Elgiva What's On: Spring 2017

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Private hire

The Elgiva is owned, managed and funded

by Chesham Town Council

Welcome

from Moira Little, Deputy Manager

Here’s the first What’s On for 2017 but, in the meantime, our traditional family pantomime, Beauty and the Beast runs until 31st December and will make a lovely ending to the Christmas period.

Some great news regarding car parking outside the Elgiva. When you visit us to purchase or collect tickets, and park in Albany car park, you can pay just 10p for ten minutes. Enough time to visit the Box Office and even grab a takeaway coffee from Café Encore!

And now to our wonderful programme of events. For children we have The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen and Alice in Wonderland. However, if the children want to actually participate, there is our Easter workshop ‘Legend’ for 8 to 18 year olds, where they can work alongside professionals, culminating in a performance on stage.

We have music from Blake, the Fureys and the Piccadilly Revellers. There are some new tribute acts including This is Tom, the Explosive Light Orchestra and the Beach Boys Story. We also have the return of Navi (Michael Jackson) Think Floyd, Magic – a Kind of Queen and Special Kinda Madness. If you want to get really nostalgic, we have the Vera Lynn Story (celebrating her 100th birthday), the Nat King Cole Story and Music & Memories. Get your dancing shoes on!

Talking about dancing, we have Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite from Strictly Come Dancing with their show ‘Somewhere in Time’.

Once again we have a great selection of Live and As Live screenings, including No Man’s Land, Hedda Gabler and Amadeus from the National Theatre, The Tempest and Julius Caesar from the Royal Shakespeare Company, Saint Joan from the Donmar Warehouse, Madama Butterfly from the Royal Opera House and if you are a fan of ballet, the Sleeping Beauty from the Royal Ballet. And finally … we have comedy from Gary Delaney (Mock the Week and One Night Stand) and Andy Parsons!

If you haven’t been to the Elgiva before, why not make it your New Year Resolution to come and visit us, and I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised.

All areas of The Elgiva are available for private hire. For details of our excellent facilities for weddings, private parties, anniversaries, conferences and business meetings please call 01494 582902 for a very competitive quotation. Chesham Town Hall is also available to hire for any occasion, with lovely views of Lowndes Park. To book weddings, parties, weekly courses and business meetings please call 01494 774842.

The Elgiva Bar and the Café Encore The fully stocked Elgiva Bar is open for all functions, serving not only alcohol, but also soft drinks and nibbles. The Café Encore is open Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 3pm. A wide range of home cooked meals, snacks and cakes are available, from breakfast to brunch through to lunch. Organic and fairtrade coffee and tea are served. All available to eat in or take away. Enjoy our comfortable surroundings for business or pleasure, with free Wi-Fi.

Elgiva volunteers The Elgiva has an ever-growing band of Stewards who support in a variety of ways. If you fancy spending a couple of hours helping us, watching a fabulous show or film and meeting new friends, please give Moira a call on 01494 582902, or pop in for a chat.

Smoking Policy The Elgiva has a no smoking policy (inc. electronic cigarettes) throughout all areas of the theatre.

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Wednesday 4 January, 1pm & 8pm*

Sing Street

*Hosted by Chiltern Film Society (public welcome)

Sing Street is a 2016 Irish musical comedydrama film written, produced and directed by John Carney.

Starring Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor, Kelly Thornton and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, the story revolves around a boy starting a band to impress a girl. In south inner-city Dublin in 1985, the Lalor family has some problems. Patriarch Robert is struggling with his architecture practice and his marriage, and drinks and smokes to excess. At a family meeting, he announces that in order to save money he is taking his youngest son Conor out of his expensive fee-paying school and moving him to a free stateschool, Synge Street CBS, which Robert asserts is of equally high repute. Conor's elder brother Brendan ribs him about the change as well as about the state of the family unit.

Film

12a 105 minutes 2016 (Prices page 23)

Thursday 5 January, 1pm & 8pm

Friday 6 January, 7pm

The Girl on the Train

No Man’s Land National Theatre

Commuter Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt) catches daily glimpses of a seemingly perfect couple, Scott and Megan, from the window of her train. One day, Watson witnesses something shocking unfold in the backyard of the strangers' home. Rachel tells the authorities what she thinks she saw after learning that Megan is now missing and feared dead. Unable to trust her own memory, the troubled woman begins her own investigation, while police suspect that Rachel may have crossed a dangerous line.

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AS LIVE Encore

Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s No Man's Land, broadcast live to cinemas from Wyndham’s Theatre, London. One summer's evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst's stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men. The broadcast will be followed by an exclusive Q&A with the cast and director Sean Mathias.

