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Direct from Three Years in the West End Starring

Joe Pasquale & Todd Carty Spamalot gallops back out on tour to bring the West End production to theatres across the land (to the sound of banging coconut shells). Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot is a kind-of-new musical with a book by Eric Idle and an entirely new score for the new production (well, almost), created by Eric Idle and John du Prez.

The latest tour, which is directed by Christopher Luscombe, follows hot on the heels of the can’t–believe-how-successful-itwas Monty Python Reunion at The O2 and Eric Idle’s acclaimed performance of Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life at the 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony - the world sang along, and Spamalot audiences get the opportunity to do so too!

During the run, there have been 21 onstage moustache incidents, three suspected cases of swine flu (French pigs!), three outbreaks of nits and 92 pairs of coconuts.

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THE SMASH HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL COMEDY Based on Mel Brooks’ much loved Academy Award winning movie, The Producers is a hilarious musical comedy that has taken Broadway and the West End by storm, winning a record breaking 12 Tony Awards and 3 Olivier Awards.

Impoverished by a string of flops, New York producer Max Bialystock recruits timid accountant Leo Bloom to help him pull off Broadway’s greatest scam.

Together they aim to produce the worst show ever and run away to Rio with millions, but they soon learn that showbusiness can always find a way to kick you in the teeth.

From the producer of sell out successes Midnight Tango and Dance ’Til Dawn, and the director of Top Hat, The Producers is filled with fabulous costumes, glamorous dancing girls, hysterical show tunes including the all time classic Springtime For Hitler - and an incredible live band.

Starring award winning comedian Jason Manford, legendary funny man Phill Jupitus, TV’s fabulous choreographer Louie Spence, and star of Rocky Horror Show David Bedella, The Producers is the biggest, funniest Broadway musical of all time.

★★★★ Daily Mail The Guardian Whatsonstage The Stage

‘A casting stroke of genius in Jason Manford, blessed with gorgeous vocal chops and a great acting sensibility’ WHATSONSTAGE

‘Phill Jupitus is a scene stealing delight’ THE STAGE

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A BRAND NEW PRODUCTION OF THE CLASSIC MUSICAL

★★★★★

‘Joyful disasters from comedy masters.

Gorgeous!’

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‘hysterical. we were in tears of laughter’ salford onliine

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‘(6 stars out of 5, honestly) brilliantly bonkers’ redditch advertiser

The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society set out to present J.M. Barrie’s classic tale of Peter Pan, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong - does, as the accident prone thesps embark on a thrilling adventure to Neverland, with hilariously disastrous results.

Following their smash hit success with The Play That Goes Wrong, which is now playing to packed houses in the West End, award winning Mischief Theatre bring their riotous new spin on a timeless favourite to Theatre Royal Brighton’s stage.

Don’t miss this devilishly daring new laugh out loud comedy, suitable for everyone, especially adults.

‘RIDICULOUSLY FUNNY. I CAN’T RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH’ peter kay

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Following numerous highly acclaimed productions that include Sweeney Todd and Sunset Boulevard, The Watermill Theatre returns with a new production of the classic musical Calamity Jane. Starring Jodie Prenger (Oliver!, Spamalot and One Man, Two Guvnors) alongside Tom Lister (The Water Babies, Emmerdale) and a cast of multi talented actor musicians, this brand new production gets to the heart and soul of the musical.

Calamity Jane can outrun and outshoot any man in Deadwood.

Hard, boastful and desperate to impress, she travels to Chicago on the Deadwood Stage to recruit a star, Adelaid Adams. But things don’t go too smoothly for Calamity, as everyone in town favours the new girl and she struggles to keep her jealousy and pride in check.

It takes her long standing enemy Wild Bill Hickok to make her see sense and realise her Secret Love.

With an Oscar nominated score that includes The Black Hills of Dakota, The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away), Just Blew in from the Windy City and the award winning song Secret Love, don’t miss this new production which blows into Brighton for one week only.

★★★★★ Whatsonstage.com

‘welcome to the wild west and a whip-cracking hot shot of a show’ plymouth herald

‘A rip roaring Calamity Jane’ Newbury Weekly News

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★★★★ ‘A big grin of a show’ the guardian

Lucia’s Chapters of Coming Forth

by Day Written and directed by Sharon Fogarty UK PremiÈre Obie award winner and Tony nominee Maria Tucci stars as Lucia Joyce, the adored daughter of James Joyce, played by Tony nominee Paul Kandel, in a theatrical ode to her life created by legendary New York theatre ensemble Mabou Mines.

