SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER :: MEDI – RHAGFYR
AUTUMN HYDREF 2014
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welcome croeso PRE-THEATRE DINING AT THE ANGEL Look out for The Angel Hotel symbol on selected shows this season! The Angel Hotel is now offering its extensive à la carte menu to pre-theatre diners so there’s greater choice and a range of prices. The hotel’s restaurant, The Oak Room, opens at 5.30pm before selected shows. To reserve a table please call 01873 857121 or book online www.angelabergavenny.com The Angel Hotel, 15 Cross Street, Abergavenny
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Saturday 6 September 2.30pm
THE PEOPLE’S THEATRE COMPANY
Old MacDonald Had A Farm “Fast, slick, colourful, thoroughly entertaining and above all brilliant fun” What’s On Stage
This fun filled farmyard tale brings to life all the best loved characters from the original nursery rhyme along with a magical medley of games, giggles and sing-along songs including Heads, Shoulders Knees and Toes, She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain and of course Old MacDonald Had A Farm. £6.50 Family Ticket £24 Suitable for Family audiences (4 years +) Running time: One hour
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Friday 12 September 7.30pm
TASHI LHUNPO MONKS
The Power of Compassion Masked dance and sacred chant from a Tibetan Monastery Eight monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery present their sacred dances, music and prayers with colourful traditional costumes and ceremonial masks. A rare opportunity to witness the unique and endangered culture of the sacred world of Tibet with the chanting of Buddhist texts, the recitation of mantras, the ringing of bells, the clash of cymbals, the booming of the great long horns and the beating of drums. £10 (concessions £8 / child £5)
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Friday 19 September 7.30pm
Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall One of the UK’s best loved cooks opens the Abergavenny Food Festival by talking to award-winning journalist Joanna Blythman about his new wheat and dairy free cookbook River Cottage Light and Easy – Healthy Recipes for Every Day. £12
Saturday 13 September 7.30pm
HUMMADRUZ
The Planets Following 2013’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth, this year Hummadruz looks to the heavens and presents a psychedelic, multi-coloured voyage through the Cosmos. Gustav Holst’s music The Planets has inspired seven stories that will transport you under the sea, through time and beyond the sky.
Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 September
Abergavenny Food Festival
Performed by a talented group of young people, this show is a mix of ultra-violet circus, dance, theatre and illusion. Suitable for Family audiences (5 years +)
Over 200 stalls, masterclasses, tutored tastings, talks, walks and forays, children’s workshops, all day entertainment and great, great food….
£7 (concessions £5) Family Ticket £20 (admits four)
Tickets available from the Borough Theatre Box Office.
A Hummadruz Youth Theatre and Circus production supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Youth in Action and Cardiff Youth Service. Featuring the recording of Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra.
Further details and online booking at www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com
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Thursday 25 – Saturday 27 September 7.30pm
CONCEPT PLAYERS
A Little Night Music By Stephen Sondheim Esteemed lawyer Fredrik Egerman is frustrated by his marriage to his young wife Anne, so turns to his former flame, glamorous actress Désirée. When she invites the couple to her mother’s estate, what begins as a pleasant weekend in the country quickly descends into courteous chaos, complete with duelling pistols. Stephen Sondheim is one of our greatest living composers, famous for many musicals including Sweeney Todd and Company, as well as the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy. Both funny and heart-breaking, this theatrical tour-de-force is brought to you by the multi-talented and award-winning Concept Players. £10 Amateur production H
Thursday 2 October 7.30pm
King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys The finest, most authentic rhythm & blues band outside the USA. Rough, tough and always rocking, the legendary jump and jive band bring their high octane stage show to the Borough Theatre - a guarantee of great swinging music and great entertainment. £16 (concessions £14)
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Thursday only
Friday 3 October 7.30pm
During World War II, Bletchley Park housed some of Britain’s greatest minds.
IDLE MOTION
That Is All You Need To Know
Idle Motion’s stunning piece of theatre tells the untold stories of the Enigma Code breakers and the extraordinary genius Alan Turing.
‘‘A gripping and taut piece of theatre worthy of its subject” Oxford Times *****
£12 (concessions £10)
This is a celebration of the people whose hidden heroism changed the course of history.
