New Vic Autumn 2014 Brochure by New Vic Theatre

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WHAT’S UP DUCK? We talk to writer Deborah McAndrew about her latest projects AUGUST 2014 - JAN 2015

A season full of Autumn colour

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contents

AUGUST 2014 - JAN 2015

Plays 14

Eric and Cleopatra

Ugly Duck

Ghosts

Roundelay

On The Piste

She Stoops to Conquer

The Borrowers

Uncle Eric’s Christmas Party

Tale Trail to The Borrowers

Visiting Events 32

Smashed

Swinging at The Cotton Club

Ensemble 360

The Albion Band

The Froncysyllte Choir

The Pasadena Roof Orchestra

Features 4 Going Global 6 Moulding the Clay

Information 31 Play package offer 34 Events package offer

10 A Tale to Behold 12 Blood Rush

40 Refreshments

36 Appetite Bites 38 The Cruellest Cut

45 Four Friends ticket offer

44 Under 26 go Free 46 New Vic Value 47 Booking/access

Our Community

48 How to get here

35 Exhibitions 41 Support

49 Ticket prices

42 New Vic Friends 43 New Vic Patrons

50 Calendar

49 Auditorium maps

JOIN THE CONVERSATION Backstage gossip; go offstage and online with tweets from behind the scenes @NewVicTheatre

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Photo: Andrew Billington

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contents

AUGUST 2014 - JAN 2015

Plays 14

Eric and Cleopatra

Ugly Duck

Ghosts

Roundelay

On The Piste

She Stoops to Conquer

The Borrowers

Uncle Eric’s Christmas Party

Tale Trail to The Borrowers

Visiting Events 32

Smashed

Swinging at The Cotton Club

Ensemble 360

The Albion Band

The Froncysyllte Choir

The Pasadena Roof Orchestra

Features 4 Going Global 6 Moulding the Clay

Information 31 Play package offer 34 Events package offer

10 A Tale to Behold 12 Blood Rush

40 Refreshments

36 Appetite Bites 38 The Cruellest Cut

45 Four Friends ticket offer

44 Under 26 go Free 46 New Vic Value 47 Booking/access

Our Community

48 How to get here

35 Exhibitions 41 Support

49 Ticket prices

42 New Vic Friends 43 New Vic Patrons

50 Calendar

49 Auditorium maps

JOIN THE CONVERSATION Backstage gossip; go offstage and online with tweets from behind the scenes @NewVicTheatre

‘like’ us; visit our New Vic Facebook page for news and pictures Browse on-the-go: just scan this QR code with your phone to visit our website

Photo: Andrew Billington

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Artistic Director comments

Going Global W hat a tremendous past year we’ve had at the New Vic. It’s been marked by spreading our wings: sharing the New Vic’s story not only nationally but globally; and bringing great theatre to our part of the world from all over the world.

We began a three-year relationship with the RSC, bringing Shakespeare to young people in Staffordshire; and became an Affiliate Company of the National Theatre Studio – the first regional producing theatre ever to be invited to form such a relationship. One of the projects we developed at the NT Studio, taking the Staffordshire Hoard as inspiration, has won a prestigious Arts Council Exceptional Award to allow us to bring it to the stage in summer 2015. We were overwhelmed by the response Photos: Andrew Billington

to Around the World in Eighty Days last summer, so we’ve enjoyed revisiting the production and at the same time getting to know colleagues at that other special theatre-in-the-round, Manchester’s Royal Exchange. We’ve continued our partnerships with Bolton Octagon and the Stephen Joseph Theatre, too.

Bianco by No Fit State presented by Appetite

Our Education and Borderlines teams have been collaborating on research projects with Keele, Warwick and Wolverhampton Universities at home; and further afield in Warsaw in Poland, Edmonton in Canada, and Tokyo in Japan.

was especially delighted to see the pleasure young audiences and their families took in how we solved the 101 problems of staging it. Even before it closed we’d started work on this Christmas, which I’m regarding with a mixture of excitement and apprehension, as The Borrowers was the first Christmas title I’d considered when I first came to the New Vic – and concluded it couldn’t be done in the round! Since then, I’ve learnt a thing or two about achieving the impossible…

Theresa Heskins PS You can follow me on Twitter @TheresaHeskins

Around The World in Eighty Days

The Appetite programme has been making Staffordshire THE place to be, bringing artists from all over the world to our public spaces. I especially enjoyed one company’s tour schedule which read: London, Rouen, Netherlands, Canary Islands, Stoke-onTrent. This year’s programme is even more ambitious and has been planned with members of our communities. The Hundred and One Dalmatians was our most successful Christmas show ever. I Borderlines in Japan

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Artistic Director comments

Bianco by No Fit State presented by Appetite

Theresa Heskins PS You can follow me on Twitter @TheresaHeskins

Around The World in Eighty Days

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Feature

Moulding

the Clay

“They say a week is a long time in showbiz, well, this has been a very long week!” laughs Deborah Mcandrew: “My feet haven’t touched the ground!”

She continues: “Claybody is a Stoke company and Ugly Duck has particularly grown out of my experiences of living in the Potteries and what that means to me.”

It may only be Wednesday but the soap star turned playwright certainly isn’t exaggerating.

But where did the story come from?

A chat over a pot of tea for two is a welcome pause in a busy week for Deborah who, as we speak, is riding a wave of critical acclaim for the New Vic and Northern Broadsides co-production of her play An August Bank Holiday Lark while her students at Staffordshire University are in end-of-term lockdown and rehearsals for her latest play for Mikron Theatre Company are just days away. After launching Potteries-based Claybody Theatre last summer, she is busy planning the company’s upcoming calendar which will see her comedy drama Ugly Duck hit the New Vic stage in September.

We talk to writer Deborah McAndrew about recent projects; the launch of her theatre company Claybody, her play Ugly Duck based in Burslem and the pleasures and pains of writing.

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“The story just came out of the sky,” she explains: “It was Dennis in the first instance, the character of Dennis and the town of Burslem. Also, the idea of exposing someone and what it actually means to get underneath someone’s outer appearance and find out who they are.” And what about being back at the New Vic? Well, she couldn’t be happier: “It is such a brilliant theatre, I always feel happy here.” Yorkshire born-and-bred Deborah shot to fame as fresh-faced Angie Freeman in

Ugly Duck has grown out of my experiences of living in the Potteries and what that means to me

Sitting back in her chair and cradling a teacup, Deborah explains that Ugly Duck, Claybody’s inaugural production which premiered last year and sees her team up with renowned North Staffordshire artist Rob Pointon, is based on her affection for the Potteries where she set up home 13 years ago with her writer, director and musician husband Conrad Nelson and daughter Elizabeth. Oh, and not forgetting the bees – “I’m a very enthusiastic amateur beekeeper…it’s a fascinating hobby.”

Coronation Street in the 1990s but she’s the first to admit that a career in the spotlight was far from written in the stars. “I was always writing plays for my friends and sisters but I didn’t come from a showbiz background at all,” she reminisces, recalling a raft of lone trips made to the West Yorkshire Playhouse and choirs, bands and amateur dramatics productions she was involved with throughout her youth. 7 | www.newvictheatre.org.uk

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Feature

Moulding

the Clay

“They say a week is a long time in showbiz, well, this has been a very long week!” laughs Deborah Mcandrew: “My feet haven’t touched the ground!”

She continues: “Claybody is a Stoke company and Ugly Duck has particularly grown out of my experiences of living in the Potteries and what that means to me.”

It may only be Wednesday but the soap star turned playwright certainly isn’t exaggerating.

But where did the story come from?

We talk to writer Deborah McAndrew about recent projects; the launch of her theatre company Claybody, her play Ugly Duck based in Burslem and the pleasures and pains of writing.