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15 112 minutes 2016 (Prices page 23) 3

Tickets £12.50

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January 2017

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Sunday 8 January, 3pm & 7pm

The Snow Queen Quantum Theatre

A United Kingdom

When Gerda’s friend Kay is taken by the Snow Queen no one knows what has happened, but the heartbroken Gerda decides she must set out to find him. A long and dangerous journey ensues, as Gerda battles to escape from a sorceress, is captured by robbers, meets a prince and princess, enlists the help of a friendly crow and reindeer and finally reaches the Snow Queen’s icy palace.

Michael Whitmore’s delightful adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s magical tale conjures up a captivating mix of fantasy, fable and love triumphing over evil in this ever popular Christmas classic.

A United Kingdom tells the inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. Seretse and Ruth defied family, Apartheid and empire – their love triumphed over every obstacle flung in their path and in so doing they transformed their nation and inspired the world.

Film

Tickets £12 (£8 child / £36 family 2+2)

Wednesday 11 January, 7pm

12a 111 minutes 2016 (Prices page 23)

Thursday 12 January, 1pm & 8pm

Screened

LIVE The Tempest The Royal Shakespeare Company

The Light Between Oceans A romantic period drama film written and directed by Derek Cianfrance and based on the novel by M. L. Stedman. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown and Jack Thompson and tells the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who rescue and adopt an infant girl adrift at sea. Years later, the couple discovers the child's true parentage and are faced with the moral dilemma of their actions.

On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this is no ordinary island. Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to his will. When a sail appears on the horizon, he reaches out across the ocean to the ship that carries the men who wronged him.

In a unique partnership with Intel, we will be using today’s most advanced technology in a bold reimagining of Shakespeare’s magical play, creating an unforgettable theatrical experience.

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Saturday 7 January, 3pm

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Tickets £15 4

12a 133 minutes 2016 (Prices page 23)

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January 2017 Saturday 14 January, 8pm

The Wizard of Oz Chesham Bois Catholic Players Join Chesham Bois Catholic Players and get caught up in the tornado that whisks a young Kansas girl, Dorothy Gale, to the magical land of Oz where a great adventure awaits her. In her quest to return home to Uncle Henry and Aunt Em, Dorothy meets a Scarecrow, Tinman and Cowardly Lion and together they form a Tickets £16 unique friendship. (£14 concessions, £12 child, £50 family) Group rate – buy 10 get one free.

First night – Thursday 19 January only: Theatre £14 (£12 concessions/child, £50 family)

Tickets £15 (advance), £17 (on the day)

Wednesday, 25 January, 1pm & 8pm*

Friday 27 January, 8pm

*Hosted by Chiltern Film Society (public welcome)

FOR AGES 16+

Gary Delaney There’s Something About Gary 'There's Something About Gary'... and that something is he likes to write and perform jokes. He thinks a good joke should be like a drunk Glaswegian, short and punchy. Through Twitter and TV he has become one of the most quotable comedians in the country.

He loves each and every gag and you can’t help but be carried away by his infectious charm. A regular on Mock The Week, he has won two Sony Awards, as well as receiving a Chortle Award nomination. He’s also a regular writer for shows including Cats Does Countdown, A League Of Their Own, Live At The Apollo and The Royal Variety Performance, and his jokes have twice appeared in Dave's Top 10 Funniest Jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe. www.garydelaney.com

A British drama film directed by Ken Loach and written

by Loach's frequent collaborator Paul Laverty. The film stars Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Dylan McKiernan, and Briana Shann. Daniel Blake is a 59-year-old joiner in the North-East of England who falls ill with heart disease and so applies for the out-of-work sickness benefit Employment and Support Allowance. While he endeavours to overcome the red tape involved in getting this assistance, he meets single mother Katie and her two children, Dylan and Daisy, who, in order to escape a homeless persons' hostel in London, must take up residence in a flat 300 miles (480 km) away.

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Thursday 19 and Friday 20 January, 7.30pm Saturday 21 January, 2pm & 6.30pm Sunday 22 January, 2pm

STANDING CONCERT

Back after a sell out gig! A Specials and a Madness tribute band, all on one stage. That’s Special Kinda Madness. They combine the phenomenally energetic stage presence of The Specials with the wonderful iconic tunes of the Madness ‘Nutty Boys’. Playing a set from each band and producing a show that will have everybody up and dancing from the off, they will have everyone hankering after that exciting era of 2-Tone and ska.

I, Daniel Blake

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Special Kinda Madness

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Monday 6 February, 7pm

Amadeus National Theatre

Peter Pan Rare Productions

AS LIVE Encore

Music. Power. Jealousy. Lucian Msamati (Luther, Game of Thrones) plays Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s iconic play from the National Theatre, and with live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash.

Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his name. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God. After winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards when it had its premiere at the National Theatre in 1979, Amadeus was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film.

Sir James Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who never grew up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and the late Willis Hall. Since then, Stiles & Drewe extensively revised the show for a stunning new production directed by the highly talented Rachel Kavanagh. Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure reunited Stiles & Drewe with the designer Peter McKintosh, bringing to life the magical world of Neverland.

