Vivacity Key Theatre Spring brochure

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Key Theatre Jan - Apr 2019

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four

The Sooty Show

Luisa Omielan

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Bouncers

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Student £6.00 Aged 5 - 25

Single £12.00 Adult

Joint £18.00 Any 2 adults

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Welcome to the Key Theatre Spring season We’re delighted to welcome you to our Spring season brochure packed with a full range of shows and entertainment for the season.

Please call our friendly Box Office team on 01733 207 239 to discuss your booking or go online to vivacity.org/keytheatre We look forward to welcoming you to the Key Theatre soon.

See a show & book today Comedy Page 6 - 8

Family

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Music

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Drama

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The Key Theatre team

Screenings Page 28 - 29

Season highlights

Variety

Page 30 - 31

Musical Dance Page 29 Comedy festival Page 6

The Sooty Show Page 11

Spoken word Community Page 32 - 33

Clare Teal & her Trio Page 17

Sherlock Holmes Page 25

Bouncers Page 26

Magnificent Music Hall Page 31

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Did you know the Key Theatre also offers Full day room hire from

£200 inc VAT

Venue hire Modern conferencing & venue hire “The venue was in a relaxing, riverside location fantastic - it was perfect close to the city centre. for our needs” Our flexible spaces can be used for a wide variety of events of conferences. We will work with you for the best layout for your event.

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See a show & book today Comedy Page 6 - 8

Family

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Music

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Throw a party with a difference

Events & special occasions

Drama

We can provide a private room, party food and even exclusive use of our cinema screen for your DVDs.

Whether it’s a birthday, anniversary or any other occasion, let us make your day special.

Screenings

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Variety

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Musical Dance Page 29

Spoken word Community Page 32 - 33

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Dementia friendly films Look online for details of Vivacity’s monthly screenings in partnership with Alzheimer’s Society. £2 (includes a hot drink)

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Comedy - have a laugh with the best on the circuit Key Comedy festival Back for its 7th side-splitting year.

Lloyd Griffith All-rounder

Thu 7 Sun 10 Mar

Sindhu Vee Sandhog

Thu 7 Mar, 8pm • Studio

Fri 8 Mar, 7.30pm • Studio

As a comedian, choirboy and host of Soccer AM, expect jokes, dubious impressions, jokes, a bit of choral singing, jokes, maybe a fact about a Cathedral and jokes.

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee 2018, Sindhu Vee embarks on a UK tour.

As seen on QI (BBC2) and Have I Got News for You (BBC1).

Tickets £15.50 Conc. £13.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

Tickets £15.50 Conc. £13.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

Mark Watson

Luisa Omielan

The Infinite Show

Politics for B*tches

Thu 7 Mar, 7.30pm • Main House

Fri 8 Mar, 8pm • Main house

After being cluster-bombed with yoghurt on ‘Taskmaster’, Mark Watson returns to what he’s best at: being indoors. As scrawny and impassioned as ever, Mark showcases his usual notoriously high joke-and-rant-per-minute rate.

Fresh from filming her BBC3 series, comedy phenomenon Luisa Omielan (‘What Would Beyonce Do?!’ and ‘Am I Right Ladies?!’) is back with her third stand up instalment. As seen on BBC 1’s Live at the Apollo.

Tickets £20.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

Tickets £16.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

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Ken Cheng Best Dad Ever

Ahir Shah Duffer

Sat 9 Mar, 8pm • Studio

Sun 10 Mar, 8pm • Studio

Dave Joke of the Fringe Winner, Cambridge mathematics dropout and professional poker player Ken Cheng embarks on his UK-wide tour following a sold-out, award nominated run at the Edinburgh Festival.

Ahir Shah returns to the Key with a brand new stand-up show about life and what comes after, death and what comes before, and Bohemian Rhapsody.

Tickets £13.50 Conc. £11.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

Tickets £13.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

Gary Delaney

Hal Cruttenden

Gagster’s Paradise

Chubster

Sat 9 Mar, 7.30pm • Main house

Sun 10 Mar, 7.30pm • Main house

One of Britain’s leading one-liner comics returns to the road with another onslaught of lean, expertly crafted gaggery. Mock the Week regular, Gary’s shows are renowned in the business for a near unrivalled volume of high-class gags.

Hal’s literally filled our screens recently on Have I Got News for You, Bake Off: Extra Slice, and Live at the Apollo. His daughters chose the title of his new stand-up show. He’s now on a diet.

Tickets £18.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

Tickets £19.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

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Kieran Hodgson: 75 Wed 10 Apr, 8pm • Studio

Apollo Theatre Company

Hancock’s Half hour Tue 26 Feb, 7.30pm • Main house From the producers of the critically acclaimed tours of Round the Horne and The Goon Show comes another radio comedy classic live on stage.

In 1954, Tony Hancock burst onto the airwaves of the BBC Light Programme with a comedy show unlike anything the British public had heard before.

Playing a less successful version of himself and surrounded by a cast of fellow comedy greats including Sid James, Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams, Hancock’s Half Hour was one of the first programmes in the genre we now know as sitcom.

Written by young up-and-comers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, who later went on to create Steptoe and Son, Hancock’s Half Hour redefined radio comedy and has had people laughing nonstop for the past 65 years.

So come and take a trip to 23 Railway Cuttings, East Cheam to join ‘the lad himself’ and his motley crew for three classic episodes of this hilarious show.

Join the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee 2018. Passion. Betrayal. Harold Wilson.

Character comedian Kieran Hodgson returns with the epic and surprising tale of how Britain joined Europe in the first place.

Tickets £13.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

Seann Walsh ‘After This One, I’m Going Home’ Mon 29 Apr, 8pm • Main house As seen on BBC 1’s Strictly Come Dancing, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and the self-dubbed “Lie-In King”, Seann Walsh is “unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation (The Guardian).