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Ugly Duck has grown out of my experiences of living in the Potteries and what that means to me

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After studying drama at Manchester University she veered off the performing path and trained to be a special needs teacher but it wasn’t long before the acting bug took hold again. “I missed it so much,” she says: “My agent took me on without seeing me on the recommendation of the university and within a very short space of time the part came up on Corrie which was the big break; it was my first job. I was offered a teaching job in the same week so it was literally one of those fork in the road moments.” Deborah regarded the contract as a way of paying off her overdraft but three months soon became three years after her character, the fashion student lodger of Curly Watts, proved popular with the

“I only actually appeared in four plays for Broadsides but it always felt like a lot more. I met Conrad the year I joined so I was always linked in with the company even if I wasn’t in things,” she says: “When I turned to writing more seriously Barrie was very open-minded about a play of mine being staged by Broadsides.”

“It was having Elizabeth which settled me with writing,” she says: “There is something about having a baby that puts things in perspective.

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In 1995 she joined Northern Broadsides after founder Barrie Rutter cast her in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, thus cementing a relationship which would see her writing career flourish, putting pen to paper adapting

For the time being, Deborah certainly has plenty to keep her busy with lots of projects ‘bubbling away’. “Looking at the next six months, there is a little bit of air and that’s not a bad thing as I can work up new things in that time,” she concludes: “It’s very exciting and it’s like being an actor as you never know what you are going to be – who will I be this year? Let’s see…”

However passionate Deborah is when discussing her acting – she still occasionally acts in radio dramas – it is still more than clear that her heart has always been in writing.

I was offered a teaching job in the same week (as a part in Corrie) so it was literally one of those fork in the road moments. public. After a break, she briefly returned to the Weatherfield cobbles before setting her sights firmly on theatre where she worked constantly, including spells on stage at the New Vic.

“To keep improving,” she states: “I feel like every time I write something new I learn something else about writing. I find that teaching playwriting is really useful for me because when you teach something you find out about it in a different way.”

classic texts and developing her own work for the Halifax-based company. On a personal note, it introduced her to Conrad too.

You get afraid if people don’t like your writing as it is something which is really close to you and you don’t want to get rejected, but when I had Liz things were different. Nothing matters but her and as long as she’s all right I can take anything on the chin.” While pouring more tea, she lists her writing heroes, from playwrights Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller and Bryony Lavery to poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath before

New Vic and Northern Broadsides latest co-production, An August Bank Holiday Lark Photo by Andrew Billington

revealing that in her early writing days she wrote a novel which is still sitting on a shelf.

Ugly Duck runs from 3-13 Sept Photo of ‘Dennis’ by The Sentinel

She adds that she draws on her experiences as an actor when writing: “To me it is the same part of my brain working, the part that likes to pretend to be other people or finding out what other people are feeling and trying to put myself in their world. Writing goes that bit further than acting; you have the overview and the big picture in your hands and you can play everyone.” On top of everything else Deborah is also a guest lecturer at Staffordshire University, teaching the next generation of aspiring writers. But about her own future writing ambitions? 9 | www.newvictheatre.org.uk

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“It was having Elizabeth which settled me with writing,” she says: “There is something about having a baby that puts things in perspective.

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However passionate Deborah is when discussing her acting – she still occasionally acts in radio dramas – it is still more than clear that her heart has always been in writing.

classic texts and developing her own work for the Halifax-based company. On a personal note, it introduced her to Conrad too.

New Vic and Northern Broadsides latest co-production, An August Bank Holiday Lark Photo by Andrew Billington

revealing that in her early writing days she wrote a novel which is still sitting on a shelf.

Ugly Duck runs from 3-13 Sept Photo of ‘Dennis’ by The Sentinel

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Feature

A tale to Behold Enter our playwriting competition

Behold A festival of plays inspired by the Staffordshire Hoard

The Festival

The competition brief

Behold is a major festival of plays developed with the National Theatre Studio, inspired by the Staffordshire Hoard and funded by an Arts Council England Exceptional Award.

We are inviting writers to submit a play written from the point of view of someone associated with the Staffordshire Hoard – the craft workers who made it, the King who owned it, the person who buried it . . .

Historian Michael Wood is Patron of the festival which will include plays on our main stage, a new theatre documentary, a studio season, digital pieces played front-of-house and in our gardens, community drama, and a series of 12, five-minute ‘Plays at Your Table’ – one of which will be the winning entry in our playwriting competition.

The play should be five minutes long and written for a single character.

The Staffordshire Hoard The largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork ever found anywhere in the world, it was discovered in a field near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England on 5 July 2009. It consists of more than 3,500 items, that are nearly all martial or warlike in character.

A chance to have a five-minute play produced as part of the New Vic’s Behold Festival in Summer 2015.

The items date to around the time of the Kingdom of Mercia. Since the find, a research and conservation programme, headed up by leading and notable experts in the field, has been launched and will be underway for many years.

Entries should be submitted with an entry form, your submission will be judged anonymously.

Judging The competition will be judged by New Vic Artistic Director, Theresa Heskins and the Associate Director of Behold.

Deadline for entries All entries should be submitted to the New Vic Theatre no later than 28 November 2014. full information and entry form at www.newvictheatre.org.uk The Behold festival will be staged in Summer 2015. 11 | www.newvictheatre.org.uk

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A tale to Behold Enter our playwriting competition

Behold A festival of plays inspired by the Staffordshire Hoard

The Festival

The competition brief

Behold is a major festival of plays developed with the National Theatre Studio, inspired by the Staffordshire Hoard and funded by an Arts Council England Exceptional Award.

The play should be five minutes long and written for a single character.

A chance to have a five-minute play produced as part of the New Vic’s Behold Festival in Summer 2015.

Entries should be submitted with an entry form, your submission will be judged anonymously.

Judging The competition will be judged by New Vic Artistic Director, Theresa Heskins and the Associate Director of Behold.

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Blood

Rush

ike a winter olympic sport, rehearsing a play is exhilarating. But once you set off, you’d better not waver or look over your shoulder; all you can do is career onwards to the finish line when, breathless, exhausted, you watch that first audience depart. From the corner where you’ve slumped, counting up your sleep debt, trying to remember when you last ate a vegetable.

Some shows benefit from that breakneck energy, but others, particularly new plays, are best approached with a little more time for reflection and consideration. That’s where ‘R&D’ comes in. With the ideas I had for staging Dracula, combined with a narrative that’s problematic to move from novel to stage, a short period of Research and Development would be a benefit.

every character bitten by a vampire need to have these aerial skills? Would Dracula himself? What would this mean for casting and rehearsing a produciton? I also wanted to explore the use of foley techniques. I’ve become fascinated by these live sound effects, and began to wonder whether they could heighten the tension in a ghost story, unsettling us in a way that’s quite difficult to achieve on stage. But would they work in the round? Would it be possible for actors to create them, or would I need specialist foley artists to do it? Investment from the Arts Council England Catalyst fund allowed us to spend a week answering these questions, bringing together actors, aerialists, composer, design team, script, aerial and foley equipment. I’m left with a powerful thirst to share our discoveries with a wider audience. For now, writing about it here will have to satisfy the craving, but I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to the rush of rehearsals.

I wanted to convey the allure of the vampire by working with aerial artists

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I knew I wanted to convey the allure of the vampire by working with aerial artists, as we did in The Wicked Lady, Peter Pan, and our epic for the Olympic Torch relay. But would

Artistic Director Theresa Heskins on the delicate task of bringing the undead to life

Dracula is due to be staged in Spring 2015

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Blood

Rush

I wanted to convey the allure of the vampire by working with aerial artists

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I knew I wanted to convey the allure of the vampire by working with aerial artists, as we did in The Wicked Lady, Peter Pan, and our epic for the Olympic Torch relay. But would

Artistic Director Theresa Heskins on the delicate task of bringing the undead to life

Dracula is due to be staged in Spring 2015

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A David Graham Production

Eric & Cleopatra

ga–ed! n o c e h , w he sa He came,

The ultimate 60s show! directed by Theresa Heskins Mon 18 – Sat 30 Aug uncle eric and his brilliant gang of singers, actors and musicians are back with their brand-new show. it’s an ancient roman spectacular filled with comedy, sandals and the greatest hits of the 1960s. Back we go into the mists of time to meet Uncle Eric’s ancestor among the Ancient Britons. Eric the Smith has been captured and taken as a slave to Rome where it is discovered that he is the spitting image of the great Mark Antony. Disguised as the Roman leader, he is sent to meet Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt and the world’s most beautiful woman. But Cleopatra looks remarkably like someone from Eric’s murky past. Is it a bluff? Or a double bluff? Will Eric change the course of history forever? Will Mark Antony get the hump? How many ‘asp’ jokes can we get in? And we reveal the little-known fact that the Ancient Romans loved 60s music!