Saturday 4 October 7.30pm
WALES FAIRTRADE WEEKEND 2014
Love Zimbabwe Concert
A charity performance in aid of Love Zimbabwe, featuring Baraka, a five-piece Afro-Caribbean fusion band; Zimvoices Choir, traditional acapella songs from Zimbabwe and blues and rock from Abergavenny musician Michael Parker. £15 H
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Tuesday 7 October 7.30pm
THEATR IOLO
Adventures in the Skin Trade Dylan Thomas’s gloriously surreal coming-of-age unfinished novel is given new life by Theatr Iolo in a special production for the Dylan Thomas Centenary Festival. Samuel Bennett leaves his home in South Wales to pursue a career in London. Setting out with an attitude of reckless, nihilistic purpose, he encounters a nightmarish city. A room full of furniture, an assortment of bizarre characters and an embarrassing first sexual experience in a cold bath. Join Samuel as he meanders through this dreamlike world, all with a beer bottle stuck on his little finger. £12 (concessions £10 / students £6) Age guidance 14+ www.theatriolo.com
Thursday 9 October 8pm
Bridget Christie Bridget Christie (from BBC’s Bridget Christie Minds the Gap, Have I Got News For You and QI) does not wear her feminism lightly. She wears it heavily, like a suit of armour. If you think you’d enjoy a 43 year old woman shouting about gender inequality, in a Gloucester accent, for nearly two hours (including an interval), then this is definitely the show for you! £14 (concessions £12)
“A superb stand-up with a powerful voice and something to say” Observer “One of the finest comedians around” The Independent 8
Photo: Sussie Ahlburg
Saturday 11 October 7.30pm
PIANO RECITAL Friday 10 October 7.30pm
BLACK RAT PRODUCTIONS
Bedroom Farce By Alan Ayckbourn Funny, gripping and acutely observed, Alan Ayckbourn’s sophisticated ‘70s comedy lifts the lid on the secrets of marriage. Over the course of one night, an outrageously selfish couple parade their problems around the bedrooms of three other couples, exposing the cracks in other people’s marriages as well as their own.
Peter Donohoe Since his unprecedented success at the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Peter Donohoe has developed a distinguished career in Europe, the USA and across the world. He has appeared with every major British orchestra and performs regularly at the BBC Proms. Schumann: Theme and Variations on the name ‘Abegg’ Op 1 Schubert:
Four Impromptus Op 142
Tightly written and exceptionally funny, Bedroom Farce explores the different pressures of relationships at their different stages, slicing deep into the soul of suburbia.
Chopin:
Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat major Op 18
Chopin:
Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2
From the team behind last year's high-flying hit Boeing Boeing:
Chopin:
Waltz in E minor Op posthumous
Liszt:
Sonata in B minor
A Black RAT Productions and Blackwood Miners' Institute co-production in association with RCT Theatres and supported by Arts Council Wales. £12 (concessions £10)
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£14 (concessions £12)
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Monday 27 – Friday 31 October 7pm Saturday 1 November 6pm
AAODS JUNIORS
Cats
Tuesday 4 November 7.30pm
The multi-award winning AAODS Juniors bring to life Cats based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot with wonderful music by Andrew Lloyd Webber including the well known songs Macavity, Magical Mister Mistoffolees and Memory. Meet the Cats as they gather at the local scrap yard for their annual Jellicle Ball. From the cute kittens to the smooth Rum Tum Tugger and the bedraggled Grizzabella, they all wait to hear who their leader Old Deuteronomy has selected to have an extra, precious life. A spectacular show with catlike costumes and movement performed entirely by the very talented members of AAODS Juniors. A half-term treat for all the family! Mon - Tues £10 (concessions £9) Family Ticket £36 (2 adults & 2 children 14 years and under)
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Wed - Sat £11 (concessions £10) Family Ticket £40 (2 adults & 2 children 14 years and under) Amateur production (Youth Group) by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd.
