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WELCOME
‘The Festival Theatre is one of the best outside London’ Sunday Times (2018)
through 100 years of war and peace, and the second, an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling children’s novel, The Butterfly Lion.
A warm welcome to Festival 2019. We hope it offers the breadth of work you, our audiences expect and relish: powerful world premieres, two musicals, Shakespeare, pertinent revivals of twentieth and twenty-first-century classics and brand new family shows.
Finally, this year’s summer musical is a new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s glorious Oklahoma!
The plays and musicals of this season see a myriad of characters negotiate their paths through the mysterious labyrinth of love and loyalty. From the dangerous heart of human desire in the classic drama, The Deep Blue Sea, to the family bonds which power This Is My Family, to the love triangle at the heart of 8 Hotels, and the life-changing romance in Shadowlands, the plays in this year’s season explore characters at their most vulnerable and powerful.
Among the outstanding company for Festival 2019 are Hugh Bonneville, Clare Burt, Nancy Carroll, Hadley Fraser, Sheila Hancock, Dervla Kirwan, Gerald Kyd, James Nesbitt, Amara Okereke, John Simm and Rachael Stirling, to name but a few. Other exciting news includes the installation of a new theatrical space for 2019, The Spiegeltent. Here we will create an immersive experience for Roy Williams’s funny and challenging drama, and also play host to an eclectic mix of cabaret, music and special events.
Of course dramatic relationships come in all shades, and none is darker and more chilling than Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Macbeth. We also explore the shifting alliances over time in David Hare’s Plenty, while Roy Williams’s Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads takes the microcosm of a pub football team to uncover troubled alliances.
There is one further piece of exciting news, which is that our new Executive Director, Kathy Bourne, will join us in May. We both look forward to welcoming you to Festival 2019.
We are always proud to support new writing and this season we present Nicholas Wright’s fascinating new play, 8 Hotels, which examines the political repercussions of private passions. In her new play Hedda Tesman, Cordelia Lynn gives us a Hedda Gabler for today, whilst our Writer-in-Residence Anna Ledwich gives us two new plays. The first is a thrilling new promenade production, Crossing Lines, which uses digital soundscape to take us on a journey
Daniel Evans Artistic Director
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M I N E R VA T H E AT R E 20 April – 15 June
James Nesbitt Sheila Hancock Clare Burt Kirsty MacLaren Rachel Lumberg Scott Folan
THIS IS MY FAMILY A musical by Tim Firth Book, lyrics and music are by Tim Firth, the award-winning writer of many celebrated hits including Calendar Girls and Neville’s Island at Chichester. This Is My Family is his first original solo musical. The production is directed by Artistic Director Daniel Evans whose previous work at Chichester includes Me and My Girl and Flowers for Mrs Harris (2018), Fiddler on the Roof and Quiz (2017).
Imagine you’re a spirited 13-year-old and you’ve won – actually won – a magazine competition to describe your family. The prize is a dream holiday for the lot of you, anywhere in the world. Except… Nicky’s family isn’t the blissfully happy bunch she’s described. More like the contestants in a gladiatorial arena, in fact. Where on earth can she take them that might make her wishful thinking a reality?
James Nesbitt (Cold Feet, The Missing) makes his Chichester debut whilst Sheila Hancock makes a welcome return; her more recent work includes Sister Act in the West End. Clare Burt also returns to Chichester following her acclaimed performance in Flowers for Mrs Harris (2018). They are joined by Kirsty MacLaren, Rachel Lumberg and Scott Folan.
Winner of the 2013 UK Theatre Award for Best Musical, this hilarious musical comedy, which moves seamlessly between speech and song, is a celebration of the lifelong adventure that is family love.
Director Daniel Evans
Sound Designer Paul Arditti
Designer Richard Kent
Movement Director Carrie-Anne Ingrouille
Musical Supervisor, Musical Director & Orchestrations Caroline Humphris
Casting Director Charlotte Sutton
EVENTS Kate Meets Tim Firth
Sponsored by Genesis Town Planning Reynolds Fine Furniture
Afternoon Tea with Sheila Hancock
Supported by This Is My Family Commissioning and Patrons Circles
Pre & Post-Show Talks
Lighting Designer David Plater
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‘A perfect family These days is hard to find.’
#ThisIsMyFamily
F E S T I VA L T H E AT R E 26 April – 25 May
Hugh Bonneville
SHADOWLANDS By William Nicholson William Nicholson’s much-loved play premiered in the West End in 1989, winning the Evening Standard Award for Best Play and being nominated for a Tony Award on its subsequent Broadway run. Originally a 1985 television drama, it became a feature film in 1993.
Celebrated writer C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia, splits his time between an ordered domestic routine at home with his brother, Warnie, and the academic rigour of his dispassionate, all-male Oxford college. His evenings are spent replying to his many correspondents. One stands out: vivid, expressive, New York poet Joy Gresham.
Hugh Bonneville returns to Chichester following his acclaimed performance in An Enemy of the People (2016). His many television and film appearances include Downton Abbey, W1A and Paddington.
When she arrives in England with her young son, Douglas, everything Lewis believed to be true about life and love is thrown into question. And a relationship begins which will take them both to the extremities of pain and joy.
Director Rachel Kavanaugh returns to Chichester where her many productions include Single Spies and Half A Sixpence (2016) and The Winslow Boy (2017).
Director Rachel Kavanaugh
Music Catherine Jayes
EVENTS C.S. Lewis Corners
Sponsored by Oldham Seals Group
Designer Peter McKintosh
Sound Designer Fergus O’Hare
Beyond the Wardrobe
Lighting Designer Howard Harrison
Casting Director Charlotte Sutton
Pre & Post-Show Talks
Supported by Shadowlands Commissioning Circle
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‘Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn fast.’
#Shadowlands
F E S T I VA L T H E AT R E 7 – 29 June
Rachael Stirling
PLENTY By David Hare On its first appearance at the National Theatre in 1978, David Hare’s play caused a furore, and is now accepted as one of the great modern classics. David Hare’s previous plays for Chichester include South Downs (2011) and Young Chekhov (2015).
Susan Traherne is a former secret agent. Her heroic work with the Special Operations Executive in Nazi-occupied France brought her extremes of danger, as well as adventures and romance. Twenty years on she is living a very different existence in London, as the wealthy wife of a diplomat. Her strained marriage and altered circumstances have threatened her identity and trapped her in a destructive nostalgia for her wartime idealism.
Kate Hewitt directs, following her acclaimed production of Cock (Festival 2018). Her productions also include Frost/Nixon at Sheffield and Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train at the Young Vic. Rachael Stirling’s recent work includes Medea (Headlong) and The Winter’s Tale (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse), and The Bletchley Circle and Detectorists on television.
