What's On Guide - Spring 2018

What’s On

Spring/Summer 2018

W W W . B E L G R A D E . C O . U K

Welcome

Welcome to our Spring/Summer Season.

As you can imagine, we’re absolutely thrilled with the news that Coventry has been awarded City of Culture 2021.

It’s an incredible opportunity for the city, and we’re very much looking forward to playing a major part in the year’s events.

Speaking of exciting future events, this summer all of our community groups will come together to work on a large-scale production in the former Coventry Evening Telegraph building opposite the Theatre.

The production will play alongside a show from Mercurial Dance, and I’m sure it will be a fantastic spectacle.

Elsewhere in the season we have the usual mix of drama, music, musicals and comedy. I hope there’s plenty in there for you to enjoy, whatever your taste, and I look forward to seeing you back at the Belgrade this spring.

Hamish Glen, Artistic Director

Booking tips

To help you get the most out of your visit to the Belgrade, here are some handy booking tips:

n Avoid queuing at Box Office or on the phone by booking online. It’s cheaper, really easy to do and you can choose your own seats. New shows appear online first, so check for the latest additions.

n Book equivalent numbers of full price tickets for two or more participating shows in our multi-purchase offer at the same time and save off. n You can enjoy the show from every seat in the main auditorium, but remember the front row of the stalls and the boxes don’t always offer the best view. Boxes can only be booked via Box Office. n Over 18 and under 26? Limited tickets to selected shows are FREE. Look out for the logo and check our website for details.

Bookable from 23.01.18.

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n There’s limited capacity in the B2 auditorium so book early if you want a seat in the stalls.

n If you have any access requirements, look out for these icons throughout the brochure: Captioned Performance

Audio Described Performance Signed Performance

n Bring a group of 11 or more and save money. Check page 49 for details.

n Don’t forget you can buy Gift Vouchers. Call Box Office or go to the website for details. n We have a limited number of booster seats which can be hired for £1 for children under 4ft tall. Feel free to bring your child’s car booster seat with you. Stalls seats only.

n We have a policy about Dancing in the Auditorium. Please check our website for details.

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Don’t miss this January...

Sat 20 Jan

Thurs 25 Jan

Fri 26 Jan

Sat 27 Jan

Tues 30 Jan

Weds 31 Jan

Thurs 1 Feb

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Fri 2 Feb

Evening: 7.30pm

Featuring state-of-the-art video screens, a fabulous live band, the Totally Tina dancers, fire performers, costumes galore and Justine’s uncanny impersonation of the legend that is Tina, this is one spectacular show.

Get ready to Shake your Tailfeathers with the Queen of Rock and Soul.

Auditorium: Main Stage

Sat 3 Feb

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: £22.50 Evening: 7.30pm

K AST O FF KI NKS Auditorium: Main Stage

Former members of the legendary band The Kinks are back together, playing great music and re-living the good times whilst keeping the songs alive that made The Kinks a household name. Expect all the hits including You Really Got Me, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Sunny Afternoon, Lola,Waterloo Sunset, Come Dancing, and many more.

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: £22.50

Mornings: 11am to 1pm

Saturday Kids Club

Join us for free family fun at the Belgrade Theatre with our Saturday Kids Club. Enjoy a cuppa and a catch up with friends in our first-floor Burbidge Room where there will be colouring-in sheets and games available to keep the kids entertained.There will also be free screenings of some of your favourite animated short movies.

A café facility will be available where you can purchase a selection of food, drinks and special Animal Snack Packs for the little ones. Saturday Kids Club will take place on the first and third Saturdays of the month (exc. 3 Mar & 21 July) and are recommended for ages 3-7.

Tickets: Free 4

Location: Burbidge Room

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Tues 6 - Sat 10 Feb

One of the greatest musicals of all time returns to the stage in this magnificent five star production which tells the true story of the world famous singing family, from their search for happiness, to their thrilling escape to freedom at the start of WWll. LUCY O’BYRNE, runner up of BBC One’s The Voice in 2015, returns to the iconic role of Maria and was recently seen in the West End as Fantine in Les Misérables.

Auditorium: Main Stage

Joining as Captain Von Trapp is NEIL McDERMOTT, whose characters include playing Ryan Malloy in EastEnders, as well as featuring in Shrek The Musical as Lord Farquaad.

The unforgettable score includes Climb Ev’ry Mountain’, Edelweiss, My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, So Long Farewell, and of course, The Sound of Music.

Suggested by ‘The Trapp Family Singers’ by Maria Augusta Trapp.

Presented by special arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe www.rnh.com

Evenings: 7.30pm Matinees: Weds 7, Thurs 8 & Sat 10 Feb, 2.30pm

Fri 9 Feb, 7.30pm

Tickets: From £33.75 to £41.75 Concessions: From £28.75 to £39.75 (limited availability)

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Location: Burbidge Room

Silver Screen

Join us for a two-course lunch followed by a screening of a classic Hollywood movie in the intimate surroundings of our first-floor Burbidge Room.

South Pacific Tues 6 Feb

Some Like It Hot Weds 7 Mar

The King and I Tues 17 Apr

Oklahoma Tues 29 May

Doors open: 12noon Lunch: 12.30pm • Film: 1.30pm Places are limited and must be booked in advance.

Lunch and film: £15 Evenings: 7.45pm

Get your week off to a flying start with our Monday stand-up nights hosted by acclaimed comedy club Desi Central. Each show will feature three renowned comedians plus a guest compere. For the full line-up keep an eye on our website and social channels*.

Mon 26 Feb

Mon 14 May

Mon 25 June Age recommendation: 16+. *Acts subject to change.

Tickets: From £12.50 to £17.50 See website for details.

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Auditorium: B2

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An Eclipse Theatre Company and Royal Exchange Theatre co-production

Directed by

Written by

Dawn Walton

Testament

Weds 7 - Sat 10 Feb

“We walk.Though we are written into the landscape you don’t see us.We walked England before the English.”

Thomas, Matthew and Richard walk.

They walk the first Saturday of every month. Walking and talking.

But this walk...

Maybe they should have cancelled, but they needed the walk today.

Evenings: 8pm Matinees: Thurs 8 & Sat 10 Feb, 2.45pm

Auditorium: B2

Out in the Peaks, they find themselves forced to walk backwards through two thousand years before they can move forwards.

Dedicated to the Black Men’s Walking Group. A Revolution Mix story.

Black Men Walking is the first national tour born from Revolution Mix - a movement that will spearhead the largest ever national delivery of Black British stories.

Fri 9 Feb, 8pm

Sat 10 Feb, 2.30pm

Tickets: £13 & £15.50 Concessions: From £10 to £13.50

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Tues 13 - Sat 17 Feb

Three broken hearts, one Soho hang-out, and the only man who could ever help them...

Welcome to the Preacher Man, the swinging 1960s Soho joint where the kids danced the night away to the latest crazes and dared to dream of love, while the legendary owner, the Preacher Man himself, dispensed advice to cure the loneliest of hearts.

Evenings: 7.30pm Matinees: Weds 14 & Sat 17 Feb, 2pm

Auditorium: Main Stage

Directed and choreographed by Craig Revel-Horwood, Son of a Preacher Man is the sparklingly funny and sweetly touching new musical featuring the greatest hits of Dusty Springfield.

So you know just what to do with yourself - book your tickets now!

Recommended for ages 12+.

Fri 16 Feb, 7.30pm Sat 17 Feb, 2pm

Tickets: From £27.75 to £39.75 Concessions: From £22.75 to £37.75 8

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Image courtesy of Malthouse Theatre © Zan Wimberley

Written by Bryony Kimmings and Brian Lobel with Kirsty Housley Music by Tom Parkinson Directed by Kirsty Housley

Weds 14 - Sat 17 Feb

Bryony Kimmings wants to talk about cancer but she's not getting very far. Instead, she keeps hearing about battles, survivors, fun runs and new leases of life. What's everyone so scared of?

Kimmings is famous for her unique take on taboo topics - from her sexual health (Sex Idiot), to her boyfriend’s depression (Fake It ’Til You Make It), to her search for positive role models for her teenage niece (Credible, Likeable, Superstar, Role Model).

