APR 10 – JULY 10 10th ANNIVERSARY SEASON ‘ ...strikingly bold, utterly enthralling...’
Dundee Rep Theatre Summer 2010
Captioned perf
BSL interpreted perf
TIME
Audio Des perf
MARCH
SHOW
Mon Mar 29 - Sat 10 Apr
The Elves and the Shoemakers
6
Tues 30
Jo Caulfield
12
8.30pm
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APRIL Mon Mar 29 - Sat 10 Apr
Welcome to the 2010 Summer Season Two strands of our work which have increased in importance over the last few years are work for children and families and musicals, so it’s fitting that our 10th anniversary season culminates with two such pieces. The Elves and the Shoemakers carries on the momentum established with Doctor Korczak’s Example and The Little Mermaid. Mike Kenny’s script is a delightful retelling of the popular fairy story by the brothers Grimm. Featuring some of the Rep’s most experienced actors and a beautiful design I’m really looking forward to bringing my own young children to see the show and I hope that you enjoy it too. Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim is one of the greatest musicals ever written. It combines extraordinary music, a gripping story and amazing characters. I remember being completely blown away when I first saw it in the early 1990s. Sweeney Todd builds on previous musical successes at the Rep such as Cabaret, Gypsy and Sunshine on Leith and I think it marks a fitting way to bring our tenth anniversary to a close. With a cast of 16 and a 9-piece band it’s set to be a major production for us and there is already great interest in the show, so make sure you book early. This is a production I have wanted to direct for years and I’m delighted to be making it here in Dundee.
In and around these two shows created by the Ensemble, we have programmed a diverse range of visiting work which should appeal to most tastes. There’s great visiting drama including Girls’ Night, Mull Theatre with Tom McGrath’s Laurel and Hardy, Lesley Joseph in Hot Flush, the tap musical, Stepping Out and an intriguing new piece looking at the life and work of Ian Dury called Raspberry. We have a range of music including the great Carol Kidd, James Grant of Love and Money fame and Niki King singing Billie Holiday classics, as well as the ever popular Blazin’ Fiddles and contemporary folk groups Daimh and Buille. We also have comedy from Jo Caulfield, Raymond Mearns and Bruce Fummey and dance, in the form of Jaleo who return to the Rep with their passionate blend of flamenco song and guitar. Closer to home, we’re pleased to be presenting work from a number of the Reps performance groups including Dundee Rep’s Women’s Singing Group and Adult Drama Groups, with Dundee Voices, Dundee Stories. I look forward to seeing you at the Rep as Spring turns to Summer.
The Elves and the Shoemakers
Mon 29 Mar Tues 30 Mar - Thurs 1 Apr Fri 2 Sat 3 Tues 6 - Sat 10 BSL interpreted perf: Fri 9 Audio Described perf: Sat 10 Captioned perf: Sat 10 Fri 2 James Grant Sat 3 Raymond Mearns Fri 9 Gilded Balloon - Comedy Circuit Tues 13 & Wed 14 Raspberry Thurs 15 - Sat 17 Hot Flush Thurs 15 Jazz Tues 20 & Wed 21 Laurel & Hardy Thurs 22 - Sat 24 Defending the Caveman Tues 27 - Sat 1 May Stepping Out Thurs 29 Sat 1 May
6pm 10am & 1.30pm 10am & 6pm 11am & 6pm 2pm & 6pm 6pm 2pm & 6pm 2pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 10.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 10pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm
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15 12 13 14 7 18 7 8 8
MAY Fri 7
Blazin’ Fiddles
7.30pm
15
Thurs 13 Wed 19 May - Sat 12 June
Jazz Sweeney Todd
10pm 7.30pm
18 10
Thurs 27 may , 3 & 10 June Sats 29 may, 5 & 12 June BSL interpreted perf: Wed 9 June Audio Described perf: Thurs 3 June Touch Tour Thurs 3 Audio Described perf: Sat 5 June Touch Tour Sat 5 June Captioned perf: Sat 12 June
2.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 6.30pm 2.30pm 1.30pm 2.30pm
JUNE Fri 4 Wed 19 May - Sat 12 June Wed 16 Thurs 17 Thurs 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sat 19
Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit 10.30pm Sweeney Todd Morecambe 7.30pm Jaleo Flamenco 7.30pm Jazz 10pm Daimh and Buille 7.30pm Carol Kidd 7.30pm Bruce Fummey 10.30pm
Tues 22 - Thurs 24 Girls’ Night Fri 25 Sat 26
13 10 9 16 18 15 16 13
7.30pm 6pm & 9pm 5pm & 8pm
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JULY
James Brining, Artistic Director.
