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Welcome It’s hard to write these welcome slots without launching into clichés about diverse programmes and something for everyone… However… with the programme at the Assembly Rooms, Guildhall Theatre and Derby Theatre including pantomime, circus, ice show, symphony orchestra, opera, live literature, in-house produced and touring theatre, comedy and dance, as well as folk, jazz, rock, pop and world music, it really is the most incredibly diverse programme with something for everyone… there, we said it! Quality theatre made in Derby continues with Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter and A Kind of Alaska playing in the Guildhall Theatre during February, whilst Marie Jones’ hilarious comedy Women on the Verge of HRT plays Derby Theatre in March. Booking also opens for two of the most exciting shows ever to be produced in Derby. There’s the world premiere of Lucy Gannon’s first stage play for nearly 20 years, Broken Hearted - a funny, poignant and profound exploration of loss and forgiveness which is staged at Derby Theatre this May. Plus the hottest ticket in the Midlands this autumn has surely got to be to see one of the UK’s finest actors, Robert Lindsay in Onassis produced by Derby LIVE in association with Chichester Festival Theatre for a limited run prior to transferring to the West End.
It’s great welcoming audiences to all our venues, but it’s been particularly rewarding to work in partnership with the University of Derby to start rebuilding audiences at Derby Theatre. This season, the vibrant, diverse programme there includes the wonderful Akram Khan Company’s performance of bahok presented in association with Déda. Derby LIVE’s extensive learning and inclusion provision continues to engage and involve the community in interacting with and, in the case of our youth and community theatres, in creating our programme. Details of how to get involved are on our website www.derbylive.co.uk Thank you for supporting Derby LIVE and we hope to welcome you to a LIVE event soon.
Peter Ireson, Director Pete Meakin, Artistic Producer
Derby Theatre: the University of Derby and Derby LIVE working in partnership.
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About Us Derby LIVE incorporates one of the most diverse programmes of any arts organisation in the UK - aiming to be a beacon of theatrical excellence, producing our own high quality theatre and presenting all performing art forms, across all genres. Our programme is complemented by a rich and comprehensive Learning and Inclusion provision including workshops, post show discussions and our Youth & Community Theatres. We also present Derby’s largest outdoor events: the Darley Park Concert, the Bonfire & Fireworks Display and the Christmas Lights Switch On.
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One brochure fits all Our brochure aims to be a one-stop, convenient guide to what’s on across our venues and across genres – we all have eclectic tastes and guilty pleasures so why not dip outside your usual favorites and try something new?
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Derby LIVE’s home grown, high-quality professionally produced theatre programme kicked off almost a year ago. We hope you’ve had chance to come and see something already – if not give us a go. We’re making it for you and it’s theatre for Derby to be proud of. There are tickets for all our productions available from just £8 and with our great LIVEsaver deal you can save lots of money by seeing more – turn over for details.
Nicholas Nickleby
Peer Gynt
Shining City
The Pros, The Cons & a Screw
The Snow Queen
Photography: Robert Day
Much Ado About Nothing
“A bright start to Derby LIVE’s theatrical life” Derby Evening Telegraph
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Terms & Conditions LIVEsaver prices are per person and apply to the best available seats at the time of booking. You can mix and match performances and still get the LIVEsaver discount on each show – e.g. one weekday matinee for £8, one wed evening for £11 and one sat evening for £14. Tickets must be purchased in one transaction. Subject to availability. Not available online. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Does not apply to tickets already bought.** Performances between 19 Dec - 2 Jan inclusive for The Snow Queen and Onassis performances from Tue 14 Sep are priced as Fri/Sat evening performances.
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The Snow Queen
A Pair of Pinters
Women on the Verge of HRT
Until Sat 16 Jan See p10
Thu 4 – Sat 27 Feb See p24
Fri 5 – Sat 27 Mar See p40
Broken Hearted
Onassis
Thu 6 – Sat 29 Mar See p71
Fri 10 – Sat 25 Sep See p75
Inside Job
Men of the World
Lotty’s War
Mon 25 – Wed 27 Jan See p19
Wed 1 – Wed 3 Feb See p23
Fri 12 – Sat 13 Feb See p30
The Graduate
Journey’s End
Popstar the Musical
Mon 19 – Wed 21 Apr See p63
Fri 23 – Sat 24 Apr See p66
Thu 29 May – Sat 1 Jun See p70
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THEATRE HIGHLIGHTS
A PAIR Pinters THU 4 - SAT 27 FEb SEE PAGE 24
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF HRT
DIE Fledermaus FRI 22 - SAT 23 JAN SEE PAGE 18
FRI 5 - SAT 27 MAR SEE PAGE 40
DEFENDING THE Caveman
MON 12 & TUE 13 APR SEE PAGE 58
THE Graduate
MON 19 - WED 21 APR SEE PAGE 63
MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS
Carolina CHOCOLATE DROPS Sat 30 JAN SEE PAGE 22
Johann Strauss GALA FRI 15 JAN SEE PAGE 16
Ocean Colour Scene
Beth NIELSON CHAPMAN
FRI 5 FEB SEE PAGE 26
FRI 26 FEB SEE PAGE 36
Sierra MAESTRA
THU 25 MAR SEE PAGE 48
Joan ARMATRADING WED 7 APR SEE PAGE 54
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COMEDY HIGHLIGHTS
DANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Pappy’s
FRI 16 APR SEE PAGE 62
Bahok
ONE MAN Lord of the rings
FRI 16 - SAT 17 APR SEE PAGE 61
THU 4 FEB SEE PAGE 25
FAMILY HIGHLIGHTS
VARIETY HIGHLIGHTS
THE Singing Kettle
SAT 20 FEB SEE PAGE 33
Snow White ON ICE
TUE 13 - SAT 17 APR SEE PAGE 59
THE Hairy Biker’s BIG NIGHT OUT THu 11 FEB SEE PAGE 28
Christine Walkden EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS
SUN 7 FEB SEE PAGE 27
Stephen Venables
THE Moscow STATE CIRCUS
THU 22 APR SEE PAGE 65
FRI 12 - SUN 14 FEB SEE PAGE 29
Charley BoOrman TUE 23 MAR SEE PAGE 47
Most Haunted LIVE
TUE 27 APR SEE PAGE 69
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Derby LIVE
THE SNOW QUEEN
Based on the classic fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen Adapted for the stage by Peter Roberts
Derby LIVE Christmas Club
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Photography: Robert Day
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A classic adaptation of one of the world’s greatest fairytales - a magical story about the triumph of love over wickedness. When an evil mirror that distorts reality and magnifies all the bad and ugly things within people falls to earth and shatters into billions of pieces, one of these shards gets into the heart of a little boy, Kay. Kay becomes cruel and aggressive, rejecting his family and his best friend Gerda. He is entranced by the only thing that is still beautiful to him - tiny snowflakes. During the following winter, Kay is lured from his home by the beautiful but soulless and vindictive Snow Queen, who charms him with two kisses, making him forget about Gerda and his family completely. Kay’s friend Gerda will not accept that he has gone and sets out on a long and perilous journey to rescue him. In her search Gerda encounters a host of strangers to whom she relays her plight. Enchanted by her story and her innocence, each one assists Gerda - eventually leading her to the Snow Queen’s palace. But will Gerda manage to set Kay free at the end of her epic journey?
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Fri 27 Nov - Sat 16 Jan See diary page 88 for performance times Derby Theatre Tickets from £8. See page 76 for details BSL Signed Performances Thu 10 Dec, 2.30pm, Thu 17 Dec, 7.30pm & Sat 2 Jan, 2.30pm Audio Described Performances Wed 16 Dec, 2.30pm & Sat 19 Dec, 7.30pm Captioned Performances Wed 13 Jan, 2.30pm and 7.30pm FREE Post-Show Discussion Thu 14 Jan LIVE
This festive season bring the whole family to see Derby Theatre’s debut Christmas production – a wonderful and heart-warming festive treat which will leave young and old alike gasping in wonder and excitement. Director: Hannah Chissick Designer: Siobhan Ferrie Musical Director: Tony Coffey Lighting Designer: Prema Mehta Sound Designer: Adam McCready Video Designer: Andrzej Goulding
CHRISTMAS PLAYGROUND Unique to Derby the ‘Christmas Playground’ will feature giant wooden toy sculptures which will provide a play area for visitors to the city centre seeking a rest from Christmas shopping. Children will be encouraged to climb aboard the giant toys – carved by local wood sculptor Andrew Frost – and let their imagination run wild. Children are invited to play an active role through workshops at QUAD. For more information visit: www.christmasplayground.co.uk
Mon 7 Dec – Wed 6 Jan open 24 hours a day Market Place, Derby FREE entry
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CINDERELLA Starring Neil Morrissey as Buttons
Neil Morrissey Eternal’s
Kelle Bryan
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Starring Neil Morrissey as Buttons and Eternal’s Kelle Bryan as Cinderella
“Yes, Cinderella, you shall go to the ball!” And so can you, by joining us this Christmas at the Derby LIVE Assembly Rooms when everybody’s favourite pantomime, Cinderella, bursts onto stage in spectacular fashion! Presented by Derby LIVE and Paul Holman Associates, Cinderella promises to be the most lavish pantomime ever to be staged at the Assembly Rooms, making an invitation to Prince Charming’s ball the hottest ticket in Derby this Christmas. Leading the cast in the festive merriment and mayhem, will be Men Behaving Badly and Waterloo Road star Neil Morrissey as Buttons and Eternal’s Kelle Bryan as Cinderella! Returning by popular demand will be the funniest thing on four legs, Simmons & Simmons as Baron Hardup and the Broker’s Man. Trying their best to make sure we don’t have a happy ending, will be Cinderella’s Ugly sisters played by Mark Two and Jamie Steen, and, with the winner of RAM FM and Derby LIVE’s Fame Factor also appearing, Cinderella has something for everyone of all ages. So make sure you come along to see if the slipper really does fit this Christmas and whether good overcomes bad in the fairytale of Cinderella! Director: Keith Simmons Choreography: Robert Wheeler Musical Director: Philip Shute
Wed 9 Dec, 2009 – Sun 10 Jan, 2010 BSL and Audio Described performances available see table above right Assembly Rooms – Great Hall Tickets from £9, see table right Group and school rates available FRIENDS
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE DATE
Wed 9 Dec Thu 10 Dec Fri 11 Dec Sat 12 Dec Sun 13 Dec Tue 15 Dec Wed 16 Dec Thu 17 Dec Fri 18 Dec Sat 19 Dec Sun 20 Dec Tue 22 Dec Wed 23 Dec Thu 24 Dec Sat 26 Dec Sun 27 Dec Mon 28 Dec Tue 29 Dec Wed 30 Dec Thu 31 Dec Sat 2 Jan Sun 3 Jan Tue 5 Jan Wed 6 Jan Thu 7 Jan Fri 8 Jan Sat 9 Jan Sun 10 Jan
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TICKET PRICES TICKET TYPE
SEATING SEATING SEATING BAND A BAND B BAND C
Blue performances Full £18 Concession £16 Family £64 GOLD performances Full £19 Concession £17 Family £68 Red performances Preview/Family Discount £13.50 Green performances General public £10 School parties £8.50 Yellow performances General public £9 School parties £7.50
£16 £14 £56
£14 £12 £48
£17 £15 £60
£15 £13 £52
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THE CHRISTMAS QUANGLE WANGLE Written & directed by Virginia Radcliffe
A magical and seasonal musical adventure into the wild and wonderful world of make-believe. Stella and Stan are waiting for Christmas. They find a mysterious parcel, which leads them to discover the Quangle Wangle who lives alone on his Crumpetty Tree. A mass of strange visitors arrive and change the Quangle Wangle’s life forever... the toe-less Pobble, the Orient Calf, Mr & Mrs Canary and the Golden Grouse. Sail with them as they journey to the land where the Jumblies live, to dance by the light of the Mulberry Moon! An off-thewall, hilarious celebration and musical voyage into the wild and wonderful world of Edward Lear’s nonsense poetry, which promises to be an exciting and festive theatrical treat for the whole family. The Christmas Quangle Wangle is a merry, madcap show that will have you dancing in your seats - a must this festive season for anyone from the age of 3 to 93.
Writer & director: Virginia Radcliffe Designer: Ali Maclaurin Musical director: Tim Brinkhurst Lighting designer: Alexandra Stafford Illustrations: Catherine Lindow
Thu 10 - Thu 24 Dec See diary page 88 for performance times Guildhall Theatre £8, concessions £7, school rates available
BSL Signed performance Wed 23 Dec, 1.30pm Audio Described performance Thu 17 Dec, 1.30pm
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A traditional family Pantomime directed by Mick Gaunt. Join Dick on his travels and participate in a fun filled evening of entertainment for all the family.
Chellaston Players
DICK WHITTINGTON
Wed 6 - Sun 10 Jan Wed 6 - Sat 9 Jan 7.15pm Sat matinee 2.15pm Sun 10 Jan, 1pm and 5pm Guildhall Theatre £8, concessions £7 Amateur Theatre
Great Comedians Come in Cycles! As seen on Mock the Week, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and 8 Out of 10 Cats. An internationally acclaimed stand-up comedian, accomplished actor and writer, Stewart Francis is one multi-talented performer.
STEWART FRANCIS
“A brilliant comic brain... this stand-up cracks some of the best one liners I’ve ever heard.” The Guardian “The human memory just can’t cope with such an onslaught of superlative comedy.” Chortle
Thu 14 Jan, 8pm D Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite OL £12, concessions £10
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Six people enter a lift, manned by a strange operator. As the lift descends they are all forced to confront their deepest and darkest secrets. Going Down is a hard hitting and often funny play, which examines the dark side of human nature and poses the question, ‘do we really know anyone, especially ourselves?’ “Powerful, gripping and imaginative.” ScotsGay Magazine
Thu 14 – Fri 15 Jan, 7.30pm Guildhall Theatre £8, concessions £6
4 Front Productions
GOING DOWN
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Raymond Gubbay
JOHANN STRAUSS GALA
Now in its 35th glorious year. Waltz back in time to the glittering ballrooms of 19th Century Vienna with a magical mix of music, song and dance from the Strauss Family and Friends. The Blue Danube Waltz Tritsch Tratsch Polka Radetzky March Thunder and Lightning Polka The Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus Pizzicato Polka Perpetuum mobile Wiener Blut Die Fledermaus Overture Johann Strauss Orchestra - Directed from the violin in the traditional Viennese manner by David Juritz. With beautiful soprano Caroline MacPhie and Johann Strauss Dancers in exquisite costumes of the period. Choreography and Staging by Christopher Hampson.
Fri 15 Jan, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £27, £24.50, £21.50, £17.50
ALAN BARNES Ellingtonians Octet
Alan Barnes, one of the best reed players in the country, has chosen the cream of British jazz to present a storming romp through the music of Duke Ellington and his great jazz canon. This all-star band - Tony Coe, Andy Panayi, Alec Dankworth, Bruce Adams, John Horler and Mike Smith – are united in their love of and their outstanding ability to interpret the music of the Duke. Immerse yourself in a night with the greatest exponents of swing and bop on the British scene today.
Fri 15 Jan, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite £12, concessions £10, under 19s free with full paying adult
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THE LONNIE DONEGAN BAND featuring Peter Donegan
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The World Famous
GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA & Irresistable
An evening of pure nostalgia with the original band that toured for 30 years with the legendary Lonnie Donegan, and now featuring Lonnie Donegan’s son, Peter. Peter Donegan lead vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica and mandolin - Paul Henry lead guitar - Chris Hunt drums - Sticky Wicket percussion Eddie Masters bass. Peter sings all the hits - Rock Island Line, Have a Drink On Me, My Old Man’s a Dustman, Cumberland Gap and Putting On The Style to name a few. Pure magic from the band who were at the heart of the skiffle and rock ‘n’ roll boom! Be prepared for a lot of foot-stomping fun! Get out your drainpipes and winkle pickers. Prizes for the best dressed Teddy boy and girl!
It’s back to the 40s! Ray McVay presents a brand new show with the Glenn Miller Orchestra bringing you the sounds... the feel... the music... of the 40s. Supported by Irresistable, Semi-finalists of Britains Got Talent, with a tribute to the Andrews Sisters! The show features the vocals of Jan Messeder and Colin Anthony as well as the smooth harmonies of The Moonlight Serenaders and the swinging jazz sounds of The Uptown Hall Gang. The energy, excitement and vitality of this show appeals to audiences of all ages! It’s the complete package for Big Band aficionados! www.glennmillerorchestra.co.uk
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Sat 16 Jan 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
Sun 17 Jan, 5pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
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Opera della Luna
DIE FLEDERMAUS
One of the world’s most famous operettas, Die Fledermaus now gets a glittering new look by the country’s best small-scale operetta company. Opera della Luna have earned themselves a matchless reputation, this year celebrating 15 years of acclaimed productions of Gilbert and Sullivan and Offenbach. They now turn their hand to the “waltz king” Johann Strauss, and this most sparkling of scores. Dr Falke was once left to wander home, drunk, and dressed as a bat, by his friend Gabriel von Eisenstein. To exact his revenge he arranges for Eisenstein to attend an extremely risqué party
RUSSELL KANE Human Dressage
at the home of the outrageous Russian aristocrat, Prince Orlofsky. There Eisenstein seduces a mysterious Hungarian countess, who is in fact his own wife in disguise.