Theatre Tickets: Tiered £16 (£13.50 concessions) Stalls £15 (£13.50 concessions)

Theatre

Tickets £12.50

Tuesday 7 February, 2pm

Wednesday 8 February, 1pm & 8pm*

Music and Memories

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Neil Sands and his wonderful West End cast are back with a brand new production for 2017. There can be no doubt that music brings back so many wonderful memories and this feel good afternoon filled with over 60 all time favourite songs from the 1940s through to the 1970s will have the memories flooding back. From old time sing along, to Rock & Roll, ’40s favourites to the pop hits of the ‘60s and as always a flag waving tribute to the veterans of our Armed Forces.

All mixed with stunning costumes, amazing voices, and lots of laughter, this show will brighten everyone’s day and prove how special music and memories are.

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Thursday to Friday 2–3 February, 7.30pm Saturday 4 February, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

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*Hosted by Chiltern Film Society (public welcome)

A French-American documentary film directed by Kent Jones about François Truffaut's book on Alfred Hitchcock, Hitchcock/Truffaut and its impact on cinema.

Truffaut interviewed Hitchcock over eight days in 1962 at his offices at Universal Studios to write his book, and the documentary features reflections from directors including James Gray, Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, and Olivier Assayas.

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Tickets £12 (£11 concessions) 6

12a 79 minutes 2015 (Prices page 23)

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Saturday–Sunday 11–19 February, various times

Chesham Arts Festival

Rock Icons

Chesham Arts Festival is an annual competitive festival with classes for Music, Speech and Stage Dancing.

Saturday 11th: VOCAL CLASSES/CHOIRS Sunday - Saturday 12th-18th: STAGE DANCING Sunday 19th: FINAL CONCERT (MUSIC & SPEECH ONLY) 3pm.

An all new energetic live music show that will take you on a journey through the eras and evolution of classic rock, featuring live music and visuals from the world’s most iconic albums, and bands from Yes, Deep Purple, Queen, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Toto, Rainbow, Thin Lizzy, The Who, Pink Floyd and beyond. The band at the heart of the show are an international touring act who live for this music. Having toured 11 countries of the world in clubs up to arenas with acts such as Whitesnake, Joe Satriani, Big Country and many more makes this a must-see for all classic rock fans!

Dance Music

D I G I T A L

Tickets £16 (£15 concessions)

Spectators welcome during the festival week for a small entrance fee (per session) For further details please call Gwen Woodstock 01494 774394 or visit www.cheshamartsfestival.org.uk

THE ELGIVA CINEMA

D I G I T A L

Check www.elgiva.com for new screenings not listed

Tuesday 21 February, 7pm

Wednesday 22 February, 1pm & 8pm*

Saint Joan National Theatre

by Chiltern Film Speed Sisters *Hosted Society (public welcome)

AS LIVE Encore

Gemma Arterton is Joan of Arc, broadcast live from the Donmar Warehouse. Bernard Shaw’s classic play follows the life and trial of a young country girl who declares a bloody mission to drive the English from France. As one of the first Protestants and nationalists, she threatens the very fabric of the feudal society and the Catholic Church across Europe. Josie Rourke (Coriolanus, Les Liaisons Dangereuses) directs Gemma Arterton (Gemma Bovery, Nell Gwynn, Made in Dagenham) as Joan of Arc in this electrifying production. Running time: 210 mins (tbc).

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Thursday 9 February, 8pm

Music

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The Speed Sisters are the first all-woman race car driving team in the Middle East. Grabbing headlines and turning heads at improvised tracks across the West Bank, these five women have sped their way into the heart of the gritty, male-dominated Palestinian street car-racing scene. Weaving together their lives on and off the track, the film takes you on a surprising journey into the drive to go further and faster than anyone thought you could.

Tickets £12.50

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PG 78 minutes 2016 (Prices page 23)

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Thursday 23 February, 8pm

Friday 24 February, 8pm

The Roy Orbison Story

King of Pop

Barry Steele is widely recognised as one of the world’s leading vocalists playing homage to legend Roy Orbison. He’s stunned audiences across the globe with his uncanny similarity and ability to authentically revive the exquisite toe-tapping sound of this music giant.

Barry Steele is quite simply unmissable, as he takes you on this specially produced musical journey in time, from the early ‘60s right through to the late ‘80s and the internationally acclaimed concert ‘The Black and White Night’. The show also honours the time Roy spent with the Traveling Wilburys. Add to the mix our fabulous singers celebrating the music from legends that Roy actually shared centre stage with, all backed by a big screen and phenomenally talented musicians, and you have yourselves an incredible fusion of 60’s solid gold classics and 80’s contemporary musical genius all on one stage. This production really is very special, so come along and celebrate the Big O’s legacy with us!