With richly textured visuals and an evocative score, the show traverses Lucia’s institutional life, her father’s celebrity, her struggle with mental illness, and the playful dream language of Finnegans Wake, to cast clarity and insight into an otherwise tragic and mysterious life. thu 7 - sat 9 may Eves 7.30pm Sat mat 2.30pm post show discussion Fri 8 May with Ali Smith and artists

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Third Party

The Sagas of Noggin the Nog directed by john wright In the lands of the North, where the black rocks stand guard against the cold sea, in the dark night that is very long, the men of the Northlands sit by their great log fires and they tell a tale of Noggin the Nog! The classic stories by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, which became one of the most iconic television series of the 1970s, are playfully retold using puppets, original music, film and a cast of silly Vikings.

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The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler Conceived and directed by Matthew Lenton Created by James Fortune, Sandy Grierson and Matthew Lenton Journey through the mind of one of music’s most improbable icons.

A true maverick, Ivor Cutler was signed by all the major record labels, influenced The Beatles, was championed by John Peel and was the only artist to have been played on Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Weaving together this music, prose, poetry and biography, The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler tells the story of a remarkable life: from birth, through boyhood, to old age and death. Whether you’re already a fan or are exploring his music for the first time, this fantastical, feel good show is created by the ever inventive Vanishing Point (Tomorrow, Brighton Festival 2014, Interiors, Brighton Festival 2012) and National Theatre of Scotland (The Strange Undoing of Prudentia Hart, Brighton Festival 2014).

‘Funny, evocative and celebratory. blessed with excellent performances’ the daily telegraph

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Brighton Festival

REGAN DE WYNTER’S AWARD WINNING PRODUCTION RETURNS TO THE UK

Comédie de Picardie

The Lads in Their Hundreds tue 5 may 8pm Words and music weave a tapestry of loss and remembrance in this eloquent and deeply moving tribute to the soldiers of the Great War. Based in Amiens, the capital of the Somme region, Comédie de Picardie draws on the written legacy of French and British war poets to mark the ongoing centenary of the war.

Nina Conti tue 19 may 7.30pm Join comedian, ventriloquist, filmmaker Nina Conti for a screening of her BAFTA nominated ‘documockumentary’ Her Master’s Voice, followed by a characteristically unpredictable live performance.

Her Master’s Voice follows Nina’s pilgrimage with the bereaved puppets of her mentor and erstwhile lover Ken Campbell to their final resting place, Vent Haven Museum in Kentucky. Along the way, we get to know her wooden travelling companions, as together they deconstruct her life and that of her lost love.

The Joey Arias Experience

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‘riotously inventive’ the times

This award winning and exquisitely funny new take on the much loved classic was a huge critical and popular hit during its London run and proved just as successful in Australia when it landed in Cate Blanchett’s Sydney Theatre. A must see for fans of all things musical; witty and imaginative.

wed 20 may 8pm With an impressive range and emotionally rich phrasing, Joey Arias is a vocalist of the highest calibre. A fixture of New York’s vibrant performance scene for more than 30 years, his scandalous wit, sleek style and extraordinary voice - evocative of Lady Day yet uniquely his own - was one of the highlights of Antony Hegarty’s Meltdown at Southbank Centre in 2012. Age 16+

By W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

Benjamin Clementine thu 21 may 8pm Born and raised in London, it was in Paris – homeless and busking on the Metro to earn a living – that Clementine refined his craft and built a cult following. Clementine’s on stage charisma, extraordinary voice and unique piano balladry immediately drew comparisons with Nina Simone and Antony Hegarty. Experience a spine tingling artist in this highly anticipated performance for Brighton Festival.

Having triumphed in Australia, Sasha’s The Pirates of Penzance makes a welcome voyage home to the UK. The tale of a child apprenticed to a band of tenderhearted, orphaned pirates was an immediate triumph for Gilbert and Sullivan and remains their most popular and successful work.

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‘magnificent’ the daily telegraph

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‘a swashbuckling tour de force’ canberra times

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fierce, funny and affecting a play with guts, wit and a big, beating

Pauline M c Lynn Starring

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Award winning screen icon from Father Ted, Shameless and EastEnders

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Following a sensational West End run, part of the critically acclaimed Trafalgar Transformed Season, one of the best British Comedies comes to Theatre Royal Brighton this Summer.

Starring award winning screen icon Pauline McLynn (Father Ted, Shameless and EastEnders) as Ella and a host of the finest British acting talent as the remainder of the Khan family and friends, this long awaited revival of Ayub Khan Din’s modern comedy classic promises to be unmissable.

