New Vic Theatre Spring 14 by New Vic Theatre

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Back by popular demand! The New Vic and The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester present

Fri 20 June - Sat 5 July

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The divine Ms deVil drops in!

Around the World in Eighty Days by Laura Eason adapted from the novel by Jules Verne We are pleased to announce that this hugely popular show which was such a highlight of 2013 will be back in Summer 2014 for another gallop around the Globe. New Vic favourites Andrew Pollard and Michael Hugo reprise their roles of the inscrutable Phileas Fogg and the inimitable Passepartout. Make sure you join us for the return journey! Photo by Andrew Billington from the 2013 production. The New Vic gratefully acknowledges the following for their generous support:

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

Designers, dots, dogs & debuts all in this edition

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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Join the conversation . . .

Backstage gossip; go offstage and online with tweets from behind the scenes @NewVicTheatre Please ‘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

Features

One-Nighters

32 Swinging at

4 Collaborators &

The Cotton Club

Plays

14 The Hundred and One Dalmatians

16 Uncle Eric’s

murder at Christmas

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martin Simpson Sean Hughes Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Bartholomew LaFollette

35 John Cooper Clarke 35 The Lock In

by The Demon Barbers

36 How to be Immortal 36 The Coal Porters 20 The memory of Water 37 Dylan Thomas: return Journey 22 Hobson’s Choice 37 Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham 24 Entertaining mr Sloane 38 The Taming of 26 Teechers The Shrew 18 An August Bank

Creatives

Pasadena roof Orchestra

Events

39 Tale Trail to The Hundred and One Dalmatians

40 Exhibitions

6 Dotty about Design 10 Building up Steam 42 Stoke gets a taste for the arts!

44 A Bridge over

Troubled Water

47 A ‘spot-on’ time to give

Holiday Lark

Community

43 New Vic Education projects diary

45 New Vic Borderlines projects diary

46 Business Friends 46 New Vic Friends events

47 Fundraising

Cover photo: Andrew Billington

Information 28 30 31 41 41 48 49 50 50

Ticket packages Four for £60

Under 26 tickets Props & Costume Hire Food & drink Booking/access How to get here Ticket prices Calendar

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Join the conversation . . .

Backstage gossip; go offstage and online with tweets from behind the scenes @NewVicTheatre Please ‘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

Features

One-Nighters

32 Swinging at

4 Collaborators &

The Cotton Club

Plays

14 The Hundred and One Dalmatians

16 Uncle Eric’s

murder at Christmas

33 33 34 34

martin Simpson Sean Hughes Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Bartholomew LaFollette

35 John Cooper Clarke 35 The Lock In

by The Demon Barbers

Creatives

Pasadena roof Orchestra

Events

39 Tale Trail to The Hundred and One Dalmatians

40 Exhibitions

6 Dotty about Design 10 Building up Steam 42 Stoke gets a taste for the arts!

44 A Bridge over

Troubled Water

47 A ‘spot-on’ time to give

Holiday Lark

Community

43 New Vic Education projects diary

45 New Vic Borderlines projects diary

46 Business Friends 46 New Vic Friends events

47 Fundraising

Cover photo: Andrew Billington

Information 28 30 31 41 41 48 49 50 50

Ticket packages Four for £60

Under 26 tickets Props & Costume Hire Food & drink Booking/access How to get here Ticket prices Calendar

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From the Artistic Director

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Deborah McAndrew

Collaborators

eborah McAndrew will be a familiar face and name to many of our audience. After a stint as Corrie’s Angie Freeman she moved to Newcastle-underLyme, and has had a long and varied relationship with the New Vic ever since. Soon after I came here I was lucky enough to work with her on Jamaica Inn, where she played Aunt Patience (and various horses, sheep, smugglers etc…). Writing takes up most of her time now, and she’s created a number of pieces for Northern Broadsides including last year’s The Government Inspector. With Barrie Rutter and our resident designer Lis Evans she’s been spending a fair bit of time back in her

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Nikolai Foster

Polly Lister

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home county of Yorkshire, researching the rushcart tradition for her new play commemorating World War One, An August Bank Holiday Lark.

Shelagh Stephenson’s play The Memory of Water, which has all the elements I know our audiences enjoy – it’s warm, funny, moving, and a terrific piece of theatre.

I’m always glad to welcome new creatives to the Vic, so I’m delighted to introduce director Nikolai Foster. I’m familiar with Nikolai’s work at West Yorkshire Playhouse, where he’s created many productions including a thrilling Sherlock Holmes and a moving and memorable Annie. He’s a busy man who seems to cover much of the country on a weekly basis – every time I phone him, he seems to be in a different place. I’m looking forward to seeing what he does with

I look forward to working with Polly Lister. She’ll be joining us to play Cruella in The Hundred and One Dalmatians, and I’m fascinated to see how such a lovely woman will bring this arch villainess to life. Polly already knows our theatre quite well: living not far away she pops down to see shows from time to time and, back in 2005, appeared in our production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It.. Finally, a little hint about something to

come later in the year. So many people have asked whether we might remount Around the World in Eighty Days that we decided to listen to what we’re being told and bring the show back. I’m delighted that actors Mike Hugo and Andy Pollard will join us to circumnavigate the globe again, and we’ll also take the show to meet a new audience at that other wonderful theatre-in-the-round, Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre.

Theresa Heskins PS You can now follow me on Twitter @TheresaHeskins

From the Artistic Director

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Deborah McAndrew

Collaborators

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Nikolai Foster

Polly Lister

Creatives

home county of Yorkshire, researching the rushcart tradition for her new play commemorating World War One, An August Bank Holiday Lark.

Shelagh Stephenson’s play The Memory of Water, which has all the elements I know our audiences enjoy – it’s warm, funny, moving, and a terrific piece of theatre.

Theresa Heskins PS You can now follow me on Twitter @TheresaHeskins

“I can’t believe it!” she exclaims: “I’d lost count but when I started totting up all the shows I had designed I realised that this would be the 101st.” It’s a feat which comes in the same year that Lis celebrated her 25th anniversary working at the New Vic, during which she has exhibited at the world’s greatest museum of art and design, London’s Victoria and Albert, has travelled to China with Northern Broadsides and has become the theatre’s much-loved maker of leaving cards for departing staff.

And on a personal note, she met her husband, Chris, through the theatre and had three children along the way.

Fresh from visiting the World Stage Exhibition, she is now in her office surrounded by sundry sketchbooks and scraps of spotted fabric. Designs for the Christmas show and the forthcoming co-production with Northern Broadsides, An August Bank Holiday Lark, sit alongside family photos on a busy noticeboard. It’s certainly a long way from the days she spent persuading her teachers in Barry, South Wales, that she was going to art college. “I remember when everyone was filling out forms for university my teachers were saying I hadn’t done mine,”

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After taking a foundation course in art and design at Cardiff Art College, she went to Nottingham Trent Polytechnic to study Theatre Design. Following her graduation, she designed Equus at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and soon began freelancing.

Proof, and Jamaica Inn are particularly memorable, while she describes the recent Around the World in Eighty Days

“Initially I didn’t feel confident enough to go straight into design work so I did prop-making and scene painting,” Lis says: “I really felt that if I ultimately wanted to be a designer I needed to know more about the practical side of how things were made.” It was the New Vic which provided a more permanent starting point, but her initial interview wasn’t all plain sailing. “I had my whole leg in plaster because some scenery had fallen on me in another job,” she laughs: “I was taken to the spiral staircase in the atrium and told to go to the costume department for my interview. I’d worn a long skirt hoping no one would notice the plaster cast but I knew I wouldn’t make it down those stairs!” Since her first design job, Alan Ayckbourn’s Intimate Exchanges directed by Chris Martin, the list of productions she has put her skills to is extensive. But she’s stumped when asked about her favourites.

“Oh my, what have I done?” she ponders, leaning towards a set of shelves and reaching for a lengthy list.

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In a coincidence as fitting as it possibly could be, the New Vic’s adaptation of Dodie Smith’s popular novel will be the 101st show Lis has designed for the theatre-in-the-round.

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“I always think back to Moll Flanders which I did with Gwenda Hughes; I loved it,” she says, looking intently at her list: “We looked at the costumes of 1720 and brought it all back down to being about underwear. We had little bloomers and little hooped skirts with very fine cotton covers so it looked fantastically exhibition &A V stylish but quite sexy.” e

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And on a personal note, she met her husband, Chris, through the theatre and had three children along the way.

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Proof, and Jamaica Inn are particularly memorable, while she describes the recent Around the World in Eighty Days

“Oh my, what have I done?” she ponders, leaning towards a set of shelves and reaching for a lengthy list.

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In a coincidence as fitting as it possibly could be, the New Vic’s adaptation of Dodie Smith’s popular novel will be the 101st show Lis has designed for the theatre-in-the-round.