In a post-war land of plenty, Susan battles for her own body and mind, as Britain loses its role in the world. Using a non-linear structure, the drama dips backwards and forwards in time to explore how the past and present coexist.
EVENTS Young, Brave and Beautiful
Director Kate Hewitt Casting Director Charlotte Sutton
Pre & Post-Show Talks
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Sponsored by Lancing College Supported by Plenty Commissioning Circle
‘Those of us who went through this kind of war, I do think we have something in common.’
#Plenty
M I N E R VA T H E AT R E 21 June – 27 July
Nancy Carroll Hadley Fraser Gerald Kyd
THE DEEP BLUE SEA By Terence Rattigan his own clandestine love affair and created one of the twentieth century’s finest leading roles for a woman.
1951. In a shabby Ladbroke Grove flat, Hester Collyer’s neighbours find her unconscious; she has taken an overdose in front of the gas fire. Their only option is to notify her husband – a pillar of the establishment.
Paul Foster’s recent directing credits include A Little Night Music at the Watermill and Kiss Me, Kate at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre.
But Hester left her husband the previous year to embark upon a passionate love affair with dashing ex-RAF pilot, Freddie Page. What has happened in her life to make her want to end it? And can she bring herself to go on living?
Nancy Carroll received the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Actress for Rattigan’s After the Dance at the National Theatre; her recent work includes The Moderate Soprano (West End) and Closer (Donmar Warehouse). Hadley Fraser last appeared at Chichester in The Pajama Game (2013); his recent stage credits include Saint Joan (Donmar Warehouse). Gerald Kyd appeared at Chichester in The Meeting (2018); his National Theatre work includes Three Winters.
This searing play takes place over the course of one day, in one room, and offers a devastating examination of the adverse forces of love and solitude. Rattigan based the play in part on the tragic outcome of
Director Paul Foster
Music Debbie Wiseman
Designer Peter McKintosh
Sound Designer George Dennis
Lighting Designer Natasha Chivers
Casting Director Charlotte Sutton
EVENTS A Slow Evolution See p28 Pre & Post-Show Talks See p31
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Sponsored by ITD Consultants Supported by The Deep Blue Sea Commissioning Circle
‘Don’t leave me alone tonight.’
#TheDeepBlueSea
F E S T I VA L T H E AT R E 15 July – 7 September
Josie Lawrence Amara Okereke
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s
OKLAHOMA! Music by Richard Rodgers Book & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs Original choreography by Agnes de Mille a story whose darker undercurrents never overwhelm its rapturous vitality. Among the unforgettable songs are Oh What A Beautiful Mornin’, The Surrey With The Fringe On Top and the show-stopper Oklahoma.
Handsome cowboy Curly McLain is head over spurs for farm owner Laurey Williams. But lonely ranch-hand Jud Fry has his sinister sights set on her too. And Laurey’s not the only girl with cowboy problems. Ado Annie’s beau Will Parker is back from chasing steers in Kansas City, where he won the fifty dollars her father insists Will must have to marry her. But this irrepressible farm girl won’t be bought quite so easily.
Jeremy Sams returns to Chichester to direct; his award-winning productions in London and New York include The Wizard of Oz and The Sound of Music. Set designs are by Robert Jones with choreography by Matt Cole. Making her Chichester debut as Laurey is Amara Okereke, winner of the 2018 Stage Debut Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Cosette in Les Misérables. Josie Lawrence, whose stage work ranges from Shakespeare at the RSC and Globe to The King and I in the West End, plays Aunt Eller. Her extensive television credits include Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Humans.
Luckily for this love-struck crew of spirited ranchers and bronco busters, wise Aunt Eller is riding ahead of the herd. With its glorious score and spirit of exuberant optimism, Oklahoma! is the American musical by which all others are judged. Rodgers and Hammerstein broke new ground in perfectly integrating music and dance to tell Director Jeremy Sams
Orchestrator David Cullen
Set Designer Robert Jones
Lighting Designer Mark Henderson
Costume Designer Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Sound Designer Paul Groothuis
Pre & Post-Show Talks
Choreographer Matt Cole
Casting Director Charlotte Sutton
Relaxed Performance
Musical Supervisor, Musical Director & Dance Arrangements Nigel Lilley
EVENTS Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’ Theatre Day
Sponsored by Conquest Bespoke Furniture Henry Adams Supported by Oklahoma! Commissioning and Patrons Circles
Presented by arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe
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‘I ain’t sayin’ I’m no better than anybody else, but I’ll be damned if I ain’t just as good!’
#OklahomaMusical
M I N E R VA T H E AT R E WORLD PREMIERE | 1 – 24 August
8 HOTELS A new play by Nicholas Wright Nicholas Wright’s new play is based on true events involving some of the twentieth century’s most influential American artists. His original plays include Rattigan’s Nijinsky (Festival 2011) and, for the National Theatre, Mrs Klein, Vincent in Brixton (Olivier Award for Best New Play) and The Reporter, both directed by Richard Eyre.
1944. America. Celebrated actor, singer and political campaigner Paul Robeson – forever associated with ‘Ol’ Man River’ – is touring the country as the eponymous hero in Shakespeare’s Othello. His Desdemona is the brilliant young actress Uta Hagen. Her husband, the Broadway star José Ferrer, plays Iago. All the actors are friends. But in mid-century American society, they are not all equals.
Director Richard Eyre makes a welcome return to Chichester, following The Stepmother (2017). A former Director of the National Theatre, his recent films include King Lear and The Children Act.
As the tour goes on, the boundaries between the onstage passions and their offstage lives begin to blur. Soon the chemistry between Robeson and Hagen and the rivalry between Robeson and Ferrer is every bit as dangerous as that between their famous characters. Revenge takes many forms and in post-war America it isn’t always purely personal – it can be disturbingly political too.
Director Richard Eyre
Sound Designer John Leonard
Designer Rob Howell
Casting Director Charlotte Sutton
EVENTS Pre & Post-Show Talks
Sponsored by University of Chichester Supported by 8 Hotels Commissioning and Patrons Circles
Lighting Designer Peter Mumford
Supported in research and development by The Playwrights Fund
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‘Iago only suspected it. I know.’
#8Hotels
PROMENADE WORLD PREMIERE | August
Chichester Festival Youth Theatre
CROSSING LINES A new play by Anna Ledwich Using digital technology and live action, this promenade performance through the streets of Chichester asks: can an individual alter history by changing the channel?
1918. A West Sussex city. A celebration of a war hard won. A community dances, drinks and gives thanks for a narrow escape. 1941. Under the shadow of invasion, the city’s young are offered up once more to a conflict on foreign soil.
Chichester Festival Youth Theatre’s renowned biennial outdoor productions include Grimm Tales (2017) and the award-winning Running Wild (2015).