Sat 3
Pinocchio
11am & 3pm
17
Fri 9 & 10 Wed 14
Dundee Voices, Dundee Stories Billie Holiday Songbook
7.30pm 8pm
24 14
Fri 23 & Sat 24
Decky Does a Bronco
18
Return to the Forbidden Planet
7.30pm
17
AUGUST Dundee Rep Theatre comprises Dundee Rep Ensemble, Scottish Dance Theatre and Rep Creative Learning.
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Wed 18 - Sat 21
Concessions available: Senior Citizen, Students, Disabled & Carer, Registered Unemployed (Include Child & Working Tax Credit) 18 to 26 years olds, Children, Standby at half full price available half an hour before the performance. Concessions not offered for every ticket price, are subject to availability and are limited in number. Proof of concession is required.
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‘It’s Sex and the City with HRT and funny songs’ GLASGOW HERALD
Starring Lesley Joseph (Birds of A Feather) Hilary O'Neil, Anne Smith, Ruth Keeling and Matt Slack. Meet Myra, Sylvia, Helen and Jessica in this outrageous musical that's the perfect girls' night out! Share the friendships, secrets, laughs, tears and the ups and downs of four ordinary women - and one man living extraordinary lives.
BY JACOB & WILHELM GRIMM ADAPTED BY MIKE KENNY
Mon 29 March – Sat 10 April Mon 29 March at 6pm. Tues 30 – Thurs 1 April at 10am & 1.30pm. Fri 2 April at 10am & 6pm. Sat 3 April at 11am & 6pm. Tues 6 – Sat 10 April at 2pm & 6pm. BSL interpreted perf: Fri 9 at 6pm. Audio Described perf: Sat 10 at 2pm & 6pm. Captioned perf: Sat 10 at 2pm.
Dundee Rep presents the Grimm Brothers’ classic tale, The Elves and the Shoemakers. This popular story is brought to life by Mike Kenny, one of the UK’s leading writers for children and young people and members of our award-winning Ensemble. Directed by Jemima Levick, the Rep’s Associate Director, this wellknown fairytale has magic, songs and puppets which will delight audiences of all ages. Suitable for everyone aged 4 and above. Our resident elves will be running Fun Art workshops in the bar and restaurant area after each matinee performance during the Easter holidays. Just turn up on the day.
The Elves and the Shoemakers Meal Deal: One full price ticket and a two course meal in the Award-Winning Rep Theatre Restaurant:
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Tickets: Mon 29 March, all tickets £5, Tues 30 March – Sat 10 April, Full price £10, Child / Concessions £5 Standby: 10 tickets at half price half an hour before performances – subject to availability (applies to full price tickets only & excludes previews). Please go to page 22 for information on tours.
Thurs 15 – Sat 17 April at 7.30pm
THURS
FRI & SAT
Full Price
£19
£22
SnrCitz/Dis/ unemployed
£17
£22
Young Persons (18-26) / Students, Equity
£16
£22
Friends
£16
£22
*Not suitable for children.
A Mull Theatre production
Tues 20 & Wed 21 April at 7.30pm Two instantly recognisable characters: Stan's crying face and his explosive hair...Ollie's long-suffering camera look and his tie-twiddle ...and, of course, the iconic bowler hats. Laurel & Hardy lifts the bowler hats of two charming and witty men to take a look at their lives and loves and offers a fascinating insight into their off-screen relationship and personal heartaches. With some of their finest comedy routines, musical numbers, dance and slapstick, the charm and wit of Stan and Ollie are reborn in this warm and affectionate look at the most successful and prolific comedy team in screen history. Tom McGrath, one of Scotland's foremost playwrights, died in 2009. This production is a tribute to Tom and a celebration of life, love and friendship. Tickets: Full Price £14, Snrcitz/Dis/ Unemployed £12, Young Persons (18-26)/ Students/Equity £9, Friends £10. *Not suitable for Children THE REP
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Theatre Tours International ‘ Feather Presents
Thurs 22 – Sat 24 April at 7.30pm 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! Starring much-loved actor, comedian and TV personality Mark Little – aka Neighbours’ legendary Joe Mangel THURS
FRI & SAT
Full Price
£16
£16
SnrCitz/Dis/unemployed
£12
£16
Young Persons (18-26) /Students, Equity
£12
£14
Friends
£11
£16
by Tim Whitnall, Directed by Guy Masterson, starring Bob Golding.
‘Absolutely Brilliant! Should be seen by anyone who wants to understand the opposite sex’ JOHN GRAY, AUTHOR OF MEN
Wed 16 June at 7.30pm
ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS
Direct from the West End, Bob Golding’s extraordinary portrayal commemorates the 25th anniversary of Eric Morecambe’s untimely final curtain, celebrating the wonderful life of Britain’s best loved comic. A moving portrait of an affectionate lad with funny bones, a born entertainer... The tall one with glasses. Featuring the multi-talented Bob Golding - who could have been born to play Eric – Morecambe is a must-see for all fans of classic British comedy.