Tickets £15.50, Conc £13.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

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Tickets £16.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

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Written and directed by

Simon Egerton

Key Theatre’s best traditional family panto

On sale now 5 Dec 2019 - 5 Jan 2020 Search ‘vivacity panto’ Call 01733 207 239

Family - introduce young ones to theatre

Snack pack

Only £2.95

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Available at every show

Sat 23 Feb, 1.30pm & 4.30pm • Main House Sun 24 Feb, 10.30am & 1.30pm • Main House Direct from the WEST END, the smash-hit stage adaptation of Michael Rosen’s We’re Going on a Bear Hunt is coming to the Key! Join us for an unmissable adventure through gigantic swishy-swashy grass, the swishy-swashy river and the oozy, squelchy mud in search of a bear.

Brought vividly and noisily to life by Sally Cookson’s imaginative direction and Benji Bower’s versatile lively score, this production is the perfect treat for families and groups with children aged 3 and up. Expect catchy songs, interactive scenes and plenty of hands-on adventure!

“Quite simply, the best family show I’ve seen” Sky Arts

The Amazing Bubble Man Sun 7 Apr, 11.30am & 2pm • Main House Combining comedy and artistry with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerised. From tornado bubbles to flying saucer bubbles, The Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages.

Tickets £14, Family £52 (inc fees)

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Tickets £13.50, Child £11.50 (inc fees)

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The Sooty Show

The People’s Theatre Company presents

There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly

Wed 17 Apr, 11am & 2.30pm • Main house

Mon 8 - Tue 9 Apr, 2.30pm • Main house There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. I don’t know why she swallowed a fly...But The People’s Theatre Company do!

And now you can too with this charming new young persons’ pantomime based on one of the world’s best loved nursery rhymes which has been created just in time to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Pam Adams’ best selling book!

From the creators of Don’t Dribble On The Dragon, this magical show has been written especially for grown ups to enjoy with their children, so come and relive the delights of this most mesmerising of tales complete with the traditional feast of sing-along songs, colourful animal characters and heart warming family fun.

“Thoroughly entertaining and brilliant fun” ★★★★★ - What’s on Stage

Tickets £12.50, Child £10.50, Family £42 (inc fees)

Izzy Wizzy let’s get busy! Join Sooty for his brand new Laugh Out Loud Magic Show!

Direct from their hit ITV series, Sooty, Sweep and Soo and TV’s Richard Cadell will amaze you with impossible tricks and sidesplitting jokes!

Be astounded at Sooty’s flying car, Soo’s singing unicorn and Sweep’s levitating sausage!

With special guests circus star Michael Jordan and the ultraviolet specialties of Fantasie de la Nuit.

A spectacular treat for the whole family including a chance to meet Richard and Sooty after the show! “[Richard’s] infectious energy, non-stop chat, and sheer enthusiasm for being there, connect with the kids in the audience immediately” - The Guardian

Tickets £13.50, Child £11.50, Family £44 (inc fees)

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Buy 9 tickets get 10th free

Morgan & West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show Thu 18 Apr, 2.30pm • Main House

Dear Zoo Thu 25 Apr, 1.30pm & 3.30pm • Main House Fri 26 Apr, 11am & 2pm • Main House

A jaw dropping, heart stopping, brain busting, opinion adjusting, death defying, mind frying, spirit lifting, paradigm shifting, outlook changing, furniture rearranging magic extravaganza!

Rod Campbell’s best-selling lift the flap book has delighted generations of young readers.

This production will delight all those who have read the book as it unfolds with child-engaging puppets, music and lots of audience interaction.

Tickets £6

Tickets £15.50, Family £56, Schools £11.50 (inc fees)

Engine House Theatre presents

Family films

Grandad’s Island

Sun 28 Apr, 1.30pm & 3.30pm • Studio Mon 29 Apr, 10.30am & 1.30pm • Studio Join Syd and Grandad as they head off on a heartwarming adventure filled with songs, laughter and jungles. From Peterborough author Benji Davies.

Tickets £6

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Selected dates & times • Main House Missed it first time round? Catch some of the newest cinema releases at a fraction of the price.

Check online each month to be the first to find out what will be shown.

Tickets £3

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Music - dancing in the aisles

Creedence Clearwater Reimagined Thu 31 Jan, 7.30pm • Main House A celebration of the music of this hugely influential band, this high energy show recreates the true sound of CCR. Featuring well-known classics like Fortunate Son, Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary, Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

King for a Day: The Nat King Cole Story

Tickets £25.50, Conc. £24.50 (inc fees)

Fri 1 Feb, 7.30pm • Main House Featuring world-class live music, alongside narration and projected archive images and footage, this is the unique concert celebrating the centenary of the birth of one the greatest vocalists of the Twentieth Century: Nat King Cole.

Featuring acclaimed vocalist, Atila, alongside a world-class group of musicians, this thoughtful and entertaining new show takes a fresh look at the life and work of the timeless Nat King Cole whose vocal styling in songs such as Nature Boy, Unforgettable and When I Fall in Love defined a golden era of music and earned him a place in the history of American music as one of the most iconic vocalists of all time.

Featuring many of Nat King Cole’s most celebrated songs, stylish reworkings of his lesserknown gems, as well as rare archive images and footage, this is a unique evening of music celebrating one of music’s all-time greats!

“He has a real feel for the lyric” - Sir Michael Parkinson

Tickets £22 (inc fees)

The Best of WHAM! Fri 1 Mar, 7.30pm • Main House A ‘Fantastic’ new show featuring the best of George, Andrew, Pepsi and Shirlie with sensational vocals, choreography, costumes and an awesome live band. The Best of WHAM! show includes all those hits, a few B side favourites and a couple of early George Michael bonus songs.

Tickets £25 (inc fees)

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Fairport Convention Tue 5 Feb, 7.30pm • Main house After more than fifty years on the road Fairport Convention’s passion for live performance has never wavered. This concert will showcase the band’s musical sophistication and instrumental virtuosity during a fascinating journey through their inspiring and extensive repertoire.

Renowned as the founding fathers of British folkrock music, Fairport Convention has maintained consistently high standards for over five decades and remains as entertaining as ever. Still bold, still vigorous and still willing to take musical chances, an evening with Fairport never fails to dazzle and delight audiences.

The concert will also feature an opening performance by special guests The 4 of Us. Hailed as one of the most acclaimed duos in Ireland, brothers Brendan and Declan Murphy are accomplished singers, instrumentalists and song-writers.