Pakistani chip shop owner George Khan - ‘Genghis’ to his kids - is determined to give his children a strict Muslim upbringing against the unforgiving backdrop of 1970s Salford. Household tension reaches breaking point as their long suffering English mother, Ella, gets caught in the cross fire - her loyalties divided between her marriage and the free will of her children.

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brilliantlyalive’ the independent

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great humour and real theatrical exuberance’ the guardian

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Judy Garland’s greatest songs brought to life. Simply Spellbinding

Winner of Best Play Evening Standard award

★★★★★

‘ingenious and beautiful. truly stellar’ evening standard

★★★★★

‘Genius.

Exceptional.

Pitch perfect’

Starring

Lorna Luft the dazzling songbook Includes:

the daily telegraph

★★★★★

Over the Rainbow The Man That Got Away get happy Zing! Went The Strings of my Heart Rock-a-bye Your Baby (with a Dixie Melody) Easter Parade The Trolley Song

‘extraordinary. dazzling’ the independent

Supporting quality drama at Theatre Royal Brighton

Constellations is an explosive new play about free will and friendship from one of the leading voices in UK theatre, Nick Payne.

The boundless potential of bee keeper Roland and scientist Marianne’s connection leads us through a heartbreaking love story of endless invention.

Constellations has played to sold out houses at the Royal Court Theatre, London’s West End and on Broadway.

Nick Payne’s recent plays include Art of Dying and Wanderlust at the Royal Court, Incognito at HighTide Festival and Blurred Lines at the National Theatre. He was the winner of the George Devine Award in 2009 and also a member of the Royal Court’s Young Writers Programme.

Michael Longhurst directs. He is a recipient of the Jerwood Directors Award (2007) at the Young Vic and a Fringe First in 2005. Mike directed Nick Payne’s play If There Is I Haven’t Found It Yet for the Roundabout Theatre Company in New York in Autumn 2012 starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

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A breathtaking show highlighting the legendary life and career of Miss Judy Garland. This show is created in arrangement with the Judy Garland Estate and is the only officially recognised Judy Garland show in the world today.

With official blessing from Judy’s family, we are proud to take you on a magical musical journey through the songs that made Judy a legend in show business history. Along with never before seen film highlights and interviews, we will bring Judy’s dazzling songbook to life on stage with our award winning cast who are the creme of London’s West End. Special guest is Judy’s daughter, Lorna Luft, who will lead the way through this remarkable show. Our award winning cast also features Ray Quinn, Louise Dearman, and The Boyfriend Dancers. Creative director is Arlene Phillips.

Named artists may not appear in all performances.

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AGATHA CHRISTIE’S ‘MASTERPIECE OF SUSPENSE’ the daily telegraph ‘i was hooked from the first curtain up’ bbc

BILL KENWRIGHT

BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH AGATHA CHRISTIE LTD PRESENTS

A LOVE STORY BY JONATHAN HARVEY DIRECT FROM THE WEST END

★★★★

The Agatha Christie Theatre Company PresentS

‘THIS GENEROUS, OPTIMISTIC PLAY REMAINS A BEAUTIFUL THING’

paul nicholas colin buchanan susan penhaligon mark curry VERITY RUSHWORTH FRAZER HINES BEN NEALON

the guardian

★★★★

‘Excellent’

‘A TERRIFIC AND GUTSY REVIVAL’

The Observer

‘It will have you gripped in your seats and curling your toes in fear’

time out

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bbc

DIRECTOR JOE HARMSTON To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Agatha Christie Theatre Company, And Then There Were None returns to the stage to follow in the footsteps of the company’s hugely successful Witness for the Prosecution and Black Coffee.

Starring BAFTA nominated stage and screen star Paul Nicholas, Colin Buchanan from Dalziel and Pascoe, Susan Penhaligon who starred in Bouquet of Barbed Wire and A Fine Romance, TV favourite Mark Curry, Emmerdale and West End leading lady Verity Rushworth, Emmerdale star Frazer Hines and from ITV’s award winning Soldier Soldier, Ben Nealon.

A group of 10 strangers are lured to a remote island off the coast of Devon. Upon arrival it is discovered that their host, an eccentric millionaire, is missing. Stranded on the island by a torrential storm and haunted by an ancient nursery rhyme, one by one the guests begin to die. With only the fallen believed to be innocent who amongst them is the killer?

Based on the best selling mystery novel of all time, Agatha Christie’s own stage adaptation of this dark and captivating tale will thrill and enthral, as murder unfolds.

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Nikolai Foster’s celebrated anniversary production of Beautiful Thing returns to the stage with a brand new cast led by multi award winning actress Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher in EastEnders) and featuring Thomas Law (The World’s End, EastEnders); Sam Jackson (Skins, Drifters); Gerard McCarthy (The Fall, Hollyoaks) and introducing Vanessa Babirye (Our Girl).

