Elgiva What's On Late Season 2017

La Boheme - Artwork & Graphic Design

by AKA (© ROH, 2016)

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Private hire

The Elgiva is owned, managed and funded

by Chesham Town Council

Welcome

from Moira Little, Deputy Manager

By the time that you receive this What’s On brochure we will be looking ahead to starting a new busy season after the summer break. While a lot of people are away on holiday, or enjoying the summer weather here at home, we will have been concentrating on our maintenance period.

We are investing in the fabric and the future of the Elgiva building, so that we can continue to provide a wide range of entertainment for you in comfortable surroundings.

Included in this year’s maintenance projects will be repairs to the roof to resolve some leaking issues that we have had. We will also have a deep clean to the building including to the outside facia. New surround sound speakers will have been fitted and some new lights to add to our already comprehensive stock of professional stage equipment. You may have already made use of our new sofas and, in addition, the café chairs will be re-upholstered to rejuvenate Café Encore. We shall also be updating our website to ensure that our online Box Office system is even more user-friendly.

So why not come along, book some shows and experience first-hand the improvements that we will have made. As usual, we have an eclectic mix of exciting events, including film, live satellite screenings, tribute acts, live music, amateur productions and professional shows. And just check out our comedy offerings this season! Phill Jupitus, Jeremy Hardy and Jethro.

Don’t forget to book your pantomime tickets too.

This year, in conjunction with Rare Pantomimes, we are bringing you Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

What a fantastic way to spend a cold December day enjoying a traditional family pantomime!

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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Saturday 2 September, 8pm

Wednesday 6 September, 1pm & 8pm*

Folk Blues Night

A Quiet Passion Chiltern Film Society (public welcome)

Together with Georg Hoefler & Sigi Mittermayr, Medley Folk Band are one of Austria’s foremost ensembles of Irish Folk Music.

With a large, loyal fan base in Europe, they have often played to a range of audiences. The band’s range of music has widened by adding Blues and Bluegrass Music to their Celtic repertoire, making the evening an uplifting entertainment. Georg Hoefler & Sigi Mittermayr take you on a journey through their musical world where they combine folk ballads, modern country music and soulful instrumentals. They show a multitude of skills on various guitars and fascinate their audiences with passionate voices and an authentic attitude to their music which will cast a spell on you.

Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson as she personifies the wit, intellectual independence and pathos of the poet whose genius only came to be recognised after her death.

Music

*Hosted by

Film

Wednesday 20 September, 1pm & 8pm

Moonlight

Film

Wednesday 4 October, 1pm & 8pm* *Hosted by Chiltern Film Society (public welcome) KAZAKH – SUBTITLED

Elle

*Hosted by Chiltern Film Society (public welcome) FRENCH – SUBTITLED

Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings a ruthless attitude to love and business. Being attacked in her own home changes Michèle's life forever.

Film

U 87 minutes 2016 (Prices page 23)

Wedneday 1 November, 1pm & 8pm*

The Fencer

18 130 minutes 2016 (Prices page 23)

Wednesday 22 November, 1pm & 8pm*

*Hosted by Chiltern Film Society (public welcome) ESTONIAN – SUBTITLED

Manhatten

*Hosted by Chiltern Film Society (public welcome)

42-year-old Isaac Davis has a romanticized view of his hometown of Manhattan, as channelled through the lead character in the first book he is writing, despite his own Manhattan-based life being more of a tragicomedy. Directed by Woody Allen. FILMED IN BLACK & WHITE.

Fleeing from the Russian secret police, a young Estonian fencer is forced to return to his homeland, where he begins to teach the art of fencing. Endel has to choose between letting his students down or putting his life in danger.

Film

15 111 minutes 2016 (Prices page 23)

Wednesday 25 October, 1pm & 8pm*

This spellbinding documentary follows 13year-old Aisholpan as she trains to become an eagle huntress. Addresses universal themes like female empowerment, the natural world, coming of age and the onset of modernity.

Film

*Hosted by Chiltern Film Society (public welcome)

Triple Oscar winner 2017 for best film, supporting actor and screenplay.

A young, African-American, gay man deals with three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love while grappling with his own sexuality.

Tickets £16 (14 concessions)

The Eagle Huntress

12a 125 minutes 2016 (Prices page 23)

Film

PG 99 minutes 2016 (Prices page 23) 3

12a 96 minutes 1979 (Prices page 23)

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Tuesday 5 September, 1pm & 8pm

Friday 8 September, 1pm & 8pm

War for the Planet of the Apes in 3D

Dunkirk

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.