“Vigorous and confident...the music leapt around the room” - The Mirror

Tickets £26.50 (inc fees)

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Jason Donovan: Amazing Midlife Crisis Tour Thu 7 Feb, 7.30pm • Main house Jason is delighted to announce that he is extending his Amazing Midlife Crisis Tour into 2019 with a final series of dates. This is a tour with a twist!! These intimate evenings will be a unique opportunity to see him like you’ve never seen him before!

Celebrating his 50th birthday and with a wealth of tantalising tales under his belt, this autobiographical show will zigzag back and forth through his life, with stories about Neighbours, Ten Good Reasons, Kylie, Joseph, I’m A Celebrity, Strictly and much, much more.

Hear some new stories (and possibly one or two you’ve heard before!) plus some of the songs you know and love for a night like no other!

“Donovan’s show was punctuated by the merry sound of laughter as he had members of the audience in the palm of his hand” - Express and Star

Tickets £27.50 (inc fees)

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The Straits UK with support from the Lartey Sisters Sat 9 Feb, 7.30pm • Main House

Kast Off Kinks Fri 8 Feb, 7.30pm • Main house FEELING KINKY? The Kast off Kinks features three former members of the legendary band ‘The Kinks’, back together playing great music and re-living the good times whilst keeping the songs alive that made The Kinks a household name. This great line-up features Mick Avory (original drummer on all the classic hits from 1964-84), Ian Gibbons (keyboards/vocals, Kinks 80’s & 90’s and still with Sir Ray Davies), John Dalton (bass/vocals, Kinks 60’s & 70’s) alongside Dave Clarke (guitar/vocals, formerly of the Beach Boys, Noel Redding & Tim Rose).

Expect an evening of iconic hits including: You Really Got Me, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Sunny Afternoon, Lola, Days, Waterloo Sunset, Come Dancing, All Day and All of the Night plus more...

A great night out, not to be missed!

Come with us and re-live the unmistakable guitar and keyboard sounds of the Alchemy, Wembley ‘85, and On Every Street tours and much more!

Close your eyes and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was Knopfler himself playing!

Tickets £19.50 (inc fees)

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“A full house, and a standing ovation.

To anyone wondering about going, do not hesitate” - The Stables, Milton Keynes

Tickets £24, Conc £21.50 (inc fees)

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Valentine’s Evening with Jacqui Dankworth Featuring Charlie Wood “Just You, Just Me”: A Valentine’s Concert of Duets, Celebrating a Century of Song Thu 14 Feb, 7.30pm • Main house Multi award winning vocalist, Jacqui Dankworth, is joined by acclaimed American pianist-vocalist, Charlie Wood for a unique concert of duets celebrating a century of song.

Inspired by some of the great musical partnerships, such as Ray Charles & Betty Carter, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn, George & Ira Gershwin and Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - the concert will feature numbers including: Alone Together, Autumn In New York, It Don’t Mean a Thing, A Foggy Day, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and You’ve Got a Friend.

The Counterfeit Stones Midnight Scam-bler Sat 16 Feb, 7.30pm • Main house Why pay a fortune to see ants in a stadium when for a fraction of the price you can get up close and smell the faking brilliance of the Counterfeit Stones - described as Rolling Stones’ hooky masterpiece. Their latest fast shuffle, STREET FIGHTING SHAM promises yet another night of pure, unadulterated Copy-Rock.

Now in their 27th year, these prank-stars continue to deliver the best “mock ‘n’ roll” show on the circuit. Packed with big hits, retro fashion, vintage guitars and a huge dollop of “Spinal Tap” humour, it’s Satis-fiction guaranteed. So “Come On” all you Honky Tonks and Get Yer Doo Dahs Out! “The most famous Stones band in England” - Sir Mick Jagger

“Jacqui Dankworth, one of the classiest acts in British jazz singing” - The Guardian

Tickets £19.50 (inc fees)

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Tickets £21.50 (inc fees)

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Clare Teal & her Trio: Swing’s the Thing

Thu 21 Feb, 7.30pm • Main house A celebration of popular music from the golden age of song - upbeat and uplifting to the extreme.

As the hot bed of Teal creativity, award winning jazz vocalist and Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal’s concerts with her Trio are constantly evolving and renowned across the country for their fabulous arrangements interspersed with Clare’s warm and witty storytelling guaranteeing a night to be remembered.

This brand new show sees Clare and her excellent musicians effortlessly traverse a rich

landscape of timeless and sparkling material, with standards from the grand masters of the Great American Song Book, Cole Porter & Rodgers & Hart to witty and urbane song stylists of the 50’s & 60’s Cy Coleman & Carolyn Leigh & Dave Brubeck, there’s always a nod to more contemporary writers and originals too.

As one of the UK’s greatest interpreters of song and much loved performers, Clare and her Trio promise an evening of inspired music and unbridled entertainment performed by the very best.

Tickets £23.50 (inc fees)

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Motown’s Greatest Hits: How Sweet It Is Fri 22 Feb, 7.30pm • Main House This show will have you dancing on the ceiling, with songs from legendary artistes such as Lionel Richie, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Jackson Five and many, many more.

Tickets £26.50 (inc fees)

The Best of Queen performed by The Bohemians

Georgie Fame Thu 28 Feb, 7.30pm • Main house With his much loved blend of Jazz and Rhythm & Blues, Georgie Fame has consistently worked in the highest musical circles and has become a true icon of the British music scene.

So far there have been more than twenty albums and fourteen hit singles, including the Number 1s: Yeh Yeh, Get Away and The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde. Add to this a long list of collaborations with some of music’s most famous names, including Muddy Waters, Gene Vincent, Bill Wyman, Eric Clapton and Van Morrison, amongst many others, and in Georgie Fame you have bona fide music legend!

In this very special and intimate evening, audiences will be treated to Georgie’s hits, alongside music from the Artists that have influenced him - all interspersed with personal stories and anecdotes from his incredible career.

“Send us home happy to have been in the presence of gennuine cool” - The Guardian

Wed 27 Feb, 7.30pm • Main House A selection of the most loved and iconic classics from across Queen’s entire back catalogue creating a live stage show which really catches the essence of this most incredible British band.