Booking Information Tickets £14.50 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Mon 18 Aug

Best seats for just £14.50! (see page 31)

“Feel-good entertainment at its best” The Sentinel

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A David Graham Production

Eric & Cleopatra

ga–ed! n o c e h , w he sa He came,

Booking Information Tickets £14.50 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Mon 18 Aug

Best seats for just £14.50! (see page 31)

“Feel-good entertainment at its best” The Sentinel

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Claybody Theatre presents

“Wanted: life model. Middle-aged male. No experience required”

Ugly Duck Written and directed by Deborah McAndrew first directed by Conrad Nelson Weds 3 – Sat 13 Sept From the writer of An August Bank Holiday Lark – a huge new Vic hit earlier in the year – this potteries tale is a warmhearted comedy about life, friendship and the painful pleasures of supporting port Vale.

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts

Burslem bloke Dennis Hancock wouldn’t win any beauty contests. He’s rapidly declining into middle age and slowly sinking into the ranks of the longterm unemployed.

£2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Weds 3 Sept Under 26s Go Free (see page 44)

But, when he answers a newspaper advertisement for an artist’s life model, he finds unexpected friends in troubled young artist Kat and her eccentric parents, Mark and Drina. And, as Kat begins to paint, Dennis finds himself exposed in more ways than one. Warning: male nudity (barring a Port Vale bobble-hat)

“breathlessly brilliant” The Sentinel

Best seats for just £14.50! (see page 31)

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Claybody Theatre presents

“Wanted: life model. Middle-aged male. No experience required”

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts

Burslem bloke Dennis Hancock wouldn’t win any beauty contests. He’s rapidly declining into middle age and slowly sinking into the ranks of the longterm unemployed.

£2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Weds 3 Sept Under 26s Go Free (see page 44)

“breathlessly brilliant” The Sentinel

Best seats for just £14.50! (see page 31)

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New Vic Production

Ghosts

The original Scandinavian noir.

by Henrik Ibsen adapted by Richard Eyre directed by Abbey Wright Fri 19 Sept – Sat 4 Oct Following its west end debut, the new Vic presents richard eyre’s acclaimed new version of ibsen's great play. a haunting tale of public virtue and private guilt it shocked audiences with its unfliching exposé of a family’s secrets and lies.

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts

Rich and much respected, the widowed Mrs Alving is enjoying a new lease of life. About to open an orphange in honour of her dead husband, she is delighted when prodigal son, Oswald, returns home from his wild life in Paris. But it’s impossible for her to escape the ghosts of the past as her son’s mystery illness and a series of shocking revelations threaten to shatter her happiness for ever.

£2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Fri 19 Sept Under 26s Go Free (see page 44)

Interpreted performances Captioned 7.30pm Tues 30 Sept Audio described 2.15pm Sat 4 Oct

Talkback Tues 30 Sept

“grabs you by the throat and never releases its grip” The Guardian

Part of our THREE plays for £42 package!

(see page 31)

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New Vic Production

Ghosts

The original Scandinavian noir.

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts

£2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Fri 19 Sept Under 26s Go Free (see page 44)

Interpreted performances Captioned 7.30pm Tues 30 Sept Audio described 2.15pm Sat 4 Oct

Talkback Tues 30 Sept

“grabs you by the throat and never releases its grip” The Guardian

Part of our THREE plays for £42 package!

(see page 31)

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Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough presents

SJT

Roundelay written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn Tues 7 – Sat 25 Oct a unique adventure in live theatre. Five interconnected tales that showcase alan ayckbourn’s particular genius for story, character, and theatrical time travel. and written to be played in no particular order. see it once, see it twice – it’s an evening that is unlikely to be repeated!

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever

Five characters take centre stage for five plays. Each is separate but all overlap and intertwine. In some, the same people re-appear, sometimes the same stories unfold, and in some the same events are witnessed by different people. But each play asks the same questions: how do we recall our past? What do we choose to remember? What would we rather forget? And why are two people’s memories of the past never quite the same?

“one of the funniest writers on the planet”

All seats £14.50 (no cons) Tues 7 Oct Under 26s Go Free (see page 44)

Interpreted performances Captioned 7.30pm Tues 21 Oct Audio described 2.15pm, Sat 25 Oct

Talkback

An Alan Ayckbourn world premiere

Tues 21 Oct

Part of our THREE plays for £42 package!

(see page 31)

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Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough presents

SJT

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever

“one of the funniest writers on the planet”

All seats £14.50 (no cons) Tues 7 Oct Under 26s Go Free (see page 44)

Interpreted performances Captioned 7.30pm Tues 21 Oct Audio described 2.15pm, Sat 25 Oct

Talkback

An Alan Ayckbourn world premiere

Tues 21 Oct

Part of our THREE plays for £42 package!

(see page 31)

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Presented by The John Godber Company and Theatre Royal Wakefield

written and directed by John Godber Tues 28 Oct – Sat 1 Nov a brand new production of the biting, bittersweet comedy from the BaFta-winning writer of Bouncers and Up ‘n’ Under. Join ski instructors Tony, Isobel, Michelle and Marie for an avalanche of laughs as they take us on the piste in Chamonix. From first time Brits to the champagne set, on the slopes and in the sauna, they’re all out to impress. On The Piste is as fresh as newly fallen snow and in this new version the laughs come thick and fast. Life is out there but the falls are hard in this high energy, visual production set in the French alps.

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Tues 28 Oct Under 26s Go Free (see page 44)

Talkback Tues 28 Oct

Warning: aprés ski nudity and occasional strong language

Best seats for just £14.50!

If god had wanted us to ski, he’d have given us long feet!

(see page 31)

“irresistible . . . glittering, hard-edged and thrills and spills downhill all the way” The Stage 23 | www.newvictheatre.org.uk

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Presented by The John Godber Company and Theatre Royal Wakefield

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Tues 28 Oct Under 26s Go Free (see page 44)

Talkback Tues 28 Oct

Warning: aprés ski nudity and occasional strong language

Best seats for just £14.50!

If god had wanted us to ski, he’d have given us long feet!

(see page 31)

“irresistible . . . glittering, hard-edged and thrills and spills downhill all the way” The Stage 23 | www.newvictheatre.org.uk

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A Northern Broadsides Production

by Oliver Goldsmith directed by Conrad Nelson designed by Jessica Worrall Tues 4 – Sat 15 Nov northern Broadsides’ charismatic cast of actor-musicians bring their unique style to this flamboyant period comedy. come prepared for merriment, warmth, wit and wigs. Very big wigs! It’s the 18th century. Kate Hardcastle is a young lady fixed up to meet the eligible Marlow with a view to marriage. Marlow is a young gent who is tongue-tied with the upper classes but downright lecherous with commoners. So when he’s tricked into believing Kate’s ancestral home is a country inn, and mistakes Kate for a lowly barmaid what could possibly go wrong? Plenty! Set against the increasingly chaotic proceedings of one very long night, She Stoops to Conquer is a delightful romantic romp filled with ludicrous misunderstanding, mischief and mayhem.