Her latest highly acclaimed collaboration with Complicité will blow everything the movies have taught you about cancer out of the water.

This funny and moving show will look behind the poster campaigns and pink ribbons at the reality of

Auditorium: B2

cancer: newfound friendships, pain and death, mundane treatment cycles, hairlessness and scars... with songs.

Get ready for a new way to talk and think about illness.

Age recommendation 14+. Contains adult themes and strong language.

“Dazzling, dark and deeply moving” HHHH WhatsOnStage

“It’s a universal story - a tender and healing shared experience” HHHH The Stage “Extraordinary. Poignant and painful. Funny and surprising” HHHH London Theatre

Evenings: 7.45pm Matinee: Sat 17 Feb, 2.30pm Post-show discussion: Thurs 15 Feb, 7.45pm

Supported by Arts Council England and Garfield Weston Foundation.

Tickets: £15.75 & £20.75 Concessions: £13.75 & £18.75

Free Wifi

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Tues 20 - Sat 24 Feb

When Stella sets off to visit London with her parents, Lord and Lady Saxby, she has no idea her life is in danger. Waking up three months later, only her Aunt Alberta can tell Stella what has happened.

But not everything Alberta tells her turns out to be true and Stella quickly discovers she’s in for the fight of her life against her very own awful Auntie!

From the award-winning West End producers of Gangsta Granny comes the world premiere of David Walliams’ amazing tale of frights, fights and friendship, featuring a very large owl, a very small ghost and a very awful Auntie!

Evenings: 7pm Matinees: Weds 21 to Sat 24 Feb, 2pm

Auditorium: Main Stage

“The BSC's Gangsta Granny is truly brilliant, so I’m hugely excited they’ve now brought Awful Auntie to the stage. I loved this show and can’t wait for you to see it!”

David Walliams

Fri 23 Feb, 7pm

Sat 24 Feb, 2pm

Adults: £21.25 & £23.25 Children: £16.25 & £18.25 Family Tickets: £52 & £63 10

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Selladoor Productions and Mercury Theatre Colchester present

Tues 27 Feb - Sat 3 Mar

Produced by the award-winning Selladoor Productions - producers of Footloose, American Idiot, Avenue Q and Little Shop of Horrors, and Mercury Theatre Colchester, this brand new even ‘Spammier’ UK tour of Spamalot will have audiences rolling in the aisles.

Lovingly ripped off from the hugely successful 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Spamalot is a riotous comedy full of misfit knights, killer rabbits, dancing nuns and ferocious Frenchmen.

Evenings: 7.30pm Matinees: Thurs 29 Feb & Sat 3 Mar, 2pm

Auditorium: Main Stage

Join King Arthur as he travels with his hapless Knights of the Round Table on a divine mission to locate the illusive Holy Grail - with uproarious consequences.

Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best New Musical the hilarious Spamalot was written by Python legend Eric Idle, with a fantastic score co-written by John DuPrez including Always Look On the Bright Side of Life.

Contains some mild language.

Fri 2 Mar, 7.30pm Sat 3 Mar, 2pm

Tickets: From £27.75 to £39.75 Concessions: From £22.75 to £37.75

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Tues 6 - Sat 10 Mar

Direct from London’s West End where it is now in its record breaking 10th year, Thriller Live is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the world’s greatest entertainer.

You will experience over two hours of non-stop hits from pop to rock, soul to disco as the cast pay homage to Jackson’s legendary live performances and innovative dance moves executed with flair, precision and passion. This is a show that you will never forget.

Tues 6 to Thurs 8 Mar: 7.30pm Fri 9 Mar: 5:30pm & 8.30pm Sat 10 Mar: 4pm & 8pm

Auditorium: Main Stage

Expect your favourite songs delivered by an exceptionally talented cast and band, including: I Want You Back, Can You Feel It,The Way You Make Me Feel, Beat It, Billie Jean, Bad, Dangerous and Thriller plus many more!

“You can’t beat it!”

HHHH Evening Standard

“An exuberant blast!”

Daily Mail

Fri 9 Mar, 8.30pm Sat 10 Mar, 4pm

Tickets: From £22.50 to £33.50 Concessions apply: Check online for details 12

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Weds 14 - Sat 17 Mar

A mind-bending psychological thriller from the pen of Anthony Horowitz - creator of Foyles War, the BBC’s New Blood, Alex Rider, the Sherlock Holmes novels House of Silk and Moriarty and the James Bond novel Trigger Mortis.

When Mark Styler, a writer of glossy 'true crime' paperbacks, tries to get an interview with Easterman, a notorious serial killer, he has no idea what he's walking into. First he has to get past Dr.

Auditorium: Main Stage

Farquhar, the quixotic head of Fairfields - the asylum where Easterman is kept.

But soon he discovers that nothing is what it seems. Who is the mysterious Borson? Where did he get the meat in the fridge?

And why isn't the skeleton in the closet?

Evenings: 7.30pm Matinees: Thurs 15 & Sat 17 Mar, 2pm

Tickets: From £15.75 to £27.75 Concessions: From £10.75 to £25.75

Free Wifi

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Fri 16 Mar, Mon 23 Apr & Fri 22 June

Auditorium: Main Stage

A new season of Midday Variety, produced

by Andy Eastwood & Brian Walker

16 Mar Seaside Special

All the fun of a summer holiday show! Your merry musical host Andy Eastwood presents Britain's brightest ventriloquist Steve Hewlett, sensational vocalist Laura Magann, comical conjurors The Great Desmondo & Cherry, with special guest Kevin Grunill, star organist from the famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

Afternoons: 1.30pm

23 Apr The Magic of Music Hall starring Roy Hudd

Celebrate St George's Day with a good old English tradition: music hall! Roy Hudd tops an all-star bill with his unique mix of comedy and song. Featuring comedienne Jan Hunt, international circus speciality Van Buren & Allyson, songstress Maggie O'Hara, and of course, Andy Eastwood and the Martyn St James Band.

22 June Bob Brolly & Friends The ever-popular Bob Brolly and his band return with their biggest show yet, featuring legend of laughter Jimmy Cricket as special star guest, supported by Andy Eastwood and May Marion.

An unmissable finale to our variety season.

Tickets: ÂŁ14.50 Special party rate: ÂŁ12 for groups of 11+ 14

Book online: www.belgrade.co.uk for great deals

Mon 19 - Sat 24 Mar

Auditorium: Main Stage

We can’t believe it either!

Back by phenomenal demand, the multi award-winning West End smash hit comedy returns to the ??????????

Belgrade Theatre following its sellout success in January 2017.

The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong... does! As the accident prone thesps battle on against all the odds to reach their final curtain call, hilarious results ensue!

“Exquisitely choreographed mayhem” HHHH

Independent

Hailed “a gut-busting hit” by the New York Times, The Play That Goes Wrong, now playing on Broadway and enjoying its 4th year in the West End, has won a host of celebrity endorsements from the likes of Joanna Lumley, “We laughed until the tears ran down our faces, it has to be seen” to Ant & Dec, “The funniest show we’ve seen!

If you can get a ticket, go!”

Don’t miss this brilliantly funny comedy that’s guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter!

“Ridiculously funny” HHHH

The Times

“A triumph of split-second timing”

Evenings: 7.30pm Post-show discussion: Fri 23 Mar, 7.30pm Matinees: Thurs 22 & Sat 24 Mar, 2pm

Tickets: From £24.25 to £32.75 Concessions: From £19.25 to £30.75

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HHHH Metro

Fri 23 Mar, 7.30pm Sat 24 Mar, 2pm

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Tues 3 - Thurs 5 Apr Little Angel Theatre presents

Written by

Jon Barton

Robyn can’t relate to Red Riding Hood, sugar and spice and all things nice.There are two sides to every tale and that is not how this one goes! What if the Big Bad Wolf wasn’t big or bad at all? What if they got it wrong?

Robyn wants to tell you what really happened through a world of homemade make-believe.

Enjoy a spin on this classic story about two misfits who just want to fit in.

Followed by a meet and greet with the puppets after the show.

Recommended for ages 7+.

Tues 3 & Thurs 5 Apr: 11am & 2pm Weds 4 Apr: 10.30am & 12.30pm

Adults: £11.50 Children: £9.25

Fri 6 & Sat 7 Apr

Auditorium: B2

Dear Zoo the timeless children’s book makes its stage premiere.