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MID WALES OPERA
Carmen By Georges Bizet Sung in English Mid Wales Opera celebrates the company’s 25th Anniversary with an exciting new production of Carmen, directed by the world famous Jonathan Miller, adapted for chamber orchestra by renowned music theatre composer Stephen McNeff and using a libretto translated into English by the impressionist and comedian Rory Bremner. £18.50
Thursday 6 & Friday 7 November 7.30pm
BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCTIONS
High Noon(ish) £8 (concessions £7)
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Amateur production
Breakthrough Productions returns to the Borough Theatre with another outrageous comedy by Liz Davies - a unique take on the classic Western: ‘Peggy’s Players’ the world’s most inept amateur dramatic company decide to produce their very own version of High Noon. With the lead actor mysteriously missing, the costume mistress in a spin and the director losing grip, will the stagecoach arrive on time or will it be a visit to the last chance saloon for the entire cast? This A4B Award winning company stars some of the area’s best known performers. As always, this production may contain some adult humour.
Sunday 9 November 8pm
Celtic Guitar Journeys Three of Europe’s finest acoustic guitarists collaborate in an exciting celebration of their Celtic roots. Soig Sibéril from Brittany, Ian Melrose from Scotland and Dylan Fowler from Wales are all international soloists in their own right. In this performance they showcase unique styles that draw on three distinct Celtic traditions and a world of musical experiences. Expect sublime music for trio, dazzling music for duo and scintillating solo performances, in this, their first tour of Wales.
‘This is music with heart, soul and, above all a bullish determination to ignore recognised boundaries’ Chris Jones – BBC online
£12 (concessions £10)
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Wednesday 12 November 7.30pm
THEATRE TOURS INTERNATIONAL
Anthem for a Doomed Youth In commemoration of the Great War, renowned solo performer Guy Masterson brings the WWI trenches to life in a powerfully moving tour de force. Including works by poets Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke and Siegfried Sassoon, excerpts from Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet OnThe Western Front as well as the now mythical story of the Christmas Truce, this is a powerful compendium of poems and stories from the trenches of the Great War from both sides of no-man’s land. £12 (concessions £10)
‘Expect the words and characters to be brought wonderfully to life… A simply unmissable offering’ Scotland on Sunday
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Friday 14 & Saturday 15 November 7.30pm
ABERGAVENNY THEATRE GROUP
Black Comedy By Peter Shaffer After a seven-year absence, Abergavenny Theatre Group returns to the Borough Theatre with a bang! A fuse-box bang to be precise! In this fast-paced farce our hero has to juggle between scorned lovers, millionaire art dealers, oversensitive neighbours, drunken spinsters and tyrannical military men – all in the dark! But while the lights may be out for Brindsley, the audience is very much enlightened with hilarious consequences! £8 (concessions £5) H Amateur Production
Thursday 20 November 8pm
Frigg (Finland) Possibly the most exciting, uplifting, gut-wrenching & hip-twitching band in the Northern Hemisphere. Reeling from their UK debut last year - they dazzled Celtic Connections and Cambridge Folk Festival - this young international fiddle septet are up for more. Featuring the premier talents of a young generation of folk musicians, Frigg has developed a blend of their own called Nordgrass, a mix of Nordic folk and American bluegrass. A hair-raising, voice-losing, heart-burstingly beautiful gig full of traditional Finnish tunes with Norwegian detours. Energy, fun, humour and interaction are Frigg’s most important virtues on any gig. Don’t miss this blizzard of jigs, reels & bluegrass inventions. £17 (concessions £15) www.frigg.fi
FREE FOYER EVENT: DANCE SHORT 7.10pm A chance for audiences to see ten minutes of exciting new dance work.
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Friday 21 November 1pm
THE EGG AND SOUTHBANK CENTRE
The Queen’s Knickers Based on the book by Nicholas Allan
Dilys, the Queen's maid, is the royal custodian of her Majesty's 'intimate apparel', otherwise known as the Queen's knickers. She guards HRH's smalls as if they were the crown jewels. But one day the knickers go missing, causing a national state of emergency and a diplomatic incident of catastrophic proportions. A celebration of the garments we all wear, but never show, this children's classic is inventively told by two elastic actors. It’s all about knickers but it definitely won’t be pants! £5 (Accompanying adults FREE) Suitable for children aged 3 years + (Key Stages 1 & 2) Running Time: 55 minutes
Friday 28 November 7.30pm
Andy Fairweather Low & The Lowriders Andy Fairweather Low first came to prominence as the lead singer in Amen Corner where he clocked up hit after hit, including Bend Me Shape Me, Hello Suzy and Half As Nice. A highly successful solo career followed with Wide Eyed And Legless being the biggest hit from his three solo albums in the 70’s. Book early – last year’s gig sold out fast! £20 14
Saturday 29 November 7.30pm
Zelkova Quartet The Zelkova Quartet were founded in 2010 under the guidance of Petr Prause of the Tallich Quartet. The quartet is a European Chamber Music Academy associate and one of four quartets selected internationally to participate in the Trondheim International String Quartet Academy 2012. In 2014 they were winners of the Elias Fawcett Award for Outstanding Chamber Ensemble in the Royal Overseas League Competition and were broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Encore BBC Proms Plus Portrait.