Fresh from his sell-out 2009 tour Gaping Flaws and one month residency at the prestigious Melbourne comedy festival, Russell returns with his highly anticipated new show.
This entirely new and saucy production is directed – with his own new translation – by Jeff Clarke and designed by Gabriella Csanyi-Wills – the team that created the company’s wonderful recent production of The Mikado.
Preening, posing, prancing. Why do we? How do we? Join the double if.comedy nominee and star of Live at the Apollo for an evening of fast-paced, tubthumping merriment.
A show not to be missed by all fans of opera and lunacy! “Brilliant, not to mention hilarious. The most enjoyable evening for ages.” Opera Now
“The kind of gags that make you snort beer out of your nose.” Metro
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Fri 22 – Sat 23 Jan, 7.30pm, Sat Matinee 2.30pm Derby Theatre
Sun 24 Jan, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
£18, concessions £16, group rates available
£12, concessions £10
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Ian Dickens Productions
INSIDE JOB by Brian Clemens
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Ian Dickens Productions is proud to present Inside Job by Brian Clemens with an all-star cast that comprises Stephen McCann who set female hearts racing as love rat Sean in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, Chris Ellison who played one of British TV’s most popular characters-DI Burnside in The Bill and Michelle Morris (Jess Haworth in The Knock).
But what starts out as a simple act of theft, rapidly spirals into an intrigue of diamonds, murder, bluff and double-bluff.
On the Costa del Sol, a professional safe-cracker enjoys a hedonistic life in the sun, until the stunning Suzy sweeps into his world with an offer he can’t refuse.
Deceit and duplicity collide in the most thrilling of thrillers by Brian Clemens, creator of television’s The Avengers and The Professionals.
Mon 25 – Wed 27 Jan, 7.30pm, Wed Matinee 2.30pm Derby Theatre
BSL Signed performance Wed 27 Jan, 7.30pm
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The Mousetrap meets Lock Stock in an astonishing plot that twists and turns like a demented snake. Three bombs. Three killers. Three motives... only one possible outcome.
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Sinfonia ViVA
Conductor André de Ridder Soloist Ilya Gringolts (violin) Mozart Schumann Goves Brahms
Don Giovanni Overture Violin Concerto Orchestral Short Serenade No.1
ALEX HORNE Wordwatching
Wed 27 Jan, 7.30pm Pre-Concert talk 6.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £17 - £26, subscriptions, concessions and group rates available, FRIENDS £3 off
The show charts Alex’s hilarious quest to get an invented word into the dictionary. After making considerable progress his verbal inventions have appeared on several grown up TV shows, in almost all of the national newspapers and page 2 of Eurofruit, the leading trade magazine for fresh produce buyers in Europe.
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Ever wondered if a classical concert is for you? Here’s your chance to find out... wrap up warm or find a window seat in a Market Place bar, and see the first half of tonight’s concert LIVE on the Big Screen – for FREE! Introduced by BBC Radio Derby’s Aleena Naylor, the concert will be followed by some great archive footage of the BBC’s electric proms series.
Chortle Award Winner and Perrier Award nominee Alex Horne tours his hugely successful 2008 comedy show, Wordwatching.
Wordwatching is a hi-tech joke-filled extravaganza tracking the highs and lows of this ambitious, ridiculous campaign.
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“A safe place to invest your comedy honk.” Time Out
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Thu 28 Jan, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite £10, concessions £8
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Oddsocks
ROMEO AND JULIET
Shakespeare’s romantic love story about starcrossed lovers gets the full Oddsocks treatment when this nationally renowned company visits Derby Theatre for the first time. Passion, power, love, longing, murder and much, much more is on the cards as two troublesome
teenagers meet amidst festive celebrations as their families ancient feud escalates. One wedding, a funeral and a less than efficient postal system combine to create comic mayhem and tragic consequences in the trademark Oddsocks style that Derby audiences have become addicted to over recent years.
Thu 28 – Fri 29 Jan, 7.30pm Derby Theatre £13, concessions £11, under 16s £9, school rates available
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Caroline Green
TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT
An explosive evening of song & dance brought to you by one of Derby’s leading performing arts schools that is celebrating its 20th anniversary! The cast of over 200 students from age two and up bring you an exciting new show with something for the whole family. A fabulous night of show stopping routines, amazing costumes and fabulous entertainment, Tonight’s the Night is not to be missed for anything!
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS
The Carolina Chocolate Drops are a young African-American trio with roots in the rich tradition of Piedmont string band music. The group comprises Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson and Dom Flemons, all of whom trade instrumental and vocal duties with ease. Based in North Carolina, the band has toured extensively since its founding, breaking down misconceptions about banjo and fiddle music along the way.
This is one of only a handful of UK appearances, so catch them while you can. Come early and enjoy some informal pre-show entertainment from the fabulous Feet First and friends. “The Carolina Chocolate Drops may be reclaiming the black string-band tradition, but more importantly they’re just making great music.” Newsweek
www.carolinachocolatedrops.com
Sat 30 Jan, 7pm & Sun 31 Jan, 2pm & 7pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Sat 30 Jan, 7.30pm Derby Theatre Pre-show entertainment in the foyer from 6.30pm
£14, £13 concessions £13, £12
£15, concessions £13
Amateur Theatre
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Written and directed by BAFTA award-winning John Godber Hull Truck Theatre Company
MEN OF THE WORLD
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Join Stick, Frank and Happy Larry (two men and a woman!) as they embark on another coach journey down the Rhine Valley. These long suffering drivers have seen it all and done it all; so as they head towards the Channel Tunnel with thirty old age pensioners in Paris, search for lost teeth in Koblenz and witness love affairs in Boppard... and after a four-day ‘Umpah’ party they make the long journey back. Funny, sad and cinematic you’ll be amazed as Stick, Frank and Happy Larry play many of the pensioners in a total evocation of a bus trip. Touching, funny and provoking comedy written by one of the nation’s leading prolific playwrights who has written over 50 plays! “Bouncers for the crinklies.” Hull Daily Mail “A funny, poignant, fascinating play that explores the old holidaymakers’ concerns with swelling feet, sitting over the coach wheel, food, flatulence, drinking and sex. Try it, it’s scary.” Hull Daily Mail “John Godber turns a bad trip into a brilliant night out.” The Guardian This play may contain strong language.
“Utterly hilarious.” Manchester On Stage
Mon 1 – Wed 3 Feb, 7.30pm Wed matinee 2.30pm BSL Signed performance Wed 3 Feb, 7.30pm Derby Theatre Tickets from £8, see page 76 for details LIVE saver
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By H ar d ol er nt Pi Starring
Joe Tucker
Starring
James Holmes as seen in BBC’s Miranda
Two classic Harold Pinter plays paired together in one evening
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This double bill portrays the Nobel-prize winning writer at two very different points in his career. Both plays, though, show one of the twentieth century’s greatest playwrights operating at the height of his powers.
THE DUMB WAITER In the basement of a Birmingham restaurant, two squabbling hit men await instructions for their next assignment. When will the call come, and who will their next victim be? Then the room’s dumbwaiter creaks into life, bringing a series of absurd instructions that will test their ingenuity and ultimately their loyalty. This one act play is a black, claustrophobic comedy with moments of absurdity, terror and tension.
ONE MAN LORD OF THE RINGS
A KIND OF ALASKA
Charles Ross, creator of the hugely successful One Man Star Wars Trilogy, returns with his equally hilarious follow-up – One Man Lord of the Rings – in which he recreates the enchanting world of Middleearth, armed with nothing more than a pair of elbow pads and his outrageous imagination.
After twenty nine years, Deborah is suddenly awoken from a deep coma by her doctor, Hornby. Absent from the world for so long, all she can cling to are the fractured memories of her vibrant youth. Confronted with her middle-aged sister, whom she can only remember as a child, will she finally be brought to accept the events of the years she has lost? Can she bridge the gap between this world and the one in which she has been suspended?
No props or costumes are required as Ross hurtles through the Tolkien trilogy – The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers and The Return Of The King – in just 3,600 seconds of unbelievable kinetic entertainment.
A Kind of Alaska was inspired by the acclaimed bestselling book Awakenings by Oliver Sacks MD, which was also adapted into the Oscar-nominated film of the same name.
If you’ve seen the films, read the books and named your first-born Frodo, don’t miss Ross’ zany take on the ever-popular epic saga.
Director: Esther Richardson Designer: Dawn Allsopp Lighting Designer: Richard G. Jones
“High quality entertainment… for unbelievable talent.” Edinburgh Guide
Thu 4 – Sat 27 Feb See diary page 88 for performance times Guildhall Theatre Tickets from £8. See page 76 for details
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BSL Signed performances Sat 20 Feb, 2.30pm & Thu 25 Feb, 7.30pm Audio Described performances Wed 24 Feb, 7.30pm & Sat 27 Feb, 2.30pm Post-Show Discussion Thu 25 Feb Education Day Wed 24 Feb, 10am - £13 per day Twilights Workshops available on request. See p79
“If you liked The Lord of the Rings trilogy, you’ll love Charlie Ross’ version - and if you didn’t, well, at least his is shorter.” Sir Ian McKellen
Thu 4 Feb, 7.30pm Derby Theatre £15, concessions £13
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BOOTLEG SIXTIES
Packed with great music from all the classic artists of the decade, this two hour plus show is backdropped by fantastic visual footage. Add in some guest appearances, some fab 60s costumes and, of course, The Overtures’ own inimitable performance and you’ve got a show which is sure to delight audiences of all ages. The Overtures are recognised as one of the finest exponents of Sixties music in the world today, and among their many credits and successes they are proud to have been asked personally by Sir Elton John to be the main act at his civil ceremony wedding, as well as to support him at the 02 Arena in London on New Year’s Eve 2008. Let yourself be taken on an unforgettable journey with the songs, stars and images of pop music’s greatest decade.
DERBY CAMRA 9TH WINTER BEER FESTIVAL
OCEAN COLOUR SCENE
Derby CAMRA’s 9th Winter Beer Festival bursts into life with another fantastic line-up of beers and bands guaranteed to brighten up your winter.
After an incredible twenty year journey through British rock and roll, multi-million selling OCS are going strong! With the new album out on Cooking Vinyl Records, the boys look set for chart success all over again.
Experience beers from all over the UK and the continent - the festival will showcase every beer style imaginable from pale session ales to barley wines. There will also be cider and perry, wine and soft drinks if that’s more your taste. www.derbycamra.org.uk Opening hours Normal Reduced* Thu 4 Feb 6pm - 11pm £3 Free Fri 5 Feb 11am - midnight Before 5pm £2 Free After 5pm £4 £2 Sat 6 Feb 11am - 11pm Before 5pm £2 Free After 5pm £5 £2
*Reduced price entry is only available for card carrying CAMRA members and under 30s (with valid photo ID)
As patrons of the Nordoff Robbins music charity, the band have just completed a sold-out acoustic tour of the Hard Rock venues, sharpening the softer vocal and lyrical talents of Simon “Fox” Fowler. Steve Craddock continues his part-time job as axeman foil to the modfather Weller and fans will not be disappointed with “a few dancers” in the new material for the Northern Soul faithful! Steve says we should expect “...full on, full volume Ocean Colour Scene Rock and Roll: a nod to the past and a wink to the future… bring it on!”
Thu 4 Feb, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Thu 4 - Sat 6 Feb Assembly Rooms - Darwin Suite
Fri 5 Feb, 7pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
£16, concessions £14
See table for times and prices
£22.50
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MUSICALS IN MOTION
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CHRISTINE WALKDEN My Life in Gardening
PLUCK
The Titanic Show
Pluck, the classical string trio with a seriously silly side, present a tribute to the musicians who played on until the end. Nobody knows what filled the days of those brave few before tragedy struck... So Pluck have made it up! Featuring a real iceberg, one massive porthole and the biggest peanut you may ever see - and NO Celine Dion! “Classical music for all ages and shoe sizes.” Sunday Times “Hilarious.” The List
Award winning Musicals in Motion is a first-of-its-kind theatre show and was featured on BBC TV; headlining as “the changing face of showbiz”. Musical stars Jem Brent and Rachel Slater seamlessly interact with the large screen backdrop and their huge supporting cast of almost 70 virtual singers and dancers producing a show which is nothing short of spectacular. Highlighting the most memorable songs from some of the best musicals ever written. The live performance, interactive CGI and state-of-the-art sound and lighting help to bring the emotion and grandeur of the West End to the stage.
www.pluck.me.uk
Christine has been a horticulturist since the age of ten when she first obtained an allotment. She works as a plantswoman and horticulturist, lecturing nationally and internationally, whilst regularly presenting on BBC’s Gardeners World, and Gardeners Diary. Her passion for plants was shown in full with the hugely popular BBC2 series of Christine’s Garden and she is now the resident garden expert on BBC1’s One Show. The evening will be both informative and entertaining, plus there will be ample opportunity to quiz Christine in her very own Gardener’s Question Time. A must for all keen gardeners, whatever their level!
www.musicalsinmotion.com
Fri 5 Feb, 7.30pm Derby Theatre
Sat 6 Feb, 7.30pm Derby Theatre
Sun 7 Feb, 3pm Derby Theatre
£12, concessions £10
£15, concessions £10
£14.50
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PEPPA PIG’S PARTY
Peppa is a playful little piggy who lives with her younger brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Through everyday adventures she plays games, makes new friends and enjoys her favourite activity – jumping up and down in muddy puddles! Today is a very special day. It’s Peppa Pig’s birthday. Come and join the fun with Peppa and George, Suzy Sheep, Danny Dog and Emily Elephant. A charming, original and imaginative show, full of brand new songs and oinks! This BAFTA award-winning children’s TV show is recreated live on stage featuring beautifully true-to-life puppets, for the first time, from the producers of LazyTown Live! and Roald Dahl’s The BFG. www.peppapiglive.com
THE HAIRY BIKERS’ BIG NIGHT OUT
Join The Hairy Bikers for an evening of cooking, chatting and laughs. Stars of BBC2’s The Hairy Bikers Cookbook, The Hairy Bikers Ride Again and The Hairy Bikers Come Home and The Hairy Bakers which was watched by more than 4 million viewers. 2008 was rounded off with a one hour Christmas Special, and Dave even won BBC’s Celebrity Mastermind, while Si took an admirable second place in the BBC2’s Weakest Link. 2009 has been busy for both with a giant 30 part series on BBC2 called The Hairy Bikers’ Food Tour of Britain, coming next Mum Knows Best in early 2010 and now the Bikers are embarking upon their national tour, bikes and pans at the ready.
JO CAULFIELD Won’t Shut Up!
The minute Jo Caulfield hits the stage you know you’re in for a good time. She is one of the most successful and instantly recognisable female comedians in the country. Star of Radio 4’s critically acclaimed It’s That Jo Caulfield Again and regularly seen on Mock The Week (BBC2), Have I Got News For You (BBC1), Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC2), Argumental (Dave TV), Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC1) and Best of The Comedy Store (Ch5). “Sharp-witted, urban comedy that goes down a treat. Like a sociology textbook, but with jokes.” The Times “Pick of the day. Scathing, bitchy and sharp-witted comedy.” Radio Times
Peppa Pig @Astley Baker Davies Ltd/E1 Entertainment Ltd 2003
Wed 10 Feb 1pm & 4pm Thu 11 Feb, 10am & 1pm Derby Theatre £14.50, £12.50, under 16s £12.50, Family ticket (4) £12.50 each
Thu 11 Feb, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Thu 11 Feb, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
£19.50, concessions £17.50
£14, concessions £12
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THE MOSCOW STATE CIRCUS LEGENDA
‘Once in a life time’
The Moscow State Circus returns to the UK with this once in a life time opportunity to see this award winning show LEGENDA. Bringing with it a huge cast of Russia’s greatest and most flexible circus performers. Many of the critically acclaimed acts are pushing the boundary of human physical ingenuity to its limits. However, this time the greatest show on earth has had a face lift and been revolutionised. The world’s most famous circus collides with the legendary Russian folklore figure Rasputin to create a sensational show that combines contemporary and classical circus at its very best. Rasputin was often described as a romantic, a mystic and a visionary. Words that could easily be used to describe this new spectacle.