Rod Campbell’s best-selling lift the flap book has delighted generations of young readers since it was first published in 1982, and has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide.

This production will delight all those who have read the book (both young and old) as it unfolds with engaging puppets, music and lots of audience interaction.

Recommended for ages 2+.

Fri 6 Apr: 1pm & 3.30pm Sat 7 Apr: 11am & 2pm

Adults: £17.25 Children: £15.25 Family Tickets: £49 16

Auditorium: Main Stage

Booster seats available to hire from Box Office

Weds 11 & Thurs 12 Apr

Afternoons: 2.30pm Evenings: 7pm

Produced by Birmingham Hippodrome, Metro-Boulot-Dodo and Open Theatre Company

A flustered storyteller is joined by a mischievous mockingbird as they follow Hansel and Gretel deep into the forest. But all is not what it seems in this peculiar and hilarious adventure.

Come along and meet the wicked witch and her really rather eccentric chefs in this imaginative version of Hansel and Gretel that guarantees to amuse the entire family.

Recommended for ages 5+.

Adults: £9.50 Children: £11.50 Schools: £8.50 Fri 13 & Sat 14 Apr

Auditorium: B2

Two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird, and a whole farmyard of fun!

Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have a cunning plan to steal the farmer's fine prize cow. But they reckon without the tiniest, quietest creature of all: the Ladybird has a plan of her own.

Join the woolly sheep, the hairy hog, the fat red hen and the dainty dog in this glittering stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks' colourful farmyard adventure.

With live music, puppetry, plenty of audience participation and lots of laughs!

Fri 13 Apr: 2pm Sat 14 Apr: 11am, 2pm & 4pm

Recommended for ages 3+.

Adults: £15.25 Children: £13.25 Family Tickets: £43

Free Wifi

Auditorium: Main Stage

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Fri 13 & Sat 14 Apr

Everyone is excited about the Easter Bunny’s singing competition but who will Fluffy think has got The Eggs Factor?

Marty MacDonald, Henrietta the Hen and Professor Pinky are all going to enter, but can’t choose which song to sing… can you help them practice and see if you have The Eggs Factor too?

Easter Bunny’s Eggs Factor is a family show for 2-7 year olds lasting 40 minutes, followed by our popular meet and greet with the Easter Bunny himself - including a free Easter treat for every child!

Mornings: 10.30am Afternoons: 1pm & 3pm

Adults: £9.25 Children: £11.50 Nursery Groups: £10 Tues 17 Apr

Evening: 7.30pm

Back by huge popular demand, the most explosive 60’s show touring the UK. For one night only five legendary names take to the stage and deliver to you a night never to be forgotten. With the definite feel good factor this is the must see 60s show for 2018. Hits include Needles and Pins, Out Of Time, I’m Into Something Good, Storm In A Tea Cup, Bend Me Shape Me plus many more.

Auditorium: Main Stage

Weds 18 Apr

Tickets: £27 Concessions: £25 (disabled only)

Evening: 7.30pm

Following a sold out debut tour, Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners returns to the Belgrade Theatre with an even bigger production.

Featuring classics such as The Wild Rover, The Black Velvet Band, Molly Malone, Finnegan’s Wake and of course The Seven Drunken Nights.This celebration of the music of The Dubliners is a guaranteed evening of music, humour and ‘craic’.

Auditorium: Main Stage

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Auditorium: B2

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: £22.50

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Thurs 19 - Sat 21 Apr

Auditorium: Main Stage

In Private Lives, strong passions and stronger personalities set the stage for a classic battle of the sexes.

But when Amanda overhears a familiar voice singing a forgotten song, an old spark reignites, with spectacular consequences.

Champagne flows and the sea shimmers in the moonlight as the newlyweds prepare for the evening ahead.

Age recommendation: 12+.

1930. Deauville, France.

Two newly-married couples occupy adjoining honeymoon suites in the same hotel. As a distant orchestra plays, Sibyl gazes adoringly at charismatic husband Elyot, while Victor admires his new wife, the vivacious and sophisticated Amanda.

Full of razor-sharp wit and quickfire dialogue, Private Lives is Noël Coward’s most popular and enduring stage comedy.

Extraordinarily written in only three days, Private Lives opened at London’s Phoenix Theatre in August 1930 to packed houses.

Since then, this charming comedy of manners has retained its remarkable appeal, captivating audiences all over the world.

Evenings: 7.30pm Matinee: Sat 21 Apr, 2pm

Tickets: From £19.75 to £27.75 Concessions: From £14.75 to £25.75

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Tara Arts

presents

Tues 24 - Sat 28 Apr

“Ask me, just ask me! Pucho zara pucho! It’s punishment for falling in love!”

Kamala wants her daughter Rani to marry successful but emotionally awkward businessman Raj. Rani bristles at going down the conventional route and arranges a test for Raj. She convinces her cousin Sita to swap places and pretend to be the suitable bride unaware that Raj has come up with the same scheme with his driver, Nitin!

Auditorium: B2

Actor Nigel Planer (The Young Ones, Filthy Rich and Catflap) brilliantly updates Marivaux’s classic French farce to a modern Asian family in England, employing Bollywood song and dance to delicious effect as class and passion clash when Rani meets Raj.

Evenings: 7.45pm Matinees: Thurs 26 Apr, 1.30pm & Sat 28 Apr, 2.30pm

Sat 28 Apr, 2.30pm

Tickets: £13 & £15.50 Concessions: From £10 to £13.50 20

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Tilted Wig Productions and Malvern Theatres present

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Ken Bentley

Weds 2 - Sat 5 May

Following a terrifying encounter with an escaped convict, young Pip is given an unexpected chance to better himself by visiting the reclusive and mysterious Miss Havisham. In the decaying grandeur of her house, Pip falls in love with Estella and helped by an anonymous benefactor, he moves to the bustling city to pursue his dream of winning Estella’s heart and of becoming part of the educated elite.

Peopled by some of Dickens’ most colourful and memorable characters and painted in rich, vivid colours across a vast

Auditorium: Main Stage

landscape of people and locations, this stunning new version promises a powerful and theatrical telling of Dickens’ universally loved masterpiece.

Olivier Award-winning actress, Nichola McAuliffe, leads the cast as the iconic Miss Havisham.

Nichola is best known for her role in the long running TV series, Surgical Spirit, the films Tomorrow Never Dies and Chéri and her many stage appearances including Kiss Me Kate for the RSC, The Night of the Iguana in the West End and Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van.

Evenings: 7.30pm Matinees: Thurs 3 & Sat 5 May, 2pm Post-show discussion: Weds 2 May, 7.30pm

Tickets: From £15.75 to £27.75 Concessions: From £10.75 to £25.75 Schools: £12.50

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Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

Thurs 10 May

Experience the power of thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums, mysterious masked choreography, synchronisation timed to perfection, postapocalyptic martial imagery - all in a spellbinding display of sheer energy.

Auditorium: Main Stage

Like watching Mad Max, Kill Bill, Kodo, Stomp and Keith Moon, all rolled into one big barnstorming display.

Hold on to your seats!

As the most successful touring taiko drum group on this continent, Mugenkyo create a contemporary look and sound, fusing the traditional spirit of taiko with a modern stage performance that has captivated audiences everywhere.

Evening: 7.30pm

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: From £19.50 to £22.50 22

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OperaUpClose presents

MAGIC the

FLUTE

“Excellent”

Independent

“An infectious sense of fun... utterly joyous” The Stage

Sat 12 May

Following their hugely popular and critically acclaimed English language re-imaginings of operas including La Bohème and Carmen, Olivier-Award-winning OperaUpClose take on Mozart’s classic.

Invited behind the velvet rope at London’s most exclusive club, Tamino doesn’t have time to stop for beggars, paparazzi, or even his girlfriend Pamina. Going to bed after a blazing row later that night, this ordinary couple relive the encounters of the evening in

Auditorium: Main Stage

dreams made extraordinary by the lateness of the hour, their befuddled senses, and yes, a touch of magic.