The Legend Continues – starring Navi

Music

Get ready to moonwalk the night away at a show whose star performer Navi once earned a standing ovation from Michael Jackson himself. King Of Pop – The Legend Continues is currently on tour in the UK and is taking British theatres by storm. The superb production stars the world’s no.1 MJ impersonator who was actually invited to perform at two of Michael Jackson’s birthday parties in LA and New York. Michael not only applauded Navi but also gave him a standing ovation and invited the impersonator to spend a day at his home ‘Neverland’. Navi has since continued to work, performing in a whopping 57 different countries and is now back in the UK for a national theatre tour along with his incredible live band and dancers.

Music

Tickets £19.50

Tickets £20

Saturday 25 February, 8pm

Sunday 26 February, 2pm & 5pm

King For A Day

Alice in Wonderland

The Nat King Cole Story – starring Atila

Imagination runs wild and logic is abandoned in this fantastical, larger-than-life musical brimming with nonsensical fun and excitement for the entire family. Follow Alice and the White Rabbit as they set off on a colourful, topsyturvy adventure like no other and meet a host of outlandish characters including the troublesome twins, Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, the notorious Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire cat and of course, the Madas a bat-Hatter! A perfect day out for the entire family, you’d be mad to miss it!

Come and join Atila and his band, the UK newest jazz sensation, who will pay tribute to one of the greats and his idol Nat King Cole. Atila is an established Jazz singer from the UK. Sartorially stylish and musically classy, his interpretations of the American Songbook are internationally renowned, taking influence from early Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. Sit back and listen to his velvet voice as he delivers the classics such as: When I Fall In Love, Route 66, Mona Lisa, Nature Boy, Autumn Leaves and many many more. www.atila.uk

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Children’s

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Tickets £10 (£8 concessions)

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Feb / March 2017 This is Tom

Screened

LIVE

Starring Andy Wood and his band!

Tom Jones tribute Andy Wood has been performing the act for 18 years and is one of the best tributes in the world. He tours regularly with his full live band creating an amazing show! He turns every night into a complete success! So far Andy has had great reviews as the Sir Tom Jones tribute, and is sought after by some of the world’s leading agents and bookers. His tribute show has taken Andy all over the world with appearances in Las Vegas. He has also just finished his second season as the Tom Jones tribute act in the UK’s premier theatre tribute show Trevor Chance’s Legends at the central pier in Blackpool. Now performing his sell out show in the heart of Benidorm, this show is a must for any fan of this Welsh legend.

APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME 3 HOURS, INCLUDING TWO INTERVALS.

Music

Tickets £15

Friday 3 March, 8pm

Tickets £17.50

Wednesday to Friday 8–10 March, 7.45pm Saturday 11 March, 2.30pm & 7.45pm

The Beach Boys Story

The Witches of Eastwick Panda Players FOR AGES 14+

If you like the Beach Boys songs, you will love this band!

Guaranteed to leave you with a smile on your face, with a song in your heart and reflecting on a truly memorable live music experience, this is a show you do not want to miss. You will be amazed at how just five performers can reproduce 100% live, the complex orchestral arrangements and intricate harmonies of America’s biggest ever pop group. Come join the fun and ride the wave of adrenaline and nostalgia that will sweep you from surf to sun and from hit to hit. The Beach Boys Band delivers a stunning show of technicolour harmonies that will take your breath away.

A unique opportunity to hear every chart hit America’s biggest pop band ever recorded including: God Only Knows - Good Vibrations - I Get Around - Wouldn’t It Be Nice - Surfin’ USA - Fun Fun Fun California Girls - Sloop John B and many more that you will know.

One stormy night, three bored women conjure up their ideal man and soon, amid much gossip in the township of Eastwick, all their wildest dreams begin to come true.

However, there are devilish consequences! Will they rise to the occasion? This spellbinding musical comedy tale of the Witches of Eastwick has wonderful music and songs and a bewitchingly fantastic storyline that weaves romance, jealousy, sex, magic and dirty tricks! This is an adult musical comedy and contains strong language.

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Thursday 2 March, 8pm

The Royal Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty combines the best of classical ballet, splendid music and talented dancers. First choreographed to Tchaikovsky's great musical score by Marius Petipa in Russia in 1890, The Sleeping Beauty has wonderful ensembles, solos including the Rose Adage as Princess Aurora meets her suitors, and of course the concluding celebratory dances for the happy union of prince and princess. The rich evocations of the baroque opulence of a royal court, the panoramic journey of the prince to the overgrown castle and the colourful characters in this famous fairytale make this a spectacle like no other.

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Tuesday 28 February, 7pm

The Sleeping Beauty The Royal Ballet

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TICKETS: Wed, Thu & Sat matinée all tickets £16 Fri & Sat evening £17.50 (£17 concession) GROUP OFFER: buy 10 tickets for a single performance in one transaction and get an 11th ticket free.

