

observe local wildlife. A small

Crystal Clear featuring the best

massage so you have the

group of listed buildings include

contemporary 20th-century

freedom to decide on a relaxing,

the farmhouse itself, dating

pieces from the Pilkington Glass

energising or balancing result

back to 1704, and a renovated

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on the day.

barn that houses a Farm Shop

displayed for the first time.

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For something a bit different, visit the Inglenook Lavender

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STILLTHE SEXIEST AND FUNNIEST SHOW IN TOWN / /

EVENING STANDARD

‘I FELT I MIGHT ACTUALLY DIE OF LAUGHTER’ THE INDEPENDENT

STARRING

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14 - 19 JUN

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21 - 26 JUN

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0844 8717650

28 JUN - 3 JUL

CHURCHILL THEATRE BROMLEY

0844 8717620

7 - 12 Jun

NORWICH - THEATRE ROYAL

0160 363 0000

5 - 10 JUL

MANCHESTER OPERA HOUSE

0844 847 2295

14 - 19 Jun

SUNDERLAND - EMPIRE

0844 847 2499

12 - 17 JUL

LEEDS GRAND THEATRE

0844 848 2706

21 - 26 Jun

EDINBURGH - PLAYHOUSE

0844 847 1660

19 - 24 JUL

NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL

08448 1121 21

28 Jun -3 Jul

ABERDEEN HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE

01224 641122

02380 711811

5 - 10 Jul

BRISTOL - HIPPODROME

0844 847 2325

1 - 4 Sep

WOKING - NEW VICTORIA

0844 871 7645

6 - 11 Sep

SOUTHEND - CLIFFS PAVILION

0170 235 1135

BRIGHTON - THEATRE ROYAL

0844 871 7650

26 - 31 JUL

SOUTHAMPTON MAYFLOWER

2 - 7 AUG

REGENT THEATRE STOKE-ON-TRENT 0844 8717649

9 - 14 AUG

LIVERPOOL EMPIRE

0844 847 2525

13 - 18 Sep

16 - 21 AUG

ABERDEEN HIS MAJESTY’S

01224 641122

20 - 25 Sep

LLANDUDNO - VENUE CYMRU

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23 - 28 AUG

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4 - 9 Oct

LIVERPOOL - EMPIRE

0844 847 2525

13 - 17 SEP

BRISTOL HIPPODROME

0844 847 2325

25 - 30 Oct

BIRMINGHAM - ALEXANDRA THEATRE 0844 847 2302

20 - 25 SEP

WOKING NEW VICTORIA

0844 871 7645

1 - 6 Nov

LEEDS - GRAND THEATRE

0844 848 2700

GLASGOW - THE KINGS

0844 871 7648

18 - 23 OCT

EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE

0844 847 1660

8 - 13 Nov

25 - 30 OCT

OXFORD NEW THEATRE

01865 305305

15 - 20 Nov

MANCHESTER - PALACE

0844 847 2275

1 - 6 NOV

TORQUAY PRINCESS THEATRE

0844 847 2315

22- 27 Nov

RICHMOND THEATRE

0844 871 7651

22 NOV

YORK GRAND OPERA HOUSE

0844 847 2322

29 NOV - 4 DEC

MILTON KEYNES THEATRE

0844 871 7652

7 DEC - 1 JAN

BIRMINGHAM ALEXANDRA

0844 847 2302

28 MAR - 2 APR

AYLESBURY WATERSIDE THEATRE

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29 Nov- 4 Dec AYLESBURY - WATERSIDE THEATRE

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Party!

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