Entitled LEGENDA, his vivid dreams will form the theme of the show, entwined with the pride of Russia’s most magnificent circus artistes and state of the art special effects. The newly devised show includes Gregory’s Girls suspended in mid-air on floating silks, unbelievable Human Statues, breathtaking and gravity defying balancing and body twisting contortionists. Also featuring award-winning clowns, Valik & Valerik, who have perfected the art of slapstick and Buster Keaton style cunning capers. “Genuinely eye popping.” The Evening Standard “Thrilling.” The Times
Fri 12 Feb, 8pm, Sat 13 Feb 2pm & 8pm, Sun 14 Feb 2pm & 5pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £25, £20, £15, £12, concessions £23, £18, £13. Family ticket (4) £88, £68, £48
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LIMEHOUSE LIZZY The Greatest Hits of Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy Support from Toxic Federation
Renowned for an action-packed pyrotechnic-fuelled explosion of a show, Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. Combining attention to detail, playful audience interaction and that all important X-factor that leaves you with the feeling of witnessing the real thing. Their latest tour continues to explore and celebrate the artistic and musical legacy of the hard-living, hard-rocking, yet at times surprisingly tender and romantic artist that was Philip Lynott. Expect more of the Celtic influenced tracks like Whisky in the Jar and Black Rose, amongst the usual razzamatazz and classic tracks The Boys are Back in Town, Sarah and many others from one of the most highly rated acts on the circuit.
Giddy Ox
LOTTY’S WAR
Thrust into the dilemmas of the German Occupation, striving to be loyal to her friends and family, Lotty finds herself having to succumb to the requirements of an occupying force, particularly those of the General billeted with her. Based on true events, this gem of a play is a fascinating examination of how relationships and personalities change in the quest for survival.
www.limehouselizzy.com
With Britain currently occupying two countries, Lotty’s War is a relevant and fresh look at the dilemmas faced by British people under occupation in Guernsey, in their own very recent history.
Fri 12 Feb, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
Fri 12 – Sat 13 Feb, 7.30pm, Sat Matinee 2.30pm Derby Theatre
£12 in advance, £14 on the door
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Present Company
Present Company
GLAMOROUS NIGHT
THESE YOU HAVE LOVED
Ivor Novello’s
In 21 years since first performing in Derby Theatre, Present Company has staged five of Ivor Novello’s hugely popular musicals and is now delighted to return to present this recently revised version of Glamorous Night. First of Ivor’s great musical plays at Drury Lane, Glamorous Night captivated audiences 75 years ago, with its lavish spectacle, glorious music and Novello songs that have echoed down the years: Fold Your Wings, Glamorous Night, Shine Through My Dreams, When The Gypsy Played, Shanty Town and Some Day My Heart Will Awake. A journalist in search of a story, an opera gala, the attempted assassination of a king’s mistress, shipwreck, revolution, a gypsy wedding, an abdication; let this landmark show shine through your dreams and fold its wings of love around you. Book & Music: Ivor Novello Lyrics: Christopher Hassall Revised: David Slattery-Christy
Gala Concert
Gems of 1920’s Musical Theatre. Only A Rose, One Alone, My Hero, Deep In My Heart Dear, Indian Love Call, Some Day, Lover Come Back To Me, Wanting You, Goodbye!, Only Make Believe. From Only A Rose to Only Make Believe, this unforgettable gala features one show-stopper after another from the heyday of romantic theatre. A nostalgic cavalcade of over thirty well-loved songs by Jerome Kern, Sigmund Romberg, Franz Lehár, Oscar Straus and Rudolph Friml to captivate all who love light opera and musicals, performed by the soloists, chorus and dancers of Present Company. Present Company is directed and choreographed by Jean Gemmell, musical director and orchestral conductor Morris Fisher.
Wed 17 & Thu 18 Feb, 7.30pm Sat 20 Feb, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Derby Theatre
Fri 19 Feb, 7.30pm Derby Theatre
£15, concessions £13, group rates available
£15, concessions £13, group rates available
Amateur Theatre
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Amateur Theatre
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DAVE GORMAN
AN AUDIENCE WITH SALLY MORGAN
In 2009, Dave Gorman set off on a unique national tour. The intention: to cycle over 1500 miles across Britain in 33 days... with a gig each night. I suppose that explains the title.
Now dubbed as Britain’s bestloved celebrity psychic, Sally Morgan returns by over whelming public demand.
Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop And Stand Up
Demand for the show has been so high that he’s decided to keep performing it... but this time without cycling from venue to venue. He’s obviously getting lazy. So now only the last bit of the title makes sense. But look at it from his point of view. Same show, fewer blisters. What would you do? Dave – whose hit Radio 4 series, GENIUS, started its BBC2 incarnation on our TV screens in spring 2009 - may be widely acclaimed as the pioneer of documentary comedy but with this show he’s gone back to his roots as a straight up, one-manand-a-mic stand-up.
Sally’s psychic power has been with her since she was nine months old and her reputation has been built from her close relationship with many high profile celebrities. Sally now brings her amazing abilities and her tremendous personality to the stage with a unique theatrical experience, which is both hugely entertaining and enlightening. This show has taken the UK by storm!
Derby Jazz
ABRAM WILSON’S QUARTET
Abram Wilson is an awardwinning trumpeter, vocalist and composer whose infectious warmth and truly electric stage presence spring directly from his roots in the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans. An evening spent with Abram Wilson and his brand new quartet promises you a masterful set of compelling and wonderfully melodic music. Grounded in blues and swing, you are guaranteed a night of good-time music! “It’s rare to find a classy composer who’s a phenomenal trumpet player too, but Abram Wilson proves he’s both.” BBC
www.psychicsallyofficial.com An Audience With Sally Morgan is experimental/investigational. There are no guaranteed or certain results and the show is for the purposes of amusement/ entertainment.
www.davegorman.com
Thu 18 Feb, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Fri 19 Feb, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
£18.50
£19.50
Fri 19 Feb, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite £12, concessions £10, under 19s free with full paying adult
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The Singing Kettle
Evolution
Pyjama Party
The Singing Kettle’s Cilla, Artie, Gary and Kevin are having a pyjama party and you are all invited! With lots of “kettle openings” full of surprises, a clock that springs to life when anyone falls asleep along with amazing costumes, this Pyjama Party will be heaps of fun. It’s the perfect treat for boys and girls of all ages.
Jock and Jeremy the hilarious singing chefs will be cooking up some mouth watering party food and Bonzo the Dog will be there and up to his usual mischief!
The Singing Kettle will be at their breathtaking best and Cilla, Artie, Gary and Kevin will delight and mesmerise, with superb audience participation and nonstop favourite songs like My Aunt Came Back, Hokey Cokey, Leap Frog and the brand new Pyjama Party.
Remember to dress in your Pyjamas!
Some lucky children will end up on stage to join in the excitement for this fantastic treat that will have you rocking with laughter and singing all the way home.
Evolution is… evolving! Still set in an ‘all-ages’ friendly environment and with professional stage, sound and lighting, the gigs will now happen on alternate months. This doesn’t mean that there will be less music... gigs will now start at 2pm giving a full afternoon and evening of performances, and chances to participate. Still featuring two stages, prices remain the same meaning a great value package of entertainment! Keep up to date with news at www.myspace.com/evolutionderby
“...children’s entertainment at its best. Nobody does it better than the Singing Kettle.” Daily Mail
If you would like to get involved, please email evolutionderby@myspace.com
Sat 20 Feb, 2pm (BSL Signed performance) Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Sat 20 Feb, 2pm Sat 17 Apr, 2pm Assembly Rooms - Darwin Suite
£10, Family ticket (4) £36, Family card £7.50, group rates available
£4 in advance, £5 on the door
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THE DERBYSHIRE ULTIMATE WEDDING SHOW
Planning a wedding? Then come and join us at The Derbyshire Ultimate Wedding Show. Derby’s largest established Wedding Fair with over 60 exhibitors under one roof displaying everything you need to create your perfect Wedding day! Two professional fashion shows will take place at 12.30pm & 2.30pm. The Derbyshire Ultimate Wedding Show - where only the best wedding professionals exhibit. www.derbysweddingshow.co.uk
Sun 21 Feb, 11am – 4pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £2.50
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE By Anthony Burgess
Anthony Burgess’s stage play of his infamous cult novel and film of the same name A Clockwork Orange is the story of Alex and his teenage gang, ‘The Droogs’, their life of rape and murder, and ‘ultraviolence’, and the moral dilemma that arises when Alex is brainwashed into good-citizenship. Performed by the third year students from the University of Derby’s Theatre Arts programme.
Mon 22 – Wed 24 Feb, 7.45pm Derby Theatre Studio £8, concessions £6 Student Theatre
ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conductor Soloist
Vasily Petrenko Freddy Kempf (piano)
WEBER RAVEL SCHUMANN SCHUMANN
Invitation to the Dance, orch. Berlioz Piano Concerto in G Manfred Overture Symphony No. 1 (Spring) (Mahler Editions)
Photo © Jon Barraclough
Part of Derby LIVE’s Classical Concert Series.
Mon 22 Feb, 7.30pm Pre-Concert talk 6.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £17 - £26, subscriptions, concessions and group rates available, FRIENDS £3 off FRIENDS
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Entertainment for all the family performed by local Scouts and Guides. Flying High has been a regular production in Derby since 1968. Flying High is an evening of entertainment with its own unique style. The cast will perform songs, dances and sketches and this year you will recognise songs from Mamma Mia!, Bugsy Malone and Aladdin. So why not come and join in the fun.
FLYING HIGH 2010
Tue 23 Feb – Fri 26 Feb, 7.15pm and Sat 27 Feb at 1.30pm & 6pm Derby Theatre £12, concessions £9 Amateur Theatre
Terry Johnson’s Piano/Forte is an extravagant mix of farce, black comedy, melodrama and erotic circus. The characters are defined by nymphomania, agoraphobia, ornithophobia, homicidal and suicidal tendencies, and incest - and that’s just the normal ones!
PIANO/FORTE
Complete with crashing piano chords and shotguns being fired, the result is an undeniably entertaining show performed by the third year Theatre Arts students.
Thu 25 – Sat 27 Feb, 7.45pm Derby Theatre Studio £8, concessions £6 Student Theatre
2010 sees the 10th Year of Roll Out The Barrel. This hugely popular and up-lifting show has been delighting audiences all over the UK, with a wonderful mix of music and memories. In a gloriously happy show, Terry Bradford and Sussie Arvesen take you on a joyous and unforgettable musical journey. A feast of non-stop nostalgia featuring over 65 songs that you know and love. You’ll be singing all the way home.
Thu 25 Feb, 2.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £11, over 60s £9, group rates available
Roll out the Barrel
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BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN Hercules Productions
Beth Nielsen Chapman returns to the UK in support of her new CD, Back To Love, a brand new collection of songs. From writing hits for other artists to recording her own, Beth, a Nashville based singer-songwriter, has truly embraced musical diversity. A breast cancer survivor, environmental activist, teacher of workshops and lecturer on the magic of creativity (which she believes is a birthright of everyone), Beth’s passion, when you get right down to it, is still ‘the song’. She has penned numerous hits and written songs for many top artists including Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Bette Midler, Elton John, Neil Diamond and Willie Nelson. The mega-hit This Kiss recorded by Faith Hill received a Grammy nomination.
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
“You walk down your road, and let me walk down mine.” Different Perspectives tells the story of a beautiful yet challenging relationship between a Jamaican born father and his son Wayne as they battle to overcome their differences. With the world at his fingertips Wayne is seduced by a life of crime and forced to decide which path to take.
Beth’s recent CDs include Deeper Still, Look, coproduced with the legendary Peter Collins, Hymns, a collection of ancient Latin hymns and Prism-The Human Family Songbook.
Written and performed by Marcus Hercules, Different Perspectives was developed by Contact Theatre and originally directed by Benji Reid with commissioned music by Jason Singh, Cinematography by Gino Evans.
Fri 26 Feb, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Fri 26 Feb, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
£23.50
£10, concessions £8
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Centre Stage Theatre Arts
THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN
JOHN BISHOP
The Seven Ages of Man is performed by 200 Centre Stage students from across Derbyshire, aged 5 – 18.
The multi-award winning comedian and star of For One Night Only, Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow, Skins, The Late Late Show and 8 Out of 10 Cats, performs his exciting and hilarious show that will have audiences begging for more.
Baby J Enterprises
OPEN MIC SESSION
Stay on after the performance of Different Perspectives for an extra free event! Baby J Enterprises presents an Open Mic Session in the Darwin Suite – so if you have Spoken Word, Singing or MCing skills, for one night you can be centre stage. You’ll love the show... why not be part of it!
Fri 26 Feb, after Different Perspectives Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite FREE with Different Perspectives ticket
Using the poem written by Shakespeare this show depicts a person’s journey from birth to death through comedy, music, drama and dance featuring scenes from Matilda, Sister Act the Musical, Dad’s Army & Keeping Up Appearances making this a truly entertaining performance not to be missed! Tickets available from www.csproductions.org.uk or by calling 01332 754449 or by post to: 16 Bowmer Road, Wilmorton, Derby, DE24 8WT
www.johnbishoponline.com “A comic revolutionary... Not to be missed.” The Independent “If you fail to laugh like a lunatic, check yourself into a mortuary; You are probably dead.” Metro
Sat 27 Feb, 7pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Sat 27 Feb, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
£10, family ticket (4) £36
£12, concessions £10
Amateur Theatre
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OVER THE RAINBOW
Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
The Eva Cassidy Story
by Jane Austen
Over the Rainbow is a compelling award-winning musical, which tells the life story of this legendary artist, following Eva’s life through dramatic scenes and stunning live renditions of her music including a haunting interpretation of Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
A talented and world-class cast of actors and musicians recreate her original arrangements and recordings and pay a genuine and heartfelt tribute to a true artist who was not interested in fame and fortune, but wanted nothing more than to create beautiful music.
This show follows her life from a young age, growing up in a musical family, to her first professional gig at the Wild West World theme park; her first meeting with her boyfriend and mentor Chris Biondo; a rabblerousing rendition and recording at Blues Alley with Chuck Brown and culminating in her poignant and tragic death.
This is more than the life story of Eva Cassidy, which is an absolute must-see for all Eva Cassidy fans, it’s a show for anyone who’s lost someone they love.
Pride and Prejudice is one of the best known and most loved of Jane Austen’s novels and is being brought to life on the Derby stage in a new adaptation by Clare Snape. www.derbyshakespeare.org.uk
www.theatre-productions.com
Sun 28 Feb, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £18, concessions £16, FRIENDS £15 FRIENDS
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
Tue 2 – Sat 6 Mar , 7.30pm Guildhall Theatre £10, concessions £8, school and group rates available Amateur Theatre
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NICK HARPER
Son of the legendary UK singersongwriter Roy Harper, Nick played the guitar from the age of 10 and was surrounded by the likes of Keith Moon, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and Dave Gilmour as he grew up, so it was no surprise when Nick made his recording debut on his father’s Whatever Happened to Jugula? in 1985. Nick’s talent and energy entranced Roy’s fans and it was inevitable that he would begin touring and recording in his own right. To call Nick a superlative singer/songwriter could put his highly lauded guitar talent in the shade, and to call him a guitarist’s guitarist might slight his distinctive, soulful voice and passionate songs. Not forgetting the wild ride that is one of his live shows - from personal introspection to biting political satire via a charmingly caustic wit that would make Groucho Marx proud.
sinfonia ViVA: Spring Residency
AUDIO LENS
He often segues from his own compositions to well-loved covers he makes his own - he takes on Presley, Zappa, Jeff Buckley, Led Zeppelin, Monty Python and Public Enemy (yes, on an acoustic guitar). He dazzles audiences and reviewers alike with this heady mix of virtuosity, boyish charm, showmanship and sheer bravado. After 6 studio albums, a double live CD and 2 EPs (including Instrumental, a stunning display of his guitar talents), Nick’s work is still as fresh and vital as that of his first solo release in 1994. The recently released sixth studio album, Miracles For Beginners, is a return to a more stripped-down acoustic based style, but, as with his highly personal 2004 “family album” Blood Songs, he still has time to sing about the most important things in his world family, friends, love, life.
Tue 2 Mar, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite £10
Composers James Redwood and Jack Ross and participants from across Derby will perform alongside sinfonia ViVA in this electrifying performance which will also feature the Orchestra playing Stravinsky’s Danses Concertantes and a newly commissioned work Audio Lens. Audio Lens will be written for, with and by participants from Derby and will explore the effect of focus. The performance will feature some newly created animations and students from Derby will work with an artist from QUAD to design engaging ways of presenting these. “Once again, the audience was left amazed at this huge pool of young talent, and the ability of the facilitators and ViVA’s musicians to channel all this creative energy into the final result.” Mike Wheeler, Derby Evening Telegraph Supported by Rolls-Royce plc, Derby City Council, Derby LIVE, Orchestras Live, QUAD, sinfonia ViVA and Arts Council England
Wed 3 Mar, 7pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £6.00, concessions £3.50, family ticket £10
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Derby LIVE
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF HRT
Photography: Robert Day
By Marie Jones
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Best friends Vera and Anna have very few things in common... Vera is bold, opinionated, bitter and constantly searching for excitement, whilst Anna is miserable but content to stay in her loveless marriage because at least then other people will think she is happy. But what they do have in common is that they are both the ‘wrong’ side of 40, both have ‘husband troubles’ and both have an undying love of the Irish singing sensation Daniel O’ Donnell... The highlight of their year is a trip to Donegal to see their beloved idol in concert, where they come face to face with the realities of their lives – loveless marriages, husbands in the clutch of mid-life crises, their impending menopauses and the prospect of being thrown onto the scrap heap of life.
