Open Season Brochure 2019

Tue 18 Jun to Sat 3 Aug

01473 295900 wolseytheatre.co.uk

OPEN SEASON

returns to the New Wolsey Theatre in 2019!

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Our local amateur, youth and community companies will take to our stages over the summer presenting a whole variety of work, from musical theatre to comedy and contemporary theatre.

We’re excited to see the return of some familiar faces including the award-winning Ipswich Operatic & Dramatic Society with their take on The Addams Family, CTC’s production of the iconic Jesus Christ Superstar, Unscene Suffolk with brand new show The Tree of Dreams and Horizon Theatre who will have you laughing your socks off with comedy DUETS. We’re also thrilled to welcome new talent into Open Season including Majestic Voices with an exciting charity concert, and the debut production from the winner of this year’s British Youth Music Theatre Awards.

Come and join us at the New Wolsey Theatre and the New Wolsey studio for a whole range of fun-filled performances, and keep an eye out for some free pop up events happening alongside the main programme.

TONY CASEMENT Head of Creative Learning New Wolsey Theatre

IN 2020 If you would like to take part next year, contact Tony at: tcasement@wosleytheatre.co.uk

Accessible Information

The New Wolsey Theatre is a theatre for everyone and therefore strives to be as accessible as possible to all who come and enjoy our diverse programme of events, or just fancy coming in for a coffee.

For further information, visit: wolseytheatre.co.uk/access

British Sign Language Interpreted Performance

THE ADDAMS FAMILY

Fri 28 Jun at 7:45pm See page 3

Audio Described Performances

THE TREE OF DREAMS Sat 6 Jul See page 5

Captioned Performance

LADY IN THE VAN

Sat 27 Jul at 2:30pm See page 7

Tue 18 to Fri 21 Jun

Wed 26 to Sat 29 Jun

Youth Perform! 2019 present

IODS Theatre Company present

SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER…!

THE ADDAMS FAMILY

P3 Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice

Mr. Shufflebottom has never been one to back down from a challenge… he can do a full shop in under 45 minutes, and he can unblock the toilet quicker than you can say ‘hurry up Dad, I need a wee!’

So now he’s set his sights on something much bigger than painting the back bedroom in just one weekend… he wants to go to the moon! It’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for Dad kind.

50 years on from the moon landing children and young people from school and drama groups across Suffolk come together to present the annual Youth Perform! Festival.  New Wolsey Theatre • 7:30pm Ticket prices start at £5

Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Based on Characters Created

by Charles Addams

The award winning and long established IODS Theatre Company are thrilled to present the hilarious comedy musical The Addams Family.

The show features an original story, and a wonderful score by Andrew Lippa which will have you clicking all the way home.

Featuring all your favourite Addams family characters including, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Gomez, Morticia and Lurch.

Don’t miss this musical treat!  New Wolsey Theatre • 7:45pm Matinee Sat 29 Jun, 2:30pm British Sign Language Interpreted Fri 28 Jun at 7:45pm

Thu 27 to Sat 29 Jun

Wed 3 to Sat 6 Jul

Kesgrave Amateur Theatre Society present

CTC present

BOUNCING BACK

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

P4 Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Bouncing Back follows a group of women returners to the game of Netball, the trials and tribulations of their training sessions, group bonding, getting sponsorship, tough coaching, and the stress of organising ‘me time’.

Will the team get fitter?

Will they ever win a game?

Will the coach ever find true love?

And why do they all worship someone called Tracey?

 New Wolsey Studio • 7:45pm

What’s the buzz? The award-winning CTC bring you Jesus Christ Superstar.

A timeless work that has wowed audiences for over 40 years, this rock opera is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally-known series of events following the last week of Jesus Christ’s life.

The iconic 1970s rock score contains such well-known numbers such as Superstar, I Don’t Know How to Love Him and Gethsemane.

A true global phenomenon.  New Wolsey Theatre • 7:45pm Matinee Sat 6 Jul, 2:30pm An Amateur production by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Ltd

www.thectc.co.uk @theCTCsuffolk @_theCTC the_ctc

Mon 1 to Thu 4 Jul

Sat 6 Jul

Packing Shed Theatre present

Unscene Suffolk present

ALL HAIL MACBETH

THE TREE OF DREAMS

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‘Hell hath no fury like three women scorned’ It’s 2019, it’s Time’s Up Now! Yet for three young women in the city it still feels like the 1950s.