Writer Jonathan Harvey (Coronation Street, Beautiful People & Gimme, Gimme, Gimme) combines comedy with ardent drama in his critically acclaimed award winning play that inspired the 1996 cult film.

Set during a heat wave on a rundown council estate, the story follows Jamie, a troubled teen whose dislike of football is reason enough for his classmates to bully him at every opportunity.

Living with his single mum, Sandra, he finds himself infatuated with his next door neighbour and classmate, Ste. Ste, who is living with his alcoholic father in the flat next door, is beaten so badly one night that Sandra takes pity and lets him sleep over. In the absence of a third bed, Ste has to make do with sleeping ‘top-to-toe’ with Jamie. Much to his delight, Jamie is able to provide Ste with the comfort and reassurance he craves and also a little massage with some peppermint foot lotion.

‘THIS URBAN FAIRYTALE STILL STINGS’ the times

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direct from a sold out west end season

ALAN BENNETT’S COMIC MONOLOGUES

Starring

stephanie cole FURTHER CASTING TO BE ANNOUNCED

★★★★★

‘Amusing, Gripping, spectacular and moving’ the times

From best selling author Jacqueline Wilson, the tale of plucky Hetty Feather is brought thrillingly to life on stage by award winning script writer Emma Reeves (CBBC’s The Story of Tracy Beaker) and the Olivier Award nominated director Sally Cookson, whose many five star productions include Peter Pan, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Jane Eyre.

Roll up and join Hetty on her escape from the Foundling Hospital. Tremble as she faces Matron Stinking Bottomly. Thrill as she discovers the squirrel house and Tanglefields Travelling Circus.

Gasp as she endures a night locked in the attic. Quake as she braves the scary streets of Victorian London. Cheer as she overcomes all in the search to find her real mother and a true family of her own.

With an original musical score by Benji Bower, circus skills and a huge heart, Hetty Feather is the perfect summer treat for the whole family.

★★★★★ ‘Wilson’s plot makes

a strong case for the power of invention and the magic of storytelling, both of which it delivers on spectacularly’ the independent

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Directed by Sarah Esdaile Alan Bennett sealed his reputation as the master of observation with this series of monologues, originally filmed for television. This is a rare opportunity to see three of the original Talking Heads at once; darkly comic, poignant and uplifting and widely regarded as modern classics.

The pieces include A Cream Cracker Under the Settee, originally nominated for three BAFTA awards; A Chip in the Sugar and A Lady of Letters.

Stephanie Cole was named Best TV Actress at the 1992 British Comedy Awards for Waiting For God and won the Best Comedy Performance at the 2012 British Soap Awards for Coronation Street.

She starred in the first series of Talking Heads in 1988.

Multi award winning Alan Bennett is one of the UK’s best loved playwrights. His work includes The Madness of George III, The History Boys, Enjoy and The Habit of Art. An Associate Director at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Sarah Esdaile has previously directed Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van, Single Spies and Kafka’s Dick.

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fun for all the family

special events halfway to paradise the billy fury story sat 6 jun 7.45pm ATG THEATRe CARD £1 off C G Now in its 18th year and still furiously rockin’ his own band, Fury’s Tornados, relive Billy Fury’s timeless hits. Featuring the stunning Colin Gold as Billy Fury, the show is set to a giant nostalgic moving backdrop of this wonderful era and includes personal movie footage of Billy.

the illegal eagles

sun 31 may 7.45pm ATG THEATRe CARD £5 off C G Now established as the World’s Official No.1 Eagles tribute, The Illegal Eagles continue to amaze crowds everywhere. Their ability to capture the emotion of Henley’s vocal deliveries have won mass audience acclaim both at home and abroad.

Featuring the classics: Hotel California, Take It Easy, Take it to the Limit, Lyin’ Eyes, and many more!

the carpenters’ story mon 22 jun 7.45pm ATG THEATRe CARD £5 off C G Lavish arrangements, stunning vocal harmonies and Claire Furley’s uncanny representation of Karen Carpenter combine, reviving memories of pop’s most melodic duo. Featuring We’ve Only Just Begun, Goodbye To Love, Top of the World and many more!

‘Very accurate - I’m flattered’ Richard Carpenter (1989)

milton jones and the temple of daft

‘The band were flawless in their delivery’ The Express

thu 25 jun 8pm Yes him with the loud shirts and messed up hair from Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow and multiple series on Radio 4. An evening in the company of an idiot. Or is he? Yes he is.