Tickets £22 (inc fees)

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Tickets £22.50 (inc fees)

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Georgina Jackson Swinging the Sixties

The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars: 60th Anniversary Concert

Sat 2 Mar, 7.30pm • Main house

Sun 3 Mar, 7.30pm • Main house

At last a show celebrating the lighter, groovier side of the sixties with star trumpeter and vocalist, Georgina Jackson and her Carnaby Street Band who swing you Downtown and fly you to the moon…giving you all the time in the world to sit back feeling groovy with your wives and lovers. A show that you can’t help falling in love with and featuring classics such as Girl from Ipanema, Georgia on my Mind, These Boots are made for Walking, King of the Swingers and much more.

Georgina lights up the stage and will amaze you with her fiery trumpet playing and gorgeous vocals capped by her Northern humour. She has been called very special, by the famous singer Seal.

“That was amazing… The real deal..I never thought I would fall in love with a girl from Wigan, but I did tonight” - Sir Bruce Forsyth

In this, the 60th Anniversary of one of the world’s most iconic music venues, the Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take to the road to celebrate the ‘Ronnie Scott’s Story’.

Featuring classic music from the jazz greats who have performed at Ronnie Scott’s, alongside projected images and footage, and tales of old Soho, miscreant musicians and police raids, ‘The Ronnie Scott’s Story is a glimpse into this unique world and its incredible history.

Hosted and performed by the award-winning Ronnie Scott’s All Stars, led by the Club’s Musical Director, this is a unique evening celebrating the music and history of Ronnie Scott’s and is a must for any music fan.

“Outstanding players. For poise, balance and swing they’re a joy to listen to” - The Observer

“That was incredible” - Gary Barlow

Tickets £19.50 (inc fees)

Tickets £23 (inc fees)

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Elio Pace presents Elvis Presley Wed 6 Mar, 7.30pm • Main House Following a sell-out performance to mark the 40th anniversary of Elvis’ death, Elio Pace has joined forces with the incredible drummer Steve Rushden. Two musicians performing songs of Elvis, as they have never been heard before.

Tickets £24, Conc £21.50 (inc fees)

The Searchers Sun 17 Mar, 7.30pm • Main House

Martin Simpson - Master of his Art Fri 15 Mar, 7.45pm • Studio The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to strength every gig is a masterclass. He travels the length and breadth of the UK and beyond, giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his playing.

40 years after he recorded his first album, Golden Vanity, in 1976, Martin is known as a guitarist of formidable talent. Equally at home playing English traditional folk, American folk and blues and his own compositions, he is consistently named as one of the very finest fingerstyle guitar players in the world.

A virtuoso player without question, but above all Martin Simpson conveys his diverse treasure trove of material from the heart, performing with rare subtlety, intensity and honesty. A true master of his art.

“Simpson has become a fine interpreter of traditional and other songs, as well as a notable writer of his own.” - The Times

The Searchers remarkable career continues. With classic hits as, Sweets For My Sweet; Needles and Pins and Don’t Throw Your Love Away, they have contributed enormously in establishing the UK as the world’s leading nation in the music industry.

Tickets £24.50 (inc fees)

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Tickets £15.50 (inc fees)

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The Chris Barber Big Band - 70th anniversary concert

Matt Ford - Sing, Sing, Swing!

Wed 20 Mar, 7.30pm • Main house

Matt Ford (BBC Proms, John Wilson Orchestra, BBC Big Band, Syd Lawrence Orchestra) and his band perform the hits of Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis Jnr, Tony Bennett, Michael Buble, Dean Martin, Matt Monro and many more.

Matt Ford is known as the finest Big Band singer in the UK, helped by his numerous TV broadcasts and his appearances in the major concert halls as lead singer with The John Wilson Orchestra.

This show presents Matt at his best, an engaging personality, singing some of the best songs around.

Jazz Legend, Chris Barber, celebrates his 70th anniversary as band-leader in 2018 with a Europewide concert tour.

Inspired by the ‘King Oliver Creole Jazz Band’, Chris formed his first band in 1949 at the age of nineteen and has since gone on to become not only Europe’s most successful and influential bandleaders, but a bona fide jazz legend With his 10-piece band, featuring a 7-strong front line, Chris plays a selection of his favourite music: from his roots in New Orleans style in ‘Bourbon Street Parade’ to the early music of Duke Ellington and Sidney Bechet ... before going back to ‘When the Saints’!

The Big Chris Barber Band combine all these ingredients into an exciting, and often moving, evening of world-class jazz.

Tickets £21.50 (inc fees)

Fri 22 Mar, 7.30pm • Main house

“One of the finest voices this country has produced.” - Clare Teal, Radio 2

Tickets £21.50 (inc fees)

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Jackson: Live in Concert

The Lionel Richie Songbook

Sat 6 Apr, 7.30pm • Main House

Fri 12 Apr, 7.30pm • Main House

‘CJ’ is one of the most experienced, dedicated and well-respected Michael Jackson tribute artists in the world today, and he perfectly captures the electrifying energy of Michael’s live performances with 100% live vocals, band and dancers.

Following his recent T.V. appearances on the BBC’s ‘Graham Norton Show’ and ITV’s ‘Sunday Night At The Palladium’ with the man himself, Malcolm Pitt delivers a powerhouse and breathtaking performance.

Tickets £24 (inc fees)

Tickets £22.50 (inc fees)

Roxymagic

The Story of the Beatles

Sat 13 Apr, 7.30pm • Main House

Sat 20 Apr, 7.30pm • Main House

The UK’s No.1 Roxy Music tribute band. Songs Include: Avalon, Street Life, Love Is The Drug, Let’s Stick Together, Ladytron, plus many more. ‘It took a long time for there to be a Roxy tribute band, there is one now and it’s very very good’ - Roxy Music’s Andy Mackay (Ken Bruce Radio 2 Show).

With the use of authentic instruments, amps and replica costumes, this 100% live band superbly and faithfully recreate the legendary live performances of the ‘Fab Four’, capturing the sights and sounds of the greatest band in rock history.