But that’s about to change when Cate walks into their lives and shows them what being a witch should be about.

All Hail Macbeth mixes comedy and high drama, with more than a little bit of magic, to tell the backstory of the Three Witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth.  New Wolsey Studio • 7:45pm

Unscene Suffolk – a theatre company of visually impaired people – presents a new family show inspired by dreams and the natural world, with dynamic audio description (AD) by the internationally renowned Rationale Method. Rationale’s unique approach to AD uses beatboxing sound effects to heighten the experience for both blind and sighted audiences. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see the show at the New Wolsey Studio before its local community tour.

Age guidance 10+  New Wolsey Studio • 7:00pm Matinee Sat 6 Jul, 3:30pm All performances will be Creatively Audio Described

Wed 10 to Fri 12 Jul Horizon Theatre present

DUETS

By Peter Quilter

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Sat 13 Jul Majestic Voices present

A CHARITY CONCERT IN AID OF MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE ASSOCIATION

A gloriously funny examination of the chaotic world of love, relationships and why the grass is never greener, DUETS is a hilarious tribute to the strength and madness of the human heart. A very funny comedy by the author of Broadway smash End of the Rainbow and the West End hit Glorious!

Four sets of characters, four crucial moments. Jonathan and Wendy are on a blind date and hoping to get it right this time even though they’ve never got it right before. Barrie is not really interested in women but Janet sees that as no reason to stop trying. Shelley and Bobby have decided to holiday in Spain to finalise their divorce whilst drowning in cocktails. Angela is marrying for the third time, to the dismay of her brother Toby, amidst a barrage of bad omens and a dress resembling a parachute.

A concert produced by a professional West End performer together with 40 amazing singers. This evening of music will appeal to an audience of all ages with hit songs from films, musicals and pop including The Greatest Showman, Wicked, Miss Saigon, Pitch Perfect 2, George Michael, The Beatles, Glee, Simon & Garfunkel and many more!

Majestic Voices originally formed to raise vital funds for charities, with their mission to ‘change lives through song.’

In their most recent concert, they raised £2,500 for local charities.

 New Wolsey Studio • 7:45pm

 New Wolsey Theatre • 7:30pm

An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French

majesticvoiceschoir

Wed 24 to Sat 27 Jul

Wed 24 to Fri 26 Jul

Gallery Players present

Black & White Productions present

THE LADY IN THE VAN

By Alan Bennett

COURAGE CALLS TO COURAGE

THE SUFFRAGIST MUSICAL

P7 First a book, a play and then a film, The Lady In The Van tells the true story of Alan Bennett’s strained friendship with Miss Mary Shepherd, an eccentric homeless woman whom Bennett befriended in 1974 before allowing her ‘temporarily’ to park her Bedford van in the driveway of his Camden home.

‘One seldom was able to do her a good turn without thoughts of strangulation’.

The story is funny, poignant and life affirming and is a remarkable celebration of tolerance and eccentricity.  New Wolsey Theatre • 7:45pm Matinee Sat 27 Jul, 2:30pm Captioned Performance Sat 27 Jul at 2:30pm This amateur production of The Lady In The Van is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

Written by Suzanne Hawkes with music

by William Stoddart

A drama interspersed with original music and songs of the time about the struggle for the vote between Emmeline Pankhurst’s Suffragettes and Millicent Fawcett’s Suffragists.

Two women who were in many ways opposites and yet both working towards the same goal – not just the vote but equality for women. But would their rivalry prove the undoing of their national campaign and put an end to the dreams they both shared but wanted to achieve in very different ways?  New Wolsey Studio • 7:45pm

Fri 2 to Sat 3 Aug British Youth Music Theatre

THE NEW MUSIC THEATRE AWARD WINNER 2019

THE DICKENS GIRLS

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Sat 6 to Sun 14 Jul Co-op Juniors Theatre Company present

PETER PAN A MUSICAL ADVENTURE

Book and lyrics by Rachel Bellman Music by Elizabeth Sybil Charlesworth

Julia Mosley has nothing. No home, no family, no future. She is a prisoner in Victorian London. A ‘fallen woman’.

But when Charles Dickens and Angela Burdett-Coutts set up a house for fallen women in Shepherd’s Bush, Julia has a chance to turn her life around.

Each girl has a year to transform herself into a respectable, skilled woman before being shipped abroad as domestic servants and prospective wives. Which girls will succeed, and which will be thrown back to the streets?