Only come if you like jokes though. If not you’ll be cross.

When there’s trouble under the sea, the Octonauts dive into action!

‘ABSURDIST ONE LINE MASTERPIECES’ The Times

Get ready to embark on an exciting new mission with our underwater adventure super heroes, Captain Barnacles, Kwazii and Peso, in the brand new live stage show, Octonauts and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure.

Visit amazing underwater worlds full of adventure and surprises around every corner.

With massive projection screens, 3D animation, full size characters and loads of songs, Octonauts and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure is action packed fun for all the family.

wed 3 & thu 4 jun 1pm & 4.30pm family ticket (4 tickets, min. 2 children) £58

the elo experience fri 26 jun 7.30pm

balletboyz

mon 1 jun 7.30pm ATG THEATRe CARD £2 off C G E BalletBoyz are back with a brand new show for 2015. Under the direction of former Royal Ballet dancers Michael Nunn OBE and William Trevitt OBE, theTALENT has become one of the hottest dance tickets around boasting rave reviews and sell out performances around the world. This show features two new commissions from leading British choreographers, Alexander Whitley and Christopher Wheeldon.

Formed over 7 years ago, The ELO Experience are the world’s foremost tribute to this great band. With a stunning light show and large screen projection to further enhance the experience, why not come along and enjoy this incredible show which accurately reproduces the songs and sounds and takes you on a musical journey through time.

motown’s greatest hits sat 27 jun 7.30pm ATG THEATRe CARD £2 off C G The ultimate celebration of the sweet sound of Motown, now in its 13th successive year, this stunning 100% live show combine’s first class music together with the slickest choreography and an amazing band, to deliver truly outstanding performances.

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special events let’s hang on

CELEBRATING THE 21ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATION’S FAVOURITE MOVIE Bill Kenwright presents

sun 28 jun 7.30pm ATG THEATRe CARD £5 off C G Following huge demand Let’s Hang On returns to celebrate the music of the legendary Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons! Featuring the classic hits December 1963 (Oh What A Night!), Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Walk Like A Man, Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Grease and many more! ‘You guys are dynamite!’ Frankie Valli

the dreamboys

Featuring Gaz Beadle from Geordie Shore wed 5 aug 7.45pm ATG THEATRe CARD £2.50 off G

bill kenwright presents A NEW STAGE PRODUCTION INSPIRED BY THE CLASSIC MOVIE BASED ON THE SHORT NOVEL BY

STEPHEN KING

The Dreamboys are without a shadow of a doubt the UK’s top male strip show and the most famous male stripper act the UK has ever produced.

An action packed 2 hour show full of music, muscle, magic and mayhem that will leave you breathless, these boys will literally have you begging for more!

ADAPTED BY OWEN O’NEILL AND DAVE JOHNS

that’ll be the day 30th Anniversary Special

STAR CASTING TO BE ANNOUNCED

thu 6 aug 7.45pm ATG THEATRe CARD £5 off C G Prepare for a nostalgia party extravaganza as the legendary That’ll Be The Day returns with its brand new 30th Anniversary Special! The nations favourite rock ‘n’ roll variety show has been touring for 30 years and the birthday party is right here! Featuring a fantastic new line up of knock out hits from the 50s, 60s, 70s, plus more side splitting comedy! www.thatllbetheday.com

AN EVENING OF DIRTY DANCING: THE TRIBUTE SHOW fri 7 aug 7.45pm ATG THEATRe CARD £2 off G Now in its 5th year, this is the original 5 star homage to the greatest movie soundtrack of all time. A high energy emotional roller coaster of an evening with breathtaking choreography and buckets of nostalgia.

Bring your dancing shoes and get ready to have the time of your life!

Please note this production is not affiliated with Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage on tour in the UK or worldwide

the proclaimers sun 9 aug 7.45pm

Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid have enjoyed huge successes across the globe. Come along and enjoy the classics Sunshine on Leith, (I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles, Letter From America, I’m on My Way, Life With You, Let’s Get Married and more.

‘My favourite band of all time’ David Tennant

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FEAR WILL HOLD YOU PRISONER

HOPE CAN SET YOU FREE

Despite protests of innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murder of his wife and her lover.

Incarcerated at the notorious Shawshank facility, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone. Andy strikes up an unlikely friendship with the prison fixer Red and things take a slight turn for the better.

However, when warden Stammas decides to bully Andy into subservience and exploit his talents for accountancy, a desperate plan is quietly hatched.