Haydn: Mozart: Bridge: Ravel:
Quartet Op 20 No 1 ‘Sun’ Quartet in E flat K 428 Three Idylls Quartet in F
£15 (concessions £13)
Monday 1 December 8pm
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band A unique, celebratory show of Christmas music on renaissance and modern instruments. Maddy and the Carnival Band put their inimitable stamp on familiar and not-so-familiar festive fare with a refreshing cavalier attitude and plenty of humour. £18.50
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Thursday 4 December 8pm
RORY MCGRATH & PHILIP POPE
Bridge Over Troubled Lager After their hit dad-rock album Dark Side of the Moob, Rory and Philip return to touring with an evening of sophisticated comedy and song. Expect wit, elegance and clever musical pastiche (but don't worry, there's also silliness and filth). This is the show where music and comedy meet, have a few drinks, fight, then stagger home singing hits from the 60s. Something to offend everybody. Rory McGrath is best known for appearing in TV’s Three Men In A Boat and as a regular panellist on They Think It’s All Over. Rory McGrath and Philip Pope have appeared together in the TV comedy shows Who Dares Wins and Chelmsford 123. £16
Friday 5 December 7.30pm
Joe Brown A sensational show packed with timeless classics, rockabilly, gospel, country, folk, and rock ‘n’ roll, all interwoven with Joe’s effervescent delivery and humorous reminiscences - a musical journey not to be missed. £22.50 www.joebrown.co.uk
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Saturday 6 December 7.30pm
Abergavenny Borough Band Abergavenny Borough Band’s Christmas Concert is always a highlight of the festive season. £8 (concessions £6) H
Thursday 11 December 7pm (doors open 6.15pm)
ABERGAVENNY FLOWER ARRANGEMENT SOCIETY
A Victorian Christmas
Look forward to Christmas with wonderful floral designs created by NAFAS National Demonstrator Katharine Kear. £10 H
Saturday 13 December 7.30pm
Christmas With Elvis Abergavenny’s Keith Davies and his own ‘Memphis Mafia’ return with their popular tribute to the King. All proceeds to MAGIC: a local charity working to make better provision for young people with disabilities across Monmouthshire. £12
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Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 December 7.30pm
The world’s definitive Eagles tribute show!
TALON
Talon’s latest production will feature all the classic Eagles hits including Hotel California, Lyin’ Eyes, Take It Easy, Desperado, Take It To The Limit, Life In The Fast Lane, The Last Resort and many more.
The Best of Eagles www.talonmusic.co.uk
Book early – last year’s shows sold out fast! £20
Sunday 21 December 7.30pm
Welcome To Christmas A traditional Christmas concert with a chance to sing along to some seasonal favourites to put you in the festive mood! £8 (concessions £7) Amateur production
Promoted by A4B
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Mike Doyle Friday 6 February 7.30pm
Classic Clapton Friday 27 February 7.30pm
The Fureys Friday 13 March 8pm
Johnny Cash Roadshow Saturday 28 March 7.30pm Keep checking the website for more events!
ACCESSIBILITY
Booking Information
Please inform the Box Office staff if you have any special requirements when booking and we will be happy to help.
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There is access to the theatre via a lift located in the market hall. There are 4 wheelchair spaces available in the auditorium for most events, and an infra red hearing assistance system.
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www.boroughtheatreabergavenny.co.uk The Box Office is open Tuesday - Saturday 9:30am - 5pm and 11/2 hours before every performance.
We have a toilet facility for disabled people close to the auditorium. The foyer is not accessible to those in wheelchairs, but a refreshment tray service is available from our stewards.
In Person Just pop into our Box Office which is situated in the entrance to the theatre at the top of Cross Street.
By Phone
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A free ticket is available for an assistant accompanying a disabled person to the theatre. There is no admission charge for children under the age of 3, except when the theatre has been hired.