This production will re-invent The Magic Flute in fabulous new robes, performed by six singers accompanied by piano, doublebass, guitar and reed instruments.

Evening: 7.30pm

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: From £19.50 to £22.50

Book online: www.belgrade.co.uk for great deals

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Weds 16 May

Evening: 7.30pm

Don’t miss this musical feast featuring former stars from Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, The Producers and other hit West End musicals, performing in concert.

The show is constantly being updated with songs carefully selected from over eight decades of popular musical theatre, including favourites such as Suddenly Seymour (Little Shop of Horrors), Oh What a Circus (Evita), Defying Gravity (Wicked), Tell Me It’s Not True (Blood Brothers) and some wonderful show medleys. With their four superb voices and their amazing band, The Masters of The House succeed in recreating a spine-tingling, emotive tribute fitting of these great musicals.

The West End comes to you.

Beg, steal or borrow to get a ticket.

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: £22.50 Thurs 17 May

Auditorium: Main Stage

Fri 18 May

Roy Orbison and The Traveling Wilburys Auditorium: Main Stage

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Auditorium: Main Stage Evening: 7.30pm

This exciting production celebrates the magical music of Burt Bacharach.

Performed by West End singers, accompanied by The Magic Moments Orchestra, the show includes classic Bacharach hits Alfie, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Close To You, I Say A Little Prayer For You,Walk On By,What’s New Pussycat? and 24 Hours from Tulsa.

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: £22.50

Evening: 7.30pm

This 30th anniversary special is absolutely unmissable! Featuring tributes to Jeff Lynne, George Harrison,Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan. Hear Traveling Wilbury classics including Handle with Care and End of the Line plus solo hits like Mr Blue Sky and Pretty Woman. This feel-good celebration of classic music is guaranteed to give you a night to remember.

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: £22.50

Free Wifi

Thurs 17 & Fri 18 May Mandala Theatre Company presents

Evenings: 7pm

Three teenagers, born on the same day, in the same town but with very different backgrounds.

Inseparable since they were kneehigh to a grasshopper, they’re a closeknit trio, both at school and at home.

Sam, Asha and Kieran watch out for each other, until one day a shocking event blows their teenage world apart - and their friendship with it.

Castaways explores the nature of friendship, trauma and tribal loyalties in a neighbourhood where the blue touch paper is waiting to be lit.

Castaways Written by ATIHA SEN GUPTA Directed by YASMIN SIDHWA

Castaways has been developed through creative workshops with young people, exploring their sense of connectedness - or otherwise with the communities they have grown up in.

Recommended for ages 13+.

Evenings: 7pm Schools Matinee: Thurs 17 May, 1.30pm Post-show discussion: Thurs 17 May, 7pm

Tickets: £14.25 Schools: £7.25 Sat 19 May

Auditorium: B2

He is Britain’s first Black judge, a fine singer and keen cricket lover.

Finding himself stranded in the Heart of the Empire, Nigerian Tunji Sowande muses on Black liberation struggles worldwide. He insists he is no political aficionado, but is content to contribute through his music and songs.

Recalling heroic sporting achievements alongside epochdefining political events, Tayo Aluko follows the multi-award-winning Call Mr. Robeson with another “brilliantly put together history lesson delivered as art.”

Age recommendation: 14+.

Evening: 7.45pm Matinee: 2.30pm

Tickets: £15.50 Concessions: From £10 to £13.50

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Auditorium: B2

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Sheep Soup Productions present

Thurs 24 - Sat 26 May

The Leftovers is a comic and stirring contemporary musical from Sheep Soup Productions, creators of hit musical Mrs Green and graduates of Nottingham’s BAFTA award-winning Television Workshop.

Following the sudden death of Jodie, occasional gig reviewer and the definition of misadventure, some of her friends join forces in a Nottingham recording studio.

Local singer-songwriter Hayley has penned a memorial song for Jodie, but the makeshift band can't seem to agree on what their late friend would have wanted from a musical tribute. Are they here to pay their respects or to alleviate their guilt?

Or is this just an intense form of music therapy?

Auditorium: B2

School friend Angie has returned to find closure.Yaz helped Jodie recapture her youth, but craved a deeper connection. Old flame Russ wants to know how much his brief fling with Jodie really meant. Jim is just trying to keep the creative chaos on schedule.

The Leftovers brings Sheep Soup's innovative and comedic brand of contemporary musicals to the Belgrade Theatre. It's a heartfelt and hilarious look at the pitfalls of artistic interpretation and the melody of grief, with a truly unforgettable original score.

Age recommendation: 12+.

Contains strong language.

Evenings: 7.45pm Matinee: Sat 26 May, 2.30pm

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Birmingham Stage Company presents

Weds 30 May - Sat 2 June

We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!

So it’s time to prepare yourselves for this special one-hour production of Horrible Histories direct from the West End featuring more of your favourite characters from our barmy past.

Find out why the Romans were revolting! Could you survive the vicious Vikings? Can evil Elizabeth entertain England? What’s got into wordy Will?

Auditorium: Main Stage

Would you party with the Puritans? Clap along with crazy King Charles.Vomit with the vile Victorians and prepare to do battle in the frightful First World War. It’s history with the nasty bits left in!

Running Time: 1 hour

Horrible Histories books are published by Scholastic Ltd. Horrible Histories is a trademark of Scholastic Inc. and is used under authorisation. All rights reserved.

Illustration © Martin Brown.

Afternoons: 2pm Evenings: 7pm

Fri 1 June, 7pm

Adults: £19.25 & £20.50 Children: £14.25 & £15.25 Family Tickets: £52 & 57

Free Wifi

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Yellow Earth, Royal Exchange Theatre and Black Theatre Live present

By In-Sook Chappell

Weds 30 May - Sat 2 June

“I invited you into my past... and you invited me into your future”.

Helen has grown up in the UK, but always felt a piece of her story was missing.

Visiting her mother’s birthplace of Hong Kong for the first time, she is determined to find out who she really is and where she belongs.

Amidst the skyscrapers and bustling streets, she meets her grandmother, Lily Kwok, and steps into her past where she discovers shocking family secrets that will change her life forever.

Based on the memoir Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse Auditorium: B2

This stylish and evocative new play by award-winning writer In-Sook Chappell, tells the extraordinary story of the women behind the famous Manchester restaurant Sweet Mandarin. Based on Helen Tse’s bestselling family memoir of passion, sacrifice and survival across three generations held together with one lifeline - food.

“A gripping tale of struggle, laughter, love and food... with a universal story of survival that will move your soul.”

Ken Hom on Sweet Mandarin

With live cooking on stage.

Contains minor violence.

Evenings: 7.45pm Matinee: Sat 2 June, 2.30pm Cookery demonstration: Thurs 31 May, 6pm

Tickets: £13 & £15.50 Concessions: From £10 to £13.50 Cookery demonstration & show ticket: £20.50 (Thurs 31 May, 6pm)

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West York Playhouse in association with Belgrade Theatre presents

Tues 5 - Sat 9 June

The essential Scottish musical returns to the Belgrade Theatre for the first time since 2010 in a brand-new production.

Follow the highs and lows of Ally and his friend Davy as they return home to Leith from the army.

Families and friendships are not plain sailing in this funny and moving story about love and life.

Auditorium: Main Stage

With stunning songs from The Proclaimers including I’m Gonna Be (500 miles), Sunshine on Leith, Letter From America, and I’m On My Way this energetic piece of musical theatre is loved by audiences and critics alike.

Recommended for ages 12+.

“It brings the house down” HHHH What’s On Stage

Evenings: 7.30pm Matinees: Thurs 7 & Sat 9 June, 2pm

Fri 8 June, 7.30pm Sat 9 June, 2pm

Tickets: From £15.75 to £27.75 Concessions: From £10.75 to £25.75

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Tues 12 - Sat 16 June

Building on the phenomenal decade long success of The Agatha Christie Company, which sold over two million tickets around the UK, comes a new thrilling chapter from “the king of the detective thriller” EDGAR WALLACE. When Inspector Tanner is called in to investigate a ruthless murder at Mark’s Priory, the grand ancestral home of the Lebanon family, he quickly discovers that nothing is quite as it seems. As Tanner moves closer to the heart of the mystery he uncovers a shocking and closely guarded secret.