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March 2017 Mustang

AS LIVE Encore

*Hosted by Chiltern Film Society (public welcome)

An internationally co-produced drama film directed by Turkish-French film director Deniz Gamze Ergüven. The film is set in a remote Turkish village and depicts the lives of five young orphaned sisters and challenges they face growing up as girls in a conservative society. The event that triggers the family backlash against the five sisters at the beginning of the film is based on Ergüven's personal life. SUBTITLED TURKISH.

Film

Tickets £12.50

15 97 minutes 2016 (Prices page 23)

Saturday 18 March, 7.30pm

Wednesday 22 March, 8pm

Somewhere in Time An Audience with Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe

The Fureys For over 39 years Ireland’s legends, the Fureys have been selling out concerts worldwide. They return to the Elgiva for another great night of Irish music, songs and stories. Their emotive songs stir many emotions, tears and laughter, sadness and joy. The oldest of the brothers, Eddie Furey left home in 1966 and travelled to Scotland at the time of the great folk revival where he met and shared accommodation in Edinburgh with then unknown folk singers Billy Connolly, Gerry Rafferty and Alex Campbell. In 1969 he was the special guest for the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem throughout the USA and Canada. Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics has credited Eddie with teaching him his first chords on guitar when they met up in the North East of England while Dave was still a teenager. www.thefureys.com

Ian and Natalie will deliver a night you will remember forever. Strictly’s favourite couple are back with a bang after their first successful UK tour. They have developed a whole new show with newly choreographed routines of their favourite ballroom and Latin dances. Thìs dance showcase spectacular will give full-on entertainment with a romantic feel and will transport you away to a place of wonderful moments, with lots of laughs and stories along the way. Ian and Natalie have become family favourites, as they have always pushed the boundaries of dance to bring the best out of their celebrity couple. This is a show not to be missed!

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Wednesday 15 March, 1pm & 8pm*

‘I’ve no talent for life.’ Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free ... Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control those around her, only to see her own world unravel.

Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge at the Young Vic Theatre) returns to National Theatre Live screens with a modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece. Ruth Wilson (Luther, The Affair, Jane Eyre) plays the title role in a new version by Patrick Marber (Notes on a Scandal, Closer). Running time: 210 mins.

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Tuesday 14 March, 7pm

Hedda Gabler National Theatre

28/10/16

Tickets £26 (£24.50 concessions) Meet & Greet after the show (limited to 30 people) £20 per person - Box Office only

Music 10

Tickets £19.50 (£18.50 concessions)

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Friday 24 March, 8pm

Saturday 25 March, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Magic - A kind of Queen

From Hollywood to Havana

Queen’s Greatest Hits. Magic, the first and still the best tribute to Queen, perform all of Queen’s greatest hits live in their latest show. With five vocals to back up the powerful lead vocal of the dynamic Roger Brown, Magic can recreate all the complex harmonies that are Queen’s trademark recording sound. This, along with two guitars, bass, drums and the brilliant piano and keyboard skills of Dave Chapman, produces a sound that is second to none. While not attempting to emulate Queen visually, Magic creates all the excitement of a Queen live show – not to be missed. All in all, a background that’s given them experience to deliver a world class show to remember.

Two different wonderful shows to entertain and delight the audience, transporting you across continents using the beauty of music and dance. The shows are being staged to raise money for Chiltern Samaritans, Gambia Project and Breast Cancer Now. The matinee performance will showcase the best of young talent with magical displays of dancing and performance. For the evening show, Trevor Laurency inspired choreography will transport you across the continents with music and dance to entertain and delight. Two shows that simply cannot be missed!

Music

Music Dance

Tickets £19

Tickets £10 (matinee); £15 (evening)

Sunday 26 March, 7pm

Tuesday 28 March, 2pm

The Piccadilly Revellers

The Vera Lynn Story

The Piccadilly Revellers – six superb musicians drawn from Michael Law’s legendary Piccadilly Dance Orchestra. With a programme of comic, jazzy, sentimental and novelty tunes from the ‘between the wars’ era, an evening of foot-tapping entertainment and hilarity is guaranteed.

Starring the ‘Whitstable Nightingale’, Louise Cookman and compered by Martin Wheatley, king of the guitar, banjo and countless other stringed instruments, our show guarantees an evening to remember.

Dame Vera Lynn will receive a personal telegram in 2017 from one of her most endearing fans, HRH The Queen. The force’s sweetheart will reach the remarkable age of 100 years and still be young at heart. The Vera Lynn Story will be touring throughout 2017 with full supporting show. The multi award-winning Miss Brown, who recently was nominated as Best Artiste to portray Vera Lynn will be singing timeless classics along with her orchestra such as A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square, Yours, You’ll Never Know, White Cliffs Of Dover and We’ll Meet Again for the grand finale.

