SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER
AUTUMN 2018
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PRE-THEATRE DINING AT THE ANGEL 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
The Borough Theatre is situated in Cross Street in the centre of Abergavenny, next to the central market. There are plenty of free car parks sign-posted nearby. Public Transport The bus and railway stations are both within ten-minutes’ walking distance of the theatre.
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Thursday 6 September 7:30pm
Magna Carta The legendary 1970s prog-folk pioneers are still touring and still have a huge following across Europe. The current line-up features founder and songwriter Chris Simpson on the guitar, vocals and mouth harp, classically trained Wendy Ross – violin and vocals and former Steeleye Span guitarist Ken Nicol who will also be singing and playing mandolin. Album releases include ‘Seasons’ and ‘Lord of the Ages’. £14 / £12 Friday 7 & Saturday 8 September 7pm
ABERGAVENNY STAR PLAYERS
Made in Dagenham Following the success of last year’s Jesus Christ Superstars, the local performers return. Inspired by a true story and based on the hit movie, Made in Dagenham, this uplifting musical comedy shows how ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they stand together. £12 (concessions £10) All proceeds to A4B (Acting 4 The Borough) Amateur Production
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Thursday 13 September 7:30pm
George Egg: DIY Chef During an inspiring and inventive evening of stand-up, live cooking and comedy lecture, George (the ‘Anarchist Cook’) prepares a breakfast, a lunch and a dinner using the most unconventional of methods. It’s funny, inspiring and absurd in equal measure. Expect power tools, gardening equipment and office supplies to be re-purposed and abused. Expect lots of laughs. Expect to learn something new. And you get to taste the food at the end. £14 (concessions £12)
‘Brilliantly Funny’ THE OBSERVER (JAY RAYNER)
Thursday 20 – Saturday 22 September 7:30pm
CONCEPT PLAYERS
Merrily We Roll Along Stephen Sondheim’s fantastically rich score surrounds a very funny, yet poignant play about friendship, compromise and the high price of success. Brought to you by the same company that brought Evita, Pirates of Penzance and A Little Night Music to the Borough.
£12
Amateur Production
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Tuesday 25 September 7:30pm
Nicholas Parsons
NEW DATE
Nicholas Parsons demonstrates his unique ability as a solo performer and raconteur in this anecdotal entertainment based on his experience of life and working in the various media of an unpredictable and always fascinating profession.
£15 Friday 28 September 7:30pm
Mike Doyle Come and join Mike Doyle and his fabulous live band for a sensational evening of his unique brand of comedy and music, guaranteed to delight and entertain in equal measure.
£18 (concessions £16)
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Sunday 30 September 7:30pm
Atlantic Ladies – The Play It’s the adventure that excited the nation! After 60 days at sea, Abergavenny’s Elaine Theaker and her ‘Atlantic Ladies’ completed their record-breaking row from the Canaries to the Caribbean. Their amazing tales of danger and daring-do are told in depth in this oar-some new musical play.
£13.50 (concessions £12.50) Amateur Production
Friday 12 October 7:30pm
Ceri Dupree Witness great impersonations of some of the world’s fabulous females with characters old and new all adorned in spectacular jaw dropping costumes!! Look out for the Queen, Camilla, Cilla Black, a tribute to Hollywood and Broadway and some of the greatest female pop stars! His energy, style, showmanship and love for the show and his appreciation of an audience shines through in this non stop, quick changing, one man twenty one woman show! £16 (concessions £14)
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Saturday 13 October 7:30pm
Let’s Hang On
“You guys are dynamite”
The Music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
FRANKIE VALLI
Performing in-full all your favourite hits and movie soundtracks from a catalogue spanning over five decades such as, Grease, December 1963 (Oh What a Night!), Sherry, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Walk Like A Man, Big Girls Don’t Cry, and many more. £22 (concessions £21)
Wednesday 17 October 8pm
Rich Hall’s Hoedown Join Rich and his virtuoso musical mates for a mash-up of music, comedy and gratuitous coloration featuring the very best of comedy and music. Performing will be Rich’s regular band of talented and chronically unemployable urchins. The floor will reek of liquor and spent dreams. Suitable for ages 14+ ‘Immaculate wordplay imbued with a genuine passion for the songwriter’s craft’ **** The Times
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Saturday 20 October 7:30pm
Dire Streets
Fronted by finger picking guitar ace John Brunsdon and his band of accomplished musicians, they cover tracks from early classics like Sultans of Swing and Lady Writer, through to the mega-hits of the 80s and Brothers in Arms, taking in all the classic album and live versions from the legendary Alchemy, Live Aid and Mandela concerts.
£18 Sunday 21 October 4pm
European Union Chamber Orchestra
Director – Hans - Peter Hofmann Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Volins Pachebel – Canon Bach – Concerto for Two Violins Barber – Adagio for Strings Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings
£20 (concessions £18) Students £10 Tuesday 30 October – Friday 2 November 7pm Saturday 3 November 5pm
AAODS JUNIORS
Oliver! A must see show for all the family, this much loved musical has it all – well known songs and a wonderful story. Previous AAODS Juniors shows include Hairspray, Moby Dick! The Musical and Return To The Forbidden Planet.