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In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of this heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated. Starring Tom Hardy and Kenneth Branagh.

12a 142 minutes 2017 (Prices page 23)

Thursday 7 September, 1pm & 8pm

Tommy’s Honour In St Andrews, Scotland in 1866, 15-year-old Tommy Morris (Jack Lowden) is an avid golfer like his legendary and pioneering father, Tom Morris (Peter Mullan). Tommy soon outshines his father, winning The Open three times in a row while still in his teens. The ‘dashing young man of golf’, he draws flocks of spectators to the sport and becomes its first touring professional.

Film

Film

PG 112 minutes 2017 (Prices page 23)

12a 135 minutes 2017 (Prices page 23)

Saturday 9 September, 8pm

Sunday 10 September, 3pm

Special Brew – Bad Manners Tribute

Dancing Years

The Special Brew are a full-on, high octane tribute to Bad Manners.

Playing up and down the country, they feature a charismatic, tongue-incheek Buster Bloodvessel lookalike, along with a high energy band featuring a full brass section. With crazy on-stage antics, this fun band perform a stunningly accurate tribute to Bad Manners, and encourage audience participation throughout. In fact, the band has only one thing on their mind when they go on stage, and that is to create the ultimate party night out! STANDING GIG.

The Dancing Years is an audio visual nostalgic foot tapping trip down memory lane, reviving, and reliving the dances, dance crazes, that swept the nation, from the Roaring 1920s, to the disco dances of the 1970s, many of which have now been long forgotten. Given the resurgence of dancing in the UK, this show is unquestionably a dancing revival extravaganza, and is guaranteed to be a sure fire hit, and a show definitely not to be missed. The shows finale gives the audience the chance to join in and dance to some of the most famous dances from the six decades of dances featured (space permitting).

Dancing shoes optional!

Music

Dance

Tickets £15 advance (£17 on the day) 4

Tickets £12.00 (£10 Concessions)

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Wednesday 13 September, 8pm

Friday 15 September, 8pm

David Gilmour Live at Pompeii

Phill Jupitus Juplicity

45 years after Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour filmed ‘Live At Pompeii’ in the legendary Roman Amphitheatre there, he returned for two spectacular shows, part of his year-long tour in support of his No.1 album ‘Rattle That Lock’. ‘David Gilmour Live At Pompeii’ is an audio-visual spectacle, featuring lasers, pyrotechnics and a huge circular screen on which speciallycreated films complement selected songs, but paramount above all is the astonishing music and stellar performances from an allstar band. The show includes songs from throughout David's career, as well as many Pink Floyd classics. ‘David Gilmour Live At Pompeii’ shows an artist at the top of his artistic game, performing incredible material with his world-class band, in a unique setting, on one very special occasion.

Music

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14+ (Parental Guidance)

Likely to be swearing and adult content. Join stand-up comedian, poet, improviser, and TV stalwart Phill Jupitus for over an hour of tales, laughs and diversions. Watch in delight and/or horror as this experienced funny man drags laughs out of the chaos of his own life and the uncertain world that surrounds it. Adult themes and situations, but delivered childishly. Phill became a familiar face when he started as team captain on BBC2’s pop quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks in 1996, which went on to run for 19 years.

Comedy

Tickets £16

Tickets £15

Saturday 16 September, 8pm

Thursday 21 September, 7.15pm

The Marley Experience

The Magic Flute Royal Opera House

The Marley Experience is an eight piece UK Midlands based Bob Marley Tribute band with a difference, with our lead vocalist Lionart & his undeniable vocal resemblance to the late great King of Reggae Bob Marley himself. Our seasoned & professional band members are dedicated & committed to bringing our audiences to closest & most authentic sound of the original Wailers.

AS LIVE Encore

Mozart’s glorious opera The Magic Flute is brought enchantingly to life in David McVicar’s production. Prince Tamino promises the Queen of the Night that he will rescue her daughter Pamina from the enchanter Sarastro. He begins his quest, accompanied by the bird-catcher Papageno – but all is not as it seems … David McVicar’s classic production embraces both the seriousness and comedy of Mozart’s work. APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 3 HOURS 10 MINUTES, INCLUDING ONE INTERVAL | SUNG IN GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Music

Opera

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Tickets £14

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Saturday 23 September, 8pm

Tuesday 26 September, 7.30pm

Dire Streets

Chiltern Hills The Fight for Beauty

Dire Streets perfectly capture the distinctive, authentic sound of one of the biggest guitar bands of all time. Fronted by finger picking guitar ace John Brunsdon and his band of accomplished musicians, they play with an attention to detail and musicianship that marks them as the stand-out Dire Straits tribute in the UK. Dire Streets cover tracks from early classics like Sultans of Swing and Lady Writer, through to the mega-hits of the ’80s and Brothers in Arms, taking in all the classic album and live versions from the legendary Alchemy, Live Aid and Mandela concerts.