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Tues 4 Nov Under 26s Go Free (see page 44)

Talkback Tues 11 Nov

Warning: lots of innuendo and bawdiness

“Hysterically funny...left the audience gagging for more” The Guardian (Lisa’s Sex Strike)

“ … an absolute riot. A farce for the soul.” The Stage (Accidental Death of an Anarchist)

Part of our THREE plays for £42 package!

(see page 31)

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A Northern Broadsides Production

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00

Concessions £2.00 off (see page 46)

Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more

First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Tues 4 Nov Under 26s Go Free (see page 44)

Talkback Tues 11 Nov

Warning: lots of innuendo and bawdiness

“Hysterically funny...left the audience gagging for more” The Guardian (Lisa’s Sex Strike)

“ … an absolute riot. A farce for the soul.” The Stage (Accidental Death of an Anarchist)

Part of our THREE plays for £42 package!

(see page 31)

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New Vic Production

by Mary Norton adapted and directed by Theresa Heskins Sat 22 Nov — Sat 31 Jan the classic family adventure brought to the stage by the creative team behind brilliant new Vic christmas shows The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan . . .

Booking Information

The Borrowers live happily in a perfect little home under the floorboards of a quiet old house. But, when young Arrietty gets itchy feet and decides to go exploring, their secret is out and nothing will ever be the same again.

£2.00 off (see page 46)

Tickets £15.00 - £22.00

Concessions Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more

Early Bird offer Family tickets cheaper in Nov

Interpreted performances

With magical storytelling, original music and thrilling, live-on-stage effects, follow us into the Borrowers’ hidden world. For little people and for grown-up ‘human beans’, it’s another special Christmas round at the New Vic.

“Our ages ranged from 76 to a pre-schooler – and even she was mesmerised!” The Tarrent family (on The Hundred and One Dalmatians)

“The New Vic always does a great seasonal show”

Sign Language Tues 25 Nov Captioned Tues 6 Jan Sat 10 Jan Audio described Weds 21 Jan Sat 24 Jan

2.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 10.30am 2.15pm

Family of Four ticket just £64! (must include one adult and one child)

Tale Trail to The Borrowers Come with the Borrowers as they explore the big world of ‘Upstairs’. This 45 minute interactive event is suitable for children aged 3-5 and their parents, grandparents or carers. See p30 for details

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New Vic Production

Booking Information

£2.00 off (see page 46)

Tickets £15.00 - £22.00

Concessions Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more

Early Bird offer Family tickets cheaper in Nov

Interpreted performances

“Our ages ranged from 76 to a pre-schooler – and even she was mesmerised!” The Tarrent family (on The Hundred and One Dalmatians)

“The New Vic always does a great seasonal show”

Sign Language Tues 25 Nov Captioned Tues 6 Jan Sat 10 Jan Audio described Weds 21 Jan Sat 24 Jan

2.15pm 2.15pm 2.15pm 10.30am 2.15pm

Family of Four ticket just £64! (must include one adult and one child)

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Visiting Production David Graham Productions presents

Uncle Eric’s Christmas Party the ultimate 60s Christmas party! Mon 1 - Sat 13 Dec new Vic legend uncle eric is back with a fantastic night of christmas comedy and great 60s music. Join eric and his multi-talented band of actors and musicians for the best night out this christmas!

Booking Information Tickets Mon & Tues: all seats just £15 Weds – Sat:£18.00 / £19.50 / £21.00

Group Discounts

Eric1s neighbours have won the Pools and are having a Christmas party to show off their new-found wealth. A few undesirables (including Eric) turn up and it’s not long before everyone’s behaving badly. And, when some bungling burglars decide to make a call, the party turns into complete chaos. More audience participation than you could shake a stick at, rolling-in-the-aisles comedy and over 20 of the very best 60s hits to bring you a Christmas party you1ll remember for a long time!

“Feelgood entertainment at its best” The Sentinel

£60.00 for groups of four or more

Buy ten tickets and get FREE BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE and the eleventh ticket FREE for the organiser!

tmas Merry Chrgiss: savin just £60! Groups of 4 0Groups of 1 pagne! m a ch of free bottle

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Visiting Production David Graham Productions presents

Booking Information Tickets Mon & Tues: all seats just £15 Weds – Sat:£18.00 / £19.50 / £21.00

Group Discounts

“Feelgood entertainment at its best” The Sentinel

£60.00 for groups of four or more

Buy ten tickets and get FREE BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE and the eleventh ticket FREE for the organiser!

tmas Merry Chrgiss: savin just £60! Groups of 4 0Groups of 1 pagne! m a ch of free bottle

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New Vic Value

New Vic Production Sat 13 – Sat 27 Dec Did you know that there are little people who live under the floorboards?

Tale Trail to

THREE plays just £42 TWO plays just £32 Any seat, Any night

based on the book by Mary Norton come with the Borrowers as they explore the big world of ‘upstairs’. help them collect the things they need to survive and join them on their adventure into the new, exciting and slightly daunting world outside.

Booking Information

this 45 minute interactive show is suitable for children aged 3-5 and their parents, grandparents or carers.

See calendar on page 51 for performance dates and times.

“Brilliant experience. My daughter was fascinated and really enjoyed it. Thank you.” A parent at last year’s Tale Trail

Individual Tickets £7.00

Group tickets (class-sized group): £135

Performances for nurseries, pre-schools and schools available 15 – 18 December.

Choose from these plays: Ghosts, Roundelay and She Stoops to Conquer.

Lots more savings too! When you book our Three plays for £42 package, you can get tickets for Eric & Cleopatra, Ugly Duck, On The Piste for just £14.50 (Mon-Thurs) or £15.00 (Fri & Sat), The Borrowers for £15.50 and Uncle Eric’s Christmas Party for £14.50 (Mon & Tues) or £15.00 (Weds-Sat) Ticket packages cannot be combined with other concessions or offers (inc First Night Fever); must be booked in a single transaction; additional plays 1 ticket per play per package; change your performance any time, more than three days prior to the performance; all sales subject to availability and Box Office Manager’s discretion.

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New Vic Value

New Vic Production Sat 13 – Sat 27 Dec Did you know that there are little people who live under the floorboards?

Tale Trail to

THREE plays just £42 TWO plays just £32 Any seat, Any night

Booking Information

this 45 minute interactive show is suitable for children aged 3-5 and their parents, grandparents or carers.

See calendar on page 51 for performance dates and times.

“Brilliant experience. My daughter was fascinated and really enjoyed it. Thank you.” A parent at last year’s Tale Trail

Individual Tickets £7.00

Group tickets (class-sized group): £135

Performances for nurseries, pre-schools and schools available 15 – 18 December.

Choose from these plays: Ghosts, Roundelay and She Stoops to Conquer.

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Weds 24 Sept ★★★★ ‘very funny’ The Independent

Back by popular demand!

Gandini Juggling present the award-winning

Smashed You are cordially invited to a tea party that you will never forget! 80 apples, nine performers, four sets of crockery. A mesmerising mix of circus and theatre exploring lost love and afternoon tea.

Weds 17 Dec THE ALBION BAND with a special Christmas concert With readings, folk carols and music, a guided tour through the Christmas customs of Britain with four of our greatest traditional musicians.

At the forefront of contemporary circus for over 20 years, award-winning and internationally acclaimed, Gandini Juggling have performed worldwide in more than 40 countries.

The combined talents of Simon Nicol (Fairport Convention), Kellie While (Albion Band), Simon Care (Edward 11), and the Guv’nor himself, Ashley Hutchings, founder of Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band.

£17.50 / £19.50 / cons / under 16s go Free

£15.00 / £17.50 / £19.50

Weds 1 Oct Swinging at the Cotton Club

Sat 20 Dec

Featuring: The Jiving Lindy Hoppers & Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra

THE FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR

Step back into 1920s New York City. This all-action show celebrates the music, dance, and song of Harlem’s famous Cotton Club, celebrating the performances of the legendary singers, dancers and musicians of it’s 1920s and 30s heyday. With the world’s premier jazz dance company and one of the swingingest bands on the circuit!