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or the New Vic’s Head of Design, Lis Evans, The Hundred and One Dalmatians is a very special production.

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she recounts: “I kept saying ‘I really am going to art college, it’s okay, my mum says I can.’”

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as being ‘fantastic’. “I really like getting involved in the research for a project,” Lis says: “I love the point when I’m the only one working on a production with the director.”

New Vic co-productions with Northern Broadsides clearly evoke many happy memories for her, with one show in particular standing out, The Tempest which ventured a little further afield than North Staffordshire - Beijing and Shanghai in fact.

City with Michael Hugo’.” Having taken productions from page to stage at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre, she has also worked on co-productions at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, and has showcased her work at Society of British Theatre Designers exhibitions in London, Sheffield, Cardiff and Manchester. An exhibition at Nottingham Trent University featuring some of Lis’ work also transferred to the V&A Museum and at the same time as she was interviewed about her design career by the British Library as part of the National Sound Archive.

“Everywhere I go at the moment I see polka dots!” she laughs as David leaves the room: “The play is set in the 1950s with some quite energetic dancing which has to be taken into consideration when thinking about costumes.”

“We got to explore and it was quite extraordinary. I kept thinking ‘I can’t believe I’m touring the Forbidden

Now with additional responsibilities alongside designing productions, Lis has seen her role evolve, recently creating donation boxes, planning the theatre’s Big Draw event, and curating New Vic Education’s Ages and Stages exhibition.

“People have come to work at the New Vic from all over the country and have stayed because the quality of work is good and there is a nice atmosphere; we’re a community. People are committed to the place and care about the building and the f The Temp work they put on.” es tour o Though she may have designed 101 productions, even tackling some plays

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Lis pauses for a moment as Costume Supervisor David Thorne walks in to discuss fabric shopping for The Hundred and One Dalmatians.

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“Never!” she says: “It was a six month contract and I wasn’t long out of college. I even met my husband through this theatre. We had our first daughter, Maisie, in 1995 and now she’s off to university and I’m still here.

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Lis interrupts herself: “Oh and there was The Canterbury Tales which we did with Northern Broadsides. I really enjoyed that show.”

But did she expect to still be here after 25 years?

Touching on where she gets her inspiration from, she says she always carries a small sketchbook in her handbag ‘just in case’. “Your inspiration can come from anywhere,” she explains: “From a seed or something your daughter said on the way to school. I stayed in a hotel in Italy once with a beautiful painted ceiling rose; I used that as inspiration for a whole set design for Honeymoon Suite.”

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Lis’s 101 New Vic Theatre Designs

“I judged Endon Well Dressing scarecrow competition this year too; it was one of my highlights!” she giggles.

more than once, given the enthusiasm with which she speaks, Lis certainly seems to have more than a few ideas up her sleeve to keep audiences marvelling for years to come. “There are still aspects of that auditorium I haven’t explored yet even in 25 years - there are still challenges in there,” she concludes thoughtfully: “There is a big area above the stage that we don’t always use and it has got huge potential – watch this space!”

The Hundred and One Dalmatians 2013 Stones in His Pockets 2013 Around the World in Eighty Days 2013 Talking Heads 2013 A Christmas Carol 2012 Far From the Madding Crowd 2012 Burn 2012 Alfie 2012 Alice in Wonderland 2011 Spring and Port Wine 2011 Proof 2011 Hamlet 2011 Peter Pan 2010 Desire under the Elms 2010 Don’t Turn My Life Into A Musical 2010 Rafta Rafta 2010 The Canterbury Tales 2010 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2009 Bouncers 2009 Honeymoon Suite 2009 A Voyage Round My Father 2009 Arabian Nights 2008 Flamingoland 2008 Great Expectations 2008 Laurel and Hardy 2008 Romeo and Juliet 2008 Blue Orange 2007 Laurel and Hardy 2007 Jamaica Inn 2007 The Tempest 2007 Oliver 2006 Stags and Hens 2006 Poor Mrs Pepys 2006 Sizwe Banzi is Dead 2005 East Lynne 2005 The Graduate 2005 Kitty and Kate 2005 Pinocchio 2004 Stepping Out 2004 Amadeus 2004 Beauty and the Beast 2003 Kes 2003 Carmen 2003 My Night with Reg 2003 Two Days as a Tiger 2003 Lonesome West 2003 The Snow Queen 2002 Beauty Queen of Leenane 2002 The Railway Children 2001 By Jeeves 2001

Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick 2001 Pat and Margaret 2001 Toad of Toad Hall 2000 Top Girls 2000 Mikado 2000 Jack to a King 2000 Moll Flanders 2000 The Wizard of Oz 1999 Neville’s Island 1999 Magic Flute 1999 Kiss of the Spider Woman 1998 Carmen 1998 Translations 1998 The Tempest 1998 Aladdin 1997 Return to the Forbidden Planet 1997 Pirates of Penzance 1997 HMS Pinafore 1997 Krapps’ Last Tape 1997 One Man Protest 1997 Game of Golf 1997 Bouncers 1997 Little Shop of Horrors 1996 Pirates of Penzance 1996 Mikado 1996 Talking Heads 1996 Mikado 1995 Hamlet 1995 Tinderbox 1994 Waiting for Godot 1994 Across the Barricades 1994 Sweeney Todd 1994 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1994 Sleeping Beauty 1993 Country 1993 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1993 My Mother Said 1993 The Snow Queen 1992 The Comedy of Errors 1992 Jolly Potters 1992 The Bright and Bold Design 1992 Julius Caesar 1992 The Morning After Show 1992 Cherry Orchard 1991 Lady Audley 1991 Twelfth Night 1991 Bouncers 1991 Pagent 1990 Love in a Mist 1990 Affairs in a Tent 1990 Cricket Match 1990

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as being ‘fantastic’. “I really like getting involved in the research for a project,” Lis says: “I love the point when I’m the only one working on a production with the director.”

“We got to explore and it was quite extraordinary. I kept thinking ‘I can’t believe I’m touring the Forbidden

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nC pest i hina, 20 07 em T e

Lis pauses for a moment as Costume Supervisor David Thorne walks in to discuss fabric shopping for The Hundred and One Dalmatians.

“I got to go to China for a week with the acting company,” she recounts: “It was amazing - a whole new set had been built which I had to paint while I was there. ea son , 20 ep S

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The Can terbur y Tales 2010

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Lis interrupts herself: “Oh and there was The Canterbury Tales which we did with Northern Broadsides. I really enjoyed that show.”

But did she expect to still be here after 25 years?

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Lis’s 101 New Vic Theatre Designs

“I judged Endon Well Dressing scarecrow competition this year too; it was one of my highlights!” she giggles.

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Building up Steam Artistic Director, Theresa Heskins reveals some of the exciting ideas and possibilities working in partnership with the National Theatre Studio is enabling.

orking in partnership with other organisations is important to the New Vic, and so we’re glad to have long term relationships with companies including the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Northern Broadsides, Bolton Octagon and Oldham Coliseum. You may have read in the last brochure about the three year partnership we’ve embarked on with the rSC’s Learning and Performance Network; and I’m delighted to be able to announce another inspiring partnership: with the National Theatre Studio. Which is how I find myself in London on a blistering day in July. The thermometer’s hitting 32C on the streets outside, but in the

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air conditioned calm of the Studio it feels like it’s possible to create great things. Because this is the National’s laboratory. Here writers, directors, actors, designers and theatre-makers of all kinds are given time, space and support to experiment. Emerging directors find support and training here. Playwrights scribble in little, lamp-lit rooms. Readings attended by the Literary Department give voice to some of the new work that might soon be seen on stages around the country, including the National’s own. Projects are developed in the wellkitted out rehearsal rooms. This is where those famous War Horses came to life; The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

first took flight here; Alan Bennett’s The History Boys was heard; and Alecky Blythe and Adam Cork worked on their ground-breaking musical documentary London Road. The Studio is generous, too. The work developed here is as likely to be for a brilliant artist, company or theatre from elsewhere as for the NT. So I’m thrilled that the Studio has asked the New Vic to become an Affiliate Company. Over the next eighteen months we’ll work together to gain an understanding of each other’s organisations; explore the commonalities between departments; benefit staff with professional development opportunities, including working together to offer training opportunities for emerging directors. And the New Vic will also have some time in the laboratory, developing ideas for projects that might

writers, directors, actors, designers and theatre-makers of all kinds are given time, space and support to experiment. give the New Vic’s audiences a chance to enjoy the fruits of the relationship, too. So here I am, in a huge rehearsal room with playwright Bryony Lavery, sitting in an imaginary train, wondering how long it might take a pair of dancers to waltz down each carriage. You may remember Bryony from The Wicked Lady, when she worked with me on a piece that flew actors in mid-air, suspended them from silks, and bounced them on bungees. This wasn’t the first of our

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Building up Steam Artistic Director, Theresa Heskins reveals some of the exciting ideas and possibilities working in partnership with the National Theatre Studio is enabling.