‘Golding's Is A Tour-De-Force Tribute To Eric Morecambe. VVVVV’
*Not suitable for children. Watch a preview clip online! www.defendingthecaveman.co.uk
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Tickets: Full Price £14, SnrCitz/Dis/Unemployed £12, Young Persons (18-26)/Students/Equity £12, Friends £10, Child/Schools £10.
Tues 22 – Sat 26 June 7.30pm Tues - Thursday / 6pm & 9pm Fri / 5pm & 8pm Sat Girls Night returns with a fabulous UK cast after a triumphant sell out run Off-Broadway. Grab your girlfriends, your sisters and workmates and prepare to laugh, cry and dance in the aisles like never before! This thoughtful and funny musical comedy follows five friends as they relive their past on a hilarious karaoke night out. Packed with every girlie anthem you can think of it’s an unforgettable night of entertainment!
Tues 27 April – Sat 1 May at 7.30pm Matinees: Thurs 29 and Sat 1 at 2.30pm Starring Brian Capron, known to millions for his awardwinning portrayal of the sinister Richard Hillman in Coronation Street and Anita Harris, one of the brightest singing sensations of the ‘60s who famously set pulses racing as Nurse Clarke in Carry On Doctor. In a dusty church hall, ex-professional dancer Mavis Turner holds her weekly tap class. Every Thursday, in stumbles her well-intentioned but not overly talented troupe – the awkward but hugely enthusiastic Lynne, snooty Vera, streetwise Maxine and the rest of the group – all brought together to dance as if no one is watching, and hopefully no-one ever will! That’s until they’re invited to perform at a charity gala. As disbelief is replaced by sheer terror, can this bunch of amateurs pull together and put on the performance of a lifetime?
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Starring Brian Capron & Anita Harris
Full Price
TUES
WED & THURS
£14
£17
FRI & SAT EVE MATINEES
£19
TUES- FRI 9PM THURS SAT 8PM
£20
FRI 6PM
SAT 5PM
£15
£16
£15
Full Price
£17
£14
SnrCitz/Dis/ unemployed
£14
£12
SnrCitz/Dis/ unemployed
Young Persons (18-26) / Students, Child, Equity
£8
£8
Young Persons £10 (18-26) / Students, Equity
£8
Friends
£12
£12
Friends
£10
£13
£11
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SWEENEY TODD Wed 19 May - Sat 12 June at 7.30pm ‘A staggering theatre spectacle...’ DAILY NEWS
THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET BY STEPHEN SONDHEIIM HUGH WHEELER ADAPTED BY CHRISTOPHER BOND BOOK BY
Don’t miss this extraordinary tale of revenge and obsession in Stephen Sondheim’s musical about the world’s most infamous barber, Sweeney Todd. Returning to the greedy streets of London after being wrongly exiled, Sweeney is gripped by revenge, blinded by rage and desperate for the throat of Judge Turpin who ravaged his wife after unjustly sending him away. With the amorous pie-shop owner Mrs Lovett whispering in his ear, Sweeney embarks upon a murderous campaign to right the
wrongs he has endured, re-opening his Fleet Street barber shop and slitting the throats of his customers before they are turned into London’s tastiest pies.
unashamedly macabre lyrics and the murderous tale itself driven by love, retribution, obsession and lust means you can’t afford to miss this show.
This large-scale musical is the latest and most ambitious yet served up by award-winning Dundee Rep Ensemble. The power of Sondheim’s music, played live by a nine-piece band, his glitteringly witty and
Dundee Rep Ensemble’s previous musical successes include Sunshine on Leith, Gypsy, Flora the Red Menace and Cabaret.
PREVIEWS 19, 20, 21 & 22
TUES - THURS
FRI - SAT
MATINEES 27, 29, 3, 5, 10, 12 + MONS 24 & 7
Full Price £12
£18
£23/£21
£14
SnrCitz/Dis/unemployed £12
£14
£23/£21
£10
Friends £12
£13
£16
£10
Young Persons £12 (under 26) /Students
£10
£14
£8
School groups
£8
£8
£5
*Standby: 10 tickets at half price half an hour before the performance: subject to availability, applies to full price tickets only and excludes previews and premium price seats. For Talk back and Behind the Scenes performances please see page 22. For access performances please see diary on page 5. *Meal and theatre ticket deals available - ask when booking.
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“Jo Caulfield Won’t Shut Up!” Tues 30 March at 8.30pm 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.
Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit: Summer Season ‘10 Fri 9 April & Fri 4 June With its excellent reputation for top-notch comedy, the Gilded Balloon is bringing a selection of top comedy talent out on the road for a whistle-stop tour of Scotland! Check out some of the sharpest stand-ups Dundee Rep has ever seen and some up-and-coming comedians on the Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit. The fabulous mix of established acts and up-and-coming stars, mean that Dundee Rep Comedy promises something for everyone!
Tickets: Full Price £15, Concessions £13.
Tickets: Full Price £14, Snrcitz/Dis/Unemployed £12, Friends £10, Young Persons (18-26) /Students £10. April date performed in the round
Performed in the round. *Not suitable for children
*Not suitable for children
This show is part of Dundee Women’s Festival 2010.
Raymond Mearns, Easy, Sleazy ‘n’ a Wee Bit Cheesy
Bruce Fummey - A Funny thing Happened on the way to the Scottish Parliament
Sat 3 April at 8.30pm
Bruce Fummey has become renowned for inspiring stirring patriotism and hilarious laughter at the same time. Each year’s tour has left audiences reeling with laughter and jigging to a new look at our national psyche: About Tam O’Shanter, About the Jacobites and About Robert the Bruce have included five star reviews and sell out runs at the Edinburgh Festival.
One of the best-loved acts on the stand-up scene delivers comedy straight from the soul! Raymond’s appetite for performing is rivalled only by his appetite for hot pies. Since starting his career Raymond has gobbled up the gigs, including a highly successful tour of the Scottish Highlands, playing to every type of crowd in every type of venue. The result is that he is now one of the most adaptable of all comedians, as quick with his brain as he is with his tongue and ready to dish out a belly-full of laughs to hungry audiences everywhere.
Sat 19 June at 10.30pm This year dips into the ancient Picts, Mary Queen of Scots, Robert Burns, how we changed the world, independence and those naughty English. All of this wrapped in some national stereotypes and a bit of wha’s like us, all deep fried in batter. Tickets: Full Price £12, Concessions £10. *Not suitable for children
‘The man is a genuine improvisational genuis’ FRANKIE BOYLE Tickets: Full Price £14, SnrCitz/Dis/Unemployed £12, Young Persons (18-26)/Students/Equity £10, Friends £10. Performed in the round. *Not suitable for children
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James Grant
A co-production beween Fittings Multimedia Arts, Sounds of Progress and the Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Raspberry By Garry Robson & Leigh Stirling Directed by Gordon Dougall
Fri 2 April at 8.30pm Widely regarded as one of the finest singer-songwriters and performers around, ex Love And Money frontman James Grant plays material from all his critically acclaimed solo albums and a smattering of old favourites in a solo acoustic setting. This is a show not to be missed, raw, heart-rending and uplifting.
Tues 13 & Wed 14 April at 7.30pm 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.
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 times of Ian Dury.
Leigh Stirling and directed by Gordon Dougall, Raspberry was produced in its first incarnation by SOP and Oran Mor in collaboration with Fittings.
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.
Raspberry is a juicily gothic piece of music theatre that muses on the idea of perfection and perfectability. Oi Oi!
Tickets: Full Price £14, SnrCitz/ Dis/Unemployed £12, Young Persons/Students/Equity £9, Friends £10.
Written by the award winning playwright, actor and director Garry Robson with music by
*Recommended 14+ (some swearing)
Billie Holiday Songbook Wed 14 July at 7.30pm Top jazz vocalist Niki King is set to honour Billie Holiday following the 50th anniversary of her death. Holiday had a deeply troubled life and died of cirrhosis, aged just 44, in 1959. But she was credited with changing jazz and pop singing forever, thanks to her individual approach to wording and tempo. Now King – a former Perrier Jazz Vocalist of the Year – celebrates the artist’s early work with her Billie Holiday Songbook concerts. Featuring many of Holiday’s self-penned songs, such as Don’t Explain and God Bless the Child, as well as ones written especially for her, such as Lover Man, and songs she famously made her own, including My Man and There Is No Greater Love. Tickets: Full Price £16, SnrCitz/Dis/Unemployed £13 Young Persons/Students/Equity £8, Friends £12, Child/School £8.