2019. The same city and a new threat is looming. Borders are collapsing. Communities uprooted. People are on the move. There is only one route to safety and only one means of communication, via the airwaves… but can they be trusted?
CFT’s new Writer-in-Residence, Anna Ledwich adapted Beauty and the Beast for CFYT in 2017 and was co-Artistic Director of Theatre on the Fly at Chichester in 2012. Director Daniel Hill has devised and directed over 40 productions for young people, including promenade productions of Alice’s Adventures and Wind in the Willows.
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Three stories connect across time and across technologies as history haunts the present and secrets are unearthed by a community in turmoil.
Director Daniel Hill
Sound and Music David Lewington
Sponsored by Seaward Properties
Designer Ryan Dawson Laight
Movement Director Zoie Golding
Supported by Crossing Lines Commissioning and Patrons Circles
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‘Lend us your ears.’
#CrossingLines
M I N E R VA T H E AT R E WORLD PREMIERE | 30 August – 28 September
HEDDA TESMAN A new play by Cordelia Lynn After Henrik Ibsen we inherit, what we endure and how we carry our history. Holly Race Roughan directs this vital exploration of motherhood, power and sabotage.
A doting husband. A troubled writer. A loaded gun. It’s 2019 and Hedda Tesman returns to a life she can’t seem to escape. After thirty years of playing wife, Hedda is bitter and bored. When her estranged daughter, Thea, suddenly reappears asking for help, the present begins to echo the past and Hedda embarks on a path of destruction.
Cordelia Lynn was the recipient of the 2017 Harold Pinter Commission. Her works include One for Sorrow and Lela and Co for the Royal Court and the libretto for Miranda at the Opéra Comique, Paris. Her plays Best Served Cold (Vaults Festival) and Believers Anonymous (Rosemary Branch) were both directed by Holly Race Roughan.
Cordelia Lynn’s Hedda Tesman breathes new life into Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, asking what
A co-production with
Headlong and The Lowry Director Holly Race Roughan
Casting Director Charlotte Sutton
EVENTS Pre & Post-Show Talks
Designer Anna Fleischle
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Sponsored by Wiley Supported by Hedda Tesman Commissioning and Patrons Circles
‘There’s no such thing as starting again.’
#HeddaTesman
F E S T I VA L T H E AT R E 21 September – 26 October
John Simm Dervla Kirwan
MACBETH By William Shakespeare Paul Miller is Artistic Director of the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond. He was previously Associate Director at Sheffield Theatres, where his productions included John Simm’s Hamlet.
Much celebrated for his forthright bravery, Macbeth is a state hero. After the bloody defeat of a rebel army, he encounters a trio of strangers who predict that one day he will be King. Having delivered their ambiguous message, they vanish, leaving a mind cracked open.
John Simm makes his Chichester debut in the title role. Among his extensive screen and stage work, recent credits include Strangers, Collateral and Doctor Who on television, and Pinter at the Pinter: Six (West End).
Fearing that her husband lacks the vital drive to take charge of his fate, Lady Macbeth invokes her stronger nature to fulfil their destiny. The plan she hatches will trigger an uncontrollable train of events, hurtling two corrupted souls to the heart of darkness.
Dervla Kirwan’s stage work includes Goneril in King Lear (2017), Frankie and Johnny (2014) and Uncle Vanya (2012) at Chichester and, most recently, Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train (Young Vic). She also appeared in Strangers alongside John Simm.
In this contemporary production, Shakespeare’s great tragedy shows ambition falling headlong into tyranny and chaos. As appearances increasingly deceive, the nature of reality itself comes into question.
Director Paul Miller
Lighting Designer Mark Doubleday
EVENTS Witches Redesigned
Sponsored by Harwoods Group
Designer Simon Daw
Casting Director Charlotte Sutton
When the Battle’s Lost and Won
Supported by Macbeth Commissioning Circle
Pre & Post-Show Talks Schools Theatre Day
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‘Present fears Are less than horrible imaginings.’
#Macbeth
THE SPIEGELTENT 5 October – 2 November
SING YER HEART OUT FOR THE LADS By Roy Williams Premiered at the National Theatre in 2002, Roy Williams’s ferocious, funny and disturbing play takes aim at what it means to be black, white and English in twenty-first century Britain. Scoring high on foul language, threat and vulgar humour, Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads is definitely not for the faint of heart.
Saturday 7 October. Gina, landlady of The King George pub, has a lot on her plate. The England vs Germany World Cup qualifying match is about to start, the pub football team is about to charge in and the TV’s on the blink. Over the next few hours, national defeat looms and xenophobic tensions rise, fuelled by the inarticulate fury of the pub team captain, Lawrie, and the insidious propaganda of right-wing extremist Alan. And while policeman Lee struggles to keep the peace, disillusioned squaddie Mark and Gina’s bullied son Glen are fighting their own demons.
Roy Williams’s award-winning plays have also been staged at the RSC and the Royal Court. Nicole Charles’s recent work includes Emilia at Shakespeare’s Globe and in the West End. Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads will be performed in The Spiegeltent, which will be transformed into a pub setting to create an immersive theatrical experience.
Director Nicole Charles
EVENTS Change of Narrative See p29 Pre & Post-Show Talks See p31
Please note this play contains extremely strong language that some people may find upsetting.
Sponsored by Genesis Town Planning Supported by Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads Commissioning Circle
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Ages 16+
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‘You know me, I ain’t got a problem with nobody.’
#SingYerHeartOut
M I N E R VA T H E AT R E WORLD PREMIERE | 5 October – 9 November
THE BUTTERFLY LION By Michael Morpurgo In a new adaptation by Anna Ledwich The Butterfly Lion combines music, design and puppetry to bring a magical adventure to life: celebrating nature, friendship and the triumph of love.
When Bertie is sent away from the African farm of his childhood to school in England, he leaves behind not only his beloved mother and the beautiful land, swarming with wildlife, but also his best friend – a white lion he rescued as a cub.
Based on Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling novel, which won the Smarties Prize and the Writers’ Guild Award, this new stage adaptation is written by CFT’s Writer-in-Residence Anna Ledwich and directed by Dale Rooks whose many Chichester productions include The Midnight Gang (2018) and Running Wild (2015).
But their remarkable journey is only just beginning, and the pair are destined to meet again.
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Bertie’s struggle to adjust to his new life in harsh, grey England is alleviated only by a chance friendship with the equally lonely Millie and his dreams of his treasured lion, now trapped in a French circus.
Director Dale Rooks
Puppetry Nick Barnes
EVENTS Tales in the Tent
Designer Simon Higlett
Additional Music Luyanda Lennox Jezile
Pre & Post-Show Talks
Music Tom Brady
Casting Director Charlotte Sutton
Schools Theatre Days
Sponsored by Covers Timber & Builders Merchants Supported by The Butterfly Lion Commissioning and Patrons Circles Supported in research and development by The Playwrights Fund
Movement Director Naomi Said
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‘Remember me? Remember Africa?’