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Photos from the workshops at The National Theatre Studio taken by Lis Evans.

adventures: in the past, we staged a show in a Medieval castle, complete with army jeeps and castle-sized video projection and a band flown over from the Punjab; another experiment saw a horse gallop into the outdoor playing space as night fell and blazing torches were lit. Those escapades seem now easy compared to the current one, where we’re trying to plot a thriller to take place on a steam train. Not a stage steam train. A real, live, moving one. We’re wondering if we could take an audience to meet characters in ticket offices, tea rooms, and waiting rooms; then board the train together where the drama would continue, spreading out onto the platforms, bridges, canals, and other elements of landscape we might see as we travel. And then the idea grows: perhaps this steam train thriller could happen on any train, anywhere in the country… 12 | www.newvictheatre.org.uk

Well, the Studio team had described their role as offering ‘a chance to dream’, and so I’d set about dreaming up the most complex, impossible things I could think of. Another idea I’ve developed there over the summer is for a piece about the Staffordshire Hoard. This Anglo-Saxon treasure has captured the imagination of people near and far, and I’m keen that the New Vic should make a piece of work about it. It will be years till archaeologists are able to tell its story; so I spent time at the Studio, and in Stoke and Birmingham, in search of the story the New Vic might tell. I met with historian Michael Wood, who was full of ideas and inspiration; sat with conservators as they spent hours and hours scratching away at a tiny item with a thorn plucked from a garden shrub; talked with archaeologists and others who’d been there when the hoard was discovered; asked passersby what they thought of the

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treasure. I decided that there isn’t one story to tell, but many, many stories.

we’re trying to plot a thriller to take place on a steam train. Not a stage steam train. A real, live, moving one.

It takes a long time to develop an idea from scratch, and these two ideas are both pretty gigantic, so it may be quite a while until you hear of these ideas coming to our stage, but I’ll be working away on them in the background, along with several other exciting projects that are in the pipeline. I and others from the New Vic will also be working on other ideas with the National Theatre Studio team, including hosting a visit from an emerging director next spring. I’ll keep you informed via Twitter and in other ways; and hopefully, in the fullness of time, you’ll start to see the fruits of the relationship on our stage. See tweets @TheresaHeskins

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Photos from the workshops at The National Theatre Studio taken by Lis Evans.

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treasure. I decided that there isn’t one story to tell, but many, many stories.

we’re trying to plot a thriller to take place on a steam train. Not a stage steam train. A real, live, moving one.

Plays

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A New Vic Theatre production

The Hundred and One Dalmatians

A Christmas show to knock spots off all the rest!

by Dodie Smith adapted and directed by Theresa Heskins

Brought to the stage by the brilliant team of directors, designers and composers behind our huge Christmas hits Alice in Wonderland and A Christmas Carol. When Perdita and Pongo’s puppies go missing, they set off on a daring rescue mission – helped by all the dogs in England! How is cold-hearted Cruella de Vil involved? Will they be in time to save their pups? Or have they bitten off more than they can chew? Fast-moving and ingeniously staged, this magical family show is filled with stunning costumes, dance routines and original Swing music played live on stage. And just how do we create 101 Dalmatians . . . ? “Our ages ranged from 76 to a pre-schooler – and even she was mesmerised!” The Tarrent family

Sat 23 Nov - Sat 1 Feb

Booking Information Tickets £14.00 - £21.00 Concessions £2.00 off (see page 48) Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more Interpreted performances Captioned 2.15pm Tues 7 Jan 2.15pm Sat 18 Jan Audio described 10.30am Weds 22 Jan 2.15pm Sat 25 Jan Sign Language 2.15pm Tues 3 Dec

Family-of-four ticket just £60.00! (must include one adult & one child)

Interactive storytime for young children

Sat 14 - Sat 28 Dec (see calendar for dates)

Tale Trail To 101 Dalmatians

Immerse yourself in this wonderful adventure story as the Dalmatians try to get back home with help from the friends they make along the way. This 45 minute interactive event is suitable for children aged 3-5 with their parents, grandparents or carers. See page 39

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Plays

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A New Vic Theatre production

The Hundred and One Dalmatians

A Christmas show to knock spots off all the rest!

by Dodie Smith adapted and directed by Theresa Heskins

Sat 23 Nov - Sat 1 Feb

Family-of-four ticket just £60.00! (must include one adult & one child)

Interactive storytime for young children

Sat 14 - Sat 28 Dec (see calendar for dates)

Tale Trail To 101 Dalmatians

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Plays

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a David Graham production

Uncle Eric’s

Uncle Eric’s Murder at Christmas

Murder At Christmas!

The ultimate 60s Christmas party!

Join the one and only Uncle Eric, madge and our favourite musical misfits for a fantastic night of Christmas comedy and great 60s music!

The best Christmas party night out around!

Eric’s had a brilliant idea – he’s going to join the local amateur dramatic society. There are lots of available women, and he will be perfect as the Detective in their new murder mystery. But jealousy, petty rivalries and personal grudges mean that things start turning nasty. And then the worst imaginable thing happens – Madge turns up! Oh, and there’s a real murder. Expect a great night out with comedy, mayhem and more than 20 of the greatest 60s hits ever written including, by popular demand, some Christmas classics.

mon 2 - Sat 14 Dec

Booking Information Tickets £15.00 - £21.00 mon & Tue: all seats just £15 Weds – Sat: £18.00 / £19.50 / £21.00 Groups: £60 for groups of 4 or more (£15.00 per ticket); 10 paid tickets or more also get a free bottle of champagne and a free ticket for organiser

Merry Chrisstm saving :

just £60! Groups of 4 Groups of 10 gne! pa m a ch free bottle of

Best seats for just £14.50! (see page 28)

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Plays

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a David Graham production

Uncle Eric’s

Uncle Eric’s Murder at Christmas

Murder At Christmas!

The ultimate 60s Christmas party!

Join the one and only Uncle Eric, madge and our favourite musical misfits for a fantastic night of Christmas comedy and great 60s music!

The best Christmas party night out around!

mon 2 - Sat 14 Dec

Merry Chrisstm saving :

just £60! Groups of 4 Groups of 10 gne! pa m a ch free bottle of

Best seats for just £14.50! (see page 28)

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Plays

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Northern Broadsides in partnership with the New Vic presents

An August Bank Holiday Lark

a new play by Deborah McAndrew directed by Barrie Rutter

An idyllic summer in 1914 rural Lancashire. Excitement is building for Wakes week and the annual rushbearing Festival with its singing, courting, drinking and dancing. The looming war barely registers … An August Bank Holiday Lark is a gentle, deeply moving drama poised at the tipping point between peace and war. Intensely nostalgic and emotionally rich, it entertains and rips the heart-strings. Through the lens of traditional, rural life we follow the colourful and charming stories of people as they move from exuberance and touching naivety to a profound and devastating loss of innocence. Performed by a charismatic cast of actor-musicians – you’ll soon come to see why multi-award winning Northern Broadsides are recognised by audiences and critics alike as one of the finest national touring companies in the land.

Fri 7 Feb – Sat 1 march

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00 Concessions £2.00 off (see page 48) Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Fri 7 Feb Under 26s Go Free (see page 31) Interpreted performances Captioned 7.30pm Tues 25 Feb Audio described 2.15pm Sat 1 march Talkback Tues 25 Feb

“A must-see event.” The Daily Telegraph on Rutherford & Son (2013) “… beautiful and beguiling.” The Independent on We are Three Sisters (2011) Part of our THREE plays for £42 package! (see page 28)

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Plays

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Northern Broadsides in partnership with the New Vic presents

An August Bank Holiday Lark

a new play by Deborah McAndrew directed by Barrie Rutter

Fri 7 Feb – Sat 1 march

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Plays

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a New Vic Theatre production

The Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson directed by Nikolai Foster This big-hearted, bittersweet play brilliantly mixes hilarity and regret in a moving look at families and childhood memory. It was the winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2000 and voted UK Play of the Year in 2001. Bossy big-sister Teresa, over-achieving Mary, and attention-seeking Catherine are three grown-up sisters with a history of not getting on. When they gather at the family home on the Yorkshire coast, it’s not long before a storm is brewing. It’s a funny, angry and awkward re-union haunted by their glamourous mother. Childhood conflicts re-emerge, memories collide, and the secrets of their separate lives are finally revealed. “a superb mix of wild humour and bruising emotion” The Daily Telegraph

Fri 7 – Sat 22 march

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00 Concessions £2.00 off (see page 48) Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Fri 7 march Under 26s Go Free (see page 31) Interpreted performances Captioned 7.30pm Weds 19 march Audio described 2.15pm Sat 22 march Talkback Weds 19 march

Note: may be smoking on stage; occasional strong language Part of our THREE plays for £42 package! (see page 28)

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Plays

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a New Vic Theatre production

Fri 7 – Sat 22 march

Note: may be smoking on stage; occasional strong language Part of our THREE plays for £42 package! (see page 28)

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Plays

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The New Vic, Octagon Theatre Bolton and Oldham Coliseum present

Hobson’s Choice by Harold Brighouse directed by David Thacker Salford. 1880. Get ready for a battle of the sexes as a father and daughter go head to head in this classic comedy. Widower Henry Hobson is struggling to handle his three grown-up daughters, each seeking a husband and an escape from the family boot-makers’ shop. But with the domineering Hobson spending more time boozing in the Moonraker’s Arms than on the business, the future of the firm and the family is in the hands of eldest daughter, the no-nonsense Maggie. When she sets her sights on talented boot-maker Willie Mossop, it’s the start of an unlikely partnership that threatens to ruin Hobson’s trade. Reluctantly, he’s forced to make a choice.