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Music

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Tickets £14 (£12 concessions)

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Wednesday 29 March, 1pm & 8pm*

Thursday 30 March, 7.15pm

Me and Earl and The Dying Girl

Madama Butterfly Royal Opera House

*Hosted by Chiltern Film Society (public welcome)

Screened

LIVE

Opera in Three Acts.

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular of all operas, with ravishing music and a heartbreaking story. Much-loved soprano Ermonela Jaho sings the title role for the first time. Puccini's music brings alive the birdsong of the morning, the ritual of a wedding and the seduction by naval officer B.F. Pinkerto of his young, innocent bride. Well known moments include the impassioned aria ‘Un bel dì’ as the abandoned Cio-Cio-San clings vainly to her dreams. Royal Opera Music Director Antonio Pappano, conducts this intense and gripping journey from light and excitement to darkness and self-sacrifice.

ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.

Starring Thomas Mann, Olivia Cooke, RJ Cyler, and Jon Bernthal.

Film

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Opera

12a 105 minutes 2015 (Prices page 23)

Tickets £15

Friday 31 March, 8pm

Saturday 1 April, 8pm

Oh What A Night

Blake Songs from ‘Stage & Screen’

Starring 'Frankie's Guys,' this is a celebration of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, a fast paced, energetic production with an authentic live concert feel. Putting their own charismatic stamp on timeless classics such as, 'Big Girls Don't Cry', 'Walk Like A Man', ‘Sherry’ & 'Oh What A Night', the boys take you on a nostalgic trip down memory lane and remind you exactly why ‘The Four Seasons’ sold over 100 million records and earned themselves a place in the prestigious 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame'. With slick choreography, charm, charisma, brilliant audience participation and amazing live vocals and a great live band, its clear to see why ‘Frankie's Guys’ are receiving standing ovations all over the world.

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With Brit Award winners Blake. Fresh from recent appearances on the Graham Norton Show, Strictly Come Dancing & The One Show, British harmony trio Blake present a brand new tour featuring the finest songs from stage and screen, with projections and lighting that bring the cinematic magic to life. Linked together with the boys famous improvised banter, the show features music from Hanz Zimmer, Ennio Morricone, Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Cohen, The Beach Boys & many more. This is the ultimate celebration of movies and musicals, all sung in thrilling vocal harmony.

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Monday–Friday 3–7 April, 10am to 4pm

The Explosive Light Orchestra The Ultimate Tribute to Jeff Lynne and ELO

An epic night of Rock Classics and melodic symphonic rock by the best ELO Tribute Band currently touring the UK and Europe, showcasing the songwriting and genius of Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra. A full 8-piece outfit, including the famous string section, gives fresh life to ELO classics including Mr Blue Sky, Evil Woman, Livin’ Thing, Wild West Hero, Don’t Bring Me Down, Sweet Talkin’ Woman, Turn to Stone, Hold on Tight and many more. A night not to be missed!"

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Sunday 9 April, 11am & 2pm

Thursday 13 April, 8pm

The Little Mermaid

Andy Parsons - Peak Bullsh*t

A Brand New Musical Pantomime Adventure. The classic tale of the little mermaid is brought to the stage in a brand new production by the internationally acclaimed Panto Company.

Following a sell-out tour of China, The Panto Company bring you their adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson’s story, told only the way The Panto Company are known for! It follows the dreams of a young girl who believes there is a better life for her out of the water. Will she be prepared to give up everything? But of course there’s a handsome prince, an evil baddie, a funny side kick and bucket loads of laughs along the way. With stunning scenery, eye catching costumes, original songs plus up to date chart songs, not forgetting loads of audience participation, this show makes for a thoroughly entertaining family day out.

Worried about your job? Worried about your family? Worried about yourself? Worried about the health service? Education?

Climate change? World War 3? Worried about worrying? Sod it!

Come and have a laugh about it. It’s one of the things we do best. Or is it? Was it something we did best but like everything else has now gone West. Or South. Or East. Ah - go on. Take a risk. Put on your lucky pants and your party shoes – and get yourself on a night out. Or maybe come out dressed in a binbag, top hat and clogs. We could all use a laugh. As seen on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Q.I. etc.

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Tickets £15 (Parental Guidance: Likely to be swearing and adult content)

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Wednesday 19 April, 1pm & 8pm*

Magic of the Musicals

Mia Madre

After the tremendous success of Twist and Shout, Songbook Productions brings you this brand new concert. This is a musical show with a difference.

It follows the story of musical theatre in song from the very start. With songs from musicals that defined each era and remain classics today. From what was considered the very first musical ‘Showboat’ right up to the most current hits in the West End and on Broadway today. As we go through the decades we visit Anything Goes, Oklahoma, Carousel, The Sound of Muisc, West Side Story, Godspell, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, plus classics from composers, Sondheim, Bernstein, Cole Porter and Noel Coward.

A stylish and fun evening for all lovers of musical theatre.