The star cast includes Gray O’Brien, one of TV’s most popular actors, known for his memorable roles in The Loch, Peak Practice, Casualty and as Tony Gordon in

Evenings: 7.30pm Matinees: Weds 13 (& Sat 16 June, 2pm)

Auditorium: Main Stage

Coronation Street; Rula Lenska, one of Britain’s best-loved actresses, who since her breakthrough in Rock Follies has starred in iconic shows Doctor Who, One Foot In The Grave, EastEnders and Take A Letter Mr Jones; Denis Lill from long-running drama The Royal and Only Fools and Horses; Charlie Clements, who played the much-loved character of Bradley Branning in EastEnders; Philip Lowrie, best known for playing Dennis Tanner in Coronation Street; April Pearson, star of award-winning drama Skins; Agatha Christie Company stalwart Ben Nealon from the popular series Soldier Soldier, and Glenn Carter, widely recognised as the definitive Jesus in the hit musical and film of Jesus Christ Superstar.

Fri 15 June, 7.30pm Sat 16 June, 2pm

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Thurs 14 - Sat 16 June

T H E B E E P RO J E C T

Evenings: 7.45pm

“You sip your drink, enjoying the sugary twang spike your tongue.

The first notes of your favourite song wrap around your ears and propel you to the hive of dancers.”

There’s a hum at a party. Glitter in the air. Invite in hand, don’t forget why you’re here. It’s about movement, love and care. Take a journey into the world of these black and yellow pollinators.

We dance to celebrate. We dance to communicate. We dance to survive.

A physical, imaginative and bold show exploring environmental issues.

Supported by Arts Council England.

Matinee: Sat 16 June, 2.30pm Post-show discussion: After each performance

Tickets: £14.25 Concessions: £10 to £12.25 Tues 19 - Thurs 21 June Oddsocks Productions present

Auditorium: B2

Shakespeare’s tale of illusion and revenge is brought vividly to life in Oddsocks’ musical, sci-fi adaptation.

From the company who brought you “bonkers and brilliant” Romeo and Juliet and “downright funny” Macbeth.

Experience The Tempest like never before as you‘re transported far off to a distant universe. On board the spaceship you’ll find Prospero; an ageing Astronaut, his fearless daughter Miranda and a host of madcap aliens, some of whom have murder on their mind.

Prepare for launch, get on your spacesuits and take one small step for man, one giant leap for Shakespeare!

Evening: Tues 19 & Weds 20 June, 7pm Matinee: Weds 19 June, 1.30pm Schools Matinee: Thurs 21 June, 10am

Recommended for ages 7+.

Tickets: £15.50 Concessions: £10.50 to £13.50 Schools: £8.50

Auditorium: B2

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Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Hull Truck Theatre and New Vic Theatre present

By

Compton MacKenzie Adapted by

Philip Goulding Directed by

Kevin Shaw

Weds 20 - Sat 23 June

The islanders of Great and Little Todday are dismayed to find their whisky supply dwindling, as the government diverts the precious stuff to the Americans.

When a 50,000 bottle cargo is shipwrecked close by the islands relief seems to be at hand. Conflict is guaranteed, however, once Paul Waggett of the Home Guard decides to prevent the islanders taking advantage of their good fortune.

Evenings: 7.30pm Matinees: Thurs 21 & Sat 23 June, 2pm

Auditorium: Main Stage

This new production, set in 1955, is a tribute to the fearless allfemale touring theatre companies of the post-war years. Under the direction of the redoubtable Flora Bellerby, witness the Pallas Players as they play all characters from Mackenzie’s comedy classic, in an adaptation that breathes fresh life into a well-loved masterpiece.

Fri 22 June, 7.30pm Sat 23 June, 2pm

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Thurs 5 July

THE

Evening: 7.30pm

JOHNNY CASH ROADSHOW Auditorium: Main Stage

Fri 6 July

Auditorium: Main Stage

Sat 7 July

Auditorium: Main Stage

Weds 11 July

UNFORGETTABLE

A NAT KING COLE TRIBUTE Auditorium: Main Stage

The only show to be endorsed by the Cash family. After sold out shows across Europe this is now a bigger show than ever, introducing the Carter Sisters and brass section the Roadshow Horns accompanied by emotive screen visuals.

This is simply the best celebration of Johnny Cash in the world.

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: £22.50 Evening: 7.30pm

ABBA Mania brings ABBA fans old and new a night not to be missed. If you’re looking for an excuse to party, reminisce or simply be entertained by the best music ever then ABBA Mania is for you. Enjoy all your favourite hits including Mamma Mia, Voulez Vous, Dancing Queen and many more. www.abbamania.com Tickets: £27 Concessions: £25

Evening: 7.30pm

Walk Like A Man takes you back in time on a musical journey through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons. Featuring classics including Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, December 63 (Oh What A Night) and many, many more.

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: £22.50 Evening: 7.30pm

Mark Anthony presents this stunning tribute to Nat King Cole to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of a legend. From Mona Lisa to Unforgettable, Mark will be supported by his quartet of fabulous musicians plus the sensational Oakwood string quartet to recreate the mood of the 1950s Cotton Club. Book now for a truly Unforgettable evening.

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: £22.50

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2nd week of July 2018

The iconic, 1950s Coventry Evening Telegraph building is a landmark. Its storeys are heavy with stories. The dusty air of the now abandoned newsroom is thick with them - flying from desk to desk soundtracked by the faint, staccato echo of long-silenced typewriters, dashing to deliver the day’s deadline copy.

Situated just over the road from the Belgrade Theatre - another hub for city storytelling - the Coventry Evening Telegraph building will soon enjoy a new lease of life as a beautiful hotel.

But before that, for a brief moment in time, it will become a theatre.

This architectural gem will host two extraordinary, site-specific productions using drama, digital, puppetry and dance to explore the city’s rich history.

Venue: Coventry Telegraph Building

One show sees the Belgrade Theatre community groups take audiences on an exciting journey against a looming deadline, around the cavernous building and through the last 50 years of Coventry life.

In the other show, Mercurial Dance offer audiences a unique cabaret inspired by their very own, personal memories. The action plays out in the Telegraph’s foyer where generations of people came to share their news with the paper.

Hold the presses, and become part of the story as you join us on this thrilling journey through time.

Taking place the 2nd week of July 2018.

Keep checking the website for details.

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Weds 18 & Thurs 19 July

The Teletubbies’ first ever theatre show created especially for your little ones is here!

Join Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po in a show full of love and laughter as they explore the magical world of Teletubbyland.

Look out for the Tubby Phone, Noo-noo and the Sun Baby in a fun, bright and safe world which captures young children’s imaginations and encourages them to explore the world around them.

TELETUBBIES® and ©2017 DHX Worldwide

Auditorium: Main Stage

Join in and enjoy beloved features from the TV series along with brand new songs. www.TeletubbiesLive.com #My1sttheatreshow #TeletubbiesLive #BigHugs

“A fantastic show. Brilliant we had an amazing time!”

HHHH

www.whattodowiththekids.com

Mornings: 10pm Afternoons: 1pm & 4pm Matinee: Thurs 8 & Sat 10 Feb, 2.30pm

Tickets: £17 Family Tickets: From £31 to £60

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Fri 20 July

Evening: 7.30pm

The Drifters are back on the road performing the classic tracks from the last six decades. Hits include You’re More Than A Number, Up On The Roof, Under the Boardwalk, Kissin’ In The Back Row, Hello Happiness, Save The Last Dance For Me and many more. This is a night not to be missed.

Auditorium: Main Stage

Sat 21 July

Jonquils Events in association with Belgrade Theatre presents

Coventry Belgrade

mela

Tickets: £24.50 Concessions: £22.50

Coventry Belgrade Mela is back once again featuring free workshops, a fun-filled Children’s Zone, original exhibitions plus brand-new events.

Daytime: 12noon - 5pm Evening: 6.30pm

Check the website for details and prices.

Auditorium: B2

Sat 21 July

Evening: 7.30pm

With all the swing, the swagger and the velvet vocals of Frank Sinatra in concert, enjoy a ‘not to be missed’ evening with world renowned vocalist Stephen Triffitt. Featuring classic hits including Fly Me to the Moon, Mack the Knife, My Way,That’s Life, Luck Be a Lady and many more.