Weds 26 march – Sat 12 April

“an exquisitely crafted comedy” The Guardian

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00 Concessions £2.00 off (see page 48) Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Weds 26 march Under 26s Go Free (see page 31) Interpreted performances Captioned 7.30pm Tues 8 April Audio described 2.15pm Sat 12 April Talkback Tues 8 April

Part of our THREE plays for £42 package! (see page 28)

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Plays

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The New Vic, Octagon Theatre Bolton and Oldham Coliseum present

Weds 26 march – Sat 12 April

“an exquisitely crafted comedy” The Guardian

Part of our THREE plays for £42 package! (see page 28)

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London Classic Theatre presents

Entertaining Mr Sloane by Joe Orton directed by Michael Cabot t io

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Kath and her father live in a house on the edge of a rubbish dump. When their drab existence is interrupted by the arrival of a new lodger, the attractive, enigmatic Mr Sloane, it’s not long before Kath and brother Ed are competing for his attention. But all is not as it seems. Behind Sloane’s nonchalant demeanour lies a calculating psychopath with a dark and secretive past. Seduction, blackmail and murder lie waiting in the wings.

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Entertaining Mr Sloane was first staged at the Arts Theatre in London in 1964, winning the London Critics ‘Variety’ award for Best Play of the Year. Its unique blend of farce and black comedy beautifully captures the suppressed desires of a society on the cusp of a sexual revolution.

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Regular New Vic visitors London Classic Theatre have established a reputation for bold, imaginative theatre of the highest quality. This production celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Orton’s classic black comedy.

Tues 15 – Sat 19 April

Booking Information Tickets £12.00 - £21.00 Concessions £2.00 off (see page 48) Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Tues 15 April Under 26s Go Free (see page 31)

Note: adult themes

Best seats for just £14.50! (see page 28)

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London Classic Theatre presents

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Tues 15 – Sat 19 April

Note: adult themes

Best seats for just £14.50! (see page 28)

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Teechers

“in a class of its own” Daily Mail

written and directed by John Godber A classic comedy from the BAFTA-winning writer of Bouncers and Up ‘n’ Under. Teechers puts the education system under the microscope in a no-holds-barred look that’s as funny, fresh and relevant as the day it was written. Join Gail, Hobby and Salty, three fifth form students who, through their end-ofterm play, tell the hilarious story of an idealistic new teacher in his perilous first days inside a local comprehensive school. The three cast members effortlessly transform into a vast array of characters – including teachers, dinner ladies, students, an obstructive caretaker and of course, the school bully – in this contemporary classic. “ten out of ten” The Independent

Booking Information

Weds 23 – Sat 26 April

ur plays package!

Presented by the John Godber Company and the Theatre royal Wakefield

Tickets £12.00 - £21.00 Concessions £2.00 off (see page 48) Group Discounts £2.00 off for ten or more First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no cons) Weds 23 April Under 26s Go Free (see page 31) Talkback Weds 23 April

Note: occasional strong language

Best seats for just £14.50! (see page 28)

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Teechers

“in a class of its own” Daily Mail

Booking Information

Weds 23 – Sat 26 April

ur plays package!

Presented by the John Godber Company and the Theatre royal Wakefield

Note: occasional strong language

Best seats for just £14.50! (see page 28)

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THREE plays just £42! Any seat Any night An August Bank Holiday Lark + The Memory of Water + Hobson’s Choice And, only when you book our Three for £42 plays package, you can get all this too: The Hundred and One Dalmatians (£15.00); Uncle Eric’s Murder at Christmas £14.50 (mon & Tues) or £15.00 (Weds-Sat), Entertaining Mr Sloane, Teechers, Around the World in Eighty Days £14.50 (mon – Thurs) or £15.00 (Fri & Sat).

One Night Events THREE eventsjust£42!

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TWO plays just £32! Any seat Any night Choose from: An August Bank Holiday Lark The Memory of Water Hobson’s Choice 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.

Choose from these great acts: Swinging at The Cotton Club, Pasadena Roof Orchestra,Tamisin Waly-Cohen & Bartholomew LaFollette, Martin Simpson, Sean Hughes, John Cooper Clarke, Demon Barbers, How To Be Immortal, Coal Porters, Dylan Thomas: Return Journey,Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham. And, when you book a One Night package, you can choose from all this too: • Any additional show for just £15.00 each • Under 16s tickets for One Night package bookers just £7.50 (1 ticket per package.)

Special nights out make special presents!

New Vic Friends Membership

Gift Vouchers - why not give someone special nights out at the

Got a friend who’s a real fan of theatre? Why not make them one of our Friends - from just £20 a year. See page 46 for NewVic Friends details, or email Kay Wilson : kwilson@newvictheatre.org.uk

theatre with a New Vic Gift Voucher? Just ask our Box Office.

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Ticket Offers -One-Nighters

Ticket Offers -Plays

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One Night Events THREE eventsjust£42!

events

Special nights out make special presents!

New Vic Friends Membership

Gift Vouchers - why not give someone special nights out at the

Got a friend who’s a real fan of theatre? Why not make them one of our Friends - from just £20 a year. See page 46 for NewVic Friends details, or email Kay Wilson : kwilson@newvictheatre.org.uk

theatre with a New Vic Gift Voucher? Just ask our Box Office.

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Ticket Offers -One-Nighters

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We’ve got 50 free tickets to give away for every New Vic production to people under 26. That’s right, they’re free! *

ic Run round to the NtewticV fer! and book our brillian ket of To book just call Box Office on 01782 717962 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. (not 101 Dalmatians; max eight tickets per booking)

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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! Call our Box Office to find out more: 01782 717962 Or, visit us online at www.newvictheatre.org.uk The small print! 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. * Does not include 101 Dalmatians, or Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas!

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We’ve got 50 free tickets to give away for every New Vic production to people under 26. That’s right, they’re free! *

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One-Nighters

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Come round for a

Weds 8 Jan

One-Nighter!

Weds 27 Nov

The kings of swing!

THE PASADENA rOOF OrCHESTrA A sell-out New Year visit from the legendary Pasadena Roof Orchestra is becoming a New Vic tradition. And no wonder — with the finest arrangements and the best musicians, they bring syncopated sophistication and toe-tapping fun in an infectious celebration of the era when swing was king.

SWINGING AT THE COTTON CLUB

This immaculately presented show features all-time classics from the great entertainers such as Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter and George Gershwin.

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

£16.00 / £18.50 / £20.00 / cons / Under 16s Go Free

Step back to 1920s New York City and through the doors of Harlem's hottest nightclub, The Cotton Club! This spectacular show celebrates the music, dance, and songs of the Cotton Club, recreating legendary performances by the greatest musicians, singers and dancers of its 1920s and 30s heyday

“A positive pleasure to behold” The Guardian

Weds 15 Jan “One of the virtuoso instrumentalists of the English music scene” The Guardian

mArTIN SImPSON Simply one of the finest acoustic guitar players in the world. His solo shows are famously intense, spellbinding and deeply moving. Finally he’s coming to the New Vic!

With the world’s premier jazz dance company and one of the swingingest jazz bands on the circuit.

During a 35-year career he’s worked with Jackson Browne, Danny Thompson, June Tabor, Martin Carthy, Steve Miller, Dick Gaughan, Juan Martin and many, many more.

“the uninhibited spirit of swing dance in its heyday" The Washington Post

He’s been nominated an astounding 29 times in the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards – more than any other performer – with 11 consecutive years as nominee for Musician of The Year, which he has won twice.

£15.00 / £17.50 / £19.50 / cons

Performance in the round

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“One of our finest traditional musicians” Uncut magazine

Performance on three sides

Directional performance with some element of front and back

Whether playing a traditional ballad, American old-time, Blues or a Dylan song, Martin Simpson is a past-master at interpreting the traditional music of Britain and the USA. £16.00 / £18.00 / cons / Under 16s Go Free

One-Nighters

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Come round for a

Weds 8 Jan

One-Nighter!