Assisted by a handsome young waiter (who just happens to look and sound like Mr O’Donnell), Vera and Anna confront their fears and begin to realise that life doesn’t have to end when HRT begins. A fabulously feisty, funny and warm-hearted play, written by Olivier award-winning playwright Marie Jones, Women on the Verge of HRT wowed audiences and critics alike during its successful West End run. Described as a kind of “Women Behaving Badly” (BBC) it will have you in stitches one moment and tears the next! “Take two women of a certain age; add in Ireland’s singing sex icon and you’ve got a hit.” Daily Telegraph “The audience rocked with laughter.” The Independent on Sunday
Contains strong language.
Fri 5 – Sat 27 Mar See diary page 90 for performance times Derby Theatre Tickets from £8. See page 76 for details.
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FEAST OF FOLK
An evening with
A 3-course Feast of Folk served in Derby’s most prestigious venue, featuring the best from the national folk scene: MALINKY – formed in Edinburgh in 1989, Malinky went on to win the Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections the following year. Fiona Hunter vocals, cello, replaced Karine Polwart in 2005 joining founder members Steve Byrne vocals, bouzouki, guitar, Mark Dunlop vocals, whistles, bodhran, Mike Vass fiddle, and Derbyshire born Dave Wood guitar, bouzouki. After Feast Of Folk they tour Germany, Switzerland and Denmark. This is Celtic music at its best! BERNARD WRIGLEY – probably best known for his TV appearances in Phoenix Nights, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Dinner Ladies, and the very popular film Brassed Off. Bernard, the Bolton Bullfrog’s career has spanned four decades playing his hilarious songs and monologues in his own unique way. He puts the sauce on any feast!
CHUMBAWAMBA AND O’HOOLEY & TIDOW
Chumbawamba take to the stage once more to celebrate the release of their new album ABCDEFG. The theme of the album is music – that volatile stuff which both the band and their audience have shared for as long as they can remember – and the new songs cover such diverse topics as the wearing of iPods in public places, censorship of music under repressive regimes and the power of the voice. Oh, and Simon Cowell’s come-uppance.
RUTH NOTMAN TRIO - Finalist at the Derby In The Tradition Awards and the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards, Ruth makes a welcome return to the Assembly Rooms with her Trio.
They are joined on the tour by fellow No Masters artists O’Hooley & Tidow; dapper-suited gentlewomen with a wryly observant, melancholic and sometimes uncomfortable take on life, creating their very own brand of contemporary folk song, with stark and beautiful piano playing that some will recognise from Belinda O’Hooley’s time as pianist with the Unthanks. O’Hooley & Tidow will be playing songs from their new album, Silent June.
Sat 6 Mar 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Sun 7 March, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
£14, under 16s £7
£15, concessions £10
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STEVE HOWE TRIO
For nearly 40 years, Steve Howe has been at the forefront of rock music as a model and inspiration for other guitarists and musicians, perhaps best known as a member of the progressive rock group Yes and latterly in the reformed Asia. Steve’s new trio project with his son Dylan Howe, rightly acclaimed as one of the best drummers of his generation and keyboard maestro Ross Stanley on Hammond organ, is in marked contrast to previous work. The March 2010 tour will coincide with the release of a new ‘Live’ CD titled Travelling. The trio will perform both original Steve Howe compositions, jazz, blues, solo guitar and Yes numbers, all specially arranged for the trio format.
Gatepost Theatre East Midlands Premier
FAME FOREVER REUNION AND REBIRTH
Remember the class of ’84? Well it’s 20 years on and they are about to have a reunion! Serena, Joe Vegas, Mabel, Schlomo, Nick, Tyrone and Iris have all moved on. But to what? If you want to find out and meet Carmen once again then you must come along. Reunion and rebirth, a great idea for a story with live music played by an on stage band! FAME was a sell out for Gatepost Theatre Company in February 2008 so don’t forget to book early and avoid disappointment! Concept & Development: David De Silva Books and Lyrics: Ben H Winters Music: Steve Margoshes Orchestrations: Danny Troob and Steve Margoshes Original Music Supervision: Bob Gustafson
LAURA SOLON Rabbit Faced Story Soup
Direct from her run at London’s Soho Theatre, Perrier Award Winner Laura Solon (BBC 1’s Harry and Paul, Radio 4’s Talking and Not Talking) returns with her first show since 2005: The multi-character narrative comedy and sell out hit at the Edinburgh Festival 2009, Rabbit Faced Story Soup. So... It’s all gone tits down at Black Publishing. Tepid-shot publisher Diana Lewis is scrambled to find a writer to finish a book and save the company from crisis. Her obstacles include an American Super Agent, a lightly tanned boss, a call centre worker, a diversity officer, The French and a dead rabbit called Ian.
This amateur production is by arrangement with Josef Weinberger
“An adventurous and hilarious masterclass.” Sunday Times
Wed 10 Mar, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
Wed 10 - Sat 13 Mar, 7.30pm Guildhall Theatre
Thu 11 Mar, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
£16
£8, concessions £6 (Wed & Thu only)
£10, concessions £8
“One of the world’s great guitarists.” The Times
Amateur Theatre
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THE Johnny cash STORY
Starring Roger Dean and The Lazy Boys
If you saw the film Walk the Line then you will not want to miss this fantastic show! Roger Dean has been playing Cash’s music most of his life. Between singing classic numbers such as Big River, Ring of Fire, I Walk the Line and Hurt, Dean describes Johnny’s rise from poverty stricken beginnings in rural Arkansas to world stardom. Roger Dean perfectly captures the spirit of Johnny Cash. The legend’s music is in safe hands. www.roger-dean.com Sat 13 Mar, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
£13, concessions £11
Dance in Time
SPRING BALL
Join BBC Strictly Come Dancing stars Darren Bennett & Lilia Kopylova at their Spring Ball. With The British to Open World Latin Juvenile Formation team. A chance to see first hand the incredible talents of Darren and Lilia as they perform a mixture of Latin American and Ballroom dances plus the young Latin Formation team. A great evening of dancing and entertainment. Dress code: Formal Attire. Tickets available from Diane Martin: 07981 100 396. www.danceintime.net
Sun 14 Mar, 7pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite £25
JIMMY CARR Rapier Wit
A heady mix of artistic integrity, loyalty and avarice has put Jimmy back on the road. If you only see one comedy show this year... what’s the matter with you? Get out more. A ‘rapier’ is the long sword of a gentleman. Rapier wit is defined as clever, quick, intelligent humour. Please note, Jimmy Carr doesn’t have ‘the long sword of a gentleman’ and even if you like him, ‘clever, quick and intelligent’ is a bit of a stretch.
Mon 15 Mar, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £22.50
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Chris Dean’s
SYD LAWRENCE ORCHESTRA
BOOTLEG BEATLES
This year, the world-renowned Bootleg Beatles celebrate 30 years together. The Bootleg Beatles’ lauded show which combines noteperfect renditions of Beatles repertoire, spectacular costume changes and a visually stunning video backdrop. The Bootleg Beatles faithfully re-create 6 phases of the Beatles meteoritic rise to fame. With the inclusion of an 8-piece orchestra, The Bootleg Beatles are able to perform songs from the latter stages of the Beatles’ catalogue that the Beatles never performed live.
Rose Hill Musical Society
THE SORCERER by Gilbert & Sullivan
Gilbert & Sullivan’s first fulllength comic opera success contains two of Gilbert’s bestdrawn characters in the soulful Dr Daly, the only clergyman to appear in the Savoy Operas, and John Wellington Wells, a dealer in magic and spells, who is engaged to introduce a lovepotion into the teapot at a village celebration. All, however, does not go according to plan!
“the band are as similar to their namesakes as it is possible to be... unlike any other group in the last 25 years of rock, they can safely say that they look and sound as good as The Beatles.” NME
(Registered Charity no. 500842)
Tue 16 Mar, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Tue 16 - Sat 20 Mar, 7.30pm Sat matinee 2.30pm Guildhall Theatre
£22.50
Tue £10, Wed £11 Thu - Sat £12
Tickets available from Peter Featherstone: 0115 9258717.
Amateur Theatre
A captivating and exciting performance packed with sizzle that transports you to those glory days of live music. This programme is so engrossing that all eyes are glued once again to the phenomenal talent of the ‘Best Big Band In The Land’. Flirtations with the audience from debonair leader Chris are priceless and just a bit naughty, while the orchestra provides not only sincere musical virtuosity but as much confidence in the music as when it was the latest smash on the airwaves. A truly hypnotic combination! Featuring the music of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Billy May, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and many, many more. What a celebration!
Thu 18 Mar, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £17, £15, concessions £2 off, FRIENDS £3 off FRIENDS
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P46
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JETHRO TULL
Derby Jazz
TODD GORDON AND ANITA WARDELL Sing Frank and Ella
Join two of Britain’s outstanding jazz vocalists, Todd Gordon and Anita Wardell for a glorious celebration of the musical genius of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. This toe-tapping selection of swing classics features all of your favourite songs, including Mack the Knife, Lady Be Good, Witchcraft, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye, Come Fly With Me, New York New York and The Lady is a Tramp. An evening of dearly-loved tunes, which will send you home with a huge smile on your face.
Fri 19 Mar, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite £12, concessions £10, under 19s free with full paying adult
After forty one years at the bottom, the top and various points in between, Tull are still performing typically more than a hundred concerts each year. Ian Anderson and Martin Barre remain at the centre of a group of sometimes changing but highly capable – indeed excellent – musicians. Currently, Doane Perry, veteran Tull drummer of some 24 years experience, together with John O’Hara on piano and accordion, and David Goodier on bass guitar are to be found in the line-up. With some 30-odd albums to their credit and sales totalling more than 50 million, the band haven’t stopped delighting audiences and continuing the legacy of Tull’s music with its rich variety and depth of expression wherever fans, young and old, want to hear rock, folk, jazz and classical-inspired music for grown-ups.
Mon 22 Mar, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £27.50, £24.50
Good Companions
WEST END HITS AND BROADWAY GLITZ
Having just celebrated their 50th Anniversary, The Good Companions welcome you to their annual variety show, brimming with songs, dances and comedy sketches. With something for everyone, West End Hits & Broadway Glitz features a fabulous selection of music from Broadway to the West End and is sure to send the audience home with a smile on their faces and tapping their feet! Tickets from Mick George on 01332 721108. www.goodcomps.com
Tue 23 – Fri 26 Mar, 7.30pm Sat 27 Mar 1pm and 5pm Guildhall Theatre Wed to Fri Eve - £9.50 - Tue Eve and both Sat Matinees - £8.50, concessions & group rates available Amateur Theatre
P47
The actor, adventurer and author takes a break from travelling the world, to travel the UK with a brand new live show. The star of Long Way Round, Long Way Down, Race To Dakar and By Any Means hosts an evening of stories, anecdotes and tales from his worldwide escapades.
THE CHARLEY BOORMAN SHOW
With support.
Tue 23 Mar, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £18.50
Conductor Andrew Litton Solois Laura Aikin (soprano) GRIEG MOZART MAHLER
Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Opera Arias Symphony No.4
BERGEN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Part of Derby LIVE’s Classical Concert Series.
Wed 24 Mar, 7.30pm Pre-Concert talk 6.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £17 - £26, subscriptions, concessions and group rates available, FRIENDS £3 off FRIENDS
At last! Mr. Chris Addison from Bafta Award-winning comedy The Thick of It, In The Loop, Skins and Lab Rats is back with a brand new show of his critically acclaimed stand-up. Daftness! Whimsy! Jokes! Lies! Smartarsery! Flapping about! All present and correct. “Downright hilarious. His stories reduced a packed crowd to tears of helpless laughter.” The Sunday Times
www.chrisaddison.co.uk
Wed 24 Mar, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite £15
CHRIS ADDISON
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LEE MACK Going Out
SIERRA MAESTRA A brand new stand-up tour for 2009/2010. Critically acclaimed BAFTAwinning comedian Lee Mack returns to the live stage with a hotly anticipated new show. Lee will be bringing his trademark brand of high energy banter, well crafted gags and sharp one-liners to venues across the country on his biggest ever live stand-up tour. Lee is best known to BBC One viewers as the star of multiaward winning Not Going Out and as team captain on Would I Lie To You? “A masterclass in pure comedy.” The List
www.leemacklive.com
Sierra Maestra have played a hugely significant part in the recent global explosion in popularity of Cuban music. Indeed, their ex-leader, Juan De Marcos González was the man who created Buena Vista Social Club while still with the band. Sierra Maestra have been stars of Cuban music ever since the late 1970s. They were the first group, and remain the best, of the modern era to play in the old-style son line-up: tres, guitar, trumpet, bongo, güiro and vocals - as during the great days of the 1920s and ‘30s.
They have been pioneers in reviving, and now redefining this style for new generations and reintroducing it into the Cuban mainstream. They named themselves after the mountain range in the eastern part of Cuba as a tribute to the birthplace of Son. Their hugely infectious dance music has wowed audiences at clubs and festivals and around the world and they never fail to get crowds up on their feet and dancing. Brand new album out on Harmonia Mundi in February 2010! “...Serious musical expertise.” Q Magazine
Thu 25 Mar, 8pm LD SO Hall Assembly Rooms – Great T!
Thu 25 Mar, 9pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
£18.50
£14, concessions £12
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ESSENCE OF IRELAND
Journey to a mystical place where Irish myths are explored through the power of music and dance. A magical story unfolds as a cast of 17 combine fantastic vocals, stunning choreography, wondrous costumes and brilliant musicianship to create a dramatic, spiritual experience; superbly conjuring up the Essence of Ireland. You go along expecting a Celtic experience and what you get is a World one, with Ireland at its core. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
U2UK
“Capturing the true Essence of Ireland... a kaleidoscope of breathtaking choreography, superb musicianship, striking costumes, and superb presentation... This vibrant cast combine joyful vitality, skill and polished professionalism, and when their final bow was taken, the audience afforded them a rapturous standing ovation.” Encore Magazine “An eclectic mix of traditional songs with more modern Irish music... it catered for all ages. Belfast native Eimear Bradley made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up” Irish Post
www.easytheatres.com
Fri 26 Mar, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £20, concessions £18, FRIENDS £17 FRIENDS
This year sees U2UK presenting an awesome recreation of ‘U2’s’ Rattle and Hum period with authentic footage from the 1987 tour. This, combined with excerpts from the current 360 tour and all the eras and hits in between. U2UK remind the fans of why Irish legends ‘U2’ are still considered the world’s greatest rock band. You’ll be dancing in your seat, singing your heart out and hoping the show will never end. www.u2ukshow.com
Fri 26 Mar, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite £12 in advance, £14 on the door, group rates available
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P50
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Richard Durrant
One Vision Productions Linda Cooper School of Dance & Stage Door Theatre Arts
DREAM
The Guitar Whisperer
The Guitar Whisperer is a groundbreaking concert performed by Richard Durrant, one of the UK’s leading guitar virtuosos. While based on the classical guitar, the evening also embraces Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint, Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells and a revelatory transcription of Bach for tenor banjo.
In the past year Richard has played 60 solo concerts and was guest soloist with both the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Grammy nominated Emperor String Quartet. “A simply unmissable treat.” Classic FM Magazine
Hot jazz, toe tapping, tingling tap and classical ballet from a leading professional dance and theatre arts company. Makes for a spell binding family show. Book now as this is always a sell out!
Sat 27 Mar, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms - Darwin Suite
Sat 27 Mar, 7pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
£13, concessions £11
£13 Amateur Theatre
P51
Surtal Asian Arts
NO TIME FOR CHAA!
If it’s not sitting through cheesy Bollywood drama, it’s the frying and force feeding of samosa. Grandma-Dadi-ji really gets on his nerves, don’t these people realise the size of this generation gap?! And the name is RJ, not Rajeev! (Gosh, and with that accent... so embarrassing). Witness a surprisingly different afternoon at Grandma’s house; new relationships and old secrets... will RJ pull himself out of his Coka-Cola teenage world to finally sit down for a traditional cup of chaa?
Rasa with Oxfordshire Theatre Company
HANDFUL OF HENNA
Written by Rani Moorthy Directed by Karen Simpson
Being dragged by her mother back to the family village thousands of miles away is no fun for 13year-old Nasreen. In the monsoon rain, surrounded by wagging tongues of relatives and not being able to text friends, the mystical power of henna leads to unexpected events. Based on real stories from Muslim women this is an evocative and enchanting story of homecoming, adventure, fear and joy for a girl and her mother.
Surtal Asian Arts presents No Time For Chaa!, an exciting drama production, written by and featuring local actors who bring their mixed cultural and generational experiences alive on stage with a unique spin of bilingualism, emotions and humour! Suitable for families.