Auditorium: Main Stage

Weds 25 July

Tickets: £27 Concessions: £25 Evening: 7.30pm

Following massive worldwide sell out tours it’s time to grab your tickets for the ultimate girl’s night out! Get ready for two hours of music, muscle, magic and mayhem in this action packed strip show featuring the hottest hunks that will literally have you begging for more.

Adults only 18+.

Auditorium: Main Stage

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Tickets: From £27 to £32 Concessions: From £25 to £30

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Thurs 26 - Sat 28 July

Now in its fifth thrilling year and showcasing the finest in traditional circus thrills and skills, Cirque Berserk! celebrates the 250th anniversary of the invention of Circus by bringing this treasured form of live entertainment bang up-to-date in a jaw-dropping spectacular created especially for the theatre.

Auditorium: Main Stage

Combining contemporary cirquestyle artistry with adrenalinefuelled stunt action, this astoundingly talented international troupe includes over thirty jugglers, acrobats, aerialists, dancers, drummers and daredevil stuntmen.

Featuring the world’s most hairraising circus act - the legendary motorcycle ‘Globe of Death’.

Thurs 26 July: 7.30pm Fri 27 July: 5pm & 7.30pm Sat 28 July: 2pm, 5pm & 7.30pm

Thurs 26 July: All tickets £16.75 & £20.75 Fri 27 & Sat 28 July: Adults: From £22.25 to £30.75 Children: £17.25

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Tues 28 & Weds 29 Aug

Peppa Pig and friends are back in the brand-new live show Peppa Pig’s Adventure. Join Peppa as she gets ready to go on an exciting camping trip to the woods with George and her school friends, including Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep and Gerald Giraffe.

With lunch-boxes packed and Daddy Pig driving the bus, Peppa and friends are excited about their outdoor adventure, full of games, laughter and live music.

The happy campers soon settle down to sleep and listen to the gentle pitter patter of rain. Safe and warm inside their tents the excited group can look forward to morning time, when there will be lots of muddy puddles to play in!

Tues 28 Aug: 4pm Weds 29 Aug: 10am, 1pm & 4pm

Adults: £19.75 Children: £16 Family Tickets: £65 Groups 10+: £11.25 Tues 4 - Sat 8 Sept

Auditorium: Main Stage Evenings: 7.30pm

Flashdance - The Musical returns to the UK for the first time since 2011 starring Strictly Come Dancing champion Joanne Clifton as Alex Owens and A1 heart-throb and singer-songwriter Ben Adams as Nick Hurley.

Prepare to be blown away with an astonishing musical spectacle and phenomenal choreography to this iconic score, including the smash hits Maniac, Gloria, I Love Rock & Roll and the award-winning title track Flashdance - What a Feeling.

Age recommendation: 11+.

Matinees: Thurs 6 & Sat 8 Sept, 2pm

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Fri 7 Sept, 7.30pm

Sat 8 Sept, 2pm

Auditorium: Main Stage

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Tues 25 - Sat 29 Sept

Following its smash-hit runs in London’s West End, Bill Kenwright’s production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita and is set to thrill audiences once again across the UK. Telling the story of Eva Peron, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Peron, Evita follows Eva’s journey from humble beginnings through to extraordinary wealth, power and iconic status which ultimately led to her be heralded as the ‘spiritual leader of the nation’ by the Argentine people.

Auditorium: Main Stage

With more than 20 major awards to its credit, and the Oscar-winning film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas, and featuring some of the most iconic songs in musical theatre including Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, On This Night of a Thousand Stars,You Must Love Me and Another Suitcase in Another Hall, this smash-hit show truly promises to be the theatrical event of the year.

“Monumental”

HHHH Sunday Express

Evening: 7.30pm Matinees: Weds 26, Thurs 27 & Sat 29 Sept, 2pm

Fri 28 Sept, 7.30pm Sat 29 Sept, 2pm

Early Bird Tickets: From £29.75 to £41.75 Concessions: From £24.75 to £39.75

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Jamie Wilson, Entertainment One, Ramin Sabi and Belgrade Theatre present the Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of

Tues 23 - Sun 28 Oct

A major new musical adaptation of everyone’s favourite festive film, Nativity! is returning home to Coventry this October!

Written and directed by Debbie Isitt, the creator of the films, Nativity! The Musical is the smash-hit, stage adaptation of the much-loved Christmas movie, famously filmed on location here in Coventry.

Every child in every school has one Christmas wish, to star in a Nativity, and at St Bernadette’s School they’re attempting to mount a musical version! Only trouble is teacher Mr Maddens has promised that a Hollywood producer is coming to see the show to turn it into a film.

Auditorium: Main Stage

Join him, his teaching assistant the crazy Mr Poppy, hilarious children and a whole lot of sparkle and shine as they struggle to make everyone’s Christmas wish come true.

Feel-good, funny and full of yuletide joy, Nativity! The Musical features all of the favourite sing-along hits from the films including Sparkle and Shine, Nazareth, One Night One Moment, She’s the Brightest Star and a whole host of new songs filled with the spirit of Christmas!

It’s the perfect feel-good comedy for all the family, so join us ahead of next Christmas for some MAYHEM in Bethlehem!

Tues 23 Oct: 7pm • Thurs 25 - Sat 27 Oct: 2pm & 7pm No performance on Weds 24 Oct • Sun 28 Oct: 1pm & 5pm

Thurs 25 Oct, 2pm Thurs 25 Oct, 7pm

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Other Events

at the Belgrade

Weds 28 - Sat 31 Mar

Evenings: 7.15pm

THE GANG SHOW Since 1961 Scouts from across Coventry have been presenting their annual Gang Show. This year’s show, which promises to be spectacular, brings together Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Network members and Leaders from across the city.

The show includes an abundance of comedy sketches, music from West End shows old and new and songs from the charts.

The Gang promises you a fantastic evening of entertainment for all the family. This is the Gang’s 58th year performing in Coventry, and the shows just get better and better.

Be sure to come along and experience a night that you will never forget.

www.coventrygangshow.co.uk

Matinee: Sat 31 Mar, 2.15pm

Adults: £15.75 Concessions: £10 Boxes: £63 (must be booked at box office)

Auditorium: Main Stage

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Thurs 24 - Sun 27 May

Matinees: 2.30pm

Evenings: 7.30pm

Annie is one of the best-loved musicals of all time and has now become a worldwide sensation.

The musical is based on Little Orphan Annie, the popular comic strip by Harold Gray.

Set in 1930’s New York during the Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she’s chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks.

Meanwhile, spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search for her true family.

With its Tony Award-winning book and score, including the unforgettable songs It’s a Hard-Knock Life, Easy Street and Tomorrow, this is a show not to be missed.

Tickets: From £17.20 to £22.20 Concessions: From £15.20 to £20.20 Schools: £7.50 (Thurs 24 & Fri 25 May, 2.30pm) Tues 22 & Weds 23 May

TaPP presents

New ventures in theatre-making Auditorium: B2

Mon 25 - Weds 27 June

SUMMER SHOWCASE 2018

Auditorium: Main Stage

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Auditorium: Main Stage Evening: 8pm

Following the success of previous Coventry University graduate companies, Noctium (The Country Doctor and Hymns For Robots) and The Fabularium (Reynard the Fox), come and experience the bold, brave and exciting creativity of Coventry University’s BA Theatre & Professional Practice (TaPP) graduates as they blast off from the degree programme.

Tickets: £5 Concessions: £4

Evening: 7pm

The Coventry Music Education Hub is proud to present this year’s Summer Showcase, celebrating some of the city’s finest young musical talent. Featuring city-wide ensembles run by Coventry Music and other Hub Partners, as well as sharing some exciting projects from Coventry schools, this will be a mesmerising and memorable week for performers and audiences!