Weds 27 Nov

The kings of swing!

SWINGING AT THE COTTON CLUB

This immaculately presented show features all-time classics from the great entertainers such as Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter and George Gershwin.

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

£16.00 / £18.50 / £20.00 / cons / Under 16s Go Free

“A positive pleasure to behold” The Guardian

Weds 15 Jan “One of the virtuoso instrumentalists of the English music scene” The Guardian

mArTIN SImPSON Simply one of the finest acoustic guitar players in the world. His solo shows are famously intense, spellbinding and deeply moving. Finally he’s coming to the New Vic!

With the world’s premier jazz dance company and one of the swingingest jazz bands on the circuit.

During a 35-year career he’s worked with Jackson Browne, Danny Thompson, June Tabor, Martin Carthy, Steve Miller, Dick Gaughan, Juan Martin and many, many more.

“the uninhibited spirit of swing dance in its heyday" The Washington Post

£15.00 / £17.50 / £19.50 / cons

Performance in the round

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“One of our finest traditional musicians” Uncut magazine

Performance on three sides

Directional performance with some element of front and back

One-Nighters

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Weds 22 Jan

Weds 12 Feb

RBM Presents

The Poet-Laureate of Punk!

SEAN HUGHES

JOHN COOPEr CLArKE

Sean Hughes in the award-winning Penguins Legendary comic Sean Hughes was the youngest ever winner of the coveted Perrier Award. His many TV and radio credits include writing and starring in the cult hit Sean’s Show and a long stint as team captain on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. As an actor, he’s starred in TV shows such as The Last Detective and Coronation Street, appeared in Alan Parker’s film The Commitments, and performed on the West End stage in As You Like It with Sienna Miller. He’s back on tour with his new show, Penguins, which won the Herald Angels Award for Best Comedy Show at The Edinburgh Fringe. Sean’s comedy comes with strong language

The self-styled ‘Bard of Salford’, the voice of a generation, figurehead of the Punk movement, the godfather of British performance poetry. John Cooper Clarke is a true original. With his verbally dexterous, comically surreal poetry of everyday absurdity in works such as Beasley Street and Evidently Chickentown, he enjoyed meteoric success, scoring hit singles, touring with the Sex Pistols and Elvis Costello and releasing four acclaimed albums. After 20 years writing and touring ‘under the radar’ his star is in the ascendant once again as a whole new generation re-discovers his unique voice. It will be a night to remember! Warning: expect some very rude words! £16.00 / £18.00 / cons

Mon 17 Feb

£16.00 / £18.00 / cons

Weds 29 Jan

THE LOCK IN

TAmSIN WALEY-COHEN WITH BArTHOLOmEW LAFOLLETTE

Dance Extravaganza! A clash of dance cultures set in an old English pub with live music by BBC Radio 2 awardwinning folk powerhouse The Demon Barbers.

Two outstanding young musicians. The exceptionally gifted young violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen studied at the Royal College of Music, winning all the available violining prizes and being named their String Player of the Year in 2005. She is a regular soloist with leading orchestras and releases her first recording this year.

"the most exciting young classical talent in Britain" Programme: Kodaly Duo, ravel Duo Plus selection from: Bach Inventions, Beethoven duos, Haydn Passacaglia, martinu 2 Duos, Schulhoff Duo, Paganini duos

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Admired equally as a solo, duo and concerto performer, prize-winning cellist Bartholomew LaFollette has been called "the most exciting young classical talent in Britain" has given recitals at Wigmore Hall, Aldeburgh, and the Leeds International Concert series. Presented by the New Vic Theatre and Concerts at Keele www.keele.ac.uk/music/concerts-events-forums/keeleconcerts/ £17.50 / £19.50 / cons / Under 16s Go Free

A group of street dancers arrive at an apparently deserted pub. It is the place to be ‘after hours’ but as the regulars arrive a clash of cultures turns into a dance floor stand-off.

“A full-on show of blazing energy and joyous ingenuity” The Independent

“All the ingredients for an English Riverdance” The Telegraph

Sword dances are performed with snooker cues, pub bouncers dance the Morris and B-boys flirt with clog girls. Meanwhile house band The Demon Barbers takes English Folk music on a brand new journey. This fast-paced show brings together some of the UK’s top clog, sword and Morris dancers with their counterparts from the worlds of B-boying, popping & krump. £16.00 / £18.00 / cons

One-Nighters

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Weds 22 Jan

Weds 12 Feb

RBM Presents

The Poet-Laureate of Punk!

SEAN HUGHES

JOHN COOPEr CLArKE

Mon 17 Feb

£16.00 / £18.00 / cons

Weds 29 Jan

THE LOCK IN

TAmSIN WALEY-COHEN WITH BArTHOLOmEW LAFOLLETTE

Dance Extravaganza! A clash of dance cultures set in an old English pub with live music by BBC Radio 2 awardwinning folk powerhouse The Demon Barbers.

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A group of street dancers arrive at an apparently deserted pub. It is the place to be ‘after hours’ but as the regulars arrive a clash of cultures turns into a dance floor stand-off.

“A full-on show of blazing energy and joyous ingenuity” The Independent

“All the ingredients for an English Riverdance” The Telegraph

One-Nighters

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“This terrific real-life story is played out with bravado, humour and a poignant spirit.” The Stage (on The Bitches Ball)

Mon 24 Feb

Mon 31 March

Penny Dreadful Productions

DYLAN THOmAS: rETUrN JOUrNEY

HOW TO BE ImmOrTAL

Original direction by Anthony Hopkins Starring Bob Kingdom as Dylan Thomas

A first New Vic visit for the company specialising in the true stories of forgotten people.

Dylan Thomas was born in Wales in 1914 and died in New York in 1953. Towards the end of his life he toured America performing his works for sell-out audiences across the country.

Henrietta Lacks died in West Virginia in 1951, but her cells are still alive, dividing endlessly in laboratories all over the world. It’s taken Deborah years to come to terms with her mother’s death. Now she’s got to deal with her immortality. Love, death, and DNA intertwine in three twisted true tales about what we leave behind. There’s live music on cello, squeezebox and ukulele, 1950s science, nano-puppetry, and a song composed from human DNA coding. £18.00 / £19.50 / cons / Under 16s Go Free Created in association with The Lowry, West Yorkshire Playhouse, The Albany, Jackson’s Lane and Harrogate Theatre and assisted by The Wellcome Trust and UCL scientists.

“Swell picking, sweet vocals, strong tunes...a bucketful of tradition” Time Out

Weds 12 March

Want to mix it up a bit? Why not pick a package?

See page 29 for our special One-Nighter offers Mon 7 April

We’re delighted to welcome back this seriously good bluegrass band. With five well-received albums and a touring schedule that includes Glastonbury and California by way of Sweden and France, they’re making musical waves on both sides of the Atlantic.

ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAm

Their live shows are second to none. If you enjoy Bluegrass, Blues and Americana, we strongly recommend that you check them out.

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£18.00 / £19.50 / cons / Under 16s Go Free

THE COAL POrTErS

Led by Kentucky-born singer and mandolin player, Sid Griffin, the band includes the virtuoso fiddler Carly Frey and red-hot banjo player, John Breese. Backed by Neil Herd’s guitar and the dog-house bass of Andrew Stafford, they produce a dynamite bluegrass sound that’s all their own.

£16.00 / £18.00 / cons / Under 16s Go Free

Bob Kingdom’s remarkable portrait of him offers a chance to experience the electrifying presence of Dylan Thomas’ last great lecture tour as he blends the stories and the poetry, the words, wit and passion of the great writer.

It’s taken us six years to get these New Vic favourites back – they’re busy people. But it will be worth the wait! Aly Bain MBE, Celtic fiddler supreme, founder of Boys of the Lough, and maker of cult TV series. Phil Cunningham, stunning accordion virtuoso (he started playing at the age of three!) and named one of Scotland’s 25 most influential people in a popular poll. Together they make the finest traditional music you will ever hear – anywhere. £16.00 / £18.00 / cons / Under 16s Go Free

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“This terrific real-life story is played out with bravado, humour and a poignant spirit.” The Stage (on The Bitches Ball)

Mon 24 Feb

Mon 31 March

Penny Dreadful Productions

DYLAN THOmAS: rETUrN JOUrNEY

HOW TO BE ImmOrTAL

Original direction by Anthony Hopkins Starring Bob Kingdom as Dylan Thomas

A first New Vic visit for the company specialising in the true stories of forgotten people.

Dylan Thomas was born in Wales in 1914 and died in New York in 1953. Towards the end of his life he toured America performing his works for sell-out audiences across the country.

