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JANUARY – APRIL :: IONAWR – EBRILL
SPRING GWANWYN 2014
Box Office :: Swyddfa Docynnau
01873 850805 BOOK ONLINE:
boroughtheatreabergavenny.co.uk Borough Theatre. Cross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire NP7 5HD
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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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BOROUGH THEATRE GIFT VOUCHERS These attractively presented gift vouchers make perfect presents, they are available in denominations of £5, £10 and £20 and can be purchased from the Box Office.
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. nationalrail.co.uk stagecoachbus.com
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Friday 24 January 7.30pm
VIOLIN & PIANO RECITAL
Joo Yeon Sir A rising star of the classical world, violinist Joo Yeon Sir has won many prizes, including the Royal Philharmonic Society Emily Anderson Award. She has performed at the prestigious Wigmore Hall and for BBC Radio 3, as well as being invited to St James Palace by HRH Prince of Wales. For this recital, Joo Yeon Sir is joined by pianist Irina Andrievsky. SCHUBERT BRAHMS BRAHMS GRIEG SARASATE
Sonatina No 1 for Violin and Piano in D major Sonata No 2 for Violin and Piano in A major Sonatensatz ‘Sherzo’ Sonata No 3 for Violin and Piano in C Minor Fantasy on themes from Bizet’s Carmen
£14 (concessions £12)
Saturday 1 February 7.30pm
RARESEED THEATRE & DANCE BEATS
Rats! & Looking Out To See An original and exciting double bill performed by young people: Rats! by Liz Pearce, inspired by the classic Pied Piper tale and Looking Out To See by Charles Way which draws the audience into the lives of a group of inner city kids. £8 (concessions £6.50)
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Tuesday 4 February 6.30pm
RUN RAGGED PRODUCTIONS
The First Time Machine Step right up, step right up! Welcome aboard the first ever Time Machine! Join us for a voyage of a lifetime a journey into the past featuring deeds of daring-do (and dangerous man-eating bears!). Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls hold on to your seats! Bring all the family on a voyage of extraordinary discovery in a dance through time…. Running time: One hour £6.50 Family Ticket £24
Thursday 6 February 7.30pm
PENNY DREADFUL PRODUCTIONS
How To Be Immortal Sometimes people fade with time, like the smell on a shirt. Sometimes they stay forever…. Henrietta Lacks died in West Virginia in 1951, but her cells are still alive, dividing endlessly in laboratories all over the world. It’s taken Deborah years to come to terms with her mother’s death. Now she’s got to deal with her immortality. A completely original new play about what death does to us – and the weird and sometimes wonderful ways we try to hold onto the people we’ve lost.
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£12 (concessions £10)
Age guidance: 16 years+ pennydreadfultheatre.com
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Friday 7 February 7.30pm
Peter Karrie & Friends Peter Karrie, the world’s longest running ‘Phantom of the Opera’ star returns with a fun filled concert featuring songs from the Musicals as well as excerpts from his new album Standing Alone. The concert will feature local artistes as well as professional guests. In the second half of the show Peter promises to accept all song requests from the audiences – some how, some way! £12 (concessions £10)
Saturday 8 February 7.30pm
T.Rextasy T-Rextasy have been performing around the world for over twenty years and the band is now accepted as the world’s only official live tribute band dedicated to Marc Bolan and T-Rex. Truly a rock’n’roll concert for all ages – if you would like to know exactly what a Marc Bolan concert was like in the 1970’s, this is the show for you! £17.50 (concessions £15.50)
‘Best live tribute band in the UK’ BBC TV www.trextasy.com £
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Friday 14 February 7.30pm
Buddy Holly and the Cricketers
Don’t miss this breathtaking new show, celebrating 21 years of Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act. Buddy Holly and the Cricketers have rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California and are guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music and dancing in the aisles! £17 (concessions £15.50)
‘Buddy brilliant!’ Graham Norton BBC1
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Saturday 15 February 7.30pm
TALES FROM THE MABINOGI
Tree of Leaf and Flame Daniel Morden – Storyteller Oliver Wilson-Dickson – Violin Dylan Fowler – Guitar
Monday 24 – Thursday 27 February 7pm Friday 28 February 2.30pm & 7pm Saturday 1 March 1.30pm and 6pm
ABERGAVENNY PANTOMIME SOCIETY
Rumpelstiltskin A poor miller’s daughter is forced to spin straw into gold when her drunken father boasts she can. Help comes from an unexpected source in the shape of an evil and crafty gnome, but at a high price. Find out what happens next in this traditional half-term family pantomime!