“Astonishingly moving... rarely have I seen such talent or such intimate contact with the pulse of this nation.” The Independent on Curry Tales
www.surtalarts.co.uk
www.rasatheatre.co.uk
Sun 28 Mar, 2.30pm Guildhall Theatre
Mon 29 Mar, 7.30pm Guildhall Theatre
£5, under 16s £3
£10, concessions £8, FRIENDS & Surtal members £7 FRIENDS
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P52
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DAN ATKINSON Shouting at the Radio
After returning to Edinburgh in 2009 with his third acclaimed solo show Death by a Thousand Pricks and contributing to Russell Howard’s brand new BBC3 show Russell Howard’s Good News, Dan embarks on his debut national tour. Do you shout at inanimate objects? Do you get fed up with people and do nothing about it? Do you drink too much then feel guilty and try to get rid of the guilt with more booze? Do you put things off until the last minute then spend more time working on the excuse than the thing itself? This is an evening of laughs specifically for you and people like you. Stand-up comedy that gets to the heart of the big issues. “An elegant wreck.” Chortle “A brilliant eye for a gag and imagination to burn.” Metro
N-DUBZ
Fresh from winning a prestigious Silver Clef Award and a No.1 single with Tinchy Stryder, dynamite trio N-Dubz are now now signed to the massively successful label, All Around The World. The tour will feature tracks from their highly anticipated upcoming second album, alongside tracks from their hugely successful platinum debut album, Uncle B.
The band have grown from an underground phenomenon to a commercial force to be reckoned with. Their debut UK tour sold out with extra dates added due to phenomenal demand and their album Uncle B spawned the hit singles Ouch, Papa Can You Hear Me and Strong Again. With a No.1 hit under their belt, N-Dubz are finally receiving the critical and chart success they rightly deserve.
www.dansdesk.co.uk
Without a doubt N-Dubz are the hottest UK breakthrough act from the last twelve months.
Thu 1 Apr, 8pm Assembly Rooms - Darwin Suite
Fri 2 Apr, Doors 6.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
£10, concessions £8
£20, booking fee £2 per ticket, no booking fee on cash payments
P53
Uncontained Arts, in association with Buxton Opera House & Derby Theatre
ALICE IN WONDERLAND By Lewis Carroll
A play with music, for the whole family, based on the book by Lewis Carroll. Following the huge success of their 2009 tour of The Little Mermaid with sell-outs at venues including Bath, Oxford, South Bank, and Chelsea and Grassington Festivals, Uncontained Arts now bring to life Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic. Alice’s adventures begin on a grassy bank one blissful summers where she meets all kinds of strange and wonderful characters, taking tea with The Mad Hatter and playing croquet with The Queen of Hearts. Expect the unexpected in this delightful and imaginative version of Alice, using physical theatre, puppetry, live music, audience interaction and an explosion of colour to bring to life the original story of Alice’s extraordinary adventures.
Fri 2 & Sat 3 Apr, 2pm, 6pm Derby Theatre £10, concessions £6
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THE RAT PACK IS BACK!
The Ultimate Tribute to Frank, Dean and Sammy
My Way - Amore - Mr Bojangles - New York New York - and many more... Starring Des Coleman - (Lenny From EastEnders & The One Show for BBC TV) as Sammy Davis Jnr, David Alacey - (The Royal Command Performance) as Frank Sinatra, and Andrea Morrelli (Stars In Their Eyes Finalist 2001 - ITV) as Dean Martin. The hit show The Rat Pack is Back perfectly captures not only the wonderful music and comedy of the original legends, but also the remarkable personalities of the stars who ruled the entertainment world from The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. The Rat Pack is Back – Britain’s longest running tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr – is backed by the fabulous Don Hunt Swing Band and Don is no stranger to the Rat Pack having played on shows featuring the real Sammy Davis Jnr, while working as Bruce Forsyth’s MD for over 35 years. So don’t miss this opportunity to join the Kings of Cool with their swinging band and special guests such as Nancy Sinatra and The Vegas Showgirls for a unique night - Vegas style! “Three Dead Ringers for Frank, Dean & Sammy.” The Stage
JOAN ARMATRADING
3 times Grammy nominated British singer songwriter Joan Armatrading has stood the test of time with songs like Love And Affection, Willow, Drop The Pilot and Lovers Speak. Joan’s strong rhythmic acoustic guitar playing and her melodic electric solos help to make her the consummate musician. She remains an utterly compelling writer and performer of unique warmth and will be playing material from throughout her stunning backcatalogue. “Britain’s first lady of song.” Daily Mail
www.ratpacktribute.net
Sat 3 Apr, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Wed 7 Apr, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
£20, concessions £18
£29.50
P55
Derby LIVE Youth Theatre
A Lady with a Lamp by Peter Roberts Original music composed by Tony Coffey
Following last year’s sell-out production of Nicholas Nickleby, Derby LIVE Youth Theatre make a triumphant return with A Lady with a Lamp. A group of scouts and guides are on a trip to their local museum. As they gaze up at Florence’s picture, wondering who the Lady with the Lamp really was, something strange begins to happen… Journey with the children as they are transported by Florence through her life, from her uncomfortable childhood in Derbyshire, to the horrors of the Crimean War and her struggle to reform the nursing profession.
Wed 7 - Sat 10 Apr See diary page 90 for performance times Derby Theatre Tickets from £8. See page 76 for details.
At times funny and at others very moving, A Lady with a Lamp gives a rare insight into the life of Derbyshire’s most famous woman. The production features original music composed by Tony Coffey and is the opening event of Illuminate – the centenary celebrations of Florence Nightingale’s life and work. Directors: Tony Coffey & Pete Meakin Set Designer: Andy Miller Costume Designer: Jan Rigley Lighting Designer: Alexandra Stafford Sound Designer: Adam McCready
BSL signed performance Thu 8 Apr, 7.30pm Audio Described performance Sat 10 Apr, 7.30pm
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P56
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IVAN BUCKBERRY
RHOD GILBERT
Pianist Ivan Buckberry plays the hits of Winifred Atwell, the legendary pianist of the 50s. His performance of these foottapping melodies has won him standing ovations.
Following last year’s sell-out tour and sensational performances on The Royal Variety Performance, Live At The Apollo, and Michael Mcintyre’s Comedy Roadshow, the Welsh Wonder is back on the road with a brand new show.
Lets Have Another Party – Hits Of Winifred Atwell
The two hour programme will include the black and white rag (the signature tune of the BBC’s Pot Black). Also six boogies, ballads and ‘sing-a-longs’, many in the top ten. Come and enjoy the party.
& The Cat That Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst
Last year, he punched a shop-assistant over the duvet tog-rating system and went berserk over a mince pie. Stung by accusations that he overreacts, this year Rhod sets out on an emotional rollercoaster of a journey to discover the truth. Is he, as he believes, a visionary in a sea of closed minds, or has he, as everyone else believes, got anger-management problems? “Without doubt one of the best comedians anywhere in the world right now.” Time Out
An Audience With
THE Chuckle Brothers
With some of their best comedy routines performed live and some very special film segments this promises to be a show not to be missed! With full supporting artists and questions to Paul and Barry from you the audience. Get your questions in early so as not to disappoint! Having completed the 21st series of the ever successful series ChuckleVision for the BBC. Paul and Barry have decided to interact live with their audience and fans. They will talk about the most memorable incidents of their career and what it is like to become one of Britain’s best loved family double acts. Don’t miss this special day.
“A rollercoaster... in comic terms he looks indomitable.” The Guardian
www.myspace.com/ rhodgilbertcomedian
Wed 7 Apr, 3pm Guildhall Theatre £12.50, concessions £10, group rates available
Thu 8 Apr, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Fri 9 Apr, 2pm & 5pm BSL Signed performance 5pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
£15
£12.50
P57
ROCKET MAN The ultimate Elton, the ultimate band
This vibrant new show of the best of Elton John will have you on your feet - Rocket Man, Your Song, Saturday Night’s All Right For Fighting, Candle in the Wind – all the pop classics that we all know so well. From the moment that Elton (Neil Lockwood) walks out on to the stage, you know you’re in for a rip-roaring night. His costumes, his voice, his expressions (his tantrums!) tell you that the Maestro is in the building. Pure Elton at his most flamboyant, at his most engaging and at his most successful. Rocket Man replicates the Elton experience - Elton John at his best, the voice, the sound, the songs! www.rocketmanuk.com
Sat 10 Apr, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £17.50, concessions £15.50
Con-quest RPG convention
Formerly known as ‘Dragonmeet Midlands’, Con-Quest is a one day show packed with all manner of gaming activities and trade stands. Whether it’s role playing games, board and card games or miniature wargames, Con-Quest has them all, as well as trade stands offering everything from the very latest releases to collectables and hard to find items. Whatever your gaming needs Con-Quest aims to deliver! The event will be taking over the majority of the Derby Assembly Rooms, offering numerous areas for demonstration and participation games, artist displays, game manufacturers and designers, trade stands and areas to simply meet up with friends and catch-up on one of the bars or cafes on site. The event is family friendly and welcomes both veteran gamers as well as those just wanting to find out more about the gaming hobby. www.con-quest.co.uk
Sat 10 Apr, 10am Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite £6 in advance, £7 on the door under 16s free with paying adult
THAT’LL BE THE DAY
Brand New Spring 2010 Show
Prepare for a party as the legendary That’ll Be The Day, the UK’s most successful touring rock ‘n’ roll production returns with a Brand New Spring 2010 Show. Trevor, Gary and the gang bring on back the good times with a combination of their unique comedy routines mixed with back to back non-stop classic gold hits from the 1950s through to the 70s to produce a show with a real feel good party atmosphere! We guarantee you’ll be on your feet and dancing before the night is over! Don’t miss this party! ‘What a great value for money show That’ll Be The Day is not to be missed!” The Daily Mail
www.thatllbetheday.com
Sun 11 Apr, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £20.50, £19, group rates available
P58
Norwell Lapley Productions in association with Theater Mogul
DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN Starring Mark Little
Direct from London’s West End, Defending The Caveman - Winner of the Olivier award for Best Entertainment in 2000 - is set to storm the UK once again! The longest running solo play in Broadway history, Defending the Caveman has become a worldwide hit. Why do men and women misunderstand each other? The truth of course, can be traced back to the Caveman. This hilariously funny but horribly truthful show affectionately brings the basic differences between men and women brilliantly up to date... If you’re married, see this show! If you’re dating, see this show! If you’re single... YOU NEED TO SEE THIS SHOW!
Starring much-loved actor, comedian and TV personality Mark Little – aka Neighbours’ legendary Joe Mangel. “Absolutely Brilliant! Should be seen by anyone who wants to understand the opposite sex” John Gray, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus “Uproariously funny!” The Telegraph
Recommended for adult audiences. Hunt tickets now! Watch a preview clip online: www.defendingthecaveman.co.uk Written by: Rob Becker Directed by: Cathy Farr
Mon 12 & Tue 13 Apr, 7.30pm Derby Theatre £18, concessions £16
P59
SNOW WHITE ON ICE
The world famous Russian Ice Stars will take you on a magical journey to the heart of the best loved fairytale of all time, Snow White, on ice. The original story of an enchanted mirror, a beautiful girl, the ultimate Prince Charming and a shiny red apple comes to life on ice, with ballet, gymnastics
and aerial aerobatics to create a breathtaking and mesmerising experience. This spell-binding show promises to be lavish and spectacular, dazzling the whole family with its sheer beauty and elegance. www.snowwhiteonice.com
Tue 13 – Sat 17 Apr, 7.30pm Wed & Sat matinees 2.30pm, Sun 18 Apr, 2.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £15 - £25, concessions £3 off Mon - Thu & Sat and Sun Matinee, Under 16s £15, Over 60s Wed & Sun matinee £15, FRIENDS 2 for 1 Tue – Thu, group rates available FRIENDS
P60
The Future Is Unwritten
MEETING JOE STRUMMER by Paul Hodson
A passionate punk comedy about attitude, friendship and celebrity and a celebration of the man who set the agenda for a generation. Nick and Steve’s lives were transformed by Joe Strummer and The Clash’s potent mix of politics, soulful rock’n’roll and iconic imagery. 1978. The lads see The Clash for the first time, headlining the Anti-Nazi League carnival in Victoria Park. It’s as if they take an oath to stay true to the values embodied in that day… 2002. Strummer’s tragic and unexpected early death forces Nick and Steve to re-evaluate their lives.
Winner of a Fringe First award, this heartfelt, comic play charts Nick and Steve’s attempts to maintain their ‘oath’ to Strummer while living through Thatcherism, paying the bills and maintaining relationships - how the lads grew up in the real world in the shadow of their hero. “a magnificently simple, heartfelt, clear and brave show... it’s very funny but it’s one of only a couple of shows on this fringe that have actually made me cry.” The Scotsman “Paul Hodson’s marvellous play... it’s required viewing, not just for Strummer’s many admirers, but also for anyone who enjoys funny, perceptive and passionately sincere new writing.” Manchester Evening News “theatre’s High Fidelity.” Lyn The Guardian
www.the-future-isunwritten.co.uk
Tue 13 & Wed 14 Apr, 7.30pm Guildhall Theatre £14, concessions £10
P61
This hotly anticipated work, originally a collaboration with the National Ballet of China, brings together a superb international cast of dancers. Derby LIVE and Déda
Akram Khan Company
bahok
Featuring a score by Nitin Sawhney, bahok, named after a Bengali word meaning ‘carrier’, explores the ways in which the body carries national identity and a sense of belonging. Khan’s dancers come from diverse cultures, traditions and dance backgrounds – Chinese, Korean, Indian, South-African, Slovakian and Spanish – and this rich mix of both spoken and dance language pushes the boundaries of movement vocabulary.
“Through this ultimately powerful piece, Khan captures both the exhilaration and the desolation of a world on the move.” The Guardian “Bahok unearths what the word ‘home’ truly means and is quite simply as close to perfect as anybody has a right to expect.” The Stage “A work of great texture and density.” The Daily Telegraph
Co-produced by:
Fri 16 – Sat 17 Apr, 7.30pm Derby Theatre £20, under 16s £15
P62
Pappy’s
Pappy’s Fun Club’s World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches in an Hour (plus bonus sketches and an interval). Fresh from Channel 4 and a critically acclaimed, sell out run at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival, “the funniest sketch troupe on the Fringe” (The Scotsman) return
to take the UK, and the record books, by storm. In 2007 they were nominated for the If.comedy award. In 2008 they won Chortle Best Sketch Act, performed in Australia and had their own shows on Channel 4 and Radio 4. Join them for a full night of sketches and songs and a chance to see them attempt the impossible. 200 sketches. 60 minutes. 1 World Record. Heroic attempt, or spectacular folly? “Whether they succeed or not, they’re hilarious.” (Guardian) “Sheer joy.” Metro
TRIBUTE TO CLIFF AND THE SHADOWS
DIVALICIOUS
Back by popular demand following last year’s sellout Derby concerts are the sensational Foottappers with their dynamic lead singer Damion.
Ceri Dupree is Divalicious! One night, one man, one dozen divas. The UK’s leading female impersonator, the fabulous and flamboyant Ceri Dupree is back on the road with his new show!
This all-teen group - specializing in the music of the 1960’s and in particular the World’s No.1 instrumental group The Shadows - has a fast-growing army of fans, not only in Britain but across Europe too, where they are in popular demand.
An evening of hysterical comedy, amazing vocal impersonations and jaw dropping costumes. Meet Cher, Joan Collins, Amy Winehouse, Tina Turner, Her Majesty the Queen and many more. A touch of Las Vegas rarely seen in the UK today, Ceri always sells out so book early!
Polished, smart, professional and highly entertaining, the Foottappers will have you ‘rocking in the aisles’ as they whisk you back in time nearly half-a-century for this unforgettable ‘nostalgia trip’ of a lifetime.
“Dupree storms the stage with style, wit, glamour and a pace that leaves you amazed.” Time out
Sun 18 Apr, 7.30pm Guildhall Theatre £17, concessions £15
“The Foottappers & Damion... present a package of entertainment that is a guaranteed hit!” Derby Evening Telegraph
Fri 16 Apr, 8pm Guildhall Theatre
Sat 17 Apr, 7.30pm Guildhall Theatre
EVOLUTION...