#TheButterflyLion
F E S T I VA L T H E AT R E 14 – 29 December
Chichester Festival Youth Theatre
THE WIZARD OF OZ By L. Frank Baum With Music and Lyrics of the MGM motion picture score by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg Background Music by Herbert Stothart Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard Adapted by John Kane from the motion picture screenplay
This faithful adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic novel was originally commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and features all the beloved songs from the 1939 classic film, including Over The Rainbow, If I Only Had a Brain and We’re Off To See The Wizard.
When Dorothy runs away from her home in Kansas with her faithful dog Toto, she’s caught up in a terrifying cyclone and finds herself in the strange and magical land of Oz. There she encounters a host of curious and enchanting characters. Accompanied by a Scarecrow, a Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion, can Dorothy escape the Wicked Witch of the West, reach the Emerald City and find the mysterious Wizard of Oz?
Lucy Betts, who directed 2018’s Sleeping Beauty, takes the reins again for another stunning festive production from the remarkable CFYT.
Director Lucy Betts
Lighting Designer James Whiteside
Set Designer Simon Higlett
Sound Designer Gregory Clarke
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Don your ruby slippers and join Chichester Festival Youth Theatre as they journey along the yellow brick road in a wonderful adventure for all the family.
EVENTS Relaxed Performance
Costume Designer Ryan Dawson Laight
Sponsored by James Todd & Co Supported by The Wizard of Oz Commissioning Circle
By arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Limited of New York
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‘I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.’
#TheWizardOfOz
EVENTS
Gain extra insight into Festival 2019, learn more about life behind the scenes at Chichester Festival Theatre or develop a new skill through our programme of talks, hands-on activities and immersive theatre experiences. There’s something for all ages; look out for Family Friendly events with our symbol and events for 16-25 year olds with the symbol. il y F riend
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YOUNG, BRAVE AND BEAUTIFUL Wednesday 19 June, 10.30am Festival Theatre
Tania Szabo’s mother was Violette, the legendary WWII agent of the Special Operations Executive. In this special event, Tania describes Violette’s journey from childhood to SOE training, and from her two missions to France behind German Lines to her illegal execution in Ravensbrück concentration camp in early 1945. Tickets £5
C.S. LEWIS CORNERS Friday 3 May, 6.15pm Festival Theatre Foyer
Look out for CFYT members as they read poems and extracts from the work of C.S. Lewis, one of our nation’s finest authors. FREE
A SLOW EVOLUTION
Saturday 27 July, 10.30am Minerva Theatre Dan Rebellato explores the early inspiration and reception of Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea, discussing its subsequent developments in conversation with Alan Brodie. Tickets £5
KATE MEETS TIM FIRTH Thursday 23 May, 5pm Minerva Theatre
2013 marked the premiere of Firth’s first solo musical, This is My Family, for which he wrote book, music and lyrics. Kate Mosse interviews Tim Firth about his journey as a dramatist, screenwriter and songwriter. Tickets £5
CELEBRATING IRIS MURDOCH
in partnership with the University of Chichester and Chichester Cinema at New Park Saturday 21 September 12noon – 1.45pm, University of Chichester 3pm – 4.30pm, Chichester Cinema at New Park
AFTERNOON TEA WITH SHEILA HANCOCK Wednesday 12 June, 3pm Minerva Bar & Grill
In the centenary year of her birth, explore the impact and relevance of Murdoch’s dramatic and rarely performed works. Gain insight into her remarkable life through a talk and rehearsed readings at the University, before enjoying a film screening of Iris at the cinema. Tickets £5 per session, or book both sessions for £8
Join Sheila Hancock as she talks with Kate Mosse about her extraordinary career as actor, panellist and writer, and her role in This is My Family. Tickets £20 (includes Cream Tea)
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LITERARY LUNCH WITH DANIEL ROSENTHAL Friday 11 October, 12noon The Brasserie
Daniel Rosenthal discusses with Kate Bassett his new book Dramatic Exchanges: The Lives and Letters of the National Theatre, a fascinating collection of correspondence from the NT’s archives including scribbled notes and witty postcards from the likes of Alan Bennett, Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren and Laurence Olivier. Tickets £35 (includes two-course lunch with wine and coffee)
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Tuesday 15 October, 4.30pm The Spiegeltent
Sunday 27 October, 7pm Festival Theatre
Artistic Director Daniel Evans hosts an evening of music and song, joined by some special friends and members of Chichester Festival Youth Theatre. All proceeds will go to the work of our Learning, Education and Participation programme. Tickets £30
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TALES IN THE TENT
DANIEL EVANS HOSTS
Multi-award winning author, poet, playwright and librettist Michael Morpurgo, and British actress, author and campaigner Virginia McKenna, share extracts from one of Michael’s favourite books, The Butterfly Lion. FREE but booking is essential.
Immersive Theatre
SWEATBOX A PRISON VAN IN MOTION
Wed 12, Thu 13, Fri 14, Sat 15 June 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 7.30pm, 8pm, 8.30pm Acclaimed immersive production Sweatbox is a theatre experience that takes place in a real prison van. Written by Chloë Moss, directed by Anna Herrmann and performed by Clean Break members, this intimate 15-minute piece offers a unique insight into the criminal justice system and the impact it has had on the fates of three women.
CHANGE OF NARRATIVE
Wednesday 30 October, 5.30pm The Spiegeltent Roy Williams offers an honest insight into the challenges facing young writers trying to change the face of British Theatre. Aspiring young playwrights pose their questions to him and encourage audience discussion. FREE but booking is essential.
‘Like so much of this phenomenal company’s activity, Sweatbox is vital, humane work with real theatrical heft.’ The Stage Tickets £10
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TAKE PART!
OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNIN’ Saturday 20 July, 1pm Oaklands Park Join us for an uplifting celebration as our community singers perform musical favourites from the Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook. Bring a picnic to sing along (song sheets provided)! FREE
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BEYOND THE WARDROBE Saturday 27 April, 2pm Steven Pimlott Building Take a step through the wardrobe and prepare for an adventure in this C.S. Lewis-inspired family workshop. Drama exercises, crafts and storytelling bring some of Lewis’s fantastical characters to life. Ages 3-5 and their grown-ups. Tickets £5 per child (accompanying adult FREE) il y F riend
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THEATRE DAY: OKLAHOMA! Wednesday 7 August, 11am Festival Theatre Join the creative team and technical crew for 90 minutes of insight, demonstration and discussion. Combine your Theatre Day ticket with the matinee performance for an immersive day at the theatre. Tickets £5 (+ optional performance ticket) F
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WITCHES REDESIGNED Saturday 12 October, 2pm Steven Pimlott Building Join Ryan Dawson Laight for this Macbeth-inspired creative workshop where you’ll design your own ‘weird sister’. No previous experience required, all materials provided. Ages 16+ FREE but booking is essential.