Daniel Morden is one of the UK’s most popular storytellers and his spellbinding tales combine with dazzling musicianship in this engaging telling of The Mabinogi – the oldest stories of Britain. Haunting and dreamlike, these tales link two worlds: the everyday world we all inhabit, and Annwn, a mysterious Otherworld where nothing is as it seems. Be transported to a land of magic and danger… Suitable for anyone over 12 www.treeofleafandflame.co.uk £12 (concessions £10)
Mon & Tues £5.50 Wed & Thurs £6.50 Fri & Sat £7.50 Children and Senior Citizens 50p off Group discount (20 or more): 10% discount (Mon / Tues only) No reservations to be held beyond 31 January www.abergavennypantomime.co.uk Amateur production H Light lunches and children’s menu at The Angel before matinees. www.angelabergavenny.com 01873 857121
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Sunday 2 March 7.30pm
St David’s Day Concert
A celebration with local performers and choirs. Promoted by Acting For The Borough. £8 (concessions £7) Amateur production H
Thursday 6 – Saturday 8 March 7.30pm
CONCEPT PLAYERS
The Mystery of Edwin Drood After last year’s Lend Me A Tenor and Me And My Girl, Concept Players return with the most unusual comedy musical ever. Based on Charles Dickens’ unfinished book it is a rip-roaring, funny musical, with a dollop of knowing melodrama thrown in, which allows the audience to choose the ending. This fun night of Victorian musical mayhem is not to be missed – you may want to see it more than once to catch all the possible endings! £10 H Amateur Production
Thursday 13 March 7.30pm
Magic A Kind of Queen They’re back! With a bigger line-up, more energy and more explosive power than ever before. Enjoy Magic’s remarkable talents recreating Queen’s greatest hits as no other group can. Be sure to book early – tickets always sell fast! £17
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Friday 14 March 8pm
Tcha Limberger’s Budapest Gypsy Orchestra An accomplished multi-instrumentalist and world-class violinist, Tcha Limberger is from a famous family of Gypsy jazz musicians. On this tour he is joined by his hand-picked band playing czardas, verbunk and laments from the Budapest ‘Magyar Nota’ Gypsy orchestra tradition with a passion and technical virtuosity that is astounding. £15 (concessions £13)
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Friday 21 March 6.30pm
M6 THEATRE COMPANY
Grandpa’s Railway
Saturday 15 March 7.30pm
Brandenburg Bach Soloists Directed by the distinguished German violinist Hans-Peter Hofman, the Brandenburg Bach Soloists brings together musicians from across Europe. For this concert, the ten-strong ensemble is joined by David Wright, winner of the prestigious Broadwood Harpsichord Competition and award-winning flautist Fiona Slominaka, recital partner of Catrin Finch. HANDEL VIVALDI BACH HANDEL BACH
Suite No 3 ‘Water Music’ Concerto for Two Violins in A minor Suite in B minor for Flute and Strings Concerto Grosso Op 6 Brandenburg Concerto No 5
£16 (concessions £14)
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Imagine a railway that fits in one room But can travel a lifetime in one afternoon A toot of the whistle, a hiss of the steam All aboard for a journey of memories and dreams!
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Thursday 27 March 7.30pm
ABERGAVENNY CAMERA CLUB
Iolo Williams Grandpa’s Railway is a wonderful journey of discovery for all the family, featuring a working model railway, live music and two very playful characters. For adventurers aged 5+ Running time: 50 minutes £6.50 Family £24
Iolo Williams is probably the most famous Welsh naturalist, appearing often on TV and radio shows as well as authoring books such as Wild about the Wild. Adventuring around the world as well as within Wales, Iolo has had wonderful experiences and captured many beautiful photographs. An eloquent raconteur, he is loved by old and young for his clear and engaging style. Come and spend an intimate and magical two hours with Iolo as he brings nature alive in stories and pictures of his travels. Image: TravelineCymru
£15 (concessions £13.50)
Friday 28 March 7.30pm
ELO Experience Back in the 70’s and 80’s Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra played to packed stadiums throughout the world. Now you can enjoy their greatest hits reproduced by the exciting ELO Experience, including Sweet Talking Woman, Telephone Line, Confusion, Don’t Bring Me Down and perhaps their most famous – Mr Blue Sky.