£12, concessions £10
£13
Sat 17 Apr, 2pm
Don’t forget Evolution
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Tabs Productions & Angela Browne Ltd. present
THE GRADUATE A play adapted by Terry Johnson
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Although the affair eventually ends, the relationship On the back of a very successful spring 2009 tour, comes back to haunt him as he finds himself culminating at the Theatre Royal Nottingham, falling for Mrs. Robinson’s daughter, Elaine! TABS productions and Angela Browne Ltd present The Graduate. Based on the legendary The Graduate features the music of Simon and Oscar-winning film starring Dustin Hoffman and Garfunkel and contains scenes of full nudity. Anne Bancroft, this hit in the West End and on Broadway is vividly brought back to the stage. “On a simple set, designed with cinematically nifty scene changes in mind there’s some splendid acting When Ben graduates from college, his parents going on.” Nottingham Evening Post expect great things from him and push him towards a successful business career. Confused Based on the novel by Charles Webb about his future and not wanting to follow the and the motion picture screenplay by Calder commercial path his affluent family and their Willingham and Buck Henry. friends assume he will take, his life is complicated By special arrangement with StudioCanal. when he becomes embroiled in a seductive affair Originally produced on the London and Broadway with an older woman, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of stage by John Reid and Sasha Brooks. his father’s business partner. Mon 19 – Wed 21 Apr 7.30pm, Wed matinee 2.30pm BSL Signed performance, Wed 21 Apr 7.30pm Derby Theatre
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IN THE FLESH
Fittings Multimedia Arts, Sounds of Progress and the Tron Theatre
The Pink Floyd Show
RASPBERRY
Oi Oi! In a small wee town where tin was shaped and forged, a blacksmith had a daughter not quite the trim. Rita was a bit different. Now as far as the blacksmith was concerned this was a cosmic joke too far, so he set about changing things. Coz tin was his game, within which he’d achieved a modicum of fame, he tried to bend and shape her like a Uri Geller spoon. And that’s how it would have gone on if Spasticus and the Rays hadn’t come along and changed just about everything. Inspired by the life and songs of Ian Dury. Raspberry is a juicily gothic piece of musical theatre that muses on the idea of perfection and perfectability. Written by the award winning playwright, actor and director Garry Robson. www.fittings.org.uk
Tue 20 Apr, 7.30pm Guildhall Theatre £13, concessions £9
Sinfonia ViVA
Conductor Soloist
André de Ridder tbc
VIVALDI TBC BACH TELEMANN TBC BACH
Overture to Olimpiada Baroque-based Orchestral short Violin Concerto in G minor Overture in C, ‘Water Music’ Baroque-based Orchestral short Brandenburg Concerto No.3
Part of Derby LIVE’s Classical Concert Series.
Wed 21 Apr, 7.30pm Pre-Concert talk 6.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £17 - £26, subscriptions, concessions and group rates available, FRIENDS £3 off FRIENDS
With stunning renditions of Pink Floyd tracks from the albums The Piper at the Gates of Dawn through to A Saucerful of Secrets, Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall, In The Flesh are an accomplished seven-piece band who have been touring to great critical acclaim. This is an authentic excursion into Pink Floyd’s most creative period from the mid sixties to early eighties, with a hugely impressive sound complimented by saxophones and backing vocalists. In The Flesh combine state of the art technology alongside traditional analogue equipment and original instruments, including valve amps and a Hammond organ that defined the true Pink Floyd sound. www.floydflesh.com
Thu 22 Apr, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall £17.50, concessions £16
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STEPHEN VENABLES
ST GEORGE’S DAY CELEBRATIONS
In the last ten years, internationally acclaimed mountaineer Stephen Venables has twice repeated Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famous crossing of South Georgia.
Come and celebrate St George’s Day with the songs and dances of England in a special concert featuring:
In the Steps of Shackleton
Shackleton’s treacherous expedition to cross Antarctica via the South Pole is a tale of escape and survival more miraculous than any fiction. From an 800 mile ocean journey in a lifeboat, through 30 miles of glacial trekking with no mountaineering equipment, the incredible story of how they were able to summon a rescue party for their companions remains one of exploration’s great epics. The first Briton to climb Everest without supplementary oxygen, Stephen brings Shackleton’s extraordinary expedition to life, using his highly acclaimed photos and natural gifts as a storyteller to illustrate this treacherous journey, capturing the thrill of climbing, skiing and sailing in such a hauntingly beautiful place.
Brass Monkey: The original English powerhouse brass-meets-folk band and their “Deep English” sound with the incredible line up of: Martin Carthy vocals, guitar, mandolin, John Kirkpatrick - vocals, button accordion, anglo concertina, melodeon, Martin Brinsford - mouth organ, saxophone, percussion, plus Roger Williams and Paul Archibald brass section. Roy Bailey: Brings a mix of traditional and contemporary folk songs to the show. “Possessor of one of the finest voices in the folk world” The Guardian
Derbyshire Volunteers Big Band - some of the finest musicians and singers in the County. Ripley Morris Men - Derbyshire’s very own dance team celebrate the ancient ritual - Morris Dance.
“Venables is superb on the terror and exhilaration of climbing.” The Sunday Telegraph
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Thu 22 Apr, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
Fri 23 Apr 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
£12, concessions £10
£14, under 16s £7
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Derby Jazz
OMAR PUENTE QUINTET
JOURNEY’S END By R.C. Sherriff
World-renowned Cuban jazz violinist, Omar Puente takes to the stage with a quintet featuring the outstanding pianist, Robert Mitchell.
Starring Graham Seed from The Archers and lead from Midsummer Murders and Adam Best from Holby City and Waking the Dead.
Classically trained, Puente has worked with some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians including Jools Holland, Courtney Pine, Ruben Gonzales and Tito Puente.
The young, talented and warweary Captain Stanhope is confronted with the fresh face of his past as an old schoolmate joins his platoon.
An exceptional music talent, Puente promises to thrill and uplift you with a wonderful mix of styles, bringing together elements of jazz, classical and, of course, Cuban salsa.
As the offensive looms ever closer, Stanhope must inspire his men to make the ultimate sacrifice for a war he no longer understands and for a cause he no longer remembers.
Fri 23 Apr, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite £12, concessions £10, under 19s free with full paying adult
This compelling play based on R. C. Sherriff’s own experience in the trenches of World War I with its heroism, humour and inevitable tragedy shows courage in the face of uncertain odds. All staged within Stanhope’s claustrophobic dugout, time creeps to a standstill as soldiers await their orders before racing to its heart wrenching climax as these young men face their ‘Journey’s End’. Produced by The Original Theatre Company, Icarus Theatre Collective, and Anvil Arts and in association with South Hill Park Arts Centre.
Fri 23 & Sat 24 Apr, 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2pm Derby Theatre Tickets from £10, see page 76 for details LIVE saver
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First Stage Dance & Theatre Academy
HEART AND SOLE
In its 14th successful year First Stage brings you Heart and Sole. An amazing cast of more than 150 local youngsters will be dancing and singing their hearts out to guarantee you a night to remember. Experience stunning choreography and glittering costumes as students perform many favourites and original pieces which have earned them a multitude of awards from competitions across the Midlands.
PBS6
The debut EP from PBS6 - Pilot: Going Down, is a collaborative project produced by Will Lang, the acclaimed percussionist best known for his work with folk-fusion groups, Park Bench Social Club and Mabon. Having worked Mercury Music Award winning Nitin Sawhney, Will has explored two of Northern England’s strongest musical art forms: folk and hip hop. Accompanying him on the journey are some of the finest exponents of both: accordion player, Shona Kipling, acclaimed for her work with Damien O’Kane; human beatbox, DJ, visual artist and composer, Jason Singh; producer and multi-instrumentalist, Tom Wright; and Manchester-based MC, Crystalize.
Sat 24 Apr, 2pm & 7pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Sat 24 Apr, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
£13.50, £12, concessions £10
£13, concessions £11
Amateur Theatre
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DARA O’BRIAIN LIVE 2010
Following 2008’s sold out national tour, best selling DVD Dara O’Briain Talks Funny and his debut book Tickling The English, award winning stand up comedian Dara O’Briain hits the road again in 2010.
THE TIGER LILLIES
The Songs of Shockheaded Peter and other Gory Verses
The Tiger Lillies are the Godfathers of alternative cabaret; Direct from a sell-out London West-End run and the Edinburgh Festival, they take their show celebrating 20 years of dark and deviant theatrics on tour. For the first time in years, they will perform songs from the Olivier Award-Winning smash
Shockheaded Peter, their Grammy nominated album The Gorey End and other deranged favourites.
While not hosting BBC2’s Mock The Week, Dara is the star of Three Men and a Boat, has appeared on Live From The Apollo and is also a Guardian sports columnist. As seen on Q.I and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
“Fleshily engorged with the pustule throb of the garishly gaudy and gloriously obscene.” Time Out
“His set is a masterclass in intelligent stand-up.” The Guardian
“There is nothing else like them, they are completely peerless.” Alek Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand
“If you don’t laugh at O’Briain check your pulse you must be dead.” The Evening Standard
Sun 25 Apr, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
Mon 26 Apr, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
£15
£18.50
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Yvette Fielding and the team from LIVING TV’s
MOST HAUNTED LIVE ON STAGE
Featuring Yvette Fielding, Karl Beattie and a team of Ghost Hunters. The Most Haunted Team have explored some of the spookiest and infamous locations in the UK, in an attempt to uncover the truth behind tales of restless spirits and mysterious visions. Now for the first time on stage the team are looking forward to bringing their theatrical debut production of a supernatural thrill fest to Derby. The Most Haunted team of mediums and ghost hunters will reveal purported paranormal activity and stories related to the Theatre and its surroundings and an audience member will be selected to assist in some of the activities directly.
PETER HOOK
Based on his best selling book The Hacienda - How Not To Run A Club, the bass slinging Manchester legend tells the story of the iconic club, New Order, Joy Division and the Madchester scene, from the haze of 80s acid house to the 90s gangs, drugs and corporate greed. A funny and engaging raconteur, Hooky’s personal account of the people – Tony Wilson, Bernard Sumner, Shaun Ryder – and the era is sadder, scarier and stranger than you could imagine. A tale of fun, success, lost money, confusion and true faith; featuring multi media footage and a Q&A session.
Experience the unexplainable!
Tue 27 Apr, 7.30pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall
Thu 29 Apr, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Darwin Suite
£21.50
£16.50
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Standing Ovations Ltd presents
POPSTAR! THE MUSICAL
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The show they tried to ban! From the same team that brought you the hitcomedy The Naked Truth, and written by Dave Simpson of Girls Night Out fame. Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of your favourite reality shows? PopStar! is the ultimate feel-good comedy musical that takes a hilarious look at the phenomena of modern day talent shows – with superb performances from an amazing Celebrity cast including Sam Kane (Brookside), John Altman (EastEnders’ very own Nasty Nick), Rob McVeigh (BBC’s Any Dream Will Do), Sarah Jane Buckley (Hollyoaks) and Ciara Janson (Hollyoaks).
Be thrilled at the excitement of the live performances, where you will see our rising stars sing all your favourite hits from the last three decades, and marvel at the true stories and relationships behind all of the contestants. From the house to the studio and back again, this fast paced show has fantastic energy and will keep you laughing and guessing until the final moments. Although be warned – each night there might be a different result! This production has the wow factor and audiences all over the UK have been laughing, crying and screaming for more.
Thu 29 Apr - Sat 1 May 8pm, Sat matinee 5pm Derby Theatre Tickets from £10. See page 76 for details LIVE saver
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Derby LIVE WORLD PREMIERE
BROKEN HEARTED by Lucy Gannon
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Lucy Gannon, creator of Soldier Soldier, Peak Practice and Bramwell, is one of the UK’s most sought-after TV writers. Derby LIVE is delighted to be staging her first new play for 20 years. Perspective slips and distorts when the person you love dies too young and too suddenly. The future, which stretched so invitingly before you, is shattered and the past, even the most mundane of pasts, achieves great significance in retrospect. How can Nancy, at the best of times ‘a difficult woman’ keep her emotional balance when Eddie, the love of her life, dies just days before their wedding? And how can she keep his memory alive, and protect it from those who remember him with less affection but perhaps more honesty?
Thu 6 - Sat 29 May See diary page 91 for performance times Derby Theatre Tickets from £8. See page 76 for details LIVE saver
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Is he destined to become a sainted remote figure, preserved in everyone’s anxiety to speak only good of the dead? Or will he, amazingly and shockingly, walk back into her life in all his fleshy fallibility? And will Nancy ever come to terms with the difference between her perfect dead lover, and the all too imperfect living one? Contains strong language. Director: Pete Meakin Designer: Nettie Scriven Lighting Designer: Ceri James
BSL signed performances Sat 22 May, 2.30pm & Thu 27 May, 7.30pm Audio Described performances Wed 26 May, 7.30pm & Sat 29 May, 2.30pm Post Show Discussion Thu 27 May Twilight Workshops available on request. See p79
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MARTY WILDE
MARK BEAUMONT
Thu 13 May
Fri 14 May
COMING
SOON
SNOOKER
LESLEY GARRETT
Wed 19 May
Sun 23 May
GERVASE PHINN
Tue 1 Jun Wed 2 Jun
Thu 27 May
NODDY
“IT EXPLODES LIKE GLITTERING FIREWORKS
BRILLIANT.”
BILL KENWRIGHT
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The Sunday Times
By arrangement with The Really Useful Group presents
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
LYRICS BY
MUSIC BY
TIM RICE
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
“WITH HIS CHARM, GOOD LOOKS AND POP STAR VOICE, ANY DREAM’S CRAIG CHALMERS IS A DREAM JOSEPH” Evening Times
Having enjoyed sensational reviews, Bill Kenwright’s “Amazing”, “Superb”, “Wonderful” and “Brilliant” production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling family musical continues to enjoy huge success across the country with standing ovations at every performance. Craig Chalmers, one of the most popular finalists in the hit BBC series Any Dream Will Do takes on the title role, having wowed audiences and critics alike throughout the UK with his effortless charm and sensational voice.
Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door To Me and One More Angel. Joseph bursts on to the stage at a theatre near you - so book your tickets now and be part of the magic! “Joseph returns in all its glory.” Daily Mail Image includes previous cast photos
Mon 7 – Sat 12 Jun, Mon – Thu 7.30pm, matinees Tue - Thu 1.30pm, Fri 5pm 8pm, Sat 2pm, 5pm, 8pm Assembly Rooms – Great Hall Craig Chalmers will not appear in all 12 performances. Please contact the Box Office for further details £16.50 - £26.50, concessions £2 off (except Fri evening & Sat performances) FRIENDS 2 for 1 Mon & Tue performances. Group and school rates available FRIENDS
Photography: Robert Day
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Derby LIVE Community Theatre & Big Adventures Theatre Company
cranford THE MUSICAL
Dramatised by Alison Carthy & Caroline Reader from the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell Original music composed by Dave Culling
Who needs Dame Judi Dench when you have the limitless talents of Derby LIVE Community Theatre?! Following the phenomenal success of 2009’s production of Peer Gynt on Cathedral Green, Derby LIVE Community Theatre return this year - to the well-loved streets of Cranford. It’s the 1840s and Cranford, a small Cheshire market town, is on the cusp of great change. The railway is pushing its way relentlessly towards the town from Manchester, bringing fears of migrant workers and the breakdown of law and order. This classic tale takes a dip into the lives of a group of spinsters and widows who struggle in genteel poverty to maintain their standards of propriety, decency and kindness. Miss Matty Jenkyns is much-loved for her kindness.
Wed 23 - Sat 26 Jun See diary page 91 for performance times Derby Theatre Tickets from £8. See page 76 for details.
Meanwhile, her elder sister and fellow spinster, Miss Deborah - Cranford’s moral guardian - enforces a rigid social code and dominates the town’s women. The arrival of handsome new doctor, Frank Harrison from London, causes a stir; not only because of his revolutionary medical methods, but also because of the effect he has on many of the ladies’ hearts in the town. A sensitive and moving portrait of life and manners in an English country village, which also packs a real emotional punch, promises to be a sure-fire hit with theatregoers of all theatrical tastes. “An exuberant, rousing performance.” Derby Evening Telegraph on Peer Gynt
Directors: Alison Carthy & Caroline Reader Designer: Andy Miller
BSL Signed performance Thu 24 Jun, 7.30pm Audio Described performance Sat 26 Jun, 7.30pm
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PRIOR TO WEST END
Derby LIVE in association with Chichester Festival Theatre
ONASSIS
A new play by Martin Sherman Directed by Nancy Meckler
“If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.” Aristotle Onassis
LIVE
Sponsored by
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The play portrays the complex and interweaving relationships between Onassis, Jackie Kennedy, her brother-in-law Bobby Kennedy, Maria Callas and Onassis’ son, Alexandros. It is an often explosive account of how those with great power and wealth live lives detached from the moral code of ordinary mortals. First performed to great acclaim and a sold out run at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre, this captivating new play by Martin Sherman is opening in Derby prior to the West End. “Robert Lindsay’s delicious display as the notorious Greek playboy and shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis ...is a salacious delight” Daily Mail
Robert Lindsay’s distinguished career includes, for theatre The Entertainer, Richard III, Oliver!, for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and Me and My Girl for which he won the
Fri 10 – Sat 25 Sep See diary page 91 for performance times Derby Theatre Tickets from £8. See page 76 for details LIVE saver
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Olivier Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Musical and the TONY Award for Best Actor in a Musical. For television, My Family, Jake’s Progress and GBH, for which he won a BAFTA award for Best Actor; film includes Divorcing Jack, Genghis Cohn and Remember Me. “Robert Lindsay moves with ease between the comic and the sinister. His Onassis is one of those high-definition performances at which he excels.” The Telegraph “Sherman writes sharp cutting dialogue.” The Times “Nancy Meckler’s production crackles with wit and intelligence” Sunday Times Contains strong language and scenes of a sexual nature.