Tickets £19.50 (inc fees)

Tickets £22 (inc fees)

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Little Mix Experience Sat 27 Apr, 2pm • Main House You’re sure to L.O.V.E. The Little Mix Experience!

Four hugely talented girls pay tribute to one of the UK’s finest girl-bands. Featuring songs such as Wings, Salute, Black Magic and many, many more.

They look like Little Mix, They Sound like Little Mix, they are “The Little Mix Experience”

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Tickets £16.50 (inc fees)

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Tom Paxton Sun 28 Apr, 7.30pm • Main House Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and US folk icon, Tom Paxton, returns to the UK in April 2019 to perform shows with very special guests, Grammy winning singer/songwriter duo The DonJuans - Don Henry & Jon Vezner.

Vivacity’s Key Theatre offers gift vouchers which can be used as part or full payment for tickets.

They can also be used in the Riverside bar for that extra special night out.

Tickets £30 (inc fees)

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Drama - the play’s the thing

Dirty Dusting Mon 28 Jan, 7.30pm • Main House

Eastern Angles Theatre Company Presents

The Fenland Screamers & Other Boggy Tales

Treat yourself to an evening of pure theatrical Viagra when Dirty Dusting returns after three sell out UK tours. Featuring Crissy Rock (Benidorm, I’m a Celebrity), Stage Award winner Leah Bell (Six of a Kind), stage and screen veteran Dolores Porretta and introducing Andrew Green.

Tickets £23.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

Tue 22 - Sat 26 Jan, 7.45pm • Studio Plus 2.30pm Thu & Sat matinee It is the 30th December, 1930. Young amateur sleuth siblings Sloppy & Sixpence arrive at a remote house in the middle of Clinker Fen. When one of the guests mysteriously disappears, they all begin to fear for their lives. Can Sloppy & Sixpence solve the mystery before the Screamers come again and take them all, one by one?

3 for £30 deal

Tickets £13, Conc. £11.50 (Tue - Thu) Tickets £15, Conc. £12.50 (Fri - Sat)

Get more for less.

LipService presents

Look out for our amazing 3 for £30 deal on selected shows.

When buying for 3 or more shows with the offer, get a fantastic discount to just £10 a ticket - save up to £26!

Fri 15 Feb, 7.30pm • Main House

Strangers on a Train Set Irene Sparrow finds herself under suspicion of murder after a train emerges from a tunnel with a young man dead. But this is no ordinary train, each passenger is reading a book, each book is a portal into a parallel universe of crime fiction.

Tickets £15.50, Conc. £12.50 (inc fees)

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3 for £30 deal

3 for £30 deal

Michael Sabbaton in

The Turk

Thu 28 Feb, 7.45pm • Studio Fuelled with alcohol and yellow fevered madness, Johann Maelzel confronts his existence with the chess playing automaton known as, The Turk.

Tickets £13.50, Conc £11.50, KTC £8.50

Blackeyed Theatre presents

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four Mon 4 - Tue 5 Mar, 7.30pm • Main House

3 for £30 deal

“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth” Crammed full of adventure, romance, comedy and of course one or two rather brilliant deductions, The Sign of Four is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s epic second Sherlock Holmes tale, a breathtaking yarn brought to life in this spectacular new stage adaptation.

When Mary Morstan arrives at 221B, Baker Street to request help with the mystery of her missing father, Holmes takes the case and together with his companion Dr Watson enters a murky world of deception and trickery, unravelling a complex plot involving murder, corruption and stolen jewels.

“One of the most innovative, audacious companies working in contemporary English Theatre” - The Stage

Proper Job Theatre Company Presents

Dorian

Fri 1 Mar, 7.45pm • Studio Taking inspiration from the myth of Narcissus and Echo, Wilde’s Dorian Gray and the folklore of changeling children, Proper Job and Helen Mort explore the monsters we imagine and the monsters we become.

Tickets £11.50 (inc fees) Contains strong language

Tickets £17.50, Over 60s £13.50, Schools £11.50, KTC £8, Buy 9 tickets get 10th free (inc fees)

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3 for £30 deal

The John Godber Theatre Company and the Theatre Royal Wakefield present

Bouncers Written & directed by John Godber OBE Mon 1 - Wed 3 Apr, 7.30pm • Main house The international smash hit comedy returns!

Lucky Eric, Judd, Les and Ralph are back and telling the tales of a Yorkshire nightclub. Of lads and lasses, sticky floors and shots galore, and the early morning taxi home, all under the watchful eyes of the Bouncers.

Written by the multi award winning John Godber, this modern classic will see the boys catapulted into the 21st century! With contemporary music and an updated script to boot, this one’s worth getting dressed up for!

“Bouncers is not so much a play as it is a social phenomenon” - The Guardian

Tickets £15.50, Conc £12.50, KTC £10 (inc fees) Age 14+

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Bess the Commoner Queen

by Kevin Fegan Thu 11 Apr, 7.45pm • Studio Fri 12 Apr, 2.30pm • Studio “In these troubled times, Fortune hangs by a single thread...”

A unique insight into the political intrigues of Elizabethan England, as witnessed first-hand by “Bess of Hardwick”. Bess was the closest female friend and Lady-in-Waiting to Elizabeth I and, at the same time, confidante to Mary Queen of Scots, whom Bess and her 4th husband (the Earl of Shrewsbury) kept under “house-arrest” for over 15 years until Mary’s execution.

“Who’d ‘ave thought, this Derbyshire lass would one day be tab-hanging between two great queens?”

Born a farmer’s daughter, Bess “the commoner queen” rose to become the richest woman in Elizabethan England. She created the Cavendish dynasty and became a maker of queens. Her grand-daughter, Arbella Stuart, was second-inline to James I and groomed by Bess to become queen and Bess counts amongst her descendants our current Queen Elizabeth II and her heirs to the throne via Lady Diana Spencer.

Six Nations Rugby FREE on the big screen Catch all of the England games of the greatest tournament of the year, larger than you’ve ever seen them before.

The fully licensed bar will be open throughout the match selling a wide range of alcoholic and soft drinks plus a variety of bar snacks.