Widely considered the nation’s favourite movie starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, Stephen King’s classic story takes to the stage in a new production which examines desperation, injustice, friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum security penitentiary.

mon 7 - sat 12 sep Eves 7.45pm Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm student special £20 Tue eve (A & B) C G Details page 30

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a New musical comedy fROM MAUREEN CHADWICK

Presenting an Ellen Kent Opera Festival

Book by Maureen Chadwick Music & lyrics by Kath Gotts Directed by Anna Linstrum Designed by David Farley

It’s 1963 and the Upper Sixth at Dame Dotty’s must fight to overthrow their tyrannical Headmistress and save the course of true love. This sparky show gives a whole new twist to Malory Towers and The Girl’s Own Annual, with hockey sticks to the fore, toe tapping tunes, witty lyrics and soaring ballads.

‘Kath Gotts strikes me as the brightest new prospect for British musical theatre in years’ Charles Spencer, THE Daily Telegraph tue 22 - sat 26 sep Eves 7.30pm Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm Family ticket (4 tickets, min. 2 children) £85 (A) Tue - Thu & Sat mat

BIZET CARMEN

This dazzling production features Bizet’s unforgettable melodies including The Toreador’s Song. Carmen also includes a replica of Seville’s main square with fountains, flowers and orange trees.

JOHANN STRAUSS

DIE FLEDERMAUS

Ellen Kent’s Die Fledermaus returns after its world première in 2006. This unique version includes a mystery celebrity. Die Fledermaus will be sung in English with a translation by Ellen Kent - do not miss it!

coming soon

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Get ready for the ride of your life as the ultimate party, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical returns to Theatre Royal Brighton due to overwhelming popular demand!

Based on the smash hit movie, the feel good international hit sensation Priscilla is the heart warming, uplifting adventure of three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship and end up finding more than they could have ever dreamed of. With a dazzling array of outrageous costumes and a hit parade of dance floor classics including It’s Raining Men, I Will Survive, Hot Stuff, Finally, Boogie Wonderland, Go West, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and I Love The Nightlife, rush to get your tickets today for this wildly fresh and funny hit musical that will take you on a journey to the heart of fabulous!

Priscilla is

‘HUGELY ENTERTAINING. INSANELY GLITZY’ THE Daily Telegraph

mon 2 - sat 7 nov Eves 7.45pm Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm signed perf Thu 5 Nov 7.45pm C G Details page 30

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THE GLOBAL SMASH HIT MAKES A SPECTACULAR RETURN FOR CHRISTMAS 2015

‘The ultimate feel good show’ The Guardian

★★★★★ ‘STILL THE sexIEST & funnIEST SHOW IN TOWN’ ★★★★★ evening standard

‘it rocks!’

daily star sunday

★★★★★ ★★★★ the herald

The smash hit musical comedy Hairspray is back on tour, with a brand new production that is guaranteed to have you dancing the night away!

It’s Baltimore, 1962 where Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, is on a mission to follow her dreams and dance her way onto national TV. Tracy’s audition makes her a local star and soon she is using her new found fame to fight for equality, bagging local heartthrob Link Larkin along the way!

Starring Tony Maudsley (ITV1’s Benidorm) as Edna Turnblad, Claire Sweeney (Educating Rita, Chicago) as Velma Von Tussle, Peter Duncan (BBC1 Tumble) as Wilbur Turnblad, and Brenda Edwards (Chicago, We Will Rock You, X Factor) as Motormouth Maybelle. Freya Sutton will reprise the role of Tracy Turnblad alongside Jon Tsouras as Corny Collins, Dex Lee as Seaweed, Ashley Gilmour as Link Larkin and Layton Williams (Bad Education, Billy Elliot) as Duane.

Don’t miss this all star cast in an irresistible feel good show that will have you smiling for days, let your hair down and book now!

‘As light and bouncy as a bubble of gum’ The Observer

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‘A big, bouncy bouffant of a musical’

the times

fri 18 Dec 2015 Sat 2 Jan 2016

Leicester Mercury

‘Full of joy’

Mon 21 - Wed 23, Mon 28, Wed 30 Dec 7.45pm

Musical Theatre Review

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DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER LUSCOMBE Following a record breaking worldwide tour Richard O’Brien’s classic is ready to thrill you once again with its frothy fun and naughty moments!

Bursting at the seams with timeless classics, including Sweet Transvestite, Damn it Janet, and of course, the pelvic-thrusting Time Warp, Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show is a non stop party! This is the boldest bash of them all, so sharpen those stilettos and get ready for the biggest bash in town!

Be warned, this show has rude parts!