Music, Lyrics and Book by Lionel Bart.Produced for the Broadway stage by David Merrick and Donald Albery. By arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Liwited of New York
£12 adult £10 Concession (Tuesday only) Family Ticket £34 (admits 2 adults & 2 children or 1 adult & 3 children) Amateur Production
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Tuesday 6 November 7:30pm
BLACK RAT PRODUCTIONS AND BLACKWOOD MINERS’ INSTITUTE PRESENT A CO-PRODUCTION OF
Loot
Ludicrous slapstick meets dubious morals as two young friends stash the proceeds of a bank robbery in one of their Mum’s occupied coffin, all whilst trying to avoid a crazed policeman, a gold-digging nurse and a grieving widower. Joe Orton’s classic farce is a glorious mix of lunacy, political incorrectness and macabre humour. Sometimes shocking, sometimes baffling but at all times uproariously funny, this is a theatrical experience not to be missed! Age Guide 14+ Contains adult themes & sexual references £14 (concessions £12) Students £7
Thursday 8 November 7:30pm
The Temperance Seven Formed in 1955, this seven-piece band play popular music and jazz from the 1920s and 30s. They have connections to the likes of Spike Milligan, Terry Jones and George Martin and they have recorded with Peter Sellers on vocals. Their brilliant musicianship and preposterous quirk endures today. £15 (concessions £13)
Friday 9 November 7:30pm
Genesis Connected A tribute show celebrating the music of Genesis and the biggest selling acts connected: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Mike & the Mechanics. Songs include ‘Turn It On Again’, ‘Sledgehammer’, ‘In The Air Tonight’, ‘Over My Shoulder’, ‘Against All Odds’, ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’, ‘The Living Years’ and many more. £18
Friday 16 November 7:30pm
Nye & Jennie Aneurin Bevan and Jennie Lee were comrades and flatmates who together fought and preached for socialism as they saw it. Then they were married; he deeply in love with her; she on the rebound from a tragic love affair. Both of them were loved and loathed by their fellow MP’s; he the Bollinger Bolshevik; she his Lady Macbeth, the dark angel at his shoulder. Life together unfolded through the desolate war years, the trials of founding the NHS, and the vicious internal feuds of the 1950’s. But as it did so their love deepened and matured. This is the story of a partnership that became one of the outstanding political marriages of the twentieth century. £14 (concessions £12) Student £7 @YFenniBorough
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Saturday 17 November 7:30pm
Dr Phil Hammond Dr Phil charts the course of the NHS from 1948 to as long as she lasts. Come cheer the heroes, boo the villains and look to the future of robot surgeons, Fitbit nurses and iPhone GPs. Batteries not included. Dr Phil Hammond has worked in the NHS for 31 years and loves it so much he still does. He is also a broadcaster, journalist, author, campaigner and comic. “If Dr Phil were a medicine, you should swig him by the litre” The Times **** £16 (concessions £12) NHS Staff £12 Tuesday 20 November 7:30pm
CASCADE DANCE THEATRE IN COPRODUCTION WITH TALIESIN ARTS CENTRE PRESENTS
Frankenstein
Celebrating 200 years since the publication of Mary Shelley’s masterpiece; Cascade breathes new life into a story that has become so much more to us than its 19th Century origins. Visceral and engaging, Cascade’s production features five performers and two musicians and brings to the stage all the potency, drama and tragic inevitability that has made the original novel beloved of generation after generation. Supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and the National Lottery, with additional support from Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Ty Cerdd and Creu Cymru.
£14 (concessions £12) Students £7.50 Friday 23 & Saturday 24 November 7:30pm
BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCTIONS
A Very Mary Christmas When TV scriptwriter J D Macintyre finds herself landed with the role of writing the Christmas cliffhanger for her popular soap opera she thinks the final titles have rolled on her festive plans…little does she know that some unexpected houseguests are about to give her a Christmas cliffhanger to remember! Don’t miss the latest Christmas capers from this popular company… or the chance to become scriptwriters yourselves and decide how this year’s play will end! £9 (concessions £8) Amateur Production
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Tuesday 27 November 7:30pm
THEATR GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU
Nyrsys
Welsh Language Production. As this year sees the NHS turn 70, we take a look behind the scenes of a busy cancer ward in a hospital in Wales today, with script and songs created from interviews with ‘real’ nurses. This new play shines a light on nurses’ experiences – the challenges they face in their day-to-day work and the mischief, sisterhood and sense of vocation that sustains them. A heartfelt depiction of the life and work of these real-life heroes who care for us and our loved ones within a healthcare system that’s under perpetual strain. £14 (concessions £12) Students £7.50 NHS Staff 10% off Friday 30 November 7:30pm
Rory Bremner & Jan Ravens Featuring personalities from Farage to Lumley, Diane Abbott to Fiona Bruce and the sublime Jacob Rees Mogg. Over £XXtoAmateur Production 30 characters for the price of 2 (3 at weekends). A unique mix of impressions and satire from the stars of Bremner, Bird and Fortune and Dead Ringers.