MYTHS WITHIN THE ROMAN WALLS Tuesday 28 & Wednesday 29 May, 3.30pm Chichester Library In collaboration with the Novium Museum, join us for a series of immersive storytelling workshops around the myths of Neptune and Minerva, using props and costumes from CFT’s archive. Ages 3+ and their grown-ups. FREE but booking is essential il y F riend
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CFT PODCAST: LIVE Wednesday 29 May, 3pm Minerva Theatre Join us for a special recording of our CFT Podcast with special guests. Exclusive to Prologue members, there will be an opportunity to ask your questions. FREE
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IN CONVERSATION
FOR SCHOOLS
The international No 1 bestselling author of Labyrinth and The Burning Chambers – and Cicestrian – Kate Mosse will host Pre and Post-Show Discussions.
We offer workshops, projects and digital resources to support learning and enhance transferable skills for KS1-5. For more information on ways to engage students in theatre, visit cft.org.uk/schools or contact leap@cft.org.uk SCHOOLS THEATRE DAYS Learn about the story, characters, language and staging of selected productions in a 90-minute workshop before seeing the matinee performance. Tickets £13.50 (includes matinee ticket) Macbeth for KS4/5 pupils Wednesday 16 October, 11am – 12.30pm The Butterfly Lion for KS2/3 pupils Wednesday 23 October, 10.30am – 12noon Wednesday 6 November, 10.30am – 12noon
Pre-Show FREE but booking is essential This Is My Family Daniel Evans Tuesday 23 April, 6pm Shadowlands Rachel Kavanaugh Tuesday 30 April, 5.45pm Plenty Kate Hewitt Tuesday 11 June, 5.45pm The Deep Blue Sea Paul Foster Tuesday 25 June, 6pm Oklahoma! Jeremy Sams Friday 19 July, 5.45pm 8 Hotels Richard Eyre Tuesday 6 August, 6pm Hedda Tesman Holly Race Roughan Wednesday 4 September, 6pm Macbeth Paul Miller Wednesday 25 September, 5.45pm Sing Yer Heart Out Nicole Charles Wednesday 9 October 6pm The Butterfly Lion Dale Rooks Thursday 10 October, 5.15pm
THE BUTTERFLY LION Engage KS2 or KS3 pupils through in-school workshops using drama, music or puppetry. Our digital resource pack also offers additional support material for use in the classroom. Storymakers workshops are available at the Theatre, exploring characters and themes in the production. See diary pages for dates. BESPOKE WORKSHOPS Our exciting in-school workshops are devised for KS1-5. Pupils develop storytelling and performance skills, interrogate text or characters before a theatre visit, or gain insight into the production process.
Post-Show FREE This Is My Family Tuesday 14 May Shadowlands Tuesday 21 May Plenty Monday 24 June The Deep Blue Sea Tuesday 23 July 8 Hotels Friday 16 August Oklahoma! Monday 19 August Hedda Tesman Tuesday 24 September Macbeth Tuesday 22 October Sing Yer Heart Out Thursday 24 October The Butterfly Lion Monday 28 October
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FOOD & DRINK
Whether you’re seeing a show, meeting friends over light bites or grabbing a coffee while browsing with our free Wi-Fi, you’ll find a variety of welcoming spaces to eat and drink. With views across Oaklands Park and outdoor seating during the summer months, it’s the ideal place to relax.
‘pick your own’ quiches, jacket potatoes, sausage rolls, light salads and a wide range of drinks. The Brasserie on the ground floor of the Minerva Theatre is open for pre-show dining in stylish and elegant surroundings. The restaurant serves a contemporary British menu using local and seasonal ingredients, as well as an excellent choice of wines.
The Café in the Festival Theatre is a great spot for a snack or barista coffee while browsing with our free Wi-Fi. Serving freshly made sandwiches, salads, cakes and a range of drinks, the Café is open Monday to Friday from 10am, and from 9am on Saturdays for Park Runners!
The Minerva Bar & Grill, upstairs at the Minerva Theatre, offers a modern take on relaxed dining including a selection of main meals, sharing platters and lighter food options.
Family Friendly Foyle On Thursday mornings during term times, our Foyle Terrace is transformed into a pop-up family friendly space. Children can play or enjoy some quiet time in our reading nook while grown-ups relax with refreshments. cft.org.uk/forfamilies
For more information, menus and to reserve a table visit cft.org.uk/dining LATE NIGHT BITES Your visit doesn’t have to end at the final bows. Join us after the evening show in the Minerva Bar & Grill for a drink with friends, mezze boards, light options and desserts. Choose from our range of local ales, lagers, wines and spirits, including an extensive gin menu boasting many local distilleries.
PRE-SHOW DINING The Foyle Terrace in the Festival Theatre offers a glorious park-side vantage point to enjoy pre-show ‘pizza in the park’ and
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ACCESS
GETTING HERE
Access List Membership If you have access requirements or want to book tickets with an access discount, please join the Access List. To register, visit cft.org.uk/access, call the Box Office on 01243 781312 or email access@cft.org.uk
For detailed maps and more information visit cft.org.uk/gettinghere Rail Chichester Station is a 20-minute walk from the Theatre with regular direct links to London Victoria, Brighton, Portsmouth and Southampton. Trains to London Waterloo connect at nearby Havant. nationalrail.co.uk
Wheelchair users Level access into foyers. 16 wheelchair spaces over two levels in the Festival Theatre via accessible lifts on both sides of the auditorium. Two wheelchair spaces in the Minerva Theatre.
Bus Stagecoachbus.com Coach The coach drop-off point is outside the Festival Theatre with a coach park in Via Ravenna.
Hearing impaired Free Sennheiser listening units available for all performances or switch your hearing aid to ‘T’ to use the induction loop.
Bicycle Our bike park accommodates 26 bicycles, located next to the Pimlott Building. chichester.gov.uk/cycling
Dementia Friendly All Box Office and Front of House staff have attended a Dementia Friends Information Session and can be identified by the blue pin on their uniform.
Car Park Northgate Car Park is an 836-space pay and display car park next to the Theatre (free after 8pm). On matinee days the car park is very busy, so please allow plenty of time. chichester.gov.uk/parking
CFT Buddies offers a friendly companion to those who may need access support and do not feel comfortable or able to attend a performance alone.
Please note the car park will close on Friday 18 October in preparation for Sloe Fair and will be closed on Saturday 19, Sunday 20 and Monday 21 October, reopening at midday on Tuesday 22 October.