The most popular night of the year!

Choral

Swinging Jazz and Dance

Spectacular Visual

★★★★ ‘Glorious’ The Guardian

Live Music - FOLK

Visiting Performers

The Fron’ have appeared at the Vic every Christmas for more than 30 years. Moving, uplifting, memorable, the wonderful sound of Wales. And they always sell out – make sure to book soon! £17.00 / £20.50 / £22.00 / cons

“...virtuosity and sensitivity” Fanfare Magazine, USA

in conjunction with concerts at keele. Find details of their concert programme here: keele.ac.uk/music/concerts-events-forums/keeleconcerts/

Thurs 27 Nov Ensemble 360 New Vic regulars and one of the most outstanding chamber groups working in the UK today, with a programme of two distinct halves: the first, elegant and charming; the second, passionate and dramatic.

Photo: Benjamin Ealovega

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Weds 7 Jan The Kings of Swing are back! Live Music - Big Band

Classical - chamber Music

£15.00 / £17.50 / £19.50 / cons

Seating Configurations Please see page 49 for seating plans

THE PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA With the best arrangements and the finest musicians, when it comes to authentic dance band and early swing music, the legendary Pasadena Roof Orchestra have no equal. Syncopated sophistication and toe-tapping fun in an infectious celebration of the era when swing was king. Featuring alltime classics from the greats such as Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter and George Gershwin. £17.00 / £19.50 / £21.00 / cons / under 16s go Free Performance in-the-round

Performance on three sides

Directional performance with some element of front and back

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Weds 24 Sept ★★★★ ‘very funny’ The Independent

Back by popular demand!

Gandini Juggling present the award-winning

At the forefront of contemporary circus for over 20 years, award-winning and internationally acclaimed, Gandini Juggling have performed worldwide in more than 40 countries.

£17.50 / £19.50 / cons / under 16s go Free

£15.00 / £17.50 / £19.50

Weds 1 Oct Swinging at the Cotton Club

Sat 20 Dec

Featuring: The Jiving Lindy Hoppers & Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra

THE FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR

The most popular night of the year!

Choral

Swinging Jazz and Dance

Spectacular Visual

★★★★ ‘Glorious’ The Guardian

Live Music - FOLK

Visiting Performers

“...virtuosity and sensitivity” Fanfare Magazine, USA

in conjunction with concerts at keele. Find details of their concert programme here: keele.ac.uk/music/concerts-events-forums/keeleconcerts/

Photo: Benjamin Ealovega

haYDn london trio hob:iV no.3 in g saint-saËns oboe sonata in D MoZart Flute Quartet in a k.298 Franck piano Quintet in F minor

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Weds 7 Jan The Kings of Swing are back! Live Music - Big Band

Classical - chamber Music

£15.00 / £17.50 / £19.50 / cons

Seating Configurations Please see page 49 for seating plans

Performance on three sides

Directional performance with some element of front and back

New Vic Value

Events & Exhibitions

One Night Events THREE events just £42

Exhibitions

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Image: David A Hunt

events 18 Aug – 13 Sept Simon Parry

27 Oct – 15 Nov Ruth Allen

Deep Space

Basket

15 Sept – 4 Oct David A Hunt

17 Nov – 31 Jan 2015 The Borrowers Schools’ Exhibition

Light, Landscapes, Pastels and Me

6 – 25 Oct Newcastle in Bloom 2014

Choose from these great nights out:

Residential gardeners, allotment holders, community groups, schools and businesses will come together to celebrate 50 years of Britain in Bloom

Smashed, Swinging at the Cotton Club, Ensemble 360, The Albion Band, The Froncysyllte Choir, The Pasadena Roof Orchestra.

Lots more savings too when you book a One Night package:

Check with Front-of-House department for dates of exclusive preview nights for any of our exhibitions. To exhibit your work here or receive Preview Night invitations, please contact Front-of-House on: 01782 717954 ext 311 or email: dsunnuck@newvictheatre.org.uk

Craft fair

Any additional event for just £15.00 each

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Our annual exhibition of artwork from local children based on our Christmas show.

Sat 4 Oct NSGC Craft Fair The best of contemporary and traditional crafts from North Staffs Guild of Craftsmen.

New Vic Value

Events & Exhibitions

One Night Events THREE events just £42

Exhibitions

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Image: David A Hunt

events 18 Aug – 13 Sept Simon Parry

27 Oct – 15 Nov Ruth Allen

Deep Space

Basket

15 Sept – 4 Oct David A Hunt

17 Nov – 31 Jan 2015 The Borrowers Schools’ Exhibition

Light, Landscapes, Pastels and Me

6 – 25 Oct Newcastle in Bloom 2014

Choose from these great nights out:

Residential gardeners, allotment holders, community groups, schools and businesses will come together to celebrate 50 years of Britain in Bloom

Smashed, Swinging at the Cotton Club, Ensemble 360, The Albion Band, The Froncysyllte Choir, The Pasadena Roof Orchestra.

Lots more savings too when you book a One Night package:

Craft fair

Any additional event for just £15.00 each

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Our annual exhibition of artwork from local children based on our Christmas show.

Sat 4 Oct NSGC Craft Fair The best of contemporary and traditional crafts from North Staffs Guild of Craftsmen.

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Feature

Free & paid-for events to savour

Moments to Relish from Appetite this summer our appetite programme presents a spectacular and jam-packed programme that is set to thrill and wow audiences across stoke-on-trent. Featuring replica tanks, art cafes, street pianos, sensational outdoor productions by periplum, inspector sands and noFit state circus making a welcome return to the city, this year is set to be bigger and better than ever before.

June to December UHNS art programme University Hospital North Staffs Great art to suit all tastes at UHNS including a new sculptural installation, a Travelling Sounds Library, Pick ‘n’ Mix (music), and dance from FRONTLINEdance. 1-31 August Play Me, I’m Yours Various locations Decorated pianos will hit the streets across Stokeon-Trent for anyone to play and enjoy. Visit www.stokestreetpianos.co.uk for more information. Play Me, I’m Yours photo by Ed Yourdon

Residents Association, City Centre Partnership and Bentilee Community Partnership. Appetite’s recipe for success is putting people at the heart of everything and working with them to produce their own projects so more people in more places can experience and be inspired by the arts.

over the last year appetite has collaborated with community groups across the city to produce this year’s programme in order to serve up a scrumptious menu of art events that can be enjoyed anywhere and everywhere, from high streets to hospitals. some of the groups include stoke west & oakhill community association, Jubilee project, Friends of hanley park, hanford The Bell photo Ray Gibson

This is just for starters, keep your eyes peeled for news and updates over the coming months. Sign up to Appetite’s newsletter and keep checking out www.appetitestoke.co.uk as there’ll be lots more tasty events to try. the appetite programme is supported by funding from the national lottery through arts council england and is led by the new Vic theatre in partnership with B arts, Brighter Futures, partners in creative learning and staffordshire university. it is supported by stoke-on-trent city council.

Like us on Facebook appetite.stoke Follow us on Twitter @appetitestoke

2-3 August The Bell by Periplum Central Forest Park, Stoke-on-Trent A scorching night out as The Bell lights up the city. A fiery outdoor spectacle with giant mobile structures, pyrotechnics, aerial performances and soaring music. Visit www.appetitestoke.co.uk to book 9 August Appetite & Stoke South Carnival Committee present Old Bill by Renn & Associates Smithpool Park, Stoke-on-Trent Inspired by a true WW1story from Stoke, - brought to life by a full-size replica tank, homing pigeons carrying messages of war and more . . . 23 & 24 August Open House by NoFit State Circus City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent Run away with the circus for a weekend of fun and frolics in the city centre. Train with NoFit State’s performers or just sit back and enjoy the spectacle. 29-31 August The Big Feast City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent A weekend of world-class art and entertainment as Appetite turns the city centre into a hive of fun and excitement. Go to the website for latest updates. 30-31 August Faust by Southpaw City Centre, Stoke-on-Trent Urban dance and physical theatre reach new heights. A man’s soul hangs in the balance in this tale of drink and debauchery told with comic and tragic effect.