Dire Straits were one of the major guitar based bands of the late ’70s.

Music

The Chilterns Conservation Board is delighted to host an evening with keynote speaker Fiona Reynolds, DBE, former DirectorGeneral of the National Trust and author of The Fight for Beauty: A Path to a Better Future as she explores an alternative vision for our environment and our society. Dame Fiona will be joined by Howard Davies, Chief Executive of the National Association for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and Sue Holden, Chief Officer of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Conservation Board, who will explore this theme in relation to the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the value of protected landscapes to society.

The bar will be open from 6pm.

Speaker

Tickets £17 (£16 concessions)

Thursday 28 September, 8pm

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Tickets £10

Friday 29 September, 8pm

Jeremy Hardy Live 2017

The Sounds of Simon A Tribute to Simon and Garfunkel

Likely to be swearing and adult content. Jeremy Hardy is in his 4th decade as a stand-up this year. That’s a more dramatic way of saying he started 33 years ago and, without a lottery win, probably has at least another 33 years to go. In 2014, the tenth series of Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation was broadcast on Radio 4. He is also well known for his appearances on The News Quiz and I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue.

Jeremy isn’t only on the radio, his television credits include: Jack Dee’s Election Helpdesk (BBC2), QI (BBC1), Mock The Week (BBC2), Grumpy Old Men (BBC1), Back In The Day (BBC2), Not Tonight With John Sergeant (BBC2). He is also on the road all year round and has never stopped doing live shows since 1984. He’s continuing his tour this autumn!

As seen on BBC The One Show! ‘The Sounds of Simon’ is a tribute to the wonderful music of Paul Simon, through the years as one half of Simon and Garfunkel, to the enduring success of his solo career. Come on a journey as the full band take you through the early Simon and Garfunkel albums, through the massive success of Bridge Over Troubled Water and on to the Grammy award winning success of Still Crazy After All These Years and Graceland. Lose yourself to nostalgia as the full band play such classics as Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, The Sounds of Silence and You Can Call Me Al, The Obvious Child. With video clips, stories, and memories from the last 50+ years, this is a wonderful show filled with excellent music, nostalgia, and a genuine love for some great musicians. This is the UK’s longest running tribute to Paul Simon.

Comedy

Music

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Tickets £16 (£15 concessions)

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Tuesday 3 October, 7.15pm

G2 Definitive Genesis

La Bohème Opera in Four Acts Royal Opera House

G2 Definitive Genesis pays tribute to a vintage period in Genesis’ long and colourful history, the four-man ‘Seconds Out’ era (1975-78), whilst also dipping back into the earlier Gabriel years. Having been performing classic Genesis for over a decade and a half, G2 are making a very long overdue return to the Elgiva. Accolades posted online from recent shows included: “Best Performance by ANY Trib Band (not just Genesis ones either) I have ever seen...” “Thanks to all the guys from G2 who were out of this world, I really cannot describe how terrifyingly good you guys are.”

Screened

LIVE

When Rodolfo meets Mimì, they fall instantly in love. But their happiness is threatened when Rodolfo learns that Mimì is gravely ill.

Opera

Tickets £16

Wednesday 11 October, 7pm

Screened

LIVE Coriolanus Royal Shakespeare Company A full-throttle war play that revels in the sweat of the battlefield, Coriolanus transports us back to the emergence of the republic of Rome.

Coriolanus must decide where his allegiances lie.

Theatre

Tickets £19 (£18 concessions)

Saturday 7 October, 7.30pm

Tickets £16

Thursday and Friday 12–13 October, 7.45pm and Saturday 14 October, 2.30pm & 7.45pm

Community MusicFest

An AtoZ of CMTC

Amersham Band’s popular annual MusicFest returns to the Elgiva with an entertaining evening of music and song by the very best in our community. The band is in top form having secured first prize in a recent Southern Counties entertainment contest at Crawley and has been working on an exciting new repertoire. This year our programme will also feature Amersham Community Brass, our band for developing players. We are also delighted to be partnering with the Knights of Harmony, the leading male barbershop chorus, renowned for their range of upbeat hits, rhythm and blues and ballads which will melt your heart.