Tickets: £5

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Fri 29 & Sat 30 June

Auditorium: Main Stage

Mon 2 - Thurs 5 July Highly Sprung present

The Physical Fellowship 2018 Auditorium: B2

Fri 13 & Sat 14 July

2018

Auditorium: Main Stage

Evenings: 7pm

Freeman Dance returns to the Belgrade Theatre following a run of sell-out shows with all-new choreography, costumes and performances. The FD Summer Show 2018 features the city’s most promising up-and-coming dancers with spectacular performances in everything from Street to Ballet, Tap to Acro and Irish to Musical Theatre. www.freemandance.co.uk Tickets: £13.50 Concessions: £11.50 Evenings: 7pm

The UK's only Physical Theatre Festival exclusively for young people.

Commemorating 100 years since the end of WWI this year’s theme, Resolution, explores peace, reconciliation and the prevention of conflict. Four nights of inspiring, original devised physical theatre by young people, including a headline performance of PALs by Sprungsters.

Tickets: £11.75 Evenings: 7pm

Celtica Dance School are back with their 2018 extravaganza 8th charity show, starring performers aged 4 to 40+.

Imaginative choreography and dazzling costume combines Irish dance & music in a fantastic evening of entertainment!

Tickets on sale from 01/02/18.

Tickets: £15.75

Your Secure Data

New data protection regulations (GDPR) come into force in May 2018. The Belgrade has always taken care to keep customer information secure and will continue to do so, however these new regulations are an opportunity for us to update our database and refresh our Privacy Policy.

Look out for further information from us shortly or check the link to our Privacy Policy at the top right of www.belgrade.co.uk

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Community & Education

Take Part

Here at the Belgrade Theatre we run a wide range of drama and theatre-related activities for all ages, throughout the year.

Many of these activities are free, and develop confidence, communication and teamwork skills. They are also a great way to meet new people!

Working with partners across the city and region, we deliver one-off and longer term projects, offering opportunities to act, write, devise and get involved backstage. We also have an exciting programme of workshops, CPD training and engagement activities for schools.

For more information about how you, your organisation or your school could get involved, please call us on 024 7684 6741 or email communityadmin@belgrade.co.uk Belgrade LifeStage

The Belgrade Theatre offers a unique enrichment and work related learning programme for students aged 14 - 16 years.

In consultation with local teachers and Coventry City Council, we have designed three new short course qualifications for learners aged 14+. The programme uses the Belgrade’s expertise in teaching through drama to deliver a range of subjects that help to increase learners’ employability and confidence, fitting with today’s industry needs. Divided into three courses, awarded by the Open College Network West Midlands, each course is delivered weekly at the Belgrade Theatre by experienced practitioners where learners have access to professional performance facilities, and free or discounted tickets to Belgrade Theatre shows.

Designed to offer schools flexibility; learners can be referred for one or two terms, or the entire academic year, choosing those courses which best suit their needs and interests. We can also deliver these qualifications in school settings, on a more bespoke basis; please do get in touch if this is of interest.

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STRETCH YOUR

CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION IMPROVE CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

YOUTH

ng aCcLtAi SSES Saturdays 8-11 years: 10.15am-11.45am 11-16 years: 12noon-1.30pm

Weekly during term time

Holiday camps

ENTERTAIN

THE KIDS DURING THE

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Suitable for ages: 8-13 For more information, prices or to book, visit www.belgrade.co.uk/actingclasses or call Box Office on 024 7655 3055

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Support Us

The Belgrade Theatre Trust is a registered charity (number 219163).

This means that all the money given, raised or earned is not distributed as profit but kept and reinvested in the work that we do - so that we can continue to develop our artistic and educational work and remain central to the communities that we serve.

In addition to supporting this work by watching shows, attending workshops, visiting the café, or relaxing in one of our foyers, you can:

Make a one-off or regular donation

Support an area of our work

Experience more and become a My Belgrade+ Member

Become a Producers’ Circle Member

Celebrate the Belgrade’s 60th Birthday

The theatre was officially opened, by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent, on 27 March 1958 and, since then, has become a much loved and valuable part of Coventry and its wider community.

To play your part in enriching communities and changing people’s lives for the better, for the next 60 years, you may wish to:

n Sponsor A Watch and have

your name on an auditorium seat and a piece of artwork in the foyer, for 10 years

n attend our Quiz (in March);

and/or our 60th Birthday Gala (in September) - more details available on our website at www.belgrade.co.uk/support-us

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Corporate Support The Directors’ Club is the Belgrade Theatre’s corporate membership scheme and helps to put businesses centre stage.

Members not only benefit from ticket discounts, competitive hire/hospitality rates and networking opportunities, but also receive invitations to a range of events - such as VIP performances of selected shows.

Performance and Production Partners (sponsors) play a significant role in enabling us to continue to develop our artistic and educational work and remain central to the communities that we serve. With their valued support, we are able to continue to: produce and present a varied and exciting programme of productions, offer community and educational activities and theatre groups, and remain a valued and wellloved part of the city and wider region for many years.

The Belgrade Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support of:

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Access

For full details of our Access information please see our Access Guide, which is available on the website or from Box Office.

Captioned Performances - Captions convert the spoken word into visible text and are produced by a display unit installed on or near the stage and are delivered by an accredited captioner. These may be particularly helpful if you are hard of hearing.

Audio Described Performances - Many of our productions are audio described. Headsets for the description are available from the merchandise counter and may be reserved at Box Office at the time of booking.

These may be particularly helpful if you are hard of hearing or have difficulty seeing the action on stage.

Some of our productions are Sign Language Interpreted. Please ask about Hearing and Guide Dog spaces when booking.

A Touch Tour is available for our pantomime.

Accessible Seats - In the Main Stage we have up to ten accessible seats, some of which are accessible to wheelchair users. Please speak to Box Office when booking. In B2 there is space for two wheelchair users on the ground floor.

Lift Access - All public areas are accessible by lifts, which can be found next to the CafĂŠ Bar for the Main Stage, and near the B2 bar opposite Box Office for B2.

An infra-red hearing system is installed in both auditoria. Receivers (for use with hearing aids) and headsets (no hearing aid necessary), are available from the merchandise counter and may be reserved at Box Office at the time of booking.

A drop-off point for people with limited mobility is available via Upper Well Street at the top of Belgrade Square. The point is clearly signposted and is approx 20m from the B2 entrance.

Parking is not permitted at this point. See photo on our website.

Accessible toilets are available on main levels.

When booking please notify the Box Office of any specific access needs. This information is continually reviewed. Please check the website for updates.

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Discounted Tickets

We offer the following discounts on our tickets:

Online: Select your own seats and get cheaper tickets when you book online at www.belgrade.co.uk 20% off Multi-purchase Offer: Get 20% off the total cost of your full price tickets when you book an equivalent number of tickets for two or more participating shows at the same time.

Groups: Unless stated otherwise groups of 11+, £2.50 off; groups of 40+, £3 off and groups of 60+, £3.50 off standard and premium seat tickets. Only applies to full price tickets and minimum price applies. Group tickets must be booked via Box Office.

Schools Tickets are available for certain performances. Check show information for details. Prices vary.

One teacher goes free for every 10 pupils booked.

Student Discount is £2 and is available to anyone with a valid NUS card.

Young Person’s Discount is £2 unless otherwise stated and is available to anyone aged over 18 and under 26 years of age.

Over 18 and Under 26? Limited tickets to selected shows are FREE. Look out for the logo and check our website for details.

Bookable from 23.01.18.

Senior Citizens in receipt of a state pension, £2 off all tickets.

Coventry Passport to Leisure holders: Up to £5 off most shows unless otherwise stated.

Unemployed: Up to £5 off most shows unless otherwise stated.

Disabled Patrons: £2 off. Patrons booking a Wheelchair space are entitled to one free companion ticket – no proof of disability status is required. We also offer one free ticket for the companion of a customer who is unable to attend an event unaccompanied due to a disability but is not a wheelchair user. Disabled patrons are offered either up to £2 off or a free companion ticket if required.

The disabled patron will be asked to produce one of the following as validation of status, either upon booking or when collecting the tickets: n A letter confirming receipt of

Disability Living Allowance.

n A Local Authority Mobility

Card/Pass.

n A Disabled Person’s Railcard. n Local Authority Registration

Cards for Visual Impairments or certificate.

n A relevant Doctor’s note

(valid for 6 months).

Child (Under 19) Discount: Available for most shows at £5 off unless otherwise stated.