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Feature

Free & paid-for events to savour

Like us on Facebook appetite.stoke Follow us on Twitter @appetitestoke

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Feature

The

Cruellest

ward-winning New Vic Borderlines has launched a ground-breaking project to raise awareness of female genital mutilation.

A Part of Me, which uses drama to highlight the issues surrounding FGM, launched at a conference at the New Vic in front of an audience of leading education and health professionals, police officers and voluntary organisations.

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Following hard-hitting Borderlines projects which have toured nationally, A Part of Me uses the testimonies of real women with the aim of giving a voice to those who have experienced FGM and increasing awareness of the practice among young people and their teachers, police and health and welfare bodies.

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including a community midwife and police officers, deliver presentations to audience members while Borderlines performed the early stages of a new drama which uses the New Vic’s documentary style of drawing from real people’s stories and experiences. Susan Moffat, who wrote the piece, said: “We hope to develop this new piece of theatre further so we can tour locally and nationally like other Borderlines projects.” She added: “The women who are affected by FGM are often the most isolated and vulnerable people in society so this project ties in with our ambition to give a voice to people who don’t have one. “We hope to give people who have faced FGM the lead in determining how to bring about change and enable them to have a role to play on behalf of others at risk to

The women who are affected by FGM are often the most isolated and vulnerable people in society so this project ties in with our ambition to give a voice to people who don’t have one.

Susan Moffat, Director of New Vic Borderlines, said: “The idea behind A Part of Me is to bring people together to develop important work based on the issue of FGM looking at protecting the rights of every individual, not just locally and nationally but globally too, and giving them jurisdiction over their own bodies and futures.

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“It is about finding a way of raising awareness of the practice through education and also educating communities where this practice is happening.” The conference saw guest speakers,

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ensure girls and women don’t have to go through the same experiences.” If you have been affected by FGM contact NSPCC: www.nspcc.org.uk Tel: 0800 028 3550 (24 hours) Email: fgmhelp@nspcc.org.uk

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Feature

The

Cruellest

ward-winning New Vic Borderlines has launched a ground-breaking project to raise awareness of female genital mutilation.

Cut

“

The women who are affected by FGM are often the most isolated and vulnerable people in society so this project ties in with our ambition to give a voice to people who don’t have one.

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“It is about finding a way of raising awareness of the practice through education and also educating communities where this practice is happening.” The conference saw guest speakers,

”

ensure girls and women don’t have to go through the same experiences.” If you have been affected by FGM contact NSPCC: www.nspcc.org.uk Tel: 0800 028 3550 (24 hours) Email: fgmhelp@nspcc.org.uk

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Refreshments

Support

CHARITABLE DONATION

Spoil yourself

The New Vic Theatre would like to gratefully acknowledge the generous donation given by

theatre

SPONSORS

restaurant

The New Vic gratefully acknowledges the following for their generous support:

Home-made food at value for money prices Enjoy lunch or a pre-show meal with friends. Have a drink at the bar. Or simply spoil yourself with a cuppa and a delicious cake.

BUSINESS FRIEND MEMBERS

drink

Avoid the drinks rush Pre-order drinks using the interval slips provided at the bar.

Opening Times

The Dudson Group

Dean Statham

Keele University Science & Business Park

Dains

Barringtons Ltd. Chartered Accountants

Baker Tilly

Snacks - 10am ’til 3.30pm Lunch - Noon ’til 2pm Closed - 3.30pm ’til 5.30pm Dinner - 5.30pm ’til 7.30pm Beverages - 5.30pm ’til interval (Bar ’til 11pm)

NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME SCHOOL

Tableware generously supplied by

Richard Jacobs Pension & Trustee Services Ltd.

Newcastle-under-Lyme College

Newcastle-under-Lyme School

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Fundraising

New Vic Friends

Friends Events Dress Rehearsals Ghosts Thurs 18 Sept Spotlights Lis Evans & Laura Clarkson New Vic Design Team Thurs 15 Jan 2.30pm Theatre Trip The Kite Runner Shrewsbury Theatre Severn Matinee performance, Weds 22 October Leave New Vic at 11am

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Fun Times Ahead for Friends

Become a New Vic Patron

New Vic Friends is an informal social group of people who like to be more involved with the life of the theatre. A regular programme means that they get to have a look at some of our backstage work, meet New Vic people, and enjoy social events.

New Vic Patrons support the theatre and its work through regular charitable giving allowing us to plan for the future with confidence.

In the coming months there’s the chance to attend dress rehearsals of New Vic productions; to meet members of the New Vic creative team and talk about their work in our regular ‘Spotlight’ night and to enjoy an escorted theatre trip to Shrewsbury. For details of how to join the New Vic Friends contact Marketing on 01782 717539; email: kwilson@newvictheatre.org.uk

We are a registered charity and your support as a patron will help us continue to make international-class theatre and fund life-changing work with children, young people and local communities. And, until 31 March 2015, every Patron donation will be matched with another £40 from Arts Council England, greatly increasing the value of your support. For more information visit www.newvictheatre.org.uk, pick up a leaflet at box office, or telephone 01782 717539

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Fundraising

New Vic Friends

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Fun Times Ahead for Friends

Become a New Vic Patron

New Vic Patrons support the theatre and its work through regular charitable giving allowing us to plan for the future with confidence.

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New Vic Value

Under 26? -Go free!

New Vic Value

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We’ve got 50 free tickets to give away for most New Vic productions to people under 26. That’s right, they’re free. Not only that, when all the free tickets have gone, you can still get a ticket for just £7.50. Free tickets are available on a first come first served basis only. So make sure to book soon!

To book just call Box Office 01782 717962

Please see page 46 for the small print

Call our Box Office to find out more: 01782 717962. Or, visit us online at www.newvictheatre.org.uk

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New Vic Value

Under 26? -Go free!

New Vic Value

h friends? it w t u o e m ti b fa a Fancy ew Vic Run round to the N fer! t ticket of and book our brillian

To book just call Box Office 01782 717962

Please see page 46 for the small print

Call our Box Office to find out more: 01782 717962. Or, visit us online at www.newvictheatre.org.uk

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New Vic Value

Bookings /Access /Information

we aim to make visiting the new Vic the best possible value. our Box oﬃce will always advise on the best option for you. Under 16s Go Free

Groups

For nominated plays and one night events, an under 16 admitted free with an adult paying full or concessionary price. Some events have adult content, please check when booking.

Groups of ten or more £2.00 off top two price bands for New Vic productions (unless otherwise stated).

U26 Go Free

Under 26 Go Free tickets available for Mon – Fri performances of designated productions only; only two tickets per booking; an address and email address needs to be provided to claim free tickets (don’t worry, we will never pass your address to any other organisation); sorry, but only one pair of free tickets per season can be booked; free tickets not available to book online. Schools

School groups £9.50 any seat, any performance, £10.00 The Borrowers, unless otherwise stated.

receipt of Employment and Support Allowance, tickets are £1.50 for Monday and Tuesday performances of New Vic productions (maximum two tickets per person per production).

First Night Fever

All seats £14.50 on the opening nights of nominated productions. four friends for £60

Four tickets for just £60 - a great value, great night out with friends. Any play, any seats Monday - Friday. Just give us an email address to qualify for this great offer. (max eight tickets per booking, does not include The Borrowers). Concessions*

£2.00 off tickets for all New Vic productions for the following: children (under 16); full-time students; over 60s; people in receipt of certain means-tested benefits (check with Box Office). In addition, if you are in

*Conditions All concessionary tickets are subject to availability; only one concession per ticket; proof of status may be required; no concessions for matinees or Saturday performances unless otherwise stated. New Vic Gift TOKENS

Give the gift of a great night out. New Vic gift tokens are available in denominations of £5, £10 and £20 so you can choose how much you want to give.