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Chesham Musical Theatre Company presents An A to Z of CMTC to celebrate our 95th year. Being the oldest musical theatre company in the town and for most of that time doing two shows a year we had an abundance of music to choose from. Songs included are from Gilbert and Sullivan, Hot Mikado, Anything Goes, Oklahoma, Gypsy to name but a few. We will also be giving you a taster of our April 2018 show. We hope you can find a couple of your favourites within the show.

Theatre

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Tiered £14 (£12 concessions) Stalls £13 (£11 concessions)

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Sunday 15 October, 3pm

Tuesday 17 October, 1pm & 8pm

David Starkey Henry VIII

The Limehouse Golem Enjoy travelling back in time to the dark alleyways and teeming slums of Victorian London? Then new thriller The Limehouse Golem, based on Peter Ackroyd’s 1994 novel Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem, could be right up your (fetid, blood splattered) street. A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical so-called Golem – must be responsible.

Alongside Bill Nighy, who replaced Alan Rickman in the lead role after the latter's illness and death last year, the film also stars Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth and Daniel Mays.

Henry VIII is the only king whose shape you remember.

He bestrides our history like a colossus and the decisions he took still reverberate today. The Reformation is the first Brexit; his ministers devised the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty and his tumultuous personal life pitted religion against politics as brutally as in our own age of Isis. In this lecture David Starkey draws on his unique knowledge of Henry’s reign on the one hand, and his insights as a leading commentator on modern politics on the other, to illuminate both the Tudor age and our own.

Speaker

Film

Tickets £16 (£14 concessions)

Wednesday 18 October, 8pm

Dirty Dusting After a sellout UK tour in 2016, Dirty Dusting returns to the stage. Treat yourself to an evening of pure theatrical Viagra!!

Three cleaning ladies, (past their sell by date) start up a telephone sex line! ‘The Telephone Belles’ – A Dirty Sex Chat Line that really cleans up! Gladys, Elsie and Olive are three cleaning ladies who are about to be put out to pasture by their overzealous office manager Dave. Feeling they have little chance of gaining employment elsewhere, the ladies have to boost their falling income.

A chance wrong number requiring A Sex Chat Line rings into the office and gives them a great idea ... Why not run a Sex Chat Line? This is a heart warming feel-good comedy that will have you rolling in the aisles and smiling every time you answer the phone!

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Friday 20 October, 8pm

Saturday 21 October, 8pm

Beyond Faith The George Michael Tribute Concert

The Dung Beatles ‘67 Forever

A CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF FAITH. Join us to celebrate the musical legend George Michael in a spell binding spectacle of his songs. 2017 marks 30 years of FAITH which launched George's incredible solo career. This amazing album is loving performed, perfectly and in full. We will take you back to‘Wham Days’ and ‘Beyond FAITH’ to all the incredible number ones from George's later catalogue.

Performed by Twice National Tribute Award winner and runner up Best British male, Paul Grant-Reason and incredible live band. With respect and dedication to honour the musical legend, Paul captures the sound and look of George perfectly.

It’s 50 years since the Beatles’ 1967 summer of love took them from Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club band and the Magical Mystery Tour: what a year – some say their creative peak! Join The Dung Beatles, accompanied by their 4-piece horn section, in a 2-hour golden jubilee celebration of those heady days, with a dedicated ’67 set, followed by a potpourri of hits and album classics from before and after. Hailed by The British Beatles Fan Club as “definitely not your average Beatles band”, The Dung Beatles have sold-out theatres (including the Elgiva) and played iconic venues such as Liverpool’s Cavern Club, earning high praise for their authentic musical renditions and closeharmony vocals.

Music

Music

Tickets £22.50

Tickets £15 (£14 concessions)

Sunday 22 October, 3pm

Monday 23 October, 7.15pm

Harry Panto and the Chamber Pot of Secrets!

A Parody Panto...

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Royal Opera House

LIVE

At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit.

When she follows him down a rabbit hole events become curiouser and curiouser… As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures. She’s swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts. Then Alice wakes with a start. Was it all a daydream? Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment.