Director: Nancy Meckler
BSL Signed performances Thu 23 Sep, 7.30pm, Sat 25 Sep, 2.30pm Audio Described performances Wed 22 Sep, 7.30pm, Sat 25 Sep, 2.30pm Post Show Discussion Thu 23 Sep
Seating plan & prices for:
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SEATS & PRICES
Derby LIVE productions
Visiting productions
• The Snow Queen • A Pair of Pinters • Women on the Verge of HRT • A Lady with a Lamp • Broken Hearted • Cranford the Musical • Onassis
• Inside Job • Men of the World • Lotty’s War • The Graduate • Journey’s End • Popstar the Musical
DERBY THEATRE
GUILDHALL THEATRE STAGE
STAGE A24 B26 C29 D31 E34 F36 G38 H40 J41 K42 L43 M44 N43
A1 B1
O39
O1
WHEELCHAIR
A18 B16 C18
D1
D16
E1
E18
F1
F16
G1
G18
H1
H16
J1
J18
K1
K16
L1
L16
AA1
AA15
BB1
BB15
CC1
CC15
DD1
DD15
TICKET TYPE
BEST
MID
BARGAIN
Previews & weekday matinees*
£13 (£11.50)
£11 (£9.50)
£8
Family Ticket (The Snow Queen)
£44
£36
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Mon - Thu evenings and Sat matinees*
£17 (£15)
£14 (£12)
£10
Family Ticket (The Snow Queen)
£60
£48
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Fri & Sat evenings*
£21 (£19)
£17 (£15)
£12
Family Ticket (The Snow Queen)
£76
£60
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* The Snow Queen - all performances 19 Dec - 3 Jan inclusive priced as Fri/Sat eve * Onassis - all performances from 14 Sep priced as Fri & Sat evenings * A Lady with a Lamp & Cranford the Musical - all performances priced as Previews and weekday matinees Concessions Concession prices are shown in brackets, and are available to under 16s, over 60s, registered unemployed, registered disabled people, and full time students. Groups Come as a group and make great savings: 10+ save 15% 20+ save 20% 100+ save 25%
Schools Schools tickets are just £8.50, with one free ticket for teachers/ supervisors for every 10 bought (tickets not available on Bargain seats, not on Fri/Sat evening performances). FRIENDS FRIENDS of Derby LIVE get 2 for 1 tickets for preview & press nights (see diary on page 80 for details) and 10% off LIVEsaver tickets. Membership is just £18 per year, with a whole lot of benefits - see page 83 for details.
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BALCONY
P30
P1
A1 B1 C1
STALLS
H1 J1 K1 L1 M1 N1
E1 F1 G1
C1 D1
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Derby LIVE
PRE-SHOW DINING
A NIGHT LESS ORDINARY
Pre-show Dining is an exclusive facility for selected Great Hall shows at the Assembly Rooms and is held in the 45 Suite, with diners taking their seats in the restaurant an hour and a half before the show begins. The pre-show dining icon denotes the shows where this service is available. You can pre-order a two course meal from a set menu costing just £9.95, complementing your meal with a selection of reasonably priced wines from around the world. Pre-booked interval drinks can also be served at your table. Pre-Show Dining is bookable through Derby LIVE Box Office, in advance, along with or after you have bought your ticket. A minimum of 4 days notice is required and early bookings are advisable to avoid disappointment. For more information, to request the latest menu & order form and make a reservation, please call the box office on 01332 255800 or email boxoffice@derby.gov.uk
A Night Less Ordinary is an Arts Council England scheme in association with Metro, providing over 600,000 free theatre tickets to anyone under 26 in more than 200 venues across England. For more information about the scheme visit www.anightlessordinary.org.uk. Derby LIVE is pleased to be one of the venues chosen and offer a number of free tickets, on selected lyric theatre shows (drama, dance and opera.) A Night Less Ordinary is aimed at any under 26 year old visiting alone, with friends or family. (Under 16s must be accompanied by a paying adult.) Free tickets can be reserved prior to the performance, subject to availability and collected on the day of the performance by the young person. The young person will need to show photographic identification, with date of birth. For more information, to check availability or to reserve tickets, please contact the Box Office on 01332 255 800 or visit www.derbylive.co.uk
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Nicholas Nickleby 2009
& inclusion
Derby LIVE Youth Theatre The Derby LIVE Youth Theatre was launched in September 2008 for young people between the ages of 9 and 19. It provides the highest quality training and development opportunities in theatrical performance skills and helps overcome barriers to artistic advancement. This year’s production A Lady with a Lamp, a new work by Peter Roberts (see page 55), was commissioned to celebrate Florence Nightingale and is the beginning of Illuminate, a County-wide festival to mark 100 years since her death.
For information on anything on these pages please contact Kim Miller, Learning & Inclusion Manager either by email at kim.miller@derby.gov.uk or on 01332 287336
Auditions for our youth theatre are held in September each year.
Derby LIVE Community Theatre The Derby LIVE Community Theatre was launched last year with a very successful production of Peer Gynt. This year we are working with Big Adventures Theatre Company on a new specially commissioned piece Cranford the Musical (see page 74).
Auditions
Tue 12 & Thu 14 Jan, 6.30pm - 9.30pm, Guildhall Theatre Clubrooms
You only need to attend one of the sessions and you must be above compulsory school age.
Peer Gynt 2009
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Tickets Most schools tickets are priced at just ÂŁ8.50, we give one ticket free for every ten bought, for teachers/supervisors.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS
Older/more independent students can take advantage of our A Night Less Ordinary scheme - see page 77 for details.
Education Days We run Education Days alongside selected Derby LIVE productions. Students have the chance to take part in a workshop at 10am before seeing the matinee performance at 1.30pm. This season, Education Days are available for: A Pair of Pinters Wed 24 Feb Tickets for the workshop and performance cost just ÂŁ13 per student - book early to avoid disappointment.
Teacher Support We want to make your visit go as smoothly as possible, so have risk assessments and child safety information prepared for you - see it online at www.derbylive. co.uk or request it from the Box Office on 01332 255800.
Education Packs
Twilight workshops We offer Twilight workshops by arrangement for groups of between 10 and 20 people, subject to availability. Available this season on A Pair of Pinters, Women on the Verge of HRT & Broken Hearted. Contact Kim Miller for details or to book.
We prepare education packs for most Derby LIVE productions to support your visit. Request one from the Box Office on 01332 255800 or keep an eye on www.derbylive.co.uk to download education packs for current and past productions.
Work Experience
Stay on after the performance on selected nights, to listen or take part in our lively FREE post-show discussions.
post-show discussions
Look for the symbol throughout the brochure and on the diary pages.
We run work experience placements throughout the year. Contact Kim Miller, Learning & Inclusion Manager for more details by email at kim.miller@derby.gov.uk or on 01332 287336.
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CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP
Derby LIVE is an innovative model for the delivery of the performing arts in Derby. It incorporates a year-round programme of arts and entertainment at the Assembly Rooms, Guildhall Theatre and Derby Theatre. Derby LIVE also presents a range of high quality, large-scale outdoor events across the city. The full Derby LIVE programme engages with over 300,000 people every year! Sponsorship opportunities exist across all areas of our work. Sponsorship packages are flexible and range from membership of our Scene Setters Corporate Members Club, to sponsorship of our artistic and learning programmes. If you would like to explore an association with Derby LIVE, please contact Kelly Smith, Development Manager on 01332 255427.
Opportunities include: • • • • •
Season, Production or Single Performance Sponsorship Youth and Community Sponsorship (choose from a range of projects and productions) In-kind support (promotion and partnership opportunities) Scene Setters Corporate Members Club Sponsor a Seat at the Guildhall Theatre
SCENE SETTERS CORPORATE MEMBERS CLUB
An association with Derby LIVE could help you to:
Attach your brand to one of the Derby LIVE events:
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Increase brand visibility Reach new customers Access conference spaces and member’s events Involve your employees Support your local community Meet your company’s CSR commitments
The Darley Park Concert The Big1@Chaddesden Park The Switch-On of Derby City Centre Christmas Lights Bonfire and Fireworks Display The International Classical Concert Series The Pantomime
The Pros, The Cons & a Screw
Scene Setters Corporate Members Club offers an ideal way to support the arts, raise your company’s profile and entertain both clients and your employees. Membership is available on three levels. If you would like to explore an association with Derby LIVE, please contact Kelly Smith, Development Manager on 01332 255427.
Supporting Cast membership
Leading Role membership
Director’s Circle membership
10 free tickets per year for Derby LIVE produced shows
24 free tickets per year for Derby LIVE produced shows
60 free tickets per year for Derby LIVE produced shows
(and presented shows, subject to availability).
(and presented shows, subject to availability).
(and presented shows, subject to availability).
Benefits:
All Supporting Cast benefits plus:
All Leading Role benefits plus:
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Logo in Derby LIVE season brochure (3 per year, a total of 250,000 copies) Logo on Derby LIVE website Logo in 2 show programmes per year Complimentary programmes for your chosen production A personal contact for bookings Exclusive booking line
£500 per year exclusive of VAT
Logo on Derby LIVE plasma screens Use of a VIP area at your chosen production Meet the cast events for staff and clients Special offers and priority booking, when available
£1000 per year exclusive of VAT
Quarter page advert in Derby LIVE season brochure (3 per year, a total of 250,000 copies) Two complimentary hires of the ‘45 Suite’ for meetings, subject to availability Invitations to staff and guests to attend rehearsals for Derby LIVE productions and the opportunity to receive an exclusive introductory workshop to the show
£2500 per year exclusive of VAT
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CORPORATE SUPPORTERS
Caterers to Derby LIVE
We would like to thank and acknowledge our key supporters:
HIRE US
Music Man Light & Sound 58 Green Lane, Derby DE1 1RP 01332 363480
Derby LIVE offers a wide range of facilities available for hire. From small meetings to large scale conferences – we’re happy to cater to your needs. One of the largest specialist drum shops in the UK 77 Osmaston Road, Derby 01332 341414
We are members of Folk Arts England promoting, encouraging and developing folk arts in England
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We’re ideally located in the centre of Derby and the UK, close to the railway station & approximately 20 minutes from the M1. We have an adjoining multi-storey 200 space car park, which can on occasion be booked exclusively for your use, and a good range of quality hotels nearby. We have four flexible spaces available for hire, as well as large airy foyers and wheelchair access to most of the venue: • Great Hall Our largest space adapts to suit a wide range of activities and has played host to televised snooker events, wedding fairs, AGMs and trade exhibitions • Darwin Suite Accommodates a wide range of smaller events such as trade exhibitions, seminars, presentations and dinner/dances. • Reception Suite Perfect for meetings/ presentations
Need more space? Rent your own secure, self storage unit from as little as £1.00 per day Custom-built Self-Storage facilities in Derby, Burton and Long Eaton. Mansfield Rd, Derby DE21 4SX Tel: 01332 369571 Wharf Rd, Burton on Trent DE14 1QL Tel: 01283 565667 Wilsthorpe Rd, Long Eaton NG10 3JW Tel: 01159 727005 Call in, phone or go online for more details.
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• 45 Suite With a flat floor area and three small bays, lends itself to small boardroom style meetings and recruitment fairs Our professional on-site caterers offer a full catering service - anything from tea & biscuits to a banquet. We offer a day or half day delegate rate and can supply and advise on a wide range of presentation equipment and additional technical requirements. Alternatively, you may wish to organise the whole event yourself and we will give you our full support. Many of our clients return year after year to take advantage of our versatile facilities, helpful staff and professional catering. Why look anywhere else in Derby when we have it all! If you or any of your colleagues would like to look round our facilities or you would like to discuss availability please contact Heather Errington on 01332 255443 or email heather.errington@derby.gov.uk
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Unique... The new era for live theatrical productions at Derby Theatre officially got under way in October 2009 with the first public performances taking place. Since the University of Derby stepped in to purchase the lease for the former Derby Playhouse we have been busy refurbishing the theatre and improving the facilities to welcome the public, performers, students and staff. We hope you will see even more developments to your theatre over the next few years. The University of Derby’s vision has been to create a ‘learning theatre’ - where staff and students can gain vital work experience and skills in all forms of theatre arts.
Courses from Art to Zoology! Whatever you’re interested in, we’ve probably got the course to suit you. And you can study part time, online, full time or at work – whatever suits you best. Come and see us at one of our open days in Derby or Buxton and talk through your options. Find out more at www.derby.ac.uk.
The uniqueness of the partnership between the University and Derby LIVE, who manage the calendar of public performances, is bringing the best professional, student and amateur productions to this great city centre venue. Derby Theatre is available for private hire, and provides a stunning range of facilities. We can present your corporate event at the theatre, or help you look beyond traditional management techniques to provide arts-based training opportunities to employees from the private and public sectors. If you would like to talk about opportunities at Derby Theatre or give us feedback on how we are doing please contact: Gary Johnson, Theatre Manager Email: g.johnson1@derby.ac.uk Telephone: 01332 594250
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Benefits Become a FRIEND of Derby LIVE and you can make great savings on many tickets and take advantage of all these benefits:
FRIENDS of Derby LIVE
Rewarding the regular theatre goer! We all like getting value for money and coming to the theatre is no exception, which is why the FRIENDS of Derby LIVE scheme is the perfect choice for regular theatre goers! The FRIENDS scheme combines superb money saving discounts with a host of exclusive offers.
• £3 off standard ticket prices for selected shows (for two people) • Priority booking on selected shows • 2 tickets for the price of 1 on selected nights of week-long shows (one 2 for 1 ticket offer per membership for each valid show) • 10% discount on LIVEsaver and 2 for 1 on preview and press nights for all Derby LIVE productions • Regular newsletter to keep you informed of forthcoming shows and special Friends offers • Invitation to meet the stars of our pantomime for you and a guest • Your own personal membership card • Discounted offers at selected local restaurants • 10% off pre-show dining in our 45 suite Cost of a single standard membership is just
£18 per year
You can recover the cost of your membership by taking advantage of just one of our 2 for 1 ticket offers!
Adopt a seat in the historic Guildhall Theatre - £200 for 10 years. We will acknowledge your support with a brass plaque with your name, which will be attached to one of the seats in the auditorium. You also will be listed on our website as a seat sponsor (unless you wish to remain anonymous). All seat sponsors will be entered into a quarterly draw to win 2 tickets to a Derby LIVE produced show (one entry per seat).
SPONSOR A SEAT
Individual sponsorship
Business or group sponsorship
You can adopt a seat in your own name or as a gift for a loved one or friend – in celebration of a special occasion, as a birthday present or to mark the arrival of a new child.
Seat sponsorship is an ideal way for local businesses to support the arts. Or perhaps you’re a member of a society or community group that would like to have a plaque displayed in your name.
In memorial You can name a seat as special memorial to someone who loved the Guildhall Theatre and leave a lasting legacy.
*Please note that sponsoring a seat does not guarantee any rights to book this particular seat. However, we will do our best to allocate this to you, if it is free at the time of booking.
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Derby LIVE and its venues are located in the centre of Derby, on all major bus routes and 15 minutes walk from the railway station. The venues are sign-posted on all major road routes.
HOW TO FIND US
Derby Theatre
Assembly Rooms & Guildhall Theatre
Derby Theatre is located on Theatre Walk within Derby Westfield (see map).
Both venues are located in Derby’s Market Place (see map). Parking is available in the Assembly Rooms car park, however spaces are limited, so we advise you to leave plenty of time for finding a space at one of the many other car parks around the city centre (see map, call the Box Office on 01332 255 800 or visit www.derbylive.co.uk for more details).
The most convenient car park is Westfield Basement accessed from Traffic Street, however spaces are limited, so we advise you to leave plenty of time for finding a space at one of the many other car parks around the city centre (see map, call the Box Office on 01332 255 800 or visit www.derbylive.co.uk or www.westfieldderby.co.uk for more details).
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We believe that theatre-going should be accessible to all, so our facilities include:
Most public areas of the Assembly Rooms, Guildhall Theatre and Derby Theatre are accessible. Wheelchair spaces are available in all theatres, please let the Box Office know when you book so we can allocate your seat accordingly. WC
Disabled people’s toilets.
All areas except the balconies are accessible via lifts
Assistance dogs are welcome at all venues. Please let the Box Office know when you book or at least 24 hours in advance.
An infra-red sound system is available in the Assembly Rooms Great Hall & Darwin Suite, the Guildhall Theatre and Derby Theatre. Please let the Box Office know when you book, as the system only works in certain areas, so we need to make sure your seat is in the right area. Headsets and hearing aid attachments are available for your free use, just ask the Duty Manager.
Throughout the season we offer a number of British sign language (BSL) interpreted performances, look out for the symbol throughout the brochure and in the diary. Please let the Box Office know where you would like to sit: directly in front of the signer or on the opposite side, looking across the stage/action. Thanks to our sign interpreters: Sarah Gatford-Ball and Jill Newlands (The Snow Queen).
Throughout the season we offer a number of audio described performances for blind and partially sighted people. Free touch tours take place around an hour before the performance, with the chance to look closely at the set and costumes and often with a chance to meet some of the actors! Please let the Box Office know if you want to attend the touch tour, tickets are free. Look out for the audio description symbol throughout the brochure and in the diary. Thanks to our audio describers: Stef Bell, Naomi Wilds and Louisa Sanfrey. Captioning is available for selected performances (see diary or call Box Office as more are due to be announced). Words appear on screens either side of the stage at the same time as they are spoken – ideal for those who are deaf, hard of hearing or if you’d just like to read along.