This enchanting new musical features irresistible harmonies, exquisite singing and vibrant dance.

P.S. This is a true story.  New Wolsey Theatre • 7:45pm Matinee, Sat 3 Aug, 2:30pm

Close your eyes and imagine, close them tight and pretend as you take off on a magical trip to Never Land where you never grow old.

J.M Barrie’s timeless tale of the boy who refused to grow up is reborn as a spectacular musical by Stiles & Drewe and a book by the late Willis Hall, as Peter Pan whisks the Darling family beyond the stars to his island where there are “no tedious distances between one adventure and the next”.  Circus Fantasia Big Top Trinity Park Sat 6 & Sat 13 Jul 2:30pm & 7:30pm Sun 7 & Sun 14 Jul 12pm & 4pm Thu 11 & Fri 12 Jul 7:30pm Starting at prices Premium £28, Band A £22, Band B £16 and Band C £10

If you want to make new friends and learn all about theatre by playing games and telling stories, our weekly Youth Theatre workshops are a great place to start.

The Junior Youth Theatre meets at the weekends to play games, make plays and learn about theatre, and the Senior Youth Theatre meets during the week to develop their skills and understanding as theatre makers.

We offer open access workshops for anyone who wants to see what we do and try it out: Sat 27 Apr & Sat 7 Sep Junior Youth Theatre 2pm - 3pm Senior Youth Theatre 3.30pm - 5pm P9

To find out more about our YOUTH THEATRE and YOUNG COMPANY visit wolseytheatre.co.uk/creative-learning

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Prices start at £10 Under 26?

Your tickets start at £5 You don’t need to choose your seats at the New Wolsey Studio ahead of time.

Just pick where you would like to sit when you arrive.

All performances* start at Premium £24, Band A £18, Band B £12, Band C £10 Ticket prices are subject to change with demand. *Excluding Space, The Final Frontier…! and Peter Pan – a Musical Adventure

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Performance Schedule 2019 DATE TUE 18 JUN WED 19 JUN THU 20 JUN FRI 21 JUN WED 26 JUN THU 27 JUN

PERFORMANCE SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER…!

SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER…!

SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER…!

SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER…!

THE ADDAM’S FAMILY THE ADDAM’S FAMILY BOUNCING BACK FRI 28 JUN THE ADDAM’S FAMILY BOUNCING BACK SAT 29 JUN THE ADDAM’S FAMILY BOUNCING BACK MON 1 JUL ALL HAIL MACBETH ALL HAIL MACBETH TUE 2 JUL WED 3 JUL JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR ALL HAIL MACBETH JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR THU 4 JUL ALL HAIL MACBETH JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR FRI 5 JUL JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR SAT 6 JUL THE TREE OF DREAMS PETER PAN - A MUSICAL ADVENTURE PETER PAN - A MUSICAL ADVENTURE SUN 7 JUL WED 10 JUL DUETS THU 11 JUL DUETS PETER PAN - A MUSICAL ADVENTURE FRI 12 JUL DUETS PETER PAN - A MUSICAL ADVENTURE SAT 13 JUL CHARITY CONCERT PETER PAN - A MUSICAL ADVENTURE SUN 14 JUL PETER PAN - A MUSICAL ADVENTURE WED 24 JUL THE LADY IN THE VAN COURAGE CALLS TO COURAGE THU 25 JUL THE LADY IN THE VAN COURAGE CALLS TO COURAGE FRI 26 JUL THE LADY IN THE VAN COURAGE CALLS TO COURAGE SAT 27 JUL THE LADY IN THE VAN THE DICKENS GIRLS FRI 2 AUG THE DICKENS GIRLS SAT 3 AUG

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VENUE ACCESS PG 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 BSL 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 AD 5 8 8 6 6 8 6 8 6 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 CAP 7 8 8

New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich IP1 2AS Trinity Park New Wolsey Studio, St Georges Street IP1 3NF 5 minutes walk from the New Wolsey Theatre The not-so-small print: Ticket sales are subject to our current Terms and Conditions which can be viewed at www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/termsandconditions. All details in this brochure were correct at the time of going to print but we reserve the right to make alterations where necessary. Please visit our website for the most up to date information. New Wolsey Theatre Company Ltd Chief Executive: Sarah Holmes. Reg in England: 03982202. Reg Charity No: 1082016