Bookings

Content

In Person Box Office open Mon - Sat 10.00am to start of performance. Closes 6pm on non-performance nights.

Productions may contain strong language and difficult content. Please check with Box Office prior to booking.

By Phone

Late Admissions

24 hour booking service - 01782 717962 (answerphone out of Box Office hours).

Please note that latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.

By Post Cheques payable to New Vic Theatre (cheque guarantee card number & expiry date on reverse), include SAE and send to: New Vic Theatre, Etruria Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, ST5 0JG.

The New Vic reserves the right to vary the advertised programme and facilities if necessary and apologises for any inconvenience. E & OE

By Credit / Debit Card

Committed to providing access to the arts for all.

Quote number by telephone; show card on collection. Tickets booked by credit card are guaranteed sold and can be collected at any time or posted to you for 60p. Reservations held for 3 working days or 1 hr before performance whichever is earliest. We no longer accept Electron, Amex or Diners cards.

A free Carer’s ticket for patrons in receipt of Disability Living Allowance or Attendance Allowance.

Family Facilities The New Vic welcomes families.

Disabled Patrons

Online Book online at www.newvictheatre.org.uk (£1 transaction fee per ticket.)

Captioned Performances for New Vic Productions.

We are sorry that no refunds can be made. 50p per ticket to exchange for another performance of same production - at least 3 days prior to date of original performance. Service free for package buyers.

A Companion ticket at lowest advertised price (less concession if eligible) per disabled patron.

Access

Free parking close to entrance for Blue Badge holders (please call to reserve a space), automatic doors, lift to 1st floor, ramped access to auditorium, disabled toilets. Magnetic induction loop in raauditorium (not available for amplified performances). Infra-red assisted hearing system.

Exchanging Tickets

Tickets £10.00 Mon – Thurs; £12.00 Fri; and £14.00 Sat; The Borrowers £15.00; lowest advertised price less £2.00 concession (if available) for all other events.

Audio Described Performances for New Vic Productions (please book min. 3 days in advance). Large-print cast sheets available on request. Guide dogs welcome. Loan copies of play scripts available from the Box Office on request.

We have a lift to the first floor for anyone with a pushchair or who might struggle with stairs. There are several Baby-changing facilities in the Front-of-House areas. You are welcome to breastfeed in any of our front-of-house areas, however, if you require a private space, please ask at Box Office and they will find you a quiet room. Our restaurant offers a range of child-friendly meals. Please ask our restaurant staff for our current options. We offer concessionary rates for children for most of our shows and one-night events, and under 16’s go free to most New Vic productions when accompanying paying adults (please see page 46).

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New Vic Value

Bookings /Access /Information

we aim to make visiting the new Vic the best possible value. our Box oﬃce will always advise on the best option for you. Under 16s Go Free

Groups

For nominated plays and one night events, an under 16 admitted free with an adult paying full or concessionary price. Some events have adult content, please check when booking.

Groups of ten or more £2.00 off top two price bands for New Vic productions (unless otherwise stated).

U26 Go Free

School groups £9.50 any seat, any performance, £10.00 The Borrowers, unless otherwise stated.

receipt of Employment and Support Allowance, tickets are £1.50 for Monday and Tuesday performances of New Vic productions (maximum two tickets per person per production).

First Night Fever

All seats £14.50 on the opening nights of nominated productions. four friends for £60

Give the gift of a great night out. New Vic gift tokens are available in denominations of £5, £10 and £20 so you can choose how much you want to give.

Bookings

Content

In Person Box Office open Mon - Sat 10.00am to start of performance. Closes 6pm on non-performance nights.

Productions may contain strong language and difficult content. Please check with Box Office prior to booking.

By Phone

Late Admissions

24 hour booking service - 01782 717962 (answerphone out of Box Office hours).

Please note that latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.

By Post Cheques payable to New Vic Theatre (cheque guarantee card number & expiry date on reverse), include SAE and send to: New Vic Theatre, Etruria Road, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, ST5 0JG.

The New Vic reserves the right to vary the advertised programme and facilities if necessary and apologises for any inconvenience. E & OE

By Credit / Debit Card

Committed to providing access to the arts for all.

A free Carer’s ticket for patrons in receipt of Disability Living Allowance or Attendance Allowance.

Family Facilities The New Vic welcomes families.

Disabled Patrons

Online Book online at www.newvictheatre.org.uk (£1 transaction fee per ticket.)

Captioned Performances for New Vic Productions.

A Companion ticket at lowest advertised price (less concession if eligible) per disabled patron.

Access

Exchanging Tickets

Tickets £10.00 Mon – Thurs; £12.00 Fri; and £14.00 Sat; The Borrowers £15.00; lowest advertised price less £2.00 concession (if available) for all other events.

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How to get here

Ticket Prices

Bus

Auditorium Maps

Eric and Cleopatra

Bus stop outside theatre 34 & 34A: Newcastle & Hanley.

row a &partg

Rail The nearest station is Stoke-on-Trent. Connections to Birmingham, Manchester, Derby, Stafford, Crewe. Enquiries: 08457 484950

Parking Blue Badge holders Please contact Box Office to arrange reserved, free parking

Coach / Minibus

row B &partg

rows c-F Balcony

Mon - Thurs Full price £15.00 £18.00 £19.50 concessions £13.00 £16.00 £17.50 Fri & Sat Eve Full price £16.50 £19.50 £21.00 concessions* £14.50 £17.50 £19.00 F N Fever all seats £14.50 (no concessions) Groups (10+) n/a £2.00 off £2.00 off

In-the-round

Mon - Thurs standard price £12.00 £18.00 £19.50 concessions £10.00 £16.00 £17.50 Fri & Sat Eve standard price £14.00 £19.50 £21.00 concessions* £12.00 £17.50 £19.00 Matinees standard price £12.00 £12.00 £12.00 concessions £10.00 £10.00 £10.00 F N Fever all seats £14.50 (no concessions Groups (10+) n/a £2.00 off £2.00 off Schools groups £9.50 £9.50 £9.50

Directional performance with some element of front and back

Ugly Duck, Ghosts, Roundelay, On the Piste, She Stoops to Conquer

Please contact Box Office to arrange reserved, free parking

Car The New Vic provides on-site, parking (£1 after 6:30pm). We are in a residential area and ask you to minimise inconvenience to our neighbours by using car parks indicated and not on-street parking (see map). Alternative parking (from 6pm Mon-Fri, all day Sat) available on King Street Car Park. Spaces marked for Aspire Housing (yellow lined bays) can be used by New Vic patrons within these times. Theatre 5 mins on foot (500yds) via Miller Street. Please allow time for alternative parking when planning your journeys. Please contact the Box Office or Front of House Department for further advice. IF YOU'RE USING A SAT NAV! Users of satellite navigation systems have occasionally experienced problems. Please ensure that your system is directing you to the NEW VIC, NEWCASTLEUNDER-LYME.