Lap Seats for under 2s: £3.50

Tickets sold over the phone or at box office include a £1 booking fee.

Only one discount applies per ticket. These discounts apply except where a different rate is stated in the show details. Proof of eligibility is required for all discounts.There is a minimum discounted ticket price of £10. Only Disabled Patrons’ discounts are available on Saturday evenings.

Tickets are non-refundable but exchanges can be made for the same show at £2.50 per ticket and subject to availability.

Terms and conditions apply, see website for details.

The Belgrade reserves the right to alter discounts and prices at any time.

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B EL GRADE C AF É E AT. D R I N K . R E L A X .

Our food and drink offer is now run directly by the Belgrade, a registered charity, which means that every £ you spend in our café and bars goes towards supporting the work that we do. Whether you’re seeing a show or just dropping by, the Belgrade offers the perfect atmosphere in which to relax and enjoy a high-quality range of food and drinks.

BELGRADE CAFÉ We are excited to be developing a new range of food and drink offerings – fresh, creative and where practical, sourced from local suppliers. Please drop by to sample what we have on offer and let us know what you think.

A warm welcome awaits and a delicious array for all ages, including a salad bar, soups, tempting cakes, tea and coffee, a hot dish of the day and a selection of soft drinks, milkshakes and smoothies. A range of gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options are also available.

AFTERNOON TEA served daily from 12noon to 5.30pm We offer a delicious Cream Tea for £9.50 (for 2 people).

Full Afternoon Tea is available from £17.50 (for 2 people) or £25 including Prosecco.

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P R E - O R D E R YO U R I N T E RVA L D R I N K S Don’t forget to pre-order your interval drinks at one of our three bars upon arrival and beat the queues.

OPENING TIMES Non-performance nights: Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm Performance Nights: Monday to Saturday 10am till late

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Diary continued from back page

Saturday Kids Club Just An Ordinary Lawyer The Leftovers Silver Screen: Oklahoma More Best of Barmy Britain Mountains - The Dreams of Lily Kwok Saturday Kids Club Sunshine on Leith The Case of the Frightened Lady The Bee Project Saturday Kids Club The Tempest Whisky Galore Midday Variety Bob Brolly and Friends Desi Central Comedy Club The Johnny Cash Roadshow ABBA Mania Saturday Kids Club Walk Like A Man Unforgettable - A Nat King Cole Tribute Teletubbies Live!

The Drifters Frankly Sinatra The Dreamboys Cirque Berserk!

Peppa Pig's Adventure Flashdance - The Musical Evita Nativity! The Musical

How to Book

Sat 19 May Sat 19 May Thurs 24 - Sat 26 May Tues 29 May Weds 30 May - Sat 2 June Weds 30 May - Sat 2 June Sat 2 June Tues 5 - Sat 9 June Tues 12 - Sat 16 June Thurs 14 - Sat 16 June Sat 16 June Tues 19 - Thurs 21 June Weds 20 - Sat 23 June Fri 22 June

Free £15.50 £13 & £15.50 £15 Kids from £14.25 £13 & £15.50 Free £15.75 to £27.75 £22.75 to £34.75 £14.25 Free £15.50 £15.75 to £27.75 £14.50

Weds 18 & Thurs 19 July Fri 20 July Sat 21 July Weds 25 July Thurs 26 - Sat 28 July Tues 28 & Weds 29 Aug Tues 4 - Sat 8 Sept Tues 25 - Sat 29 Sept Tues 23 - Sun 28 Oct

£17 £24.50 £27 £27 to £32 £16.75 - £30.75 Kids £16 £27.75 - £39.75 £29.75 - £41.75 From £36.25

Mon 25 June Thurs 5 July Fri 6 July Sat 7 July Sat 7 July Weds 11 July

Online: www.belgrade.co.uk Box Office: 024 7655 3055 Email: boxoffice@belgrade.co.uk

£12.50 £24.50 £27 Free £24.50 £24.50

SAVE £s BOOK ONLINE

Book online at our website www.belgrade.co.uk. Tickets are cheaper to buy online and you can choose your own seat. You can book via the Box Office in person or by phone on 024 7655 3055. Box Office opening times: 10am to 15 minutes after the last show has started. Phone lines are open from 10.30am until up to an hour before the evening show starts. When there are no evening performances, Box Office closes at 5.30pm (4pm on Mondays). Check online for details.

How to Find Us

Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry CV1 1GS

We’re right in the centre of Coventry, off Corporation Street, within walking distance of the bus depot (10 minutes) and train station (15 minutes).

Parking is available next to the theatre in the Belgrade Plaza - NCP car park, which can be accessed directly from Junction 9 of the ring road. For Sat Navs enter CV1 4AJ but please note this does not provide direct access to the car park; access is only found via the slip road at Junction 9.

To avoid queues at the machines you can make a contactless card payment at the exit barrier.

See our website for more details.

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Diary - Spring/Summer 2018

Show Saturday Kids Club The Magic of Motown Swinging at the Cotton Club The Best of Wham!

The Story of Guitar Heroes Beautiful Noise The Neil Diamond Story The Elvis Years Some Guys Have All The Luck Totally Tina Saturday Kids Club Kast Off Kinks The Sound of Music Silver Screen: South Pacific Black Men Walking Son of a Preacher Man A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer Saturday Kids Club Awful Auntie Desi Central Comedy Club Monty Python's Spamalot Thriller Live Silver Screen: Some Like It Hot Mindgame Midday Variety - Seaside Special Saturday Kids Club The Play That Goes Wrong Red Riding Hood and the Wolf Dear Zoo Saturday Kids Club The Twisted Tale of Hansel and Gretel What the Ladybird Heard Easter Bunny's Eggs Factor The Sensational 60s Experience Silver Screen:The King & I Seven Drunken Nights The Story of the Dubliners Noel Coward's Private Lives Saturday Kids Club Midday Variety The Magic of Music Hall The Game of Love and Chai Great Expectations Saturday Kids Club Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers The Magic Flute Desi Central Comedy Club Masters of the House Sing the Musicals Back to Bacharach Castaways Roy Orbision and the Traveling Wilburys Experience

Date Sat 20 Jan Sat 20 Jan Thurs 25 Jan Fri 26 Jan Sat 27 Jan Tues 30 Jan

Price Free £29.75 £24.50 £24.50 £24.50 £24.50

Sat 17 Feb Tues 20 - Sat 24 Feb Mon 26 Feb Tues 27 Feb - Sat 3 Mar Tues 6 - Sat 10 Mar Weds 7 Mar Weds 14 - Sat 17 Mar Fri 16 Mar Sat 17 Mar Mon 19 - Sat 24 Mar Tues 3 - Thurs 5 Apr Fri 6 & Sat 7 Apr Sat 7 Apr Weds 11 & Thurs 12 Apr

Free Kids from £16.25 £12.50 & £15 £27.75 to £39.75 £22.50 to £33.50 £15 £15.75 to £27.75 £14.50 Free £24.25 to £32.75 Kids £9.25 Kids £15.25 Free Kids £11.50

Weds 31 Jan Thurs 1 Feb Fri 2 Feb Sat 3 Feb Sat 3 Feb Tues 6 - Sat 10 Feb Tues 6 Feb Weds 7 - Sat 10 Feb Tues 13 - Sat 17 Feb Weds 14 - Sat 17 Feb

Fri 13 & Sat 14 Apr Fri 13 & Sat 14 Apr Tues 17 Apr Tues 17 Apr Weds 18 Apr

£24.50 £27 £24.50 Free £24.50 £33.75 to £41.75 £15 £13 & £15.50 £27.75 to £39.75 £15.75 & £20.75

Kids £13.25 Kids £11.50 £27 £15 £24.50

Thurs 19 - Sat 21 Apr Sat 21 Apr Mon 23 Apr

£19.75 to £27.75 Free £14.50

Thurs 17 May Thurs 17 & Fri 18 May Fri 18 May

£24.50 £14.25 £24.50

Tues 24 - Sat 28 Apr Weds 2 - Sat 5 May Sat 5 May Thurs 10 May Sat 12 May Mon 14 May Weds 16 May

Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry CV1 1GS

£13 & £15.50 £15.75 to £27.75 Free £24.50 £24.50 £12.50 £24.50