Margherita (Margherita Buy) is a director working on a socialrealist film about a factory strike called We Are Here starring actor Barry Huggins (John Turturro) as the factory owner. Huggins consistently fails to deliver his lines properly and the fraught nature of the shoot is exasperated by unhelpful advice from Margherita to her actors. She breaks up with her boyfriend, an actor in the film, and is divorced from the father of her daughter, Livia (Beatrice Mancini). Her brother Giovanni (Nanni Moretti) has taken time off work to help care for their ailing mother, Ada (Giulia Lazzarini), a retired classics teacher who has been hospitalised. Margherita comes to feel guilty for not taking on more responsibility for her mother and reflects on her often cold relations with her family, friends and colleagues.

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Film

Tickets £20 (£19 concessions)

*Hosted by Chiltern Film Society (public welcome)

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Thursday 20 April, 8pm

Saturday 22 April, 8pm

The Elvis Years The Story of the King

Think Floyd Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's first release, Think Floyd's brand new production for 2017 features music from all fifteen Pink Floyd albums. From The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, through Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, to The Endless River.

The production is backed by an impressive laser light show and a dedicated team of sound and lighting engineers, and with over 20 years experience faithfully recreating the legendary sound of Pink Floyd live on stage, it’s no wonder Think Floyd are regarded as the Definitive Pink Floyd Experience.

Celebrating 10 years on the road, The Elvis Years is an outstanding musical production which brings to the stage the incredible and compelling story of the ‘king of rock and roll’.

With a top line-up of actormusicians, multiple costume changes and film footage, this glittering two-hour production charts the musical and emotional highs and lows of Elvis’ journey from poor truck-driving teenager from Mississippi through the army, Hollywood and finally the legendary Las Vegas concerts.

This feel-good show will instantly transport you back to the golden years of rock’n’roll, as you witness Elvis audition for the very first time at Sun Studios, then become part of the TV audience for the '68 Comeback Special, and finally dance in the aisles at a Las Vegas concert. www.theelvisyears.com

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Encore Julius Caesar Royal Shakespeare Company

Gypsy Chesham Musical Theatre Company

Angus Jackson directs Shakespeare’s epic political tragedy, as the race to claim the empire spirals out of control. Caesar returns from war, all-conquering, but mutiny is rumbling through the corridors of power. The Rome season in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre opens with the politics of spin and betrayal turning to violence.

Following his sell-out productions of Tom Morton-Smith’s Oppenheimer (2014) and James Fenton’s adaptation of Don Quixote (2016), Season Director Angus Jackson steers the thrilling action.

Gypsy is the tale of the archetypal stage mother, Rose Hovick, who will go to any lengths to showcase the talents of her daughters, especially her favourite, Baby June.

Constantly dreaming up routines to showcase Baby June, Momma Rose is as desperate for her kids (and the other children she drags in as part of her act) to hit the big time as she is for them to stay young. Rose is tested as her children grow into young women who wish to branch out on their own. It is frequently considered one of the crowning achievements of mid-20th century musical theatre.

Tickets £16.50 (£14.50 concessions)

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Tickets £13.50

Thursday 4 May, 7.30pm

Saturday 6 May, 3pm

Germaine Greer

Cinderella Vienna Festival Ballet

Women for Life on Earth: The Inevitability of Ecofeminism

Vienna Festival Ballet is proud to present the tale of Cinderella, one of the bestknown rags-to-riches fairy tales. A mistreated young girl, a glass slipper, two comical ugly step-sisters and a handsome prince combine to make the perfect piece of story-telling. Vienna Festival Ballet’s production is based on the traditional story, the ballet will surely touch and reach out to everyone’s heart, with its combination of pure classical dancing and a touch of pantomime. The music contains a collection of Rossini’s most famous operatic achievements and has been especially arranged for Vienna Festival Ballet.

When Welsh women turned up at the RAF base at Greenham Common in 1981, they were carrying a banner that read ‘Women for Life on Earth’. Theirs was direct action, born of gut reaction, virtually innocent of theoretical framework. Feminists can be found wherever the planet and our fellow earthlings are in trouble.

They shepherd stranded cetaceans back into deeper water, stand in front of lorries carrying live animals to slaughter, lash themselves to conveyor belts in protest against the logging of old-growth forests, march and lobby against the threat of fracking. The action they cannot be moved to take on their own behalf, they take on behalf of the planet. If the planet is to survive and human beings continue to inhabit it, this female energy must be unleashed.

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Opening hours

Film prices Matinees: £6.50 (£5.50 concessions) Evenings: £7.00 (£6.00 concessions)

Box Office opening hours are Monday to Saturday, 10am to 3pm excluding Bank Holidays

PLEASE ADD £1 TO TICKET PRICES FOR ALL 3D SCREENINGS

Contact details

Reservations

Manager: manager@elgiva.com 01494 582902

Technical: techoffice@elgiva.com 01494 582903

All reservations must be claimed and paid for within three working days of booking. Please note that all reservations can only be held until the day before an event / film. All tickets are subject to availability.