For full times and dates of all the matches visit vivacity.org/sixnations Reserve your seat in person at the box office or call 01733 207239.

Tickets £12.50, KTC £10 (inc fees)

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Screenings - stage on screen

National Theatre Live presents The Almeida’s production of

The Tragedy of King Richard the second

Tue 15 Jan, 7pm • Main house Live screening (12a)

Royal Opera House presents

Queen of Spades

La Traviata

Tue 22 Jan, 6.45pm • Main house Live screening

Wed 30 Jan, 6.45pm • Main house Live screening

Tchaikovsky’s most ambitious opera contains some of his greatest music and is a powerful study of destructive obsession.

Richard Eyre’s beautiful production provides the perfect setting for Verdi’s opera about a courtesan who sacrifices all for love.

Simon Russell Beale plays Richard II, in this visceral new production about the limits of power. Directed

by Joe Hill-Gibbins.

Tickets £16.50 Tickets £11.50 (inc fees)

Royal Opera House presents

Over 60 £14, Child £11.50 (inc fees)

Tickets £16.50 Over 60 £14, Child £11.50 (inc fees)

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National Theatre Live presents

Royal Opera House presents

Thu 31 Jan, 7pm • Studio Live screening (12a)

Tue 19 Feb, 7.15pm • Main house Live screening

I’m Not Running

Don Quixote

I’m Not Running is an explosive Love and friendship triumph in new play by David Hare, Carlos Acosta’s vibrant production premiering at the National Theatre of this dazzling ballet. and broadcast live across the UK.

Tickets £11.50 (inc fees)

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Tickets £16.50 Over 60 £14, Child £11.50 (inc fees)

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Speak to bar staff

Royal Opera House presents

Northern Ballet presents

Tue 30 Apr, 6.45pm • Studio Live screening

See online for dates • Main House Live screening

Experience the decadence and elegance of 1870s Paris in David McVicar’s spectacular production of Gounod’s best-loved opera.

This spring, Northern Ballet bring screenings of their award winning productions of Tortoise and the Hare, Three Little Pigs and Elves and the Shoemaker. See online for details.

Tickets £16.50 Conc. £14, Child £11.50 (inc fees)

Tickets £6

Faust

Ballet for Little Ones

Dance - move to music

Royal Opera House presents

Ballet Theatre UK presents

La Forza del Destino

Swan Lake

Tue 2 Apr, 6.15pm • Studio Live screening

Tue 16 Apr, 7.30pm • Main House

Christof Loy directs a starstudded cast of singers, including Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann and Ludovic Tézier, in Verdi’s epic opera, conducted

by Antonio Pappano.

Tickets £16.50 Conc. £14, Child £11.50 (inc fees)

Join Ballet Theatre UK with their spectacular new production of this timeless classic - the immortal tale of a princess held captive as a swan by the spell of an evil magician.

Tickets £19.50, Over 60s £17.50, Under 60s £11.50, Buy 9 tickets get 10th free (inc fees)

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Variety - something different

The Burlesque Show Sat 2 Feb, 7.30pm • Main house Welcome to a stunning night of sophisticated tease, wonderful comedy, magic and music featuring the UK’s finest artistes of the genre.

Circus of Horrors: Psycho Asylum

Tickets £24.50 (inc fees)

Tue 29 Jan, 7.30pm • Main House The Circus of Horrors is back with a bang & a brand new show, Psycho Asylum which includes an amazing amalgamation of acts, driven by a rock n roll sound scape, a show that will have you sat on the edge of your seat when not falling off it with laughter.

The almighty cast that stormed into the finals of Britain’s Got Talent is now a West End & World Wide Hit will take you on a roller coaster ride of sword swallowers, cross bow & knife trowing ultra vixens, flaming hula hooping divas, hair hangers, strong men, whirlwind acrobats, twisted contortionists, sinister aerialists, the darkest of Magic & lots lots more.

“The Circus of Horrors completely WOWED the audience ” - The Daily Mail

Chinese New Year Extravaganza Wed 20 Feb, 7.30pm • Main House Come and join the celebration as Chinese New Year comes to the Key Theatre with a unique and exciting show of cultural spectacle. Witness the daring stunts of Chinese acrobatics alongside energetic kung fu performance, the magnificent 15-metre long Dragon Dance and more.

Tickets £26.50, Conc. £23.50 (inc fees) Age 16+

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Tickets £23.50, Conc. £21.50, Family £70 (inc fees)

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Outer Circle

Magnificent Music Hall

Fri 5 Apr, 7.30pm • Main House

Wed 24 Apr, 2.30pm • Main house

Part show, part cabaret, part intergalactic space exploration, Captain Nat Cat (renowned handstand artist, Natalie Reckhert) will steer you through the mayhem of the Outer Circle on her spaceship, as our collection of circus outcasts inspire you with aerial madness, juggling dexterity and LED hoops.

Outer Circle will give you a fresh taste of alternative Berlin - interweaving outrageous characters and skilful acts, with breathtaking stunts and laugh-out-loud comedy, in an ensemble show that takes audiences by storm.

Prepare to see people flying in on improvised spaceships, spinning by their necks, handstanding on eggs, hanging from their teeth and inflatable crocodiles. Lots of inflatable crocodiles....

Back by popular demand, we invite you down memory lane to the glorious and glamorous heyday of traditional Music Hall, a truly golden era.

Helming this splendid afternoon of rich entertainment of song, dance, magic and laughter will be your eloquent and waist-coated Chairman complete with gavel and wit together with an ‘august’ line up of artistes who have all appeared on BBC TV’s The Good Old Days.

This two-hour gala performance will delight and entertain with the songs you love to sing and the jokes you love to hear. Carefree, cheerful and uniquely British! Unmissable!

Join us as part of our tea matinees with complimentary tea or coffee and a slice of cake, after the show.

“Acts were stunning, it was amazing” - Audience

Tickets £16.50 (inc fees) Age 14+

Tickets £17, Child £16.50, Over 60s £15 (inc fees)

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Community - best of the city

Westwood Musical Society presents

Spamalot Peterborough Operatic and Dramatic Society presents

The Producers

Tue 12 - Sat 16 Mar, 7.30pm • Main House Plus 2.30pm Sat matinee All the hysteria and hilarity of Mel Brooks’ cult comedy film comes to the stage as awardwinning Peterborough Operatic and Dramatic Society present The Producers.