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‘A deftly turned thing of grace’ MOJO ‘Lyrics good enough to be read as poetry’ UNCUT ‘Scottish Album Of The Year 2009’ SUNDAY MAIL Tickets: Full price £14, Child/Concessions £12 Performed in the round
Blazin’ Fiddles Fri 7 May at 7.30pm Blazin’ Fiddles from remote village halls to the Royal Albert ‘Village’ Hall, Blazin’ Fiddles has delighted audiences with their fiddle music and tales. Drawing the distinct flavour of fiddle music from various regions of the Highlands and islands, from solo to ensemble sets, they all come together in a fiery blend that raises the roof. Tickets £14
Daimh and Buille Fri 18 June at 7.30pm
Irish super-band Buille (pronounced Bwulla) and festival favourites Daimh (pronounced Dive) unite in a tour which sees a cultural meeting of Celtic music from Scotland, Ireland and Canada. The tour is a natural extension of an already existing history of collaboration between the two bands which has seen Daimh band member Ross Martin join an extended line up Buille several times and has resulted in two original Buille compositions appearing on the new album by Daimh. Daimh and Buille have created a unique live experience which brings two of the most respected big bands of Celtic music together on one stage for the first time. Tickets: £12 THE REP
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Carol Kidd
Indefinite Articles present
Renowned for her impeccable phrasing and distinctive delivery, Carol Kidd has an innate ability to breathe fresh life into jazz standards.
Sat 3 July at 11am and 3pm
Sat 19 June at 7.30pm
Her peerless voice swoops and soars around the Great American Songbook and her pick of popular tunes, whether caressing ballads with wistful romance, or swinging a standard like she’s the life and soul of the party.
Pinocchio
Geppetto uses the objects of a carpenter’s workshop to tell the tale of the puppet that wants to be a real boy, and the puppet-maker who wants to be a real father.
Carol is joined by a top flight quartet including her long-time guitarist Nigel Clark with whom she has just recorded a new album for Linn Records.
Puppetry, shadows, illusion and especially composed music combine to create a show with something for all ages; it’s inventive, visually and verbally witty with a big heart. Pinocchio is carved on stage, brushes become a fox and the shadow of two saws transforms into a giant shark. An element of improvisation makes each performance unique to its audience.
‘Carol Kidd is the best kept secret of British jazz’ FRANK SINATRA ‘Her control is thrilling....she is world class’ DAME CLEO LAINE
Award winning Indefinite Articles are at the forefront of the new wave of British puppetry and its members have worked with the RSC Improbable Theatre and the Mighty Boosh.
Tickets: Full Price £16, Concessions £14.
‘Truly magical…captivating… hauntingly real’ THE SCOTSMAN
*Not suitable for children
Tickets: Full price £8, Concessions £7, Children £5 *Recommended age 4 +
Jaleo
Thurs 17 June at 7.30pm Jaleo are back with a compelling new insight into their flamboyant and magical flamenco world of Andalusian dance, song and guitar. Fusing the essential elements of flamenco with their own inimitable and charismatic brand of Spanish passion and emotion, Jaleo unleash the raw energy and sensuous rhythms inherent within flamenco. A potent cocktail of explosive footwork, haunting singing, virtuoso guitar playing and percussive handclapping from southern Spain with some of flamenco’s finest artists. Tickets: Full price £16, SnrCitz/Dis/ Unemployed £13, Young Persons/Students/ Equity £9, Friends £11,Child/School £8
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, We have lift off! Back to Back presents
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Wed 18 - Sat 21 August at 7.30pm After sell-out productions of ‘The Boyfriend’ and ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Dundee Schools Music Theatre's senior group returns with this rock'n'roll musical. The Starship Albatross takes off for a routine survey flight under the command of Captain Tempest. Aboard is the new female Science Officer and crew including hopeless romantic Cookie who are led by the Bosun and the Navigation Officers. As the ship blasts through space, it hits a storm of asteroids, the Science Officer flees taking the only emergency craft. Meanwhile the Albatross is being pulled towards the Planet D'Illyria... which is not marked on their charts! The adventure now begins..... Featuring songs such as 'Good Vibrations', 'Shake, Rattle n Roll' and 'Great Balls of Fire' it is sure to have audiences rocking in the aisles! Tickets: £10 / £7 Child/Concessions
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Dundee Rep Ensemble Christmas show 2010
Grid Iron presents
Decky Does a Bronco Written by Douglas Maxwell Directed by Ben Harrison
Mon 29 Nov – Sat 8 Jan
Fri 23 & Sat 24 July ‘To bronco a swing you stand on it, worky up to the bumps, level with the bar, kick the swing over your head and jump beneath it.’ DOUGLAS MAXWELL
A visit to the theatre is as much a part of Christmas as decorating the tree and giving presents, and Dundee Rep’s reputation for producing fantastic magical award-winning Christmas shows is well established. For many families in and around Dundee our Christmas show is an important part of their festivities.
It’s summer and school’s out. Five lads act out their dreams and fears in their local playground in Scotland. Their game, known as ‘broncoing’, is fast and dangerous. Broncoing is a sign of manhood – which Decky and his friends all impatiently await. Little do they know how suddenly and abruptly it will be forced upon them this summer…
We are pleased to announce that booking is now open for our spectacular 2010 Christmas production. Early booking discounts apply so book your tickets now!