APPROXIMATE RUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS 50 MINUTES, INCLUDING TWO INTERVALS.

Abra Cadabra! With a wave of our wand we bring you this wizard production. Join our young magicians as they fight the dark lord in this spellbinding tale of good versus evil. Magical illusions, pop songs and things that go bump in the night all form the essential ingredients of this bewitching plot sure to delight youngsters and adults alike. A ghoulishly spooktacular parody production for this October half term that will leave you wanting Volde-More!

Theatre Children’s

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Opera

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Tuesday 31 October, 1pm & 8pm

Saturday 28 October, 2.30pm & 6.30pm Sunday 29 October, 1.30pm & 5.30pm

Kingsman – The Golden Circle

The Silver Screen Dance Show

When the Kingsman headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, their journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US called Statesman, dating back to the day they were both founded. In a new adventure that tests their agents' strength and wits to the limit, these two elite secret organizations band together to defeat a ruthless common enemy, in order to save the world, something that's becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy...

Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth and Mark Strong.

Celebrating 40 years of excellence in dance and the performing arts the Carol Kristian Theatre School is proud to present The Silver Screen Dance Show a vibrant and exhilarating dance performance set to music from the movies spanning the decades.

This thrilling performance demonstrates the talents of all our dance students, and is sure to be a night to remember!

Dance

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Tickets £15 (£14 concessions) Tables: £25 inc wine or soft drink

Film

15 (tbc) 120 minutes 2017 (Prices page 23)

Thursday 2 November, 8pm

Saturday 4 November, 8pm

The Barron Knights

The Kast off Kinks

Probably the most entertaining group to come out of the 60’s and 70’s. Winners of the UK Rock and Pop awards as ‘Best Entertainers’. They are the only group to have toured with the Beatles and twice with the Rolling Stones. Over 300 shows at the London Palladium. A performance at Buckingham Palace. The Barron Knights inspired Bill Wyman to buy a guitar back in 1961.

You’ll be rockin and laughing as well as rolling. Apart from the old favourites like call Up The Groups, they play their inimitable version of the William tell Overture and their Flamenco party piece Malaguana is always requested.

You will walk out the theatre with happy memories of the show titled SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES.

Back by popular demand! 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 (the original drummer on all the classic hits from 1964-84), John Dalton (bass/vocals, Kinks 60s & 70s), Ian Gibbons keyboards/vocals, Kinks 80s & 90s and still with Ray Davies) with Dave Clarke (guitar/vocals, formerly of the Beach Boys, Noel Redding & Tim Rose). Not to be missed! Expect all the hits, including: You Really Got Me, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Sunny Afternoon, Lola, Days, Waterloo Sunset, Come Dancing, and many more for a great night out!

Music

Music

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Tickets £20 (£18 Concessions)

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Wednesday 15 November, 7.30pm

Jethro 15+ Parental Age Guidance The Bull and Bonkers Tour!

A memorable evening of hysterical nonsense, as we take a peek into the circus lurking deep within the mind of, probably the greatest, comic storyteller ever to grace the stage. Jethro beguiles and befuddles his audience with the endless stream of irreverent twaddle that has created a comedy genius. Over four million DVD sales pay testament to the legion of fans who have followed Jethro faithfully throughout his career.

Now, with stories old and new we present, live on stage.

Comedy

Tickets £20

Thursday 16 November, 8pm

Saturday 18 November, 8pm

The Summer of Love 50th Anniversary Concert

Some Guys Have All The Luck The Rod Stewart Story

Exactly 50 years after one of the most important cultural events in history, The Summer Of Love anniversary concert takes you back on a nostalgic musical journey to that summer of 1967 – an eclectic explosion of flowers, psychedelia, freedom, peace and love and, of course, timeless music that inspired a generation. With original 1960s film footage, The Summer Of Love also features a full live band performing songs such as California Dreaming, San Francisco, Turn Turn, Turn, Somebody To Love, Happy Together, Brown Eyed Girl, and over 40 more classic songs from the summer that changed the world. www.thesummeroflove.show

‘Some Guys Have All The Luck’ is a fantastic theatrical production celebrating the career of Rod Stewart – from street busker through to superstar! Paul Metcalfe delivers an authentic and charismatic performance assuming the persona of this legendary singer-songwriter and performer right down to the last detail – from the distinctive vocals to the swaggering showmanship and sheer fun that have made Rod Stewart one of the most loved performers of all time. The show includes all the massive hits from Rod’s incredible career, classic rockers like Maggie May, Baby Jane and Da Ya Think I’m Sexy through to big ballads such as You’re In My Heart, and Tonight’s The Night.