Fri 18, Sat 19 & 26, Sun 27, Tue 29 Dec, Sat 2 Jan 5.30pm & 8.30pm Thu 31 Dec 6.30pm & 9.30pm No perfs Sun 20, Thu 24, Fri 25 Dec, Fri 1 Jan

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booking information Theatre Royal Brighton New Road Brighton BN1 1SD

mats. Discounts subject to availability, one discount per ticket excluding bkg fee.

Box Office 0844 871 7650 brightonboxoffice@theambassadors.com groups@theambassadors.com

Special discounts including ATG Theatre Card offers may be capped and restricted to certain price bands. Ask the Box Office for details.

Access Bookings 0844 871 7677

Special offer key

Groups Hotline 0844 871 7617

ATG Theatre Card Booking 0844 871 7633

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Facsimile 01273 764412

Groups of 10 or more enjoy £4 off Price Bands A & B for some Mon - Thu eve performances and Sat mats and pay as little as £16 for best available seats for midweek mats. Different rates apply to some shows.

For details call the Groups Hotline.

www.atgtickets.com/brighton

box Office (bkg fees may apply) Telephone bookings Open Mon - Sat 9am - 10pm Sun 10am - 8pm Contact centre opening hours may vary on bank holidays. Calls to the Customer Contact Centre are charged at national rate (charges may vary according to service provider).

Group bookings Open Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5.30pm In person at the Box Office in the Theatre foyer, open Mon - Sat 10am - 8pm.

Closes 6pm when no performance that day.

Open 2hrs prior to start of performance Sun.

Restoration Levy Up to £1.50 from each ticket sold contributes to Theatre Royal Brighton’s restoration fund.

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Bookings may be subject to a per-ticket fee, transaction and postage charge. For most shows ATG Theatre Card and Group bookings are fee free. Please check with the Box Office when booking your tickets. Tickets are nonrefundable. Ticket exchanges can be offered for a per ticket exchange fee. Exchanges will only be accepted for the same production and for the same value or higher on payment of the difference. All exchange requests are subject to availability and must be received at least 48 hours prior to the original performance date.

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We are unable to accept ticket reservations over the phone or online. Accepted methods of payment include cash, all major credit cards including Amex (electron only in person), ATG Vouchers and Theatre Tokens.

Due to the varying nature of the shows and sets we cannot guarantee an unrestricted view from all seats at all times.

ATG Theatre Card ATG Theatre Card offers are subject to availability on selected seat prices and for a max. 4 tickets per Card. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

Concessions Under 16s, full time students, registered unemployed, over 60s or the retired get £2 off each seat for most Mon - Thu eves and

E Schools, under 16 years School parties of 10 or more pay £8 each for most Mon - Wed eves and midweek mats (excluding price band A). Every 11th seat free for teachers. Different rates apply to some shows. Education workshops may be available. For details call Groups Hotline.

£ Buy More, Pay Less Scheme Theatre-going has never been such good value, as Theatre Royal Brighton rewards you for coming more often with our fantastic Buy More, Pay Less Scheme*.

Simply buy seats for 2 or more shows at the same time to save.

Book for 2 shows and save £2 per ticket, book for 3 shows and save £3 per ticket or book for 4 shows and save £4 per ticket. *Available Mon - Thu & Sat mats, on shows of 1 week or more duration marked with the £ symbol. All tickets must be booked at the same time. Where the number of tickets varies, discount applies to the minimum number purchased. Cannot be used with any other offer.

Subject to availability. Restrictions may apply.

General Standby A £12 standby ticket in the Gallery can be purchased for most shows 1 hour before the performance, subject to availability contact the Box Office.

Pleasant Parking The closest car park is the NCP Theatre Car Park in Church Street where visitors to the Theatre can enjoy a flat rate of £5.50 (after 5.30pm Mon - Sun) and on Thu mats (after 12pm). For Thu mats only, take the ticket from the entrance barrier at the car park and bring this to the Theatre. Insert your parking ticket into the special validation machine and it will recode the discount for you. Price increases on parking fees are solely at the discretion of NCP.

Equal access Please advise us in advance of any special needs you or any of your guests may require when booking. The Box Office staff will be happy to help in any way they can and to offer advice - all wheelchairs spaces must

BOOK YOUR PROGRAMMES AND ICE CREAMS IN ADVANCE WHEN BUYING YOUR TICKETS! be reserved at the time of booking.

The Stalls, Stalls Bar and an adapted toilet are accessible to wheelchair users.

A Sennheiser Infra-red audio

amplification system is available in selected seats for the hearing impaired.

There are a limited number of headsets that can be hired from the Foyer Kiosk before the performance.

Hearing dogs and guide dogs are

welcome in the Theatre. Please inform the Box Office at the time of booking.