A down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history, cheating their ‘little old lady’ backers out of millions of dollars to put on the worst show in town. Only one thing goes wrong: the show is a smash hit!

Join in the antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they manoeuvre their way fecklessly through finding a show, hiring a director, raising the money and finally taking to the stage. Packed with glittering dance routines, show stopping numbers and side-splitting fun, including Springtime for Hitler and I Wanna Be A Producer, it’s going to be the most mischievous show in town.

Tickets £18, Conc. £16

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Tue 26 - Sat 30 Mar, 7.30pm • Main House Plus 2.30pm Sat matinee Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. Inspired by the classic comedy film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical also diverts a bit from more traditional versions of the legend.

Instead, Spamalot features shenanigans including a line of beautiful dancing girls, flatulent Frenchmen, and killer rabbits. Outside, there is plague with a 50% chance of pestilence and famine.

Throughout the show, Arthur, traveling with his servant Patsy, recruits several knights to accompany him on his quest, including Sir Bedevere, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Galahad.

Besides the rabbits and farting Frenchman, they meet such characters as the Lady of the Lake, Prince Herbert, Tim the Enchanter, Not Dead Fred, the Black Knight, and the Knights who say Ni.

Tickets £16, Conc. £13 (Tue & Sat matinee only) Groups 10+ £14.50, Family £50

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Lord Mayor’s Evening Sun 14 Apr, 7.30pm • Main House The Mayor and Mayoress of the City of Peterborough present their Last Night of the Proms Concert performed by The Band of the Royal Anglian Regiment. All proceeds go towards Mayors Charities.

Tickets £15, Under 16s £10

Peterborough Mask Theatre presents

The Lady in the Van

by Alan Bennett

Wed 17 - Sat 20 Apr, 7.45pm • Main House Plus 2.30pm Sat matinee This warm and funny play is the story of The Lady, Miss Shepherd, who proudly lived in her increasingly distasteful camper van and how she inexplicably arrived in Alan Bennett’s driveway. He expected it to be for a couple of months. She stayed 15 years.

As usual Bennett surrounds the main protagonists with characters we all recognise.

From the neighbours obsessed with the value of their London property to Alan’s mother who shows a very different view of growing old, and the ambulance man who gets closer to Miss Shepherd than Alan could even imagine.

This incredible true story sees an ordinary London street in the 1960s turned upside down by the Lady in the Van.

Glasshouse Acoustic Selected Sun, 2.30pm • Riverside Bar Once a month the Key Theatre presents Glasshouse Acoustic. Join us in the revitalising Riverside Bar for a chilled out, unplugged session from the best acoustic music from local talent.

Bring the kids and enjoy up-and-coming acts.

Tickets Free

Tickets £12

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Coming soon - look ahead to our summer season Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience Thu 9 - Sat 11 May, 7.30pm • Restaurant Take your seat in the ‘Fawlty Towers’ restaurant and be waited upon

by Basil, Sybil and Manuel. Only one third of this immersive show is scripted, so anything can happen as you tuck into your ‘70s style 3-course meal in some ‘top end entertainment that will knock you for six’ (What’s on London). Just don’t mention the war! Internationally acclaimed by audiences and critics alike.

Tickets £49, Groups 6+ £46 (inc fees)

Horrible Histories: Brand New Barmy Britain Thu 30 - Fri 31 May, 1.30pm & 4.30pm • Main house We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage with a brand new West End show that has never toured before - featuring all new scenes! It’s the history of Britain with the nasty bits left in!

Tickets £16.50 (inc fees)

Kindred Drama and the Key Youth Theatre present

Legally Blonde the Musical

Wed 21 - Sat 24 Aug 2019, 7.30pm • Main house Plus 2.30pm Sat matinee A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams.

Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances - this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!

Tickets £18, Conc. £14

Sing-A-Long-A The Greatest Showman Sat 14 Sep, 2pm & 7.30pm • Main house Look Out ‘Cause Here It Comes… Cheer on Hugh Jackman, pine after Zach Efron and hiss Rebecca Ferguson (…or maybe not) as you experience The Greatest Showman in the greatest way possible - with lyrics on screen, a host for the night and interactive props bags.

Tickets £16.50, Child £12.50, Buy 10 tickets get 11th free (inc fees)

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General information Peterborough train station

Wirrina car park

Bus stop

Bus stop

Riverside car park

Key Theatre

Location

Riverside car park

Train

Children & babies

The Key Theatre Embankment Road, Peterborough. PE1 1EF

Day rate varies Evening rate £2

Peterborough train station caters to most routes from London to the East of England. The station is a 15 minutes walk and is clearly signposted from Station Road.

• Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult age 16+ • Babies 0 - 24 months tickets are available free of charge • Children & babies must have a valid ticket • Pushchairs will not be allowed in the auditorium • A limited number of booster seats are available • Customers may bring their own booster cushions/ seats with permission of the duty manager

Wirrina car park All day £4 Bishops Road, 6 minute walk

General enquiries 01733 207 239 key.theatre@vivacity.org The box office is open Mon - Sat 10.30am to 6pm*

Vivacity Regional Fitness & Swimming Centre Free after 4pm Bishops Road, 10 minute walk Please follow instructions on the pay & display machines

Show days/Sundays opening times will vary. Visit vivacity.org/keytheatre or call during general opening times. *

Bus Station The closest bus stop is situated on the A15, outside TK Maxx which is a 5 minute walk from the Key Theatre.

The main bus station is a 10 minute walk through the city centre.