“Swell picking, sweet vocals, strong tunes...a bucketful of tradition” Time Out

Weds 12 March

Want to mix it up a bit? Why not pick a package?

See page 29 for our special One-Nighter offers Mon 7 April

ALY BAIN & PHIL CUNNINGHAm

Their live shows are second to none. If you enjoy Bluegrass, Blues and Americana, we strongly recommend that you check them out.

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£18.00 / £19.50 / cons / Under 16s Go Free

THE COAL POrTErS

£16.00 / £18.00 / cons / Under 16s Go Free

Events - Tale Trail to 101 Dalmatians

One Nighters

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FI RS T E N C OU NT ERS

SHAKE S PEARE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCE S Tues 18 March 1.00pm & 7.30pm

THE TAmING OF THE SHrEW

“ A lovely tale about feelings – letting the children participate kept their interest – smashing” a parent on last year’s Tale Trail to A Christmas Carol

Bianca has men running after her. Kate has men running away from her. Either they both get married or neither of them do. Is anyone man enough to take on the shrew? Visiting the New Vic as part of our Education Department's partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company, a production especially created to engage and entertain young people. The perfect first encounter with Shakespeare. £12.00 / £7.50 ages 16 and under

' I t wa s brilliant. I 'd give it 10 out of 10. There's t oo m any words to describe it. I wa w antn tt o t o wwaattchc hmore. m o 're . ' Joshua, 10, watching Joshua, 10, watching Young People's Shakespeare The Comedy of Errors Young People's Shakespeare

The Comedy of Errors

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14 - 28 December

TALE TrAIL TO 101 DALmATIANS “Latest news on the Twilight Barking: Dalmatian puppies found in lonely house. Stand by to receive directions…” Immerse yourself in a wonderful adventure as the Dalmatian puppies escape from Hell Hall and, with help from friends they make along the way, find their way back home. This 45 minute interactive event is suitable for children aged 3-5 along with their parents, grandparents or carers. See Calendar on page 50 for performance dates and times. Schools’ sessions week commencing Mon 16 Dec Individual ticket £6.50 School/group ticket £125 (for a class-sized group)

For children aged 3-5

Events - Tale Trail to 101 Dalmatians

One Nighters

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FI RS T E N C OU NT ERS

SHAKE S PEARE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCE S Tues 18 March 1.00pm & 7.30pm

THE TAmING OF THE SHrEW

“ A lovely tale about feelings – letting the children participate kept their interest – smashing” a parent on last year’s Tale Trail to A Christmas Carol

The Comedy of Errors

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14 - 28 December

For children aged 3-5

Exhibitions Mon 18 Nov – Sat 1 Feb

101 Dalmatians Schools’ Exhibition Our annual exhibition of artwork from local children based on our Christmas show.

Mon 3 Feb – Sat 1 March Rushcart Banners An exhibition celebrating the northern folk tradition of the Rushcart ceremony where banners are made to decorate the rushcarts and paraded through the town.

Mon 3 – Sat 22 March

Phil Gibson Wild Places Local artist Phil Gibson’s detailed paintings and drawings in various media depicting wildlife and rugged landscapes that challenge the viewer to look more closely at their relationship with the habitat.

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Refreshments Mon 24 March – Sat 5 April

Spoil yourself!

Fred Phillips Recollections Marcel Proust’s belief that ‘the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes’ is expressed in this exhibition, where the artexplores the essence of local scenes alongside works inspired by his travels.

Mon 7 – Sat 26 April

roger Chadderton On the Stretch Imagination on the stretch, situations out of control, confused couples, lovesick horses, with big far-off teeth. Also blue naked poets, windbags, humbugs and exhibitionists. New wrinkles on old chestnuts...

theatre

restaurant

Home-made food at value for money prices.

Props & Costume Hire

The New Vic Theatre houses an extensive collection of costumes, furniture and props from past productions.

Most of what appears on the New Vic stage is created by our in-house craft departments. And working in the round means that attention to detail is paramount. That’s why props and costume, be it monsters, ghosts or 18th Century gowns, are often the stars of the show. We welcome enquiries from organisations wishing to hire New Vic props, furniture or costumes – other theatres, film and television companies, amateur societies and educational organisations throughout the UK and worldwide. To find out more, contact the relevant team:

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

Costume: 01782 381365 or email asunnuck@newvictheatre.org.uk Props and furniture: 01782 381361 or email propshire@newvictheatre.org.uk Sorry, our props and costumes cannot be hired for fancy dress or parties!

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. If you’re coming for a pre-show dinner, why not call 01782 717954 ext. 325 and reserve a table? If you’re bringing a little one please ask our restaurant staff for our children’s choices. Snacks - 10am - ’til 3.30pm Lunch - Noon ’til 2pm Closed - 3.30pm - 5.30pm

Tableware generously supplied by

Dinner - 5.30pm - 7.30pm Beverages - 5.30pm ’til interval (Bar ’til 11pm) Wherever possible, the New Vic uses local produce and ingredients.

drink

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

Exhibitions Mon 18 Nov – Sat 1 Feb

101 Dalmatians Schools’ Exhibition Our annual exhibition of artwork from local children based on our Christmas show.

Mon 3 – Sat 22 March

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Information

Events

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Refreshments Mon 24 March – Sat 5 April

Spoil yourself!

Mon 7 – Sat 26 April

theatre

restaurant

Home-made food at value for money prices.

Props & Costume Hire

The New Vic Theatre houses an extensive collection of costumes, furniture and props from past productions.

Tableware generously supplied by

Dinner - 5.30pm - 7.30pm Beverages - 5.30pm ’til interval (Bar ’til 11pm) Wherever possible, the New Vic uses local produce and ingredients.

drink

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

Stoke gets a taste for the arts! Thousands of people from across Stoke-on-Trent have enjoyed a feast of world-class arts events thanks to a project led by the New Vic Theatre.

Creative Learning and Staffordshire University.

The summer’s ‘Taster Menu’ welcomed internationally-renowned NoFit State with the Appetite kicked off its three-year programme with a spectacular Bianco, while picnics held in the city’s parks saw ‘Taster Menu’ of communities come outstanding circus, I thought it was excellent, it’s the together to mesmerising aerialists experience and shows and activities best thing I’ve seen going on in something different. for the whole family.

Hanley and I’ve lived here all my life

A major investment in the cultural life of Stoke-on-Trent, the Appetite programme aims to get more people to experience and be inspired by the arts. Made possible by investment through Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places programme, Appetite is led by the New Vic Theatre in partnership with B Arts, Brighter Futures, Partners in

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Throughout August, Appetite entertained the crowds when they turned the city centre into the Pavement Café, with more than 20 acts, including the playful Red Shoes by aerialists Upswing, the watery world of Avanti Display and Sol Cinema, the world’s smallest solar-powered cinema. Sending off the summer in style, Wired Aerial Theatre

Photos by Andrew Billington

brought As the World Tipped to Central Forest Park hot on the heels of appearances at festivals in France, the Netherlands and Gran Canaria. Appetite Creative Producer, Gemma Thomas, said: “It has been brilliant to bring so many artists from across the country and beyond to Stoke; the reaction we have had has been overwhelming.

WOW ! What a fabulous afternoon we had . . .

“We’re looking forward to seeing things get even bigger and better during the next few years.” Further information about Appetite is available by visiting www.appetitestoke.co.uk.

Education projects FOr SCHOOLS

Christmas Workshops The Hundred and One Dalmatians Workshops To support our Christmas production, we will be offering a programme of education activities which will include: In-School Workshops To accompany the production, New Vic Education will be offering workshops and activities for Key Stages 1 and 2. Cost (one-hour workshop): £40 & VAT. Selected dates from 25 Nov to 31 Jan. Activity Pack Filled with resources to help you explore the themes of the play and to develop literacy through storytelling. Cost: £5 & VAT. For more information and to book workshops please contact Lynn Parry on 01782 381366 or email lparry@newvictheatre.org.uk FOr CHILDrEN & YOUNG PEOPLE

Drama Club Saturday morning drama sessions for children aged 4-10. A chance to be creative, have fun and make new friends. Saturdays 9.00 - 10.00, 10.15 - 11.15, 11.30 - 12.30 (school term time) Cost: £45 for 10 sessions. Youth Theatre Create, watch and explore theatre in weekly after-school sessions for 10-12s, 13-15s and 16-18s (school term time) Cost: £60 for 10 sessions. For more information on any New Vic Education project please contact Lynn Parry on 01782 381366 or email lparry@newvictheatre.org.uk

Community - Education

Community - Appetite

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Stoke gets a taste for the arts! Thousands of people from across Stoke-on-Trent have enjoyed a feast of world-class arts events thanks to a project led by the New Vic Theatre.

Creative Learning and Staffordshire University.

Hanley and I’ve lived here all my life

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Photos by Andrew Billington

WOW ! What a fabulous afternoon we had . . .