This Scotsman Fringe First and Stage Award winning show is a theatrical event unlike any other. Eight actors – all trained acrobats play out this powerful and vivid tale of childhood innocence and the perilous passage into adulthood.
Call 01382 223530 or visit www.dundeerep.co.uk
Multi-award winning Scottish company Grid Iron return to Dundee with this boisterous outdoor production.
‘A precious piece of theatre that captures all the fragility of childhood’. THE GUARDIAN ‘Theatre that effortlessly breathes straight from the heart’. THE TIMES Contact Box Office for venue details and prices. *Recommended age 12 +
‘…if it is sheer unadulterated pleasure you want, a great story beautifully told which sends you out full of Christmas spirit, I doubt you will find a better one anywhere.’ VVVVV THE TIMES (ON CHRISTMAS CAROL 2009)
‘A Christmas show of outstanding beauty and power…’ THE SCOTSMAN (ON BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2008)
‘...this is a 100% triumph for everyone involved and first-class entertainment for everyone aged four and over.’ EVENING TELEGRAPH (ON JACK AND THE BEANSTALK 2007)
Contact Box Office for ticket prices.
‘Utterly convincing and utterly brilliant – I’d run away and join Grid Iron tomorrow’. THE IRISH TIMES
Jazz at the Rep Thurs 15 April, 13 May and 17 June at 10pm Our fantastic evenings of Jazz are with us again over the next few months, with our resident jazz band, Havana Swing. Our regular gigs featuring Havana Swings talented friends are a real treat. Don’t miss Thursday nights at Dundee Rep. You can book your tickets in advance as well as on the door, they are just £6 and each ticket price includes a drink.
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As part of Dundee Rep Ensemble’s 10th anniversary celebrations,we are presenting:
‘A year at the Rep’ - a discussion about Dundee Rep’s acting apprentice scheme. Tues 1 June 5.30pm - 6.30pm Since Dundee Rep Ensemble was launched in 1999, 25 apprentices have spent a year each with the company. Supported by the Robertson Trust since the start of the scheme, this group of talented young performers have appeared in over 70 productions. Featuring apprentices past and present, this will be a fascinating insight into the challenges and rewards of moving from college into the business. This event is free but must be booked, plus we’re offering tickets for Sweeney Todd for only £8 when you book for this event!
For your chance to win a Dundee Rep membership worth £150, all you have to do it log on to our website at www.dundeerep.co.uk, check out the blog section and write to us telling us about your most memorable visit to Dundee Rep, whether it’s about a show you loved or maybe you were proposed to here – it has happened! Whatever your memory we’d like to know about it. Log on to www.dundeerep.co.uk and check out the blog section. The best entry will win this fantastic membership.
Join us online As much as we like to tell you what’s on stage at the Rep, we also like to tell you what’s going on behind the scenes and hear your thoughts and feedback. So why not become part of our thriving online community? Visit our website to access further information such as blogs, photo galleries, resources and downloads. www.dundeerep.co.uk
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Don’t forget you can also book tickets at:
You can now buy your tickets at 2 city centre locations. The most recent addition to our ticket outlets is Overgate Dundee. The Box Office is inside the shopping centre at the kiosk situated by the escalators outside H&M. Our other ticket outlet is based at Discovery Point, where the Box Office is situated in the entrance foyer. Watch out for special discounts applied to tickets bought in either of these 2 locations.
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Getting more out of your visit to the Rep: At Dundee Rep we don’t just want to show you our brilliant productions, we also want to share with you how it’s all done and give you a chance to ask questions and tell us your thoughts. Here are a few ways that you can take part:
Behind the Scenes
Talkback
This one hour public event happens in the auditorium about an hour before the show and involves members of the Cast and Creative Team talking through the process of putting on the show you’re about to watch. The cost is £2 per ticket bookable at the Box Office.
Taking place in the auditorium just after a performance, the Talkback will give you the opportunity to have your questions answered by the Actors and Director of the show. These events are free.
Sweeney Todd: Wed 9 June.
Aimed at those of you who are in education (Secondary school and above), our Interactive can take place either before or after a performance and provides further insight into the production process from the Cast and Creative Team. It also has an element of participation – you may be asked to join in!
Sweeney Todd: Wed 9 June.
Interactive
Other resources If you are a School, College, University or other group, our Creative Learning department offers a range of resources that will support your visit to the Rep. Most of our Ensemble productions will have an Education Pack available to download from the website and a programme of workshops that explore the themes of the show. Please contact our Creative Learning department on 01382 342660 for more information.
Join in (Tours) Our Creative Learning team will be running fun family tours taking you behind the scenes after each matinee performance during the Easter holidays. Come and see how the magic happens. Suitable for age 8 +. Book through the Box Office.