You can pay instantly using all major credit and debit cards. Tickets can be sent directly to your home for a 70p postage and handling charge, or held for you at the Box Office.
By Post: The Box Office, Borough Theatre, Cross Street, Abergavenny NP7 5HD Send us your ticket requirements stating: your name, address and daytime phone number the name of the performance, date and time the number of tickets required, including any concessions
RETURNS Unwanted tickets may be exchanged for a credit voucher and must be handed in at least 24 hours before the performance. This facility is not available for events where the theatre has been hired.
SEATING PLAN
Enclose your cheque made payable to Borough Theatre Abergavenny and include an SAE for the return of your tickets, otherwise tickets will be held at the Box Office for you.
Or you can email your reservation with contact telephone details to us on
boxoffice@boroughtheatre.co.uk Reservations will be held for 8 days. Uncollected reservations will be released for resale 15 minutes before the performance.
Save Money Concessionary rates are available at selected events for children, students, registered unemployed, those on income support, over 60s and disabled patrons.
Party Bookings Bring a party and save £££s! Reduced rates are available at many performances for groups of 10 or more - check the Box Office for details.
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To hire the Theatre For shows marked H the theatre has been hired. The Borough Theatre is available for hire to local amateur performance groups and to organisations based in Monmouthshire for fundraising events. For details contact Nick Banwell on 01873 735830.
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Children attending performances at the theatre must be accompanied by a responsible adult. The use of cameras or recording equipment in the auditorium is not permitted. No smoking in any part of the theatre.
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Diary of Events // Autumn // Hydref 2014 September / Medi Sat / Sad 6
Old MacDonald Had A Farm
2.30pm
Hummadruz: The Planets
Family Event World Music & Dance Family Event
Fri / Gwe 12
Tashi Lhunpo Monks
Sat / Sad 13 Fri / Gwe 19
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Talk
7.30pm
Sat / Sad 20 & Sun 21
Abergavenny Food Festival
Thurs / Iau 25 – Sat 27
A Little Night Music
Musical
7.30pm
Thurs / Iau 2
King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys
Music
7.30pm
Fri / Gwe 3
That Is All You Need To Know
Drama
7.30pm
Sat / Sad 4
Love Zimbabwe Concert
Music
7.30pm
Tues / Maw 7
Adventures in the Skin Trade
Drama
7.30pm
Thurs / Iau 9
Bridget Christie
Comedy
8pm
Fri / Gwe 10
Bedroom Farce
Drama
7.30pm
Sat / Sad 11
Peter Donohoe
Music
7.30pm
Mon / Llun 27 – Fri 31 / Gwe 31
AAODS Juniors: Cats
Musical
7pm
Sat / Sad 1
AAODS Juniors: Cats
Musical
6pm
Tues / Maw 4
Carmen
Opera
7.30pm
Thurs / Iau 6 & Fri 7 / Gwe 7
High Noon(ish)
Drama
7.30pm
Sun / Sul 9
Celtic Guitar Journeys
Music
8pm
Wed / Mer 12
Anthem For A Doomed Youth
Drama
7.30pm
Fri / Gwe 14 & Sat / Sad 15
ATG: Black Comedy
Drama
7.30pm
Thurs / Iau 20
Free Foyer Event: Dance Short
Dance
7.10pm
Thurs / Iau 20
Frigg
Music
8pm
Fri / Gwe 21
The Queen’s Knickers
Children’s Event
1pm
Fri / Gwe 28
Andy Fairweather Low & The Lowriders
Music
7.30pm
Sat / Sad 29
Zelkova Quartet
Music
7.30pm
Mon / Llun 1
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band
Music
8pm
Thurs / Iau 4
Rory McGrath & Philip Pope
Comedy
8pm
Fri / Gwe 5
Joe Brown
Music
7.30pm
Sat / Sad 6
Abergavenny Borough Band
Music
7.30pm
Thurs / Iau 11
A Victorian Christmas
Demonstration
7pm
Sat / Sad 13
Christmas With Elvis
Music
7.30pm
Wed / Mer 17 & Thurs / Iau 18
Talon: The Best of Eagles
Music
7.30pm
Sun / Sul 21
Welcome To Christmas
Entertainment
7.30pm
7.30pm 7.30pm
October / Hydref
November / Tachwedd
December / Rhagfyr
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