Music

Music

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Sunday 19 November, 3pm

Monday 20 November, 2pm

The Nutcracker Vienna Festival Ballet

Christmas Memories Wonderful Festive Nostalgia Matinee!

Be swept away on a magical adventure in one of the most famous classical ballets of all time – The Nutcracker. With its combination of enchanting choreography and unforgettable music, this fabulous ballet is a Christmas treat like no other.

Set to Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous score, the traditional tale of The Nutcracker tells the story of Clara and her enchanted nutcracker doll. Their adventures see Clara and the Nutcracker combat the Mouse King, and join the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier on a wonderful journey through the glistening Land of Snow to a kingdom made entirely of sweets.

Dance

Neil Sands and his brilliant West End cast are back with their 2017 Christmas production which has been described as ‘like a sparkly Christmas card come to life’. It is a truly spectacular mix of over 60 of your favourite Christmas songs and carols, 40 stunning costume changes, lots of good old fashioned festive fun, and a unique atmosphere that will warm your heart on the coldest winters day, taking you back to a time when Christmas really was the most wonderful time of the year.

Tickets £20 (£18 concessions, £17.50 child, £70 family)

Music

Tickets £12 (£11 concessions)

Thursday 23 November, 8pm

Friday 24 November, 8pm

King of Pop The Legend Continues Staring NAVI

The Real Thing Celebrating 40 years of their debut single ‘You to Me Are Everything’ reaching No.1. The 3 original singers, brothers Chris & Eddie Amoo with Dave Smith. Featuring million-selling hits including three No. 1 singles in the 70’s & 80’s. ‘You To Me Are Everything’, ‘Can’t Get By Without You’ & ‘Feel The Force’. Hear all the hits plus some fantastic covers such as ‘Ladies Night’ ‘Celebration’, ‘Good Times’ & ‘Ain’t No Stopping Us Now’ in an action packed show. Multi-million selling soul band The Real Thing are ready to give their much loved disco inspired hits a new lease of life with an extensive UK tour. Featuring the group’s three original vocalists Eddie Amoo, Chris Amoo and Dave Smith, along with their 5-piece band, the trio deliver a funky ‘in your face’ show with a strong ‘retro flavour’ with the band’s classic songs mixed with contemporary grooves.

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 Navi 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 at the highest level 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.

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Saturday 13 January, 8pm

Sunday 14 January, 3pm

Special Kinda Madness STANDING GIG

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Quantum Theatre Company

A Specials and a Madness Tribute Band, all on one stage. That’s Special Kinda Madness. Special Kinda Madness 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, Special Kinda Madness will have everyone hankering after that exciting era of 2-Tone and ska. 2 bands, 2-tone, 1 fantastic night!

When their godfather, the inventor Dr Drosselmeyer, brings the Stahlbaum family a Christmas present Marie is captivated by the little nut cracker. But after everyone has gone to bed, with the chiming of the grandfather clock strange things begin to happen…

Mice pour up from beneath the floorboards lead by the monstrous Mouse King and the dolls in the cabinet spring to life and begin to move. Harnessing his toy troops, the Nutcracker, leads them into battle… But will they win through? And can the evil curse on the Nutcracker be broken? Michael Whitmore’s magical new adaptation of the original E T A Hoffman novel is a festive Christmas delight for all the family.

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Children’s

Tickets £15 advance (£17 on the day)

Thursday 18 January, 7pm

Young Marx National Theatre

Saturday 20 January, 8pm

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

AS LIVE Encore

Rory Kinnear is Marx and Oliver Chris is Engels, in this new comedy. Broadcast live from The Bridge Theatre, the production reunites the creative team behind Broadway and West End hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors. 1850, and Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding. Broke, restless and horny, the thirty-two-yearold revolutionary is a combination of intellectual brilliance and child-like emotional illiteracy.

His writing blocked, his marriage dying, his friend Engels in despair at his wasted genius, his only hope is a job on the railway. But there’s still no one in the capital who can show you a better night on the piss than Karl Heinrich Marx. Running time: 220 mins (tbc) inc interval.

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Tickets £12 / £9 child / £40 family (2+2)

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, many more. A night not to be missed!"

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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, 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.

Babies 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 20 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. 56,000 copies of this Guide are distributed throughout a large local area.

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