This brochure is available in large print, braille and audiotape. To request another format or for a full access guide, contact us:
Derby LIVE Box Office Telephone 01332 255 800 Typetalk 18001 01332 255 800 Email boxoffice@derby.gov.uk
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HOW TO BOOK
Derby LIVE Box Office is open Mon - Sat, 10am - 8pm* Open 1 hour before the show on Sundays & Bank Holidays.
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01332 255 800 CLICK
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Book online 24hrs a day.
Market Place, Derby DE1 3AH
boxoffice@derby.gov.uk
Theatre Walk, Westfield, Derby DE1 2NF
www.derbylive.co.uk Email us with your query or booking.
CONCESSIONS Concessions are available to under 16s, over 60s, registered unemployed, registered disabled people, and full time students. Proof may be required. GROUPS Are you a social secretary for a club or special interest group or the office outings organiser, looking for the next project? We offer discounts for groups of 10+ on many of our shows. Register your details with our dedicated Group Booking line on 01332 255 413 to receive regular information on our group booking activities. GIFT VOUCHERS You can buy or use Derby LIVE Gift Vouchers and National Theatre Tokens at Derby LIVE Box Office. Why not treat someone special - give the gift of theatre!
Assembly Rooms Box Office Derby Theatre Box Office* *Derby Theatre Box Office closes at 6pm when there is no evening performance
PAYMENT We accept cash, cheques (payable to Derby City Council), debit and credit cards (credit cards incur a £1 booking fee). We can post your tickets to you for 50p, time permitting. RESERVATIONS We can reserve tickets for you for 48 hours. REFUNDS, RESALES & EXCHANGES Tickets are not refundable unless in the event of a cancelled show. Tickets can be exchanged only for another performance of the same production for a fee of £1. We can, at our discretion, attempt to resell your tickets for you, however available tickets will take priority before returns are offered for sale.
THE SMALL PRINT • As part of our audience development programme we reserve the right to introduce and withdraw ticket discounts and special offers at any time. Special offers and concessions cannot be used together. • CONDITIONS OF SALE can be found on the back of your tickets. • DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998 FAIR PROCESSING NOTICE All personal information provided will be held electronically and treated in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. It will only be used to provide you with tickets or information on your chosen shows or events. We will only share your details with similar organisations outside Derby City Council for the promotion of events or entertainment, and we will only add you to our marketing list to receive information on future events or entertainment if we have your verbal or written consent. You can withdraw this at any time. Please contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer at the Council House for further details on the information we hold or on the Data Protection Act 1998.
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KEEPING UP TO DATE Join our mailing list and we promise to keep you up to date with the latest news from Derby LIVE. We can send you brochures, and regular email updates - we’ll even send you exclusive special offers from time to time. To sign up or update your details call box office on 01332 255800 or join online at www.derbylive.co.uk
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CONTACT US We’d love to hear from you whether it’s to tell us about your experience at Derby LIVE (good or bad!), what you thought of a show or if you have an idea or suggestion about something we could improve at Derby LIVE.
Mail:
Derby LIVE Assembly Rooms Market Place Derby DE1 3AH
Email:
derbylive@derby.gov.uk
Phone:
01332 255 800
www.derbylive.co.uk Our website is packed full of information about all things Derby LIVE. There are even more images and videos to accompany show information and help you make your choice. Take a look now - and don’t forget you can book online too!
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DIARY
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BSL Signed performance
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Assembly Rooms
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Audio described performance
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DECEMBER Sat 12 T Cinderella 1.30pm T Cinderella 5.30pm T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Snow Queen 2.30pm T The Snow Queen 7.30pm Sun 13 T Cinderella 1.30pm T Cinderella 5.30pm Mon 14 T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Christmas Quangle Wangle Tue 15 T Cinderella 10.15am T Cinderella 2pm BSL T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Snow Queen 7.30pm Wed 16 T Cinderella 10.15am T Cinderella 2pm T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Snow Queen 2.30pm AD T The Snow Queen 7.30pm Thu 17 T Cinderella 10.15am T Cinderella 2pm T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Snow Queen 2.30pm T The Snow Queen 7.30pm BSL Fri 18 T Cinderella 10.15am T Cinderella 7pm T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Snow Queen 7.30pm Sat 19 T Cinderella 1.30pm T Cinderella 5.30pm BSL T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Snow Queen 2.30pm T The Snow Queen 7.30pm AD Sun 20 T Cinderella 1.30pm T Cinderella 5.30pm Mon 21 T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Christmas Quangle Wangle Tue 22 T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T Cinderella 2pm T Cinderella 7pm T The Snow Queen 2.30pm T The Snow Queen 7.30pm
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Wed 23 T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T Cinderella 2pm T Cinderella 7pm T The Snow Queen 2.30pm T The Snow Queen 7.30pm Thu 24 T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T The Christmas Quangle Wangle T Cinderella 1.30pm T Cinderella 5.30pm T The Snow Queen 2.30pm Sat 26 T Cinderella 1.30pm T Cinderella 5.30pm T The Snow Queen 2.30pm T The Snow Queen 7.30pm Sun 27 T Cinderella 1.30pm T Cinderella 5.30pm Mon 28 T Cinderella 2pm T Cinderella 7pm Tue 29 T Cinderella 2pm BSL T Cinderella 7pm T The Snow Queen 2.30pm T The Snow Queen 7.30pm Wed 30 T Cinderella 2pm T Cinderella 7pm T The Snow Queen 2.30pm T The Snow Queen 7.30pm Thu 31 T Cinderella 1.30pm T Cinderella 5.30pm T The Snow Queen 2.30pm
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JANUARY Sat 2 T Cinderella 1.30pm AD T Cinderella 5.30pm T The Snow Queen 2.30pm BSL T The Snow Queen 7.30pm Sun 3 T Cinderella 1.30pm T Cinderella 5.30pm Tue 5 T Cinderella 2pm T Cinderella 7pm AD T The Snow Queen 7.30pm Wed 6 T Cinderella 10.15am T Cinderella 2pm Dick Whittington 7.15pm T The Snow Queen 2.30pm T The Snow Queen 7.30pm Thu 7 T Cinderella 10.15am T Cinderella 2pm T The Snow Queen 2.30pm Dick Whittington 7.15pm T The Snow Queen 7.30pm
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FEBRUARY Mon 1 Tue 2 Wed 3 Thu 4 Fri 5
T Men of The World 7.30pm T Men of The World 7.30pm T Men of The World 2.30pm T Men of The World 7.30pm BSL E CAMRA 9th Winter Beer Festival 6pm T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm P C One Man Lord of The Rings 7.30pm M Bootleg Sixties 7.30pm E CAMRA 9th Winter Beer Festival 11am M Ocean Colour Scene 7pm M Pluck: The Titanic Show 7.30pm T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm P
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Sat 6 E CAMRA 9th Winter Beer Festival 11am DS p26 V Musicals in Motion 7.30pm DT p27 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm P GH p24 Sun 7 E Christine Walkden 3pm DT p27 Mon 8 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm P GH p24 Tue 9 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm PN GH p24 Wed 10 F Peppa Pig’s Party 1pm DT p28 F Peppa Pig’s Party 4pm DT p28 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 Thu 11 F Peppa Pig’s Party 10am DT p28 F Peppa Pig’s Party 1pm DT p28 V Hairy Biker’s Big Night Out 7.30pm D AR p28 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 C Jo Caulfield Won’t Shut Up! 8pm DS p28 Fri 12 V The Moscow State Circus: LEGENDA 8pm D AR p29 M Limehouse Lizzy 8pm DS p30 T Lotty’s War 7.30pm DT p30 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 Sat 13 The Moscow State Circus: LEGENDA 2pm AR p29 T Lotty’s War 2.30pm DT p30 T Lotty’s War 7.30pm DT p30 T A Pair of Pinters 2.30pm GH p24 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 The Moscow State Circus: LEGENDA 8pm D AR p29 Sun 14 The Moscow State Circus: LEGENDA 2pm AR p29 The Moscow State Circus: LEGENDA 5pm AR p29 Mon 15 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 Tue 16 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 Wed 17 T A Pair of Pinters 2.30pm GH p24 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 T Ivor Novello’s Glamorous Night 7.30pm DT p31 Thu 18 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 T Ivor Novello’s Glamorous Night 7.30pm DT p31 C Dave Gorman 8pm D AR p32 Fri 19 M Those You Have Loved 7.30pm DT p31 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 V An Audience with Sally Morgan 7.30pm D AR p32 M Abram Wilson’s Quartet 8pm DS p32 Sat 20 M The Singing Kettle 2pm BSL AR p33 M Evolution 2pm DS p33 M Ivor Novello’s Glamorous Night 2.30pm DT p31 M Ivor Novello’s Glamorous Night 7.30pm DT p31 T A Pair of Pinters 2.30pm BSL GH p24 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 Sun 21 E The Derbyshire Ultimate Wedding Show 11am AR p34 Mon 22 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 M Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 7.30pm D AR p34 T A Clockwork Orange 7.45pm DTS p34 Tue 23 V Flying High 2010 7.15pm DT p35 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm GH p24 Wed 24 T A Pair of Pinters Education Day Workshop 10am GH p24 T A Pair of Pinters 1.30pm GH p24 T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm AD GH p24 V Flying High 2010 7.15pm DT p35 Thu 25 V Roll Out The Barrel 2.30pm AR p35 V Flying High 2010 7.15pm DT p35 V A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm PSD BSL GH p24 T Piano/Forte 7.45pm DT p34
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FEBRUARY continued... Fri 26 V Flying High 2010 7.15pm T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm M Beth Nielsen Chapman 8pm D T Different Perspectives 8pm E Open Mic Session following Different Perspectives at 8pm Sat 27 V Flying High 2010 1.30pm V Flying High 2010 6pm T A Pair of Pinters 2.30pm AD T A Pair of Pinters 7.30pm T The Seven Ages of Man 7pm C John Bishop 8pm Sun 28 T Over The Rainbow 7.30pm D
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MARCH Tue 2 T Pride and Prejudice 7.30pm M Nick Harper 8pm Wed 3 M Audio Lens 7pm T Pride and Prejudice 7.30pm Thu 4 T Pride and Prejudice 7.30pm Fri 5 T Pride and Prejudice 7.30pm T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm P Sat 6 T Pride and Prejudice 7.30pm T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm P M Feast of Folk 7.30pm D Sun 7 M Chumbawamba and O’Hooley & Tidow 8pm Mon 8 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm P Tue 9 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm PN Wed 10 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm T Fame Forever Reunion and Rebirth 7.30pm M Steve Howe Trio 8pm Thu 11 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm T Fame Forever Reunion and Rebirth 7.30pm C Laura Solon 8pm Fri 12 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm T Fame Forever Reunion and Rebirth 7.30pm Sat 13 T Women on The Verge of HRT 2.30pm T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm T Fame Forever Reunion and Rebirth 7.30pm M The Johnny Cash Story 7.30pm Sun 14 D Dance in Time: Spring Ball 7pm Mon 15 C Jimmy Carr 8pm D Tue 16 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm T The Sorcerer 7.30pm M Bootleg Beatles 8pm D Wed 17 T Women on The Verge of HRT 2.30pm T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm M The Sorcerer 7.30pm Thu 18 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm M The Sorcerer 7.30pm M Syd Lawrence Orchestra 7.30pm D Fri 19 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm M The Sorcerer 7.30pm M Todd Gordon and Anita Wardell 8pm Sat 20 M The Sorcerer 2.30pm M The Sorcerer 7.30pm T Women on The Verge of HRT 2.30pm BSL T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm
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Mon 22 M Jethro Tull 7.30pm D AR p46 Tue 23 V West End Hits and Broadway Glitz 7.30pm GH p46 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm DT p41 E The Charley Boorman Show 7.30pm D AR p47 Wed 24 T Women on The Verge of HRT 2.30pm DT p41 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm AD DT p41 V West End Hits and Broadway Glitz 7.30pm GH p46 M Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 7.30pm D AR p47 C Chris Addison 8pm DS p47 Thu 25 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm PSD BSL DT p41 V West End Hits and Broadway Glitz 7.30pm GH p46 C Lee Mack 8pm D AR p48 M Sierra Maestra 9pm DS p48 Fri 26 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm DT p41 M Essence of Ireland 7.30pm D AR p49 V West End Hits and Broadway Glitz 7.30pm GH p46 M U2 UK 8pm DS p49 Sat 27 T Women on The Verge of HRT 2.30pm AD DT p41 T Women on The Verge of HRT 7.30pm DT p41 V West End Hits and Broadway Glitz 1pm GH p46 V West End Hits and Broadway Glitz 5pm GH p46 D Dream 7pm AR p50 M Richard Durrant 7.30pm DS p50 Sun 28 T No Time for Chaa! 2.30pm GH p51 Mon 29 T Handful of Henna 7.30pm GH p51
APRIL Thu 1 C Dan Atkinson 8pm Fri 2 T Alice in Wonderland 2pm T Alice in Wonderland 6pm M N-Dubz doors 6.30pm Sat 3 T Alice in Wonderland 2pm T Alice in Wonderland 6pm M The Rat Pack is Back! 7.30pm D Wed 7 M Ivan Buckberry 3pm T A Lady with A Lamp 7.30pm PN M Joan Armatrading 8pm D Thu 8 T A Lady with A Lamp 7.30pm BSL C Rhod Gilbert 8pm D Fri 9 F An Audience with The Chuckle Brothers 2pm F An Audience with The Chuckle Brothers 5pm BSL T A Lady with A Lamp 7.30pm Sat 10 E Con-quest RPG Convention 10am T A Lady with A Lamp 2.30pm T A Lady with A Lamp 7.30pm AD M Rocket Man 7.30pm Sun 11 V That’ll Be The Day 7.30pm D Mon 12 T Defending The Caveman 7.30pm Tue 13 T Defending The Caveman 7.30pm F Snow White on Ice 7.30pm D T Meeting Joe Strummer 7.30pm Wed 14 F Snow White on Ice 2.30pm F Snow White on Ice 7.30pm D T Meeting Joe Strummer 7.30pm Thu 15 F Snow White on Ice 7.30pm D Fri 16 F Snow White on Ice 7.30pm D D Bahok 7.30pm C Pappy’s 8pm
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P91 Sat 17 M Evolution 2pm F Snow White on Ice 2.30pm F Snow White on Ice 7.30pm D D Bahok 7.30pm M Tribute to Cliff and The Shadows 7.30pm Sun 18 F Snow White on Ice 2.30pm V Divalicious 7.30pm Mon 19 T The Graduate 7.30pm Tue 20 T Raspberry 7.30pm T The Graduate 7.30pm Wed 21 M Sinfonia ViVA 7.30pm T The Graduate 2.30pm T The Graduate 7.30pm BSL Thu 22 E Stephen Venables 7.30pm In The Flesh: The Pink Floyd Show 7.30pm D Fri 23 E St George’s Day Celebrations 7.30pm D T Journey’s End 7.30pm M Omar Puente Quintet 8pm Sat 24 D Heart and Sole 2pm D Heart and Sole 7pm T Journey’s End 2pm T Journey’s End 7.30pm M PBS6 8pm Sun 25 M The Tiger Lillies 8pm Mon 26 C Dara O’Briain 8pm D Tue 27 E Most Haunted Live on Stage 7.30pm D Thu 29 M Peter Hook 8pm T Popstar! The Musical 8pm Fri 30 Popstar! The Musical 8pm
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MAY Sat 1 Popstar! The Musical 5pm Popstar! The Musical 8pm Thu 6 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm P Fri 7 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm P Sat 8 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm P Mon 10 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm P Tue 11 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm PN Wed 12 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm Thu 13 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm Fri 14 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm Sat 15 T Broken Hearted 2.30pm T Broken Hearted 7.30pm Tue 18 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm Wed 19 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm Thu 20 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm Fri 21 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm Sat 22 T Broken Hearted 2.30pm BSL T Broken Hearted 7.30pm Tue 25 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm Wed 26 T Broken Hearted 2.30pm T Broken Hearted 7.30pm AD Thu 27 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm PSD BSL Fri 28 T Broken Hearted 7.30pm Sat 29 T Broken Hearted 2.30pm AD T Broken Hearted 7.30pm
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JUNE Mon 7 T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 7.30pm D Tue 8 T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 1.30pm T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 7.30pm D Wed 9 T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 1.30pm T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 7.30pm D Thu 10 T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 1.30pm T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 7.30pm D Fri 11 T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 5pm T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 8pm D Sat 12 T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 2pm T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 5pm T Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 8pm D Wed 23 T Cranford The Musical 7.30pm PN Thu 24 T Cranford The Musical 7.30pm BSL Fri 25 T Cranford The Musical 7.30pm Sat 26 T Cranford The Musical 2.30pm T Cranford The Musical 7.30pm AD
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