The Borrowers Family perf Full price £15.00 £20.50 £22.00 concessions £13.00 £18.50 £20.00 child group £10.00 £10.00 £10.00 groups (10+) n/a £2.00 off £2.00 off Family of 4 £64.00(must include one adult & one child) Schools’ perf Full price £18.00 £18.00 £18.00 concessions £16.00 £16.00 £16.00 child group £10.00 £10.00 £10.00 *Fridays only

Performance on three sides

Top price band Middle price band Lower price band

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How to get here

Ticket Prices

Bus

Auditorium Maps

Eric and Cleopatra

Bus stop outside theatre 34 & 34A: Newcastle & Hanley.

row a &partg

Rail The nearest station is Stoke-on-Trent. Connections to Birmingham, Manchester, Derby, Stafford, Crewe. Enquiries: 08457 484950

Parking Blue Badge holders Please contact Box Office to arrange reserved, free parking

Coach / Minibus

row B &partg

rows c-F Balcony

In-the-round

Directional performance with some element of front and back

Ugly Duck, Ghosts, Roundelay, On the Piste, She Stoops to Conquer

Please contact Box Office to arrange reserved, free parking

Performance on three sides

Top price band Middle price band Lower price band

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Calendar August Mon 18 eric & cleopatra Tues 19 Eric & Cleopatra Weds 20 Eric & Cleopatra Thurs 21 Eric & Cleopatra Fri 22 Eric & Cleopatra Sat 23 Eric & Cleopatra Mon 25 theatre closed Tues 26 Eric & Cleopatra Weds 27 Eric & Cleopatra Thurs 28 Eric & Cleopatra Fri 29 Eric & Cleopatra Sat 30 Eric & Cleopatra September weds 3 ugly Duck Thurs 4 Ugly Duck Fri 5 Ugly Duck Sat 6 Ugly Duck Mon 8 Ugly Duck Tues 9 Ugly Duck Weds 10 Ugly Duck Thurs 11 Ugly Duck Fri 12 Ugly Duck Sat 13 Ugly Duck Fri 19 ghosts Sat 20 Ghosts Mon 22 Ghosts Tues 23 Ghosts weds 24 smashed Thurs 25 Ghosts Fri 26 Ghosts Sat 27 Ghosts Mon 29 Ghosts Tues 30 Ghosts October weds 1 cotton club Thurs 2 Ghosts Fri 3 Ghosts Sat 4 Ghosts craft Fair tues 7 roundelay Weds 8 Roundelay Thurs 9 Roundelay Fri 10 Roundelay Sat 11 Roundelay Mon 13 Roundelay Tues 14 Roundelay

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

2.15

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

10.00

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7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

Weds 15 Roundelay Thurs 16 Roundelay Fri 17 Roundelay Sat 18 Roundelay Mon 20 Roundelay Tues 21 Roundelay Weds 22 Roundelay Thurs 23 Roundelay Fri 24 Roundelay Sat 25 Roundelay tues 28 on the piste Weds 29 On the Piste Thurs 30 On the Piste Fri 31 On the Piste November Sat 1 On the Piste tues 4 she stoops to conquer Weds 5 She Stoops to Conquer Thurs 6 She Stoops to Conquer Fri 7 She Stoops to Conquer Sat 8 She Stoops to Conquer Mon 10 She Stoops to Conquer Tues 11 She Stoops to Conquer Weds 12 She Stoops to Conquer Thurs 13 She Stoops to Conquer Fri 14 She Stoops to Conquer Sat 15 She Stoops to Conquer sat 22 the Borrowers Mon 24 The Borrowers Tues 25 The Borrowers 10.30* Weds 26 The Borrowers 10.30* Thurs 27 The Borrowers 10.30* ensemble 360 Fri 28 The Borrowers 10.30* Sat 29 The Borrowers December Mon 1 eric’s christmas party Tues 2 The Borrowers 10.30* Eric’s Christmas Party Weds 3 The Borrowers 10.30* Eric’s Christmas Party Thurs 4 The Borrowers 10.30* Eric’s Christmas Party

2.15

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

Fri 5 Sat 6 Mon 8 Tues 9 Weds 10 Thurs 11 Fri 12 Sat 13

2.15

2.15 7.30 2.15* 2.15*

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

Mon 15 Tues 16 Weds 17

Thurs 18 Fri 19 Sat 20

Mon 22

2.15

7.30

Tues 23

7.30

Weds 24

7.30

thurs 25 Fri 26 Sat 27

2.15* 7.30 2.15* 7.30 2.15*

Mon 29 Tues 30

The Borrowers 10.30* Eric’s Christmas Party The Borrowers Eric’s Christmas Party The Borrowers Eric’s Christmas Party The Borrowers 10.30* Eric’s Christmas Party The Borrowers 10.30* Eric’s Christmas Party The Borrowers 10.30* Eric’s Christmas Party The Borrowers 10.30* Eric’s Christmas Party tale trail 11.15 The Borrowers Eric’s Christmas Party Tale Trail 11.15* The Borrowers Tale Trail 9.30* 11.15* The Borrowers 10.30* Tale Trail 9.30* 11.15* The Borrowers 10.30* the albion Band Tale Trail 11.15* The Borrowers 10.30* The Borrowers 10.30* Tale Trail 11.15 The Borrowers the Froncysyllte choir Tale Trail 11.15 The Borrowers Tale Trail 11.15 The Borrowers The Borrowers 11.00 Tale Trail 11.15 theatre closed theatre closed Tale Trail 11.15 The Borrowers The Borrowers The Borrowers

7.30 2.15 7.30 2.15* 7.30 2.15* 7.30 2.15* 7.30 7.30

1.00 2.15

7.30 3.00 7.30

1.00* 2.15* 1.00* 2.15* 1.00* 7.30 7.30 7.30 1.00 2.15 1.00 2.15 1.00 2.15 3.00 1.00

1.00 2.15 2.15 2.15

Weds 31 The Borrowers 2.15 January thurs 1 theatre closed Fri 2 The Borrowers 2.15 Sat 3 The Borrowers 2.15 Tues 6 The Borrowers 10.30* 2.15* Weds 7 The Borrowers 10.30* the pasadena roof orchestra Thurs 8 The Borrowers 10.30* Fri 9 The Borrowers 10.30* Sat 10 The Borrowers 2.15 Tues 13 The Borrowers 10.30* Weds 14 The Borrowers 10.30* Thurs 15 The Borrowers 10.30* Fri 16 The Borrowers 10.30* Sat 17 The Borrowers 2.15 Tues 20 The Borrowers 10.30* 2.15* Weds 21 The Borrowers 10.30* Thurs 22 The Borrowers 10.30* Fri 23 The Borrowers 10.30* Sat 24 The Borrowers 2.15 Tues 27 The Borrowers 10.30* 2.15* Weds 28 The Borrowers 10.30* Thurs 29 The Borrowers 10.30* Fri 30 The Borrowers 10.30* Sat 31 The Borrowers 2.15

7.30 7.30

7.30 7.30 7.30

7.30 7.30

*Schools performance 7.30 3.00 7.30 3.00 7.30

7.30 7.30 7.30

7.30

Key to symbols

First night Fever

captioned performances

sign language

talkback

audio Described performances

interpreted performance

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7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

2.15

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

10.00

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7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

2.15

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

Fri 5 Sat 6 Mon 8 Tues 9 Weds 10 Thurs 11 Fri 12 Sat 13

2.15

2.15 7.30 2.15* 2.15*

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

Mon 15 Tues 16 Weds 17

Thurs 18 Fri 19 Sat 20

Mon 22

2.15

7.30

Tues 23

7.30

Weds 24

7.30

thurs 25 Fri 26 Sat 27

2.15* 7.30 2.15* 7.30 2.15*

Mon 29 Tues 30

7.30 2.15 7.30 2.15* 7.30 2.15* 7.30 2.15* 7.30 7.30

1.00 2.15

7.30 3.00 7.30

1.00* 2.15* 1.00* 2.15* 1.00* 7.30 7.30 7.30 1.00 2.15 1.00 2.15 1.00 2.15 3.00 1.00

1.00 2.15 2.15 2.15

7.30 7.30

7.30 7.30 7.30

7.30 7.30

*Schools performance 7.30 3.00 7.30 3.00 7.30

7.30 7.30 7.30

7.30

Key to symbols

First night Fever

captioned performances

sign language

talkback

audio Described performances

interpreted performance

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THREE plays just £42 TWO plays just £32 Any seat, Any night

Choose from these plays: Ghosts, Roundelay and She Stoops to Conquer.

The New Vic Theatre operates thanks to a unique partnership between Arts Council England, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Charity Registration Number: 253242 Company Registration Number: 911924 Registered Office: Etruria Road, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 0JG

Box Office: 01782 717962 New Vic Theatre, Etruria Road, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffs, ST5 0JG

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