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Accessibility • Disabled parking adjacent to the theatre • Wheelchair spaces • Automatic doors • Disabled toilets • Lift to the first floor • Hearing loops • Guide-dogs welcome

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Dates at a glance

Comedy Family Page 6 - 8

Page 9- 12

Dance

Variety

Page 29

Drama

Musical

Spoken word Community

Page 13 - 23 Page 24 - 27

Page 30 - 31

January

Music

Screenings Page 28 - 29

Page 32 - 33

February

Date

Show

Time

Date

Show

Time

Sun 13

Glasshouse Acoustic

2.30pm

Thu 14

Jacqui Dankworth

7.30pm

Tue 15

The Tragedy Of Richard II

7.00pm

Fri 15

Strangers on a Train Set

7.30pm

Tue 22

The Fenland Screamers & Other Boggy Tales

7.45pm

Sat 16

The Counterfeit Stones

7.30pm

Tue 22

Queen Of Spades

6.45pm

Sun 17

Glasshouse Acoustic

2.30pm

The Fenland Screamers & Other Boggy Tales

Tue 19

Don Quixote

7.15pm

Wed 23

7.45pm

Thu 24

The Fenland Screamers & Other Boggy Tales

2.30pm 7.45pm

Fri 25

The Fenland Screamers & Other Boggy Tales

7.45pm

Sat 26

The Fenland Screamers & Other Boggy Tales

2.30pm 7.45pm

Mon 28 Dirty Dusting Tue 29

Circus Of Horrors: Psycho Asylum

Wed 30 La Traviata

7.30pm 7.30pm 6.45pm

Thu 31

Creedence Clearwater Reimagined

7.30pm

Thu 31

I’m Not Running

7.00pm

Chinese New Year Wed 20 Extravaganza

7.30pm

Thu 21

Clare Teal and her Trio: Swing’s the Thing

7.30pm

Fri 22

The Greatest Hits of Motown: How Sweet It Is

7.30pm

Sat 23

We’re going on a Bear Hunt 1.30pm 4.30pm

Sun 24 We’re going on a Bear Hunt 10.30am 1.30pm Tue 26

Hancock’s Half hour

7.30pm

The Best of Queen Wed 27 performed by The Bohemians

7.30pm

Thu 28 The Turk

7.45pm

Thu 28 Georgie Fame

7.30pm

February Date

Show

Time

March

Fri 1

King for a Day: The Nat King Cole Story

7.30pm

Date

Show

Time

Sat 2

The Burlesque Show

7.30pm

Fri 1

Dorian

7.45pm

Fri 1

The Best of WHAM!

7.30pm

Sat 2

Georgina Jackson - Swinging in the Sixties

7.30pm

Sun 3

Ronnie Scott’s Allstars Soho 7.30pm Songbook

Mon 4

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of the Four

7.30pm

Tue 5

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of the Four

7.30pm

Tue 5

Fairport Convention

7.30pm

Thu 7

Jason Donovan: Amazing Midlife Crisis Tour

7.30pm

Fri 8

Kast Off Kinks

7.30pm

Fri 8

DNA

7.45pm

Sat 9

The Straits UK

7.30pm

Sat 9

Sequins and Suits

7.45pm

March

April

Date

Show

Time

Date

Show

Time

Wed 6

Elio Pace presents Elvis Presley

7.30pm

Sun 7

The Amazing Bubble Man

11.30am 2pm

Thu 7

Lloyd Griffith: All-rounder

8.00pm

Mon 8

7.30pm

There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly

2.30pm

Thu 7

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Fri 8

Sindhu Vee: Sandhog

7.30pm

Tue 9

There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly

2.30pm

Fri 8

Luisa Omielan: Politics for B*tches

8.00pm

Sat 9

Ken Cheng: Best Dad Ever

Wed 10 Kieran Hodgson: ‘75

8.00pm

Thu 11

Bess the Commoner Queen 7.45pm

8.00pm

Fri 12

Bess the Commoner Queen 2.30pm

Sat 9

Gary Delaney: Gagster's Paradise

7.30pm

Fri 12

The Lionel Richie Songbook 7.30pm

Sun 10

Ahir Shah: Duffer

8.00pm

Sat 13

Roxymagic

7.30pm

Sun 10

Hal Cruttenden: Chubster

7.30pm

Sun 14

Lord Mayor's Evening

7.30pm

Tue 12

The Producers

7.30pm

Sun 14

Glasshouse Acoustic

2.30pm

Wed 13 The Producers

7.30pm

Tue 16

Thu 14

The Producers

7.30pm

Fri 15

The Producers

Fri 15

Swan Lake

7.30pm

Wed 17 The Lady in the Van

7.45pm

7.30pm

Wed 17 The Sooty Show

11am 2.30pm

Martin Simpson

7.45pm

Thu 18

The Lady in the Van

7.45pm

Sat 16

The Producers

2.30pm 7.30pm

Sun 17

The Searchers

7.30pm

Thu 18

Morgan & West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic 2.30pm Show For Kids (And Childish Grown-ups!)

Fri 19

The Lady in the Van

7.45pm

Sat 20

The Lady in the Van

2.30pm 7.45pm

Wed 20 The Chris Barber Big Band

7.30pm

Fri 22

Matthew Ford – Sing, Sing

7.30pm

Tue 26

Spamalot

7.30pm

Wed 27 Spamalot

7.30pm

Sat 20

The Story of the Beatles

7.30pm

Thu 28 Spamalot

7.30pm

Sun 21

Glasshouse Acoustic

2.30pm 2.30pm

Fri 29

Spamalot

7.30pm

Wed 24 Magnificent Music Hall

Sat 30

Spamalot

2.30pm 7.30pm

Thu 25 Dear Zoo

1.30pm 3.30pm

Sun 31

Glasshouse Acoustic

2.30pm

Fri 26

Dear Zoo

11am 2pm

Sat 27

Little Mix Experience

2.00pm

April

Sun 28 Grandad’s Island

1.30am 3.30pm

Sun 28 Tom Paxton

7.30pm

Mon 29 Grandad’s Island

10.30am 1.30pm

Date

Show

Time

Mon 1

Bouncers

7.30pm

Tue 2

Bouncers

7.30pm

Tue 2

La Forza del Destino

6.15pm

Mon 29

Wed 3

Bouncers

7.30pm

Tue 30 Faust

Fri 5

Outer Circle

7.30pm

Sat 6

Jackson: Live in Concert

7.30pm

Seann Walsh: 'After This One, I’m Going Home’

8.00pm 6.45pm

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