Box Office: boxoffice@elgiva.com 01494 582900

Concessions

Administration: admin@elgiva.com 01494 582902

Concessionary rates are available on most performances (proof must be provided) and apply in most cases to full-time students, children (15 years and under), over 60s, the unwaged, people claiming income support or family credit and people with disabilities.

There is also a 24 hour answering service in operation.

How to book You can book your seats in the following ways:

Student Standby Certain shows have Student Standby tickets available at £8, please see our website www.elgiva.com to see which shows have this offer. Tickets can only be purchased on the night of the performance (please call the box office on the day to check availability); students will need to show a current student card.

In person: Our friendly Box Office staff will be delighted to assist you should you call into the theatre.

By post: Send your request to Box Office, The Elgiva,

Babies

St Mary’s Way, Chesham, HP5 1HR. Make your cheque payable to CHESHAM TOWN COUNCIL, add £1.25 administration fee to your total and enclose a SAE for the return of your tickets.

Babes in arms will not normally be admitted to performances. Any parents or guardians with children aged under 18 months, if permitted, will have to purchase a 'babe in arms' ticket on the door or in advance at a cost of £2, the child can then sit on the parent or guardian's lap.

Babies will only be admitted to U or PG certificate films.

By phone: Please call the Box Office on 01494 582900.

Please have your credit card details ready. We accept most major credit cards, including Visa, Mastercard, Eurocard and Solo. All bookings are subject to an Administration Fee of £1.25 per transaction for card/cheque purchases made by telephone and in person, with the exception of bookings paid for in person with cash or Elgiva Theatre Tokens. We would be grateful if you would refrain from calling the Box Office 30 minutes prior to a performance as staff will be giving priority to personal bookings.*

Children We welcome and encourage children to the Elgiva Theatre, however some events or shows are not suitable for very young children. We endeavour to highlight and clearly indicate age suitability, but as we have to take the advice of incoming production companies who give us their recommended age suitability for their own shows, we cannot accept responsibility if patrons find an event unsuitable for their children. We suggest that if patrons are unsure as to whether an event or show may be unsuitable for their own children, that they ‘play safe’ and don’t book tickets. All patrons, including children, must purchase and occupy a seat and we have 10 booster seats available for very small children.

By e-mail: Please e-mail your booking requirements to boxoffice@elgiva.com and include: your name, address, email contact, daytime tel. no., date and time of the show/film, number of tickets required and any acceptable alternatives.*

Terms and conditions To comply with fire regulations, all customers must hold a valid ticket for the event. To avoid disturbing the audience and the performers, latecomers may not be allowed entry until a suitable break in the performance at the discretion of the Duty Manager. No cameras (including mobile phones) or recording devices will be allowed into any performance unless prior permission has been granted by the management. The Elgiva’s management reserves the right to refuse admission to any part of the theatre or site. The Elgiva frequently makes its facilities available for hire. Whilst we attempt at all times to safeguard your interests, the Elgiva can accept no responsibility for the quality, content, discount policies or pricing of these events. Ticket holders consent to filming and sound recording as members of the audience.

*Please note that tickets will be held at the Box Office for collection unless a £1 postage fee is added to your ticket total.

On-line: at www.elgiva.com. On-line purchases are subject to an Administration Fee of £2.50 per transaction. Some discounts (groups of 10+ and family tickets) are not available on-line.

Exchanges and refunds

Accessibility

In common with normal theatre practice, we regret that tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged after purchase, except when an event is cancelled.

Infra red induction loop system in the theatre: please ask the Box Office for a headset. Level access to the front of and throughout the building. Disabled toilet facility. Four wheelchair spaces in the auditorium. Please inform the Box Office when booking if any of your party is a wheelchair user. If you have difficulty with stairs ask for rows A, B, C, D or E – and please book early!

Data protection Ticketing records are held on computer to enable us to offer the best possible service to our customers. The information is held only to send you details of forthcoming events or inform you of any changes affecting your booking. We do not pass names and addresses on to third parties without your permission. If you no longer wish to receive mail from us, please phone 01494 582900 and we will amend our database immediately.

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The Elgiva is situated in Chesham Town Centre, on the main A416 through-road (St Mary’s Way). It is 5 minutes walk from the station via the High Street. Only 40 minutes (approx.) by train from London – Baker Street (Metropolitan Line) and Marylebone (Chiltern Line). Less than 30 miles from Central London and easily accessible from the M1, M25 and M40 motorways.

The information in this brochure is published in good faith and was believed to be correct at the time of going to press. The Elgiva management reserves the right to change the advertised programme without notice, and endeavours to acknowledge all copyright sources. 55,000 copies of this Guide are distributed throughout a large local area.

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