“We’re looking forward to seeing things get even bigger and better during the next few years.” Further information about Appetite is available by visiting www.appetitestoke.co.uk.

Education projects FOr SCHOOLS

Community - Education

Community - Appetite

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A Bridge Over Troubled Water New Vic Borderlines is heading to Japan to share a storytelling project with people affected by the 2011 tsunami. A partnership project between New Vic Borderlines, Keele University, the Arts and Humanities research Council, Brunel University and the Open University, Bridging the Gap looks at real life issues facing different communities. The project launched at a creative conference held at the New Vic in June when people from across North Staffordshire stepped forward to share, with audiences from across the UK and leaders in enterprise from across Europe, stories of how they have been affected by the decline of the steel, pottery and coal industries. Together, they

shared their hopes for the future and how they are regenerating their communities. Work created at the New Vic was then showcased at a conference in Edinburgh. Working with Japan’s Seinan Gakuin University, New Vic Borderlines is now taking Bridging the Gap to the tsunami-hit area of Minami Sanriku, Tohoku, to meet

This project is an exciting opportunity to build bridges between people and learn from each others’ experiences.

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students, fishermen and people who lost family members in the disaster.

Director of New Vic Borderlines, Susan Moffat, said: “Bridging the Gap has been a chance to listen to real people’s stories, to hear about things which have been lost and gone forever and to discover how people can work together to build better futures for themselves. “Seinan Gakuin University in Japan is very interested in the idea of storytelling and exploring how people can share stories and experiences to benefit their neighbours. “This project is an exciting opportunity to build bridges between people, not just in the UK but also in Japan. We hope through this project people will be able to empathise with each other and learn from each others’ experiences.”

Borderlines projects New Vic Borderlines is the awardwinning initiative using theatre in social contexts. It undertakes work of national and international significance and is acknowledged as a national beacon for the ways theatre can be used to work within the community. Young People’s Theatre Company This term Young People’s Theatre Company meet on Wednesdays between 6pm and 8pm. Adult & Community Learning Projects A series of Adult & Community Learning Projects funded by Staffordshire County Council. The projects are open to people aged 19+ (with no upper age limit!) offering opportunities, such as meeting new people, developing skills and building confidence to perform work at the New Vic. These courses will be running again in January 2014. Adult and Community Learning projects include: Chapter 2 Mondays from 10am to 1pm Next Chapter Tuesdays from 10am to 1pm model Citizens Wednesdays from 10pm to 1pm Get In Get Up Get Out Thursdays from 1.30pm to 4.30pm For more information on our work and taking part, please contact amahmood@newvictheatre.org.uk tel : 01782 381368

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Borderlines Projects

Community - Borderlines

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This project is an exciting opportunity to build bridges between people and learn from each others’ experiences.

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students, fishermen and people who lost family members in the disaster.

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Borderlines Projects

Community - Borderlines

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BENEFITS FOr BUSINESS FrIENDS • promote your business • entertain clients • reward staff • support your outstanding local theatre To find out more about the benefits of becoming a New Vic Business Friend contact: Fiona Wallace Executive Director New Vic Theatre Tel: 01782 717954 email: fwallace@newvictheatre.com

New Vic Business Friends

High profile sponsorship – just £100 per month

Your organisation’s sponsorship as a member of New Vic Business Friends will demonstrate your support for the New Vic’s work to our tens of thousands of customers and supporters, enabling you to benefit from an association with an international-class arts organisation and with the community that we serve. As a Business Friend, your company will enjoy branding opportunities in the building and in our widely distributed publicity materials. Networking, complimentary tickets and hospitality are additional benefits. All sponsorship income from Business Friends goes directly into supporting the plays and concerts we present on our stage and our award-winning community and education programmes.

BUSINESS FrIEND mEmBErS

Fundraising - New Vic Friends

Fundraising

Fundraising - Business Friends

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The Dudson Group

Dean Statham

roy Beech Keele University Science and Business Park (Contractors) Ltd

Barringtons Ltd. Chartered Accountants

Baker Tilly

richard Jacobs Pension & Trustee Services Ltd.

Newcastle-under-Lyme College

Friends for your friends

Do you know someone who would enjoy being a New Vic Friend? Enjoy access to behind-the-scenes events, meet Directors, Designers, Stage Managers, find out how theatre happens. There are trips to shows around the country, invitations to dress rehearsals. Top that off with our annual Twelfth Night party! Friends membership is a thoughtful and entertaining gift that friends will enjoy all through the year - for just £20.00. For details of how to join the New Vic Friends contact marketing on 01782 717539; email: kwilson@newvictheatre.org.uk

A ‘spot-on’ time to give! With our family show, The Hundred and One Dalmatians about to burst on to the stage, now is the perfect time to make an ‘on the spot’ donation to give Simply text NVIC05 £5 to children and young people the chance 70070 or donate via to experience theatre. Virgin money Giving The New Vic Theatre works with more than by scanning the Qr 10,000 children and young people every year, code here

delivering award-winning programmes, introducing them to theatre, nurturing local talent and changing the lives of young people facing serious deprivation.

Your £5 donation today would be worth £10 to us, as Arts Council England will match fund donations*. For more information, please see our website http://www.newvictheatre.org.uk/spoton *Donations given by individuals will be match funded £1 for £1, up to £50,000, before 31st march 2014

We aim to raise £5,000 to support our education and community work.

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New Vic Business Friends

High profile sponsorship – just £100 per month

BUSINESS FrIEND mEmBErS

Fundraising - New Vic Friends

Fundraising

Fundraising - Business Friends

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The Dudson Group

Dean Statham

roy Beech Keele University Science and Business Park (Contractors) Ltd

Barringtons Ltd. Chartered Accountants

Baker Tilly

richard Jacobs Pension & Trustee Services Ltd.

Newcastle-under-Lyme College

Friends for your friends

delivering award-winning programmes, introducing them to theatre, nurturing local talent and changing the lives of young people facing serious deprivation.

We aim to raise £5,000 to support our education and community work.

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New Vic Value

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

Groups & Schools Groups of ten or more £2.00 off top two price bands for New Vic productions unless otherwise stated. School groups £9.50 any seat, any performance, unless otherwise stated.

By Phone 24 hour booking service - 01782 717962 (answerphone out of Box Office hours). 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. By Credit / Debit Card 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. Online Book online at www.newvictheatre.org.uk (£1 transaction fee per ticket.) Exchanging Tickets 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.

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First Night Fever All seats £14.50 (no concessions). U16s Go Free For nominated plays and onenighters, an under 16 admitted free with an adult paying full or concessionary price. Some events have adult content. Check when booking.

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

Late Admissions Please note that latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance. The New Vic reserves the right to vary the advertised programme and facilities if necessary and apologises for any inconvenience. E & OE

Access Committed to providing access to the arts for all. Disabled Patrons 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 auditorium (not available for amplified performances). Infra-red assisted hearing system. Captioned Performances for New Vic Productions. 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. Tickets £10.00 mon – Thurs; £12.00 Fri; and £14.00 Sat (101 Dalmatians £12.00 all performances); lowest advertised price less £2.00 concession (if available) for all other events. A Companion ticket at lowest advertised price (less concession if eligible) per disabled patron. A free Carer’s ticket for patrons in receipt of Disability Living Allowance or Attendance Allowance. Concessions* £2.00 off ticket prices for all New Vic productions for the following: Children / Full Time Students / Over 60s / People in Receipt of Means-Tested Benefits / Disabled Patrons In addition, if you are in receipt of Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or Social

Fund, tickets are only £1.50 for monday and Tuesday performances of New Vic productions**. *Conditions All concessionary tickets subject to availability; only one discount per ticket; proof of status may be required; no concessions for matinees or Saturday performances unless otherwise stated.

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

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 Please contact Box Office to arrange reserved, free parking

**maximum 2 tickets per person.

Family Facilities The New Vic welcomes families 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 the relevant paragraph opposite).

Car £1 fee (free before 6.30 pm). Theatre is in residential area. Use car parks indicated. Theatre car park can be full at busy times! Leave time to use alternative parking approx 500 yards from theatre (see map). Cars parked at owners’ risk. N.B. don’t park at Polite Vicar - wheel-clamping in force! 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, NEWCASTLE-UNDErLYmE. Double check that your system has logged the correct postcode: ST5 0JG

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How to get here

Bookings/Access/Concessions Bookings

New Vic Value

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

Groups & Schools Groups of ten or more £2.00 off top two price bands for New Vic productions unless otherwise stated. School groups £9.50 any seat, any performance, unless otherwise stated.