Assistance dogs are welcome; please let us know when booking as space is limited. Audio described performances offer live narration over discreet, dedicated headphones for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Parking for disabled patrons Blue Badge holders can park anywhere in Northgate Car Park free of charge. There are 9 non-reservable spaces close to the Theatre entrance. The ‘drop off’ area in front of the Festival Theatre is accessed from the Broyle Road entrance.
Touch tours enable blind or visually impaired people to explore the set and costumes 90 minutes before audio described performances. FREE but booking is essential. Stagetext captioned performances Captioning simultaneously converts sung or spoken words into text on a screen for D/deaf or hearing impaired patrons.
Large-print and audio versions of this brochure are available on request from access@cft.org.uk
Signed performances are British Sign Language interpreted for people who are D/deaf or hard of hearing.
For more information, call 01243 781312 or visit cft.org.uk/access
Relaxed performances welcome individuals, groups and families with children on the autism spectrum, with sensory and communication disorders, a learning disability or anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed environment.
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BOOKING
cft.org.uk
BOOK EARLY FOR THE BEST PRICES Prices are guaranteed until Monday 18 March and are then subject to change. For the latest prices, visit cft.org.uk/pricing or call the Box Office.
Chichester Festival Theatre Oaklands Park Chichester PO19 6AP
BOX OFFICE
01243 781312 box.office@cft.org.uk Monday to Saturday 10am – 8pm (6pm when no performance). The Minerva Theatre Box Office opens one hour before each Minerva performance.
Festival Theatre Shadowlands / Plenty / Macbeth Previews/Press Nights
£10 £10 £10 £29 £33
All other performances
£10 £18 £30 £39 £43
Oklahoma!
PAYMENT
Cards: MasterCard, Visa and Maestro. Cheques: payable to Chichester Festival Theatre.
Previews/Press Nights
£10 £10 £10 £31 £37
All other performances
£10 £18 £31 £43 £49
TICKET DELIVERY
Print at Home: receive your tickets by email for free, or by post for £1.50.
TICKET EXCHANGES
Tickets are non-refundable but you can change the date if you return your tickets to the Box Office at least 48 hours before the original performance, subject to availability. There is a £1.50 exchange fee per ticket (free for Friends).
Please note that some seating areas may not be available for all performances
Minerva Theatre This Is My Family
BOOKING DATES
Friends priority booking opens Saturday 23 February (online and by booking form only) and Wednesday 27 February (by phone and in person) Groups & Schools booking opens Thursday 28 February groups@cft.org.uk 01243 812909 General booking opens Saturday 2 March (online only) and Tuesday 5 March (by phone and in person)
Previews/Press Nights
£20 £35
All other performances
£30 £44
The Deep Blue Sea / 8 Hotels / Hedda Tesman Previews/Press Nights
£20 £30
All other performances
£28 £39
The Butterfly Lion
Please note Only one reduction applies per ticket, and all discounts are subject to availability and at the discretion of the Box Office. Prices are guaranteed until Monday 18 March 2019 and are then subject to change. Chichester Festival Theatre reserves the right to make any alteration to the advertised programme which may be rendered necessary by unavoidable cause. Latecomers cannot be guaranteed access to the auditoria until a convenient break in the performance.STAGE Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of four, including babes in arms, will not be admitted to the auditorium, unless a production is advertised as a family show suitable for young children of that age. Tickets cannot be refunded once purchased. For full terms and conditions of sales, visit cft.org.uk/terms
Previews/Press Nights
£15 £25
All other performances
£20 £33
STAGE
For detailed seating plans, visit cft.org.uk/seatingplans Wheelchair spaces
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Please note that discounts do not apply to Previews or Press Nights, or to the lowest two prices in the Festival Theatre.
CHICHESTER FESTIVAL YOUTH THEATRE
FRIENDS
All performances
Festival Theatre The Wizard of Oz
Join the Friends of Chichester Festival Theatre for just £35 per year cft.org.uk/friends Friends can book up to four discounted tickets per production. Friends Festival Saver Book the same number of tickets for four or more productions*, and save 20%.
Friends and Concessions £2 off Family Tickets Half Price for up to four Under 16s attending with every full priced paying adult. Family tickets must be booked and paid for in a single transaction.
Groups 8+ 10% off Discounts are available on the top three prices only, and do not apply for performances on 26 – 29 December (inclusive).
*Excludes Previews and Press Nights, The Butterfly Lion, Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads, Crossing Lines and The Wizard of Oz. Festival Theatre: top three prices only. All Saver tickets must be booked and paid for in a single transaction.
EXTRA BOOKING DATES
Friends Single Production Discount Friends receive £2 off non-Saver tickets.
The Spiegeltent Sing Yer Heart Out for the Lads
GROUPS AND SCHOOLS
Groups 8+ Monday and Tuesday: Festival Theatre £29 per ticket Minerva Theatre £25 per ticket Wednesday – Friday: £5 off each ticket. Groups 40+ Wednesday – Friday: £8 off each ticket, plus a £5 ticket for the Group Organiser. School and College Groups 10+ Monday – Friday: £8.50 per ticket; one free teacher ticket with every nine paid.
CFYT Promenade Crossing Lines Friends and Supporters priority booking Opens Friday 31 May General booking Opens Saturday 1 June Full details to be announced. cft.org.uk/booking
FAMILY TICKETS
RELAXED PERFORMANCES
Half Price for up to four Under 16s attending with every full priced paying adult. Excludes Saturday evenings. il y F riend
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£10 £15 £20 £25 £30
Oklahoma! Thursday 29 August 2.30pm The Wizard of Oz Friday 27 December 2pm These performances welcome individuals, groups and families with children on the autism spectrum, with sensory and communication disorders, a learning disability or anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed theatre environment. Tickets £15. For more information, email access@cft.org.uk or call the Box Office on 01243 781312. cft.org.uk/relaxedperformances
All tickets must be booked and paid for in a single transaction.
OVER 60s
£2 off Monday – Thursday. BOOK 3 GET 1 FREE cft.org.uk/prologue for more information.
FULL-TIME STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE CLAIMANTS AND INCOME SUPPORT CLAIMANTS
CUSTOMERS WITH DISABILITIES
We want your visit to be as enjoyable as possible. If you have any specific access requirements, please join our Access List so that we can tailor your booking to meet your needs. For more information visit cft.org.uk/accesslist
Monday – Thursday: half price. Standby from one hour before the performance: £8.50.
Subject to availability and at the discretion of the Box Office.