£17
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Saturday 29 March 7.30pm
DANCE BLAST
Ignite Ignite is a unique project empowering young dancers to select their own professional choreographers to create new dance works for Monmouthshire Youth Dance Company, Dance Blast’s flagship youth company. This year’s performance by forty young dancers aged 8 – 23 years will feature new commissions from John Ross, winner of the Matthew Bourne Choreographer Award, Royal Ballet Star Paul Bayes Kitcher and Mathieu Geffre, a dancer with National Dance Company Wales. £7 (concessions £5) www.dance-blast.org
Tuesday 8 – Friday 11 April 7pm Saturday 12 April 6pm
AAODS
High Society Enter the world of servants, suave men, beautiful ladies and all things High Society as socialite Tracy Lord prepares to marry a rather dull second husband. With the wonderful music of Cole Porter and featuring well known and loved songs Who wants to be a Millionaire? I love Paris in the Springtime and Did You Evah? – what a swell party this will be! £11 (concessions Tuesday only £10)
H Amateur production by arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musical Limited of New York
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Wednesday 23 April 7.30pm
STAN’S CAFE
The Anatomy of Melancholy Stan’s Cafe brings the world’s most extraordinary self-help manual to the stage! Nearly four hundred years ago, shortly after the publication of King James Bible and Shakespeare’s First Folio, vicar and librarian Robert Burton completed The Anatomy of Melancholy – a 1,500 page-long attempt to identify the symptoms, causes and cures of kinds of melancholy. Extraordinary, hilarious and profound it has been described by many as ‘the greatest book ever written’. Amidst all the wild stories and suppositions much of its advice remains as urgent and profound now as it did then. www.stanscafe.co.uk £12 (concessions £10) Image: Graeme Braidwood
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Friday 25 April 2.30pm
SCAMP THEATRE AND WATFORD PALACE THEATRE Saturday 26 April 7.30pm
From the books by Geraldine Durrant and Rose Forshall
Meet Gran. She bakes. She knits. You’d never guess she was a Pirate!
With a pet crocodile under her bed, a wicked sense of humour and a whole raft of adventures under her belt – time with Gran is never dull! Gran isn’t scared of anything. Not even monsters. A brand new, magical, swashbuckling story, from the team that bring books to life. An absolute treat for seafaring children and their shipmates of all ages. Running time: One hour £7.50 Family Ticket £28)
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An Evening With Elvis Abergavenny’s Keith Davies and his own ‘Memphis Mafia’ return with their popular tribute to the King. £12 (concessions £10) In aid of Gwent Cats’ Protection Amateur production H
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ACCESSIBILITY
Booking Information
Please inform the Box Office staff if you have any special requirements when booking and we will be happy to help.
BOOK ONLINE
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.
Check out the website and book online
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
01873 850805
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.
PLEASE NOTE
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 // Spring // Gwanwyn 2014 January / Ionawr Fri / Gwe 24
Joo Yeon Sir
Music
7.30pm
Sat / Sad 1
Rats! & Looking Out To See
Drama
7.30pm
Tues / Maw 4
The First Time Machine
Dance
6.30pm
Thurs / Iau 6
How To be Immortal
Drama
7.30pm
Fri / Gwe 7
Peter Karrie & Friends
Entertainment
7.30pm
Sat / Sad 8
T-Rextasy
Music
7.30pm
Fri / Gwe 14
Buddy Holly and The Cricketers
Music
7.30pm
Sat / Sad 15
Tree of Leaf & Flame
Storytelling
7.30pm
Mon / Llun 24 – Thurs / Iau 27
Rumpelstiltskin
Pantomime
7pm
Fri / Gwe 28
Rumpelstiltskin
Pantomime
2.30pm & 7pm
Sat / Sad 1
Rumpelstiltskin
Pantomime
1.30pm & 6pm
Sun / Sul 2
St David’s Day Concert
Entertainment
7.30pm
Thurs / Iau 6 – Sat / Sad 8
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Musical
7.30pm
Thurs / Iau 13
Magic – We Are The Champions
Music
7.30pm
Fri / Gwe 14
Budapest Gypsy Orchestra
Music
8pm
Sat / Sad 15
Brandenburg Bach Soloists
Music
7.30pm
Fri / Gwe 21
Grandpa’s Railway
Children’s Event
6.30pm
Thurs / Iau 27
Iolo Williams
Talk
Fri / Gwe 28
ELO Experience
Music
Sat / Sad 29
Dance Blast Ignite
Dance
7.30pm
Tues / Maw 8 – Fri / Gwe 11
AAODS: High Society
Musical
7pm
Sat / Sad 12
AAODS: High Society
Musical
6pm
Wed / Mer 23
The Anatomy of Melancholy
Drama
7.30pm
Fri / Gwe 25
Pirate Gran
Children’s Event
2.30pm
Sat / Sad 26
An Evening With Elvis
Music
7.30pm
February / Chwefror
March / Mawrth
7.30pm 7.30pm
April / Ebrill
The Borough Theatre Abergavenny is a Company limited by Guarantee, funded by Monmouthshire County Council and supported by the Arts Council of Wales. Company No 07233031 Charity No 1151373 VAT Registered No 170434038 Member of Creu Cymru and ITC. All details correct at time of publication.
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