There are free non-reserved parking spaces available very close to the Theatre on New Road for blue badge holders. For our deaf and hard of hearing patrons please use Type Talk, which is a free service provided by the RNID and BT. (You only pay for the call to the venue).

18001 0844 871 7677 (textphone user) 18002 0844 871 7677 (hearing person) An Access leaflet is available. Please call 01273 764400. For more information on Text Relay please visit www.textrelay.org The information in this brochure was correct at the time of going to press. Theatre Royal Brighton reserve the right to alter the advertised programme or facilities if necessary and apologises for any inconvenience this may cause. Children under 5 will not be admitted to Theatre Royal Brighton except for family and children’s shows. Children aged 1 year + must have a paid ticket.

Data Protection Theatre Royal Brighton is managed by Theatre Royal Brighton Ltd, part of the Ambassador Theatre Group. We would like to add or retain your details on our lists to keep you informed about future events, special offers and other developments. We also look to secure information and special offers for our customers from other organisations.

You will be asked whether you want to receive any of this information the next time you book. If you do not want to receive information from ourselves and/or third parties or have any queries contact Michelle Shipley in the Marketing Department on 01273 764410. Prices are correct at the time of going to press, however we reserve the right to change or vary at any time, all discounts are limited and subject to availability. ATG Theatre Card offers are subject to availability on selected seat prices and for a max. 4 tickets per Card.

Please book early to avoid disappointment.

ROCKY HORROR SHOW group discounts Groups 6+ £4 off A- C Groups 10+ £5 off A - C Groups 20+ £7.50 off A- C Sun - Thu & Fri 5.30pm perfs TEEN TICKET 16 - 19 years £10 off Band A Sun - Thu & Fri 5.30pm

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Calamity Jane

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The Pirates of Penzance

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East is East

£31.50

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£18.50

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Constellations

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And Then There Were None

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Talking Heads

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The Octonauts

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£36.50 £39.50

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Halfway to Paradise

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The ELO Experience

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Let’s Hang On

£24.50

The Dreamboys

£25.50

That’ll be the Day

£24.50

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The Proclaimers

£13.90

£24.90

Milton Jones

An Evening of Dirty Dancing

£15

£27.40

The Carpenter’s Story

Motown’s Greatest Hits

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**A £2.85 transaction fee applies to online & telephone bookings (excluding Theatre Card holders & Group Bookings). The information in this brochure was correct at time of going to print. We reserve the right to make alterations to the published programme of events, their prices, concessions & fees. Due to the varying nature of our shows, we cannot guarantee an unrestricted view from all seats at all times.

Ambassador theatre group Co-founded by Sir Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire OBE in 1992, the Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd (ATG) is the world’s number one live-theatre company with a total of 39 venues in Britain and on Broadway and an internationally recognised award-winning theatre producer. ATG is the market leader in theatre ticketing services through ATG Tickets, LOVETheatre and Group Line. ATG’s impressive portfolio of West End theatres includes Apollo Victoria, Donmar Warehouse, Duke of York’s, Fortune, Harold Pinter, Lyceum, Phoenix, Piccadilly, Playhouse, Savoy and Trafalgar Studios 1 & 2. In New York, ATG owns The Lyric Theatre, the largest theatre on Broadway. ATG’s regional theatres

include The Ambassadors Woking encompassing the New Victoria and Rhoda McGaw Theatres and the award-winning Ambassador Cinemas; Aylesbury Waterside Theatre; New Alexandra Theatre Birmingham; Theatre Royal Brighton; Bristol Hippodrome; Churchill Theatre Bromley; Edinburgh Playhouse; Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone; King’s Theatre and Theatre Royal, Glasgow; Liverpool Empire; Palace Theatre and Opera House, Manchester; Milton Keynes Theatre; New Theatre, Oxford; Richmond Theatre; Southport Theatre and Convention Centre; Regent Theatre and Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent; Sunderland Empire; Princess Theatre, Torquay; New Wimbledon Theatre and New Wimbledon Studio and Grand Opera House, York.

Current and recent ATG co-productions include The Ruling Class, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, East is East, Richard III, Arcadia, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, Macbeth, The Hothouse, The Pride, Passion Play, Posh, Jumpy and Constellations (Royal Court at the Duke of York’s), 9 To 5 The Musical, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Legally Blonde The Musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Rocky Horror Show, Goodnight Mister Tom, The Mystery of Charles Dickens, South Pacific, All New People, Dandy Dick, Blue/Orange, Ghost The Musical, Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!, Exit the King, The Mountaintop, Being Shakespeare, The Misanthrope, West Side Story, Elling and Guys and Dolls.

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