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DIARY APR
MAY
Sat 20 Sun 21 BH Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27
FESTIVAL THEATRE
MINERVA THEATRE
Shadowlands
P 7.30pm
Shadowlands
P 7.30pm
Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 1 Thu 2
Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands
P 7.30pm P 7.30pm 7.30pm
Fri 3 Sat 4
Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands
PN 7.00pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Sun 5 BH Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8
Shadowlands Shadowlands
7.30pm 7.30pm
Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands
7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands
7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18
Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands
Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22
Shadowlands Shadowlands
7.30pm 7.30pm
Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands Shadowlands
7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm AD 7.30pm AD 2.30pm LP 7.30pm
Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25
C
7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Sun 26 BH Mon 27 Tue 28 Wed 29
Fri 31 Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Thu 6 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9 Mon 10 Tue 11 Wed 12
Sun 16 Mon 17 Tue 18
This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family
P 7.45pm P 7.45pm P 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family
PN 7.00pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family
7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family
7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
This Is My Family This Is My Family
7.45pm 7.45pm
This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family
7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
AD AD
This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family
7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family
7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
This Is My Family This Is My Family
7.45pm 7.45pm
C
7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
Plenty
P 7.30pm
Plenty
P 7.30pm
This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family
Plenty Plenty
P 7.30pm P 7.30pm
This Is My Family This Is My Family
7.45pm 7.45pm
Plenty
7.30pm
Plenty Plenty Plenty Plenty
PN 7.00pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family
7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm LP 7.45pm
Plenty Plenty
7.30pm 7.30pm
Thu 13 Fri 14 Sat 15
P 7.45pm
This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family This Is My Family
Thu 30
JUN
This Is My Family
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EVENTS
Pre-Show: This Is My Family, 6pm, MT
Beyond the Wardrobe, 2pm, PB
Pre-Show: Shadowlands, 5.45pm, FT
C.S. Lewis Corners, 6.15pm, FF
Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT
Post-Show: This Is My Family, MT
Post-Show: Shadowlands, FT
Kate Meets Tim Firth, 5pm, MT
Myths Within the Roman Walls, 3.30pm, LIB CFT Podcast: Live, 3pm, MT Myths Within the Roman Walls, 3.30pm, LIB
7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
Pre-Show: Plenty, 5.45pm, FT Afternoon Tea with Sheila Hancock, 3pm, MB Sweatbox from 5.30pm Sweatbox from 5.30pm Sweatbox from 5.30pm Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT Sweatbox from 5.30pm
DIARY
Wed 19 Thu 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27 Fri 28 Sat 29
JUL
FESTIVAL THEATRE
Plenty Plenty Plenty Plenty Plenty Plenty
Plenty Plenty Plenty Plenty Plenty Plenty Plenty Plenty
C
2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm AD 7.30pm AD 2.30pm LP 7.30pm
Sun 30 Mon 1 Tue 2 Wed 3 Thu 4 Fri 5 Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Wed 17
Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
P 7.30pm P 7.30pm
Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
P 7.30pm P 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
PN 7pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Sun 4 Mon 5 Tue 6
Oklahoma!
Wed 7
Sun 21 Mon 22 Tue 23 Wed 24 Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27
AUG
Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1
MINERVA THEATRE
EVENTS
Young, Brave and Beautiful, 10.30am, FT
The Deep Blue Sea
P 7.45pm
The Deep Blue Sea
P 7.45pm
The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea
P 7.45pm P 7.45pm 7.45pm
The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea
7.45pm PN 7.00pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea
7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea
7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea
7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
AD AD
The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea
7.45pm 7.45pm
The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea The Deep Blue Sea
7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm LP 7.45pm
8 Hotels
P 7.45pm
7.30pm
8 Hotels
P 7.45pm
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
8 Hotels
7.45pm
Fri 9 Sat 10
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels
PN 7.00pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
Sun 11 Mon 12 Tue 13 Wed 14
Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
7.30pm 7.30pm
7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
Thu 15
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels
7.45pm
C C
7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Post-Show: The Deep Blue Sea, MT
Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT A Slow Evolution, 10.30am, MT
Post-Show: Prologue Meet and Greet, MB
P 7.45pm P 7.45pm
Thu 8
Pre-Show: Oklahoma!, 5.45pm, FT Oh What A Beautiful Mornin’, 1pm, OP
C
8 Hotels 8 Hotels
Fri 2 Sat 3
Post-Show: Plenty, FT Pre-Show: The Deep Blue Sea, 6pm, MT
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Oklahoma! Friends Tea and Tour, 3.30pm, FT Pre-Show: 8 Hotels, 6pm, MT Oklahoma! Theatre Day, 11am, FT
DIARY
Fri 16 Sat 17 Sun 18 Mon 19 Tue 20 Wed 21
FESTIVAL THEATRE
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
AD AD
S
7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Thu 22 Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 BH Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 SEP
Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm RP 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma!
7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm AD 7.30pm AD 2.30pm LP 7.30pm
Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21
OCT
MINERVA THEATRE 8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels
Post-Show: 8 Hotels, MT Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT
8 Hotels 8 Hotels
7.45pm 7.45pm
Post-Show: Oklahoma!, FT
8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels 8 Hotels
7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm AD 7.45pm AD 2.45pm LP 7.45pm
Hedda Tesman
P 7.45pm
Hedda Tesman
P 7.45pm
Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman
P 7.45pm P 7.45pm
Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman
7.45pm PN 7.00pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman
7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman
C
7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
Macbeth
P 7.30pm
Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26
Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth
P 7.30pm P 7.30pm P 7.30pm
Fri 27 Sat 28
Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth
7.30pm PN 7.00pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth
7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
The Butterfly Lion
P 7.00pm
Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth
7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion
P 7.00pm P 7.00pm P 7.00pm
The Butterfly Lion
7.00pm
Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth
7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion
7.00pm 2.00pm 7.00pm
Macbeth Macbeth
2.30pm 7.30pm
The Butterfly Lion
PN 7.00pm
Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sun 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thu 10
Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman Hedda Tesman
7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm AD 7.45pm AD 2.45pm LP 7.45pm
Sun 13 Mon 14
Pre-Show: Hedda Tesman, 6pm, MT
Hedda Tesman Friends Tea and Tour, 3.30pm, MT
Celebrating Iris Murdoch, 12noon, UNI & 3pm, CC
Post-Show: Hedda Tesman, MT Pre-Show: Macbeth, 5.45pm, FT
Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT
Fun Palaces, 10am - 4pm
Fri 11 Sat 12
EVENTS
7.45pm 2.45pm 7.45pm
C
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Pre-Show: Sing Yer Heart Out, 6pm, TENT Pre-Show: The Butterfly Lion, 5.15pm, MT Literary Lunch, 12noon, BR Post-Show: Prologue Scratch Night, TENT Witches Redesigned, 2pm, PB
DIARY
Tue 15 Wed 16
FESTIVAL THEATRE
MINERVA THEATRE
Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth
7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
Macbeth
7.30pm
Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri 25 Sat 26
Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth Macbeth
C
7.30pm
7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm AD 7.30pm AD 2.30pm LP 7.30pm
Sun 27 Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed 30 Thu 31 NOV
Fri 1 Sat 2 Sun 3 Mon 4 Tue 5 Wed 6
Sat 14 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 BH Wed 25 BH Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29
2.00pm 7.00pm
The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion
7.00pm 2.00pm 7.00pm 7.00pm
The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion
7.00pm 2.00pm 7.00pm
The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion
7.00pm 7.00pm 2.00pm 7.00pm
The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion
7.00pm 7.00pm 2.00pm 7.00pm 2.00pm 7.00pm 7.00pm 2.00pm 7.00pm
The Wizard of Oz
7.00pm
The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz
7.00pm 7.00pm 2.00pm 7.00pm 2.00pm 7.00pm
S
The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz
2.00pm 7.00pm 2.00pm 2.00pm 7.00pm 2.00pm
The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz
4.00pm RP 2.00pm 7.00pm AD 2.00pm 7.00pm LP 4.00pm
EVENTS
Tales in the Tent, 4.30pm, TENT Schools Theatre Day: Macbeth, 11am, FT
The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion
Thu 7 Fri 8 Sat 9
DEC
The Butterfly Lion The Butterfly Lion
C
7.00pm 7.00pm 2.00pm 7.00pm AD 7.00pm 2.00pm AD 2.00pm LP 7.00pm S
SLOE FAIR - CAR PARK CLOSED 6PM SLOE FAIR - CAR PARK CLOSED SLOE FAIR - CAR PARK CLOSED SLOE FAIR - CAR PARK CLOSED SLOE FAIR - CAR PARK REOPENS 12NOON Post-Show: Macbeth, FT Schools Theatre Day: The Butterfly Lion, 10.30am, MT
Post-Show: Sing Yer Heart Out, TENT Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT When the Battle’s Lost and Won, 2pm, PB Daniel Evans Hosts, 7pm, FT Post-Show: The Butterfly Lion, MT
Change of Narrative, 5.30pm, TENT
Friends Annual Meeting, 11am, FT Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT
Schools Theatre Day: The Butterfly Lion, 10.30am, MT
DIARY SCHEDULES FOR CROSSING LINES, SING YER HEART OUT FOR THE LADS AND THE SPIEGELTENT SEASON WILL BE AVAILABLE IN MAY 2019. VISIT CFT.ORG.UK FOR DETAILS KEY S Signed performance C Captioned performance AD Audio described performance P Preview PN Press Night RP Relaxed Performance LP Last Performance BH Bank Holiday FT Festival Theatre MT Minerva Theatre TENT The Spiegeltent PB Pimlott Building BR The Brasserie MB Minerva Bar & Grill OP Oaklands Park UNI Chichester University CC Chichester Cinema at New Park LIB Chichester Library
IMAGE CREDITS P3 Photo Seamus Ryan This Is My Family, Shadowlands, Plenty, The Deep Blue Sea, Oklahoma!, Hedda Tesman photos Seamus Ryan 8 Hotels Uta Hagen, Paul Robeson, José Ferrer photo courtesy of Everett Collection Inc/Alamy Stock Photo Crossing Lines Archive photo of The Cross in Chichester, courtesy of West Sussex Record Office & Young Evacuees 1939, photo courtesy of The Illustrated London News/Bridgeman Images P28/29 C.S. Lewis Corners photo Richard Gibbons Iris Murdoch photo Janet Stone with kind permission of Ian Beck Virginia McKenna photo Andy Gotts Roy Williams photo Charlotte Franklin P30 Photo Richard Gibbons P31 Kate Mosse photo Ruth Crafer P31/34 Photos Pete Jones P42 Photo Johan Persson WITH THANKS Helen Cross Elspeth Barron Bethany Sedgwick Melanie Shaw DESIGN Bob King Creative bobkingcreative.com
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SUPPORT US WAYS OF GIVING
As a registered charity, Chichester Festival Theatre needs support from people like you. The generosity and commitment of our members and donors means we can:
If you donate to our Ageless campaign, you will help us bring theatre and live art to the wider community, particularly those at risk of isolation. All donations welcome.
• Keep creating world-class theatre in the heart of West Sussex
As a Friend you will receive priority booking, ticket discounts, Friends events and e-newsletters. Membership £35.
• Run our award-winning Youth Theatre and other community projects that inspire and empower • Invest in emerging talent in UK theatre by offering unique career development opportunities
Festival Players receive advance priority booking and exclusive events in thanks for your generous support. Membership from £250 (£25 + £225 donation).
There are many ways to support us. Whether you are an individual, a charitable trust or a company, you can get closer to the work we do both on and off the stage.
Benefactors enjoy unique access to CFT, with a bespoke relationship based around the projects you choose to support. Gifts from £3,000.
To find out more about opportunities to support CFT, please visit cft.org.uk/supportus, email development.team@cft.org.uk or call 01243 812881.
By becoming a Corporate or Principal Partner, businesses can access a host of benefits including advertising, tickets, client entertaining and invitations to exclusive events.
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SUPPORTERS 2019
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS
BENEFACTORS
Diamond Level
Prof E.F Juniper and Mrs Jilly Styles
Oldham Seals Group
Gold Level
HOLIDAY LETS
private wealth
Silver Level
Deborah Alun-Jones Robin and Joan Alvarez David and Elizabeth Benson Philip Berry Sarah and Tony Bolton George W. Cameron OBE and Madeleine Cameron Wilfred and Jeannette Cass Sir William and Lady Castell David and Sonia Churchill John and Pat Clayton CMC Professional Services Clive and Frances Coward Jim Douglas Mrs Veronica J Dukes Melanie Edge Sir Vernon and Lady Ellis Steve and Sheila Evans Val and Richard Evans Simon and Luci Eyers Angela and Uri Greenwood Themy Hamilton Sir Michael and Lady Heller Anne Hewat Mr and Mrs Christopher Hogbin Basil Hyman The family of Patricia Kemp Roger Keyworth Jonathan and Clare Lubran Selina and David Marks Mrs Sheila Meadows Jerome and Elizabeth O’Hea Philip and Gail Owen Nick and Jo Pasricha Mrs Denise Patterson Stuart and Carolyn Popham Jans Ondaatje Rolls Dame Patricia Routledge DBE Lady Sainsbury of Turville David and Sophie Shalit Jon and Ann Shapiro Simon and Melanie Shaw Greg and Katherine Slay David and Alexandra Soskin David and Unni Spiller Alan and Jackie Stannah Howard M Thompson Nicholas and Francesca Tingley Peter and Wendy Usborne Bryan Warnett of St. James Place Ernest Yelf Lord and Lady Young
TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS
The Bateman Family Charitable Trust The Boltini Trust Elizabeth, Lady Cowdray’s Charity Trust The Noël Coward Foundation The Roddick Foundation … and all those who wish to remain anonymous
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