“Rory Bremner is fast paced and thought provoking… prodigiously gifted” **** Telegraph
£20 (concessions £18) Saturday 1 December 7:30pm
DYAD PRODUCTIONS
Christmas Gothic Rebecca Vaughan (Dalloway, Austen’s Women and Female Gothic) returns to the theatre with three seasonal tales of terror to scintillate the gooseflesh for dark Christmas nights. CHRISTMAS: a time to remember the past, celebrate the present, and look to the future; a time of feasts and festivities; of holly and mistletoe; a time of visits and visitations. A time of ghosts. Come in from the cold and enter into the Christmas spirit as a dark and spectral woman tells haunting tales of the festive season, lighting a candle to the frailties of human nature and illuminating the cold and chilling depths of the bleak, wintry dark... £14 (concessions £12) £7 students @YFenniBorough
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Wednesday 5 December 7:30pm
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. Carols & Capers will guarantee to be a Christmas Party to remember.
£22.50 Friday 7 December 7:30pm
Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders featuring The Hi Riders Soul Revue
£24
This tour features the extended line up including the addition of the Hi Riders Special Soul Review – an extended brass section and Hammond organ throughout the show.
Saturday 8 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 Umbrella Appeal – Nevill Hall Children’s Centre £12.50 (concessions £10.50)
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Tuesday 11 & Wednesday 12 December 7:30pm
Talon – The Best of the Eagles Greatest Hits Tour This world class seven-piece band are a phenomenon and have truly transcended the tag of ‘tribute’. Early booking is advised.
£23.50
Thursday 13 December 7pm
ABERGAVENNY FLOWER ARRANGEMENT SOCIETY
Christmas Delights Enjoy a delight of festive floral designs created by Lucy Ellis. £12
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Friday 14 December 7:30pm
ABERGAVENNY BOROUGH BAND
The Magic of Christmas
Join Abergavenny Borough Band and its guest artists in an extravaganza of festive music. The Senior Band will be performing under the inspirational baton of their musical director Sean O’Neill. The Youth Band will be directed by Lana Tingay in her own unique style.
£8 (concessions £6)
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Sunday 23 December 7:30pm
Welcome to Christmas Join the fun and games with the Borough Theatre’s resident amateur theatre companies as they provide their unique Welcome to Christmas. Promoted by A4B All proceeds to A4B (Acting 4 the Borough) £8 (concessions £7)
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The Box Office is open Tuesday - Saturday 9:30am - 3pm and 11/2 hours before every performance.
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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.
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HYNT
We are a member of Hynt - a national access scheme working with a network of theatres and arts centres across Wales. All Hynt cardholders are entitled to a ticket free of charge for their companion, carer or personal assistant. For more information on Hynt and to download an application from the Hynt website www.hynt.co.uk
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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.
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.
ACCESSIBILITY Please inform the Box Office staff if you have any special requirements when booking and we will be happy to help. 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. 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. 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.
PLEASE NOTE 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.
DIARY OF EVENTS AUTUMN / 2018 SEPTEMBER Thurs 6
Magna Carta
7:30pm
Fri 7 - Sat 8
Made in Dagenham
7pm
Thurs 13
George Egg: DIY Chef
7:30pm
Thurs 20 - Sat 22
Merrily We Roll Along
7:30pm
Tues 25
Nicholas Parsons Mike Doyle
7:30pm
Fri 28 Sun 30
Atlantic Ladies – The Play
7:30pm
Fri 12
Ceri Dupree
7:30pm
Sat 13
Let’s Hang On: The Music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Rich Hall’s Hoedown
7:30pm
Dire Streets European Union Chamber Orchestra Oliver
7:30pm
Oliver! Loot The Temperance Seven Genesis Connected Nye & Jennie Dr Phil Hammond Frankenstein A Very Mary Christmas Nyrsys Rory Bremner & Jan Ravens
5pm
7:30pm
Thurs 13
Christmas Gothic Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders featuring The Hi Riders Soul Revue Christmas with Elvis Talon – The Best of the Eagles Greatest Hits Tour Abergavenny Flower Arrangement Society
Fri 14
Abergavenny Borough Band
7:30pm
Sun 23
Welcome to Christmas
7:30pm
7:30pm
OCTOBER
Weds 17 Sat 20 Sun 21 Tues 30 - Fri 2
8pm
4pm 7pm
NOVEMBER Sat 3 Tues 6 Thurs 8 Fri 9 Fri 16 Sat 17 Tues 20 Fri 23 - Sat 24 Tues 27 Fri 30
7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm
DECEMBER Sat 1 Weds 5 Fri 7 Sat 8 Tues 11 - Wed 12
The Borough Theatre Abergavenny is funded by Monmouthshire County Council and supported by the Arts Council of Wales. VAT Registered No. 655543619 Member of Creu Cymru and ITC. All details correct at time of publication.
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Borough Theatre, Cross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire NP7 5HD