Donate £1 70,000 people enjoy over 200 performances a year at Dundee Rep Theatre. 23,000 people engage with our Creative Learning department, Youth Theatre teams, Adult Drama groups and Drama Therapy. Dundee Rep is growing everyday and we continue to be passionate about bringing you the best that we can, giving you experiences you won’t forget. Even the smallest donation can make a huge difference to the future of Dundee Rep Theatre. If everyone that bought a ticket donated £1 we could develop what we do best and we could: • Expand our education programme • Build a Workshop Theatre specific for training, skills development, stage productions for children, children’s workshops, new writing and small scale performances
• Increase our technical apprentice training schemes • Increase opportunities for young people in the theatre • Increase the number of Ensemble productions • Increase access to Rep activities throughout Dundee.
Donate just £1 when you purchase your theatre tickets. Ask at Box Office next time you book. Or why not donate direct through our Just Giving page online at – www.justgiving/ dundeereptheatre or visit www.dundeerep.co.uk
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Get involved Perform at the Rep Thurs 6 May at 7pm Shifting the Future An evening of performance to celebrate the skills and talent of young people – how do the young people of today see the world of tomorrow? This years Perform at the Rep event will include a series of short devised performances by the High School of Dundee, St Johns and Morgan Academy. Also performing this year will be Mearns Academy and Portlethen Academy from Aberdeenshire. Tickets £2.50 If you are interested in applying for Playhouse 2011 or Perform at the Rep 2011, please contact Vikki Doig on 01382 342660 or email: vdoig@dundeereptheatre.co.uk
Playhouse Tues 29 June - Thurs 1 July at 6pm Family and Friends Only Original scripts written by award winning playwrights performed by local primary school pupils and directed by their class teachers all on the Rep main stage!
Dundee Voices, Dundee Stories: Authentic Voices from the heart of our city
Get Cultural Diversity
Get Inspired
Thurs 27 May 4.30 - 6pm. Meet in Rep Cafe from 4pm.
Want to dance?
Fri 9 & Sat 10 July
Continuing Professional Development for Primary School Teachers who lead classes in or after school. Use moves from around the world to develop new choreography for and with your pupils.
Performed by members of Dundee Rep’s Participation programme including:
Cost £15: Free to Dundee City schools Teachers and Dundee Dance Partnership.
Dundee Rep Women’s Singing Group, Adult Drama Group, Rep Young Adults. Call Box Office on 01382 223530 for booking and information.
Create in a Week 12 – 17 July 2010 Get creative and make new friends! This exciting programme will involve working with professionals from Dundee Rep Theatre, Scottish Dance Theatre and Dundee Contemporary Arts. You can choose from Theatre, Dance or Film and will then work throughout the week towards a live performance on Dundee Rep’s main stage on the Saturday.
Try out taster classes in different dance techniques to find out what most appeals to you. Visit www.scottishdancetheatre.com for the Taster Dance Timetable then book your place. Tickets £3.50 per class.
Get Dancing
Got2Dance
SDT runs a programme of weekly dance classes. Check out the SDT Class Timetable on our website.
Fri 4 June 6 - 8pm
To book, please call Rep Box Office on 01382 223 530. www.scottishdancetheatre.com
SDT invites Dundee dance groups to Got2Dance, to share your latest dances in SDT’s studio. For 12-16 years. Free. Please contact dhartley@ dundeereptheatre.co.uk to book your group in.
To book call: 01382 342660 Tickets: Free, thanks to funds provided by Cashback for Communities
Balmullo, St Fergus, Whitfield, Charleston, Our Lady’s and Birkhill Primary Schools will come together to perform brand new plays to family and friends. During the past three months, these primary schools have been working on specially commissioned scripts by award winning playwrights with their teachers and a member of the Rep Creative Learning team. Playwrights this year include: Neil Duffield, Dan Jamieson, Tanika Gupta, Nick Wood and Richard Hurford.
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Dundee Rep Theatre is the heart of Dundee’s cultural quarter, and at the heart of the Rep is our award winning restaurant and café-bar.
Access at Dundee Rep: It is very important to Dundee Rep that its visitors get the best possible experience from their trip to the theatre. Dundee Rep aims to make its theatre accessible to everyone and therefore provides the following services: Full Wheelchair access We provide full wheelchair access in all areas of our theatre. This includes a ramp leading up to the Box Office area, a lift to the upstairs bar, disabled toilets both downstairs and in the upstairs bar and wheelchair accessible seating in the auditorium.