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

Access Committed to providing access to the arts for all. Disabled Patrons Free parking close to entrance for Blue Badge holders (please call to

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

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 Please contact Box Office to arrange reserved, free parking

**maximum 2 tickets per person.

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Calendar

Ticket prices The Hundred and One Dalmatians row A&PartG row B&PartG rows C-F Balcony

Family perf Standard Price £14.00 £19.50 £21.00 Concessions £12.00 £17.50 £19.00 Child Group N/A £13.00 £13.00 Groups (10+) N/A £2.00 off £2.00 off Family of 4 £60.00 (must include one adult and one child) Schools’ perf Standard Price £17.00 £17.00 £17.00 Concessions £15.00 £15.00 £15.00 Child Group £9.50 £9.50 £9.50

An August Bank Holiday Lark, The Memory of Water, Hobson’s Choice, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Teechers. row A&PartG row B&PartG rows C-F Balcony

mon - Thurs Standard Price £12.00 £18.00 Concessions £10.00 £16.00 Fri & Sat Eve Standard Price £14.00 £19.50 £12.00 £17.50 Concessions* matinees Standard Price £12.00 £12.00 Concessions £10.00 £10.00 F N Fever all seats £14.50 (no concessions) Groups (10+) N/A £2.00 off Schoolsgroups £9.50 £9.50

£19.50 £17.50 £21.00 £19.00 £12.00 £10.00 £2.00 off £9.50

November Sat 23 Mon 25 Tues 26 Weds 27

101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 10.30* Swinging at the Cotton Club Thurs 28 101 Dalmatians 10.30* Fri 29 101 Dalmatians 10.30* Sat 30 101 Dalmatians mon 2 Tues 3 Weds 4 Thurs 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Mon 9 Tues 10 Weds 11 Thurs 12 Fri 13 Sat 14

Price band map

Mon 16 Tues 17

Weds 18 Thurs 19 Fri 20 Sat 21

Mon 23 Tues 24 rows A & part G row B & part G rows C – F

7.30

2.15

Weds 25 Thurs 26 Fri 27

Tale Trail 101 Dalmatians Tale Trail Mon 30 101 Dalmatians Tues 31 101 Dalmatians

11.15

Sat 28

7.30

December

Uncle Eric’s Murder at Christmas see page 16 * Fridays only

7.30 2.15* 2.15*

Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 2.15* Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 2.15* Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 2.15* Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 10.30* Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 2.15 Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 2.15* Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 2.15* Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 2.15* Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 10.30* Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 10.30* Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 2.15 Tale Trail 11.15 1.00 3.00 Uncle Eric’s Murder At Christmas! 7.30 101 Dalmatians 2.15* 101 Dalmatians 10.30* Tale Trail 9.30* Steeleye Span SOLD OUT 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 2.15* 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 7.30 Tale Trail 9.30nmn* 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 7.30 101 Dalmatians 2.15 Tale Trail 11.15 1.00 3.00 Froncysyllte Choir SOLD OUT 101 Dalmatians 2.15 7.30 Tale Trail 11.15 1.00 3.00 101 Dalmatians 11.00 2.30 Tale Trail 11.15 1.00 Theatre closed 101 Dalmatians 7.30 101 Dalmatians 2.15 7.30

11.15

1.00 2.15 1.00 2.15 2.15

3.00 7.30 3.00 7.30

2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15*

7.30 7.30 7.30

January Weds 1 Thurs 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Tues 7 Weds 8 Thurs 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Tues 14 Weds 15 Thurs 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Tues 21 Weds 22 Thurs 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Tues 28 Weds 29 Thurs 30 Fri 31

Theatre closed 101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 10.30* Pasadena roof Orchestra 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 10.30* martin Simpson 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 10.30* Sean Hughes 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 10.30* Waley-Cohen & LaFollette 101 Dalmatians 10.30* 101 Dalmatians 10.30*

7.30

2.15 2.15*

7.30 7.30

7.30

2.15

7.30 7.30

2.15

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

7.30 7.30 7.30

February Sat 1 Fri 7 Sat 8 Mon 10 Tues 11 Weds 12 Thurs 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 mon 17 Tues 18 Weds 19 Thurs 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 mon 24 Tues 25

101 Dalmatians August Bank Holiday Lark August Bank Holiday Lark August Bank Holiday Lark August Bank Holiday Lark John Cooper Clarke August Bank Holiday Lark August Bank Holiday Lark August Bank Holiday Lark The Lock In August Bank Holiday Lark August Bank Holiday Lark August Bank Holiday Lark August Bank Holiday Lark August Bank Holiday Lark How to Be Immortal August Bank Holiday Lark

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

Weds 26 August Bank Holiday Lark Thurs 27 August Bank Holiday Lark Fri 28 August Bank Holiday Lark

7.30 7.30 7.30

March Sat 1 Fri 7 Sat 8 Mon 10 Tues 11 Weds 12 Thurs 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Mon 17 Tues 18 Weds 19 Thurs 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 Weds 26 Thurs 27 Fri 28 Sat 29 mon 31

August Bank Holiday Lark Memory of Water Memory of Water Memory of Water Memory of Water Coal Porters Memory of Water Memory of Water Memory of Water Memory of Water Taming of the Shrew Memory of Water Memory of Water Memory of Water Memory of Water Hobson’s Choice Hobson’s Choice Hobson’s Choice Hobson’s Choice Dylan Thomas: return Journey

2.15

2.15 1.00

2.15

Ticket prices

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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 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

April Tues 1 Weds 2 Thurs 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 mon 7 Tues 8 Weds 9 Thurs 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Tues 15 Weds 16 Thurs 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 mon 21 Weds 23 Thurs 24 Fri 25 Sat 26

Hobson’s Choice Hobson’s Choice Hobson’s Choice Hobson’s Choice Hobson’s Choice Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham Hobson’s Choice Hobson’s Choice Hobson’s Choice Hobson’s Choice Hobson’s Choice Entertaining Mr Sloane Entertaining Mr Sloane Entertaining Mr Sloane Theatre closed Entertaining Mr Sloane Theatre closed Teechers Teechers Teechers Teechers

Talkback First Night Fever * Schools’ performance

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

2.15

7.30

2.15

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

Captioned Performances Audio Described Performances Sign Language Interpreted Performances

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Calendar

Ticket prices The Hundred and One Dalmatians row A&PartG row B&PartG rows C-F Balcony

An August Bank Holiday Lark, The Memory of Water, Hobson’s Choice, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Teechers. row A&PartG row B&PartG rows C-F Balcony

£19.50 £17.50 £21.00 £19.00 £12.00 £10.00 £2.00 off £9.50

November Sat 23 Mon 25 Tues 26 Weds 27

Price band map

Mon 16 Tues 17

Weds 18 Thurs 19 Fri 20 Sat 21

Mon 23 Tues 24 rows A & part G row B & part G rows C – F

7.30

2.15

Weds 25 Thurs 26 Fri 27

Tale Trail 101 Dalmatians Tale Trail Mon 30 101 Dalmatians Tues 31 101 Dalmatians

11.15

Sat 28

7.30

December

Uncle Eric’s Murder at Christmas see page 16 * Fridays only

7.30 2.15* 2.15*

11.15

1.00 2.15 1.00 2.15 2.15

3.00 7.30 3.00 7.30

2.15 2.15 2.15 2.15*

7.30 7.30 7.30

January Weds 1 Thurs 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Tues 7 Weds 8 Thurs 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Tues 14 Weds 15 Thurs 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Tues 21 Weds 22 Thurs 23 Fri 24 Sat 25 Tues 28 Weds 29 Thurs 30 Fri 31

7.30

2.15 2.15*

7.30 7.30

7.30

2.15

7.30 7.30

2.15

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

7.30 7.30 7.30

February Sat 1 Fri 7 Sat 8 Mon 10 Tues 11 Weds 12 Thurs 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 mon 17 Tues 18 Weds 19 Thurs 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 mon 24 Tues 25

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

Weds 26 August Bank Holiday Lark Thurs 27 August Bank Holiday Lark Fri 28 August Bank Holiday Lark

7.30 7.30 7.30

March Sat 1 Fri 7 Sat 8 Mon 10 Tues 11 Weds 12 Thurs 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Mon 17 Tues 18 Weds 19 Thurs 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 Weds 26 Thurs 27 Fri 28 Sat 29 mon 31

2.15

2.15 1.00

2.15

Ticket prices

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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 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

April Tues 1 Weds 2 Thurs 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 mon 7 Tues 8 Weds 9 Thurs 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Tues 15 Weds 16 Thurs 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 mon 21 Weds 23 Thurs 24 Fri 25 Sat 26

Talkback First Night Fever * Schools’ performance

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

2.15

7.30

2.15

7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30

Captioned Performances Audio Described Performances Sign Language Interpreted Performances

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Back by popular demand! The New Vic and The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester present

Fri 20 June - Sat 5 July

NOVEmBEr 2 0 1 3 A P r I L 2 0 1 4

The divine Ms deVil drops in!

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

Designers, dots, dogs & debuts all in this edition

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

Box Office: 01782 717962