Audio Described Performances
Unwind in the Upstairs Café Bar – open all day serving coffee and freshly baked pastries with the morning papers, quick and tasty lunches, a relaxing post-work glass of wine or drinks with friends late into the evening. Meet for lunch and enjoy our popular Lunch Combo – a bowl of home-made soup and a delicious filled roll or toastie for less than a fiver. Enjoy a delicious meal in our restaurant. Freshly cooked dishes to suit all tastes, including daily specials, vegetarian meals and a kids menu. You won’t find a more exciting place to eat in town! Planning a party? We can offer fixed price menus designed to suit your requirements –a birthday, a graduation, girls night out or a work get-together.
For larger groups we can provide buffet meals either in the restaurant or the café bar. Just call us to find out what we can do for you. Gift Vouchers. The ideal gift suggestion Dundee Rep vouchers can be used to pay for a meal, theatre tickets or both! We also offer a fantastic Theatre Meal Deal which combines a full price ticket for any of our Dundee Rep Ensemble productions and a two course meal in our restaurant. Prices vary depending on the performance, so please ask at Box Office for more information. Café Bar Open Mon Sat from 9.30am, Restaurant opens for lunch from 12pm, Evening Meals from 5pm (Tues – Sat).
Tel: 01382 206699 www.dundeerep.co.uk
Audio Described performances allow people who are blind or partially sighted to access performances at Dundee Rep Theatre.
BSL interpreted Performances BSL Interpreted Performances allow people who are deaf or whom British Sign Language is their first preferred language access to performances at Dundee Rep Theatre. BSL interpreters provide a linguistic and artistic interpretation. The interpreter usually stands to one side of the stage. Dundee Rep Theatre provides BSL Interpreted Performances for at least one performance in each of its own productions. Dates for BSL Interpreted Performances are included in our brochure.
Infra-red system (for enhanced hearing) Dundee Rep Theatre offers two different types of Infra-Red systems: 1. A headset for anyone who would like the sound on stage amplified. The headsets are also used for the Audio Describer service. 2. A necklace used to amplify the sound on stage for people who use a hearing aid. These accessories can be collected at Box Office prior to the show. Instructions will also be given.
Large-print and audio season brochure Dundee Rep Theatre can provide a large print or audio version of our season brochure on request. Please contact Box Office if you require one..
Touch tours Touch tours provide an opportunity for blind and partially sighted people to explore the set, props and costumes through a combination of verbal descriptions and touching. This helps with their enjoyment and visualisation of the play. Information on Tour dates are included in our brochure.
Captioned performances Captioning is similar to television subtitling and gives deaf, deafened or hard of hearing people access to performances. A Captioner carefully prepares and cues text that appears in real time on units placed to the side of the stage, centrally or within the set. Dundee Rep Theatre is working to provide Captioned performances for at least one performance in each of its own productions.
Text Telephone 01382 342611
Dates for Captioned performances are included in our brochure.
The Box Office at Dundee Rep Theatre uses a Text Telephone to take bookings and other enquiries for people with hearing or speech difficulties. The device is used for text communication via a telephone line. To contact Box Office via Text Telephone please call 01382 342611.
Guide dogs welcome There are disabled parking spaces on South Tay Street, outside The Social & The Playwright. For bookings or any other enquiries please call our Box Office on 01382 223530 or just pop in. www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk
Dundee Rep is a charity registered in Scotland number 21201.
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How to find us
Dundee is easily accessible from all directions by road and rail. There is also a regular air service to Dundee Airport from London City Airport, Birmingham and Belfast.
Bus Any bus that stops in the city centre is less that 10 minutes walk from Dundee Rep. The following website tells you everything you need to know about travel in and around Dundee, including timetables for local buses - www.dundeetravelinfo.com
Train Dundee Rep is 5 minutes walk from the train station. For more info on how to get here by train you can go to www. nationalrail.co.uk
Car
By post
Dundee Rep is easily accessible by road. The Rep doesn’t have its own car park unfortunately but there are several car parks near by including one on South Tay Street. There are disabled parking spaces on South Tay Street, outside The Social & The Playwright.
Do include full ticket details, your name & address and a daytime contact number and email address if you have one. Please make cheques payable to Dundee Rep Theatre Ltd.
How to book
Box Office open Mon – Sat 10am to start of performance. Telephone booking till half an hour before the performance.
In person At the Box Office during opening hours.
By phone Call the Box Office on the number below. We accept debit cards, Solo, Mastercard & Visa. Unpaid reservations can be held for 3 days.
Online Log on to www.dundeerep.co.uk and go to the What’s on section.
Concessions Discounted tickets are available for Under 26’s, students, senior citizens, registered disabled, registered unemployed, Equity members and Young Scot card holders. Proof of status is requested when collecting tickets.
Group bookings 1 ticket free for every 10 booked. Full conditions of sale available at the Box Office and online at www. dundeerep.co.uk
Bookings: 01382 223530
www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk