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‘The superbly renovated Chichester Festival Theatre simply seems like a better version of its former self’ DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘A splendidly enhanced version of its old self. Seems to wrap you in a more compelling embrace around the epic stage’ INDEPENDENT
‘Handsomely refurbished’ GUARDIAN
‘Gloriously renewed and reopened for business’ EVENING STANDARD
WELCOME to our 2015 season. This is an exciting year for us as it marks the first full one in our new Festival Theatre following its £22 million refurbishment. We are now firmly settled into our renewed spaces and benefiting hugely from the improved facilities. There could not be a more thrilling and ambitious production with which to launch the season than Alan Ayckbourn’s legendary boating comedy, Way Upstream. For this we will be transforming the Festival Theatre stage into a river, complete with a life-size boat. More memories will be made when we present two musicals, the celebrated Mack & Mabel and a new stage version of A Damsel in Distress. These major productions reinforce the Festival Theatre’s status as one of the best stages in the country. The Young Chekhov season offers, for the first time ever, the chance to see the master playwright’s first three plays, Platonov, Ivanov and The Seagull, in repertoire with one ensemble of actors. The plays can be enjoyed individually but seen together you will witness the birth of a genius, and the evolution of the dramatic voice that changed the course of theatre history. Other highlights include Willy Russell’s classic comedy, Educating Rita, and three outstanding modern dramas, Jeremy Sams’s translation of Jean Anouilh’s The Rehearsal, W. Somerset Maugham’s For Services Rendered and Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness. This year we also celebrate Chichester Festival Youth Theatre’s 30th anniversary. Over the years CFYT has introduced thousands of young people to theatre, and created spectacular entertainment. To mark this achievement we present our most ambitious production yet. Running Wild, adapted from Michael Morpurgo’s novel, will be performed at Cass Sculpture Foundation, and promises to be a theatrically inventive and visually stunning experience. Finally, thank you for all the support you have given us to restore and renew our much-loved theatre. We are confident that 2015 will be one of the most important seasons ever at Chichester and look forward to welcoming you during the year ahead. Jonathan Church Artistic Director Alan Finch Executive Director
SARAH PARISH
FESTIVAL THEATRE 23 April 16 May Director Nadia Fall Designer Ben Stones Lighting Designer Tim Mitchell Sound Designer Fergus O’Hare Casting Director Gabrielle Dawes
by ALAN
AYCKBOURN
‘Boats are a society in miniature. Everyone has a role, everyone has a function.’ Four old friends, one cruising boat, two weeks off work, and the perfect setting of the beautiful River Orb. What could possibly go wrong? But even before the ignition key is turned, the outlook is not completely calm. Emma is worried about her onboard safety, captain Keith and his shipmate Alistair have trouble brewing back at their novelty goods business, and sun seeker June is far from happy with the standard of the accommodation. Waters get even choppier when the troubled crew bump into enigmatic seadog Vince, and his bohemian twitcher friend, Fleur. When they invite Vince on board, to hear tales of his remarkable seafaring adventures, relationships between these mismatched shipmates are about to become decidedly rocky. Way Upstream will see the Festival Theatre stage transformed into a river, complete with life-size boat, for an hilarious and searing exposé of the murky depths that lie beneath the glittering surfaces of friendship, love, desire and power. Nadia Fall makes her directorial debut at Chichester having recently directed Dara and Home at the National Theatre, and Hobson’s Choice at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Sarah Parish, well known from many television appearances including leading roles in Cutting It, Mistresses and W1A, makes her Chichester debut as June.
EVENTS Theatre Day Pre- & Post-Show Talks Sponsored by Genesis Zero C Supported by Way Upstream Commissioning Circle
by JEAN
ANOUILH Translated by JEREMY SAMS ‘You can’t have a production of brilliance without the odd nervous breakdown.’ The Count, better known as Tiger, is famous for his spectacular parties. In three days’ time, in his elegant French chaˆ teau, his guests are to be treated to an evening of amateur dramatics, complete with lavish Louis XV costumes. The glamorous cast includes Tiger’s mistress, his wife, her lover, and Lucile, the beautiful young governess who looks after the chaˆ teau’s twelve resident orphans. But as soon as rehearsals begin it’s clear that this eighteenthcentury play will unleash just as much passion, shock and intrigue off stage as it will on. Soon it’s hard to know when the scheming twentieth-century cast are acting and when they’re not. Written in 1950, Anouilh’s savagely funny and devilishly clever comedy is a searing exposure of the characters we adopt, the truths we conceal and the secret roles we most passionately
MINERVA THEATRE 8 May 6 June Director Jeremy Sams Designer William Dudley Lighting Designer Tim Mitchell Sound Designer Fergus O’Hare Casting Director Gabrielle Dawes
want to play. At its heart is a profound question: what is performance, and why do we need it? Beginning in 1966 with The Fighting Cock, Chichester has an impressive tradition of bringing the great works of legendary playwright Jean Anouilh to the British stage with productions including Dear Antoine (1971), Eurydice (1990), Wild Orchids (2002) and The Waltz of the Toreadors (2007). This twentieth-century classic is presented in a celebrated translation by Jeremy Sams who also directs. One of the key translators of European drama, Sams is also a highly respected director with credits including The Sound of Music in the West End and Noises Off at the National Theatre, and The Water Babies at Chichester (2003).
EVENTS Pre- & Post-Show Talks Sponsored by Conciair Supported by The Rehearsal Commissioning Circle
FESTIVAL THEATRE 30 May 27 June Director and Choreographer Rob Ashford Designer Christopher Oram Musical Supervisor David Chase Musical Director Alan Williams
Music and Lyrics by
Orchestrator Bill Elliott
GEORGE GERSHWIN and IRA GERSHWIN
Lighting Designer Howard Harrison
Book by
Sound Designer Paul Groothuis
JEREMY SAMS and ROBERT HUDSON Based on the novel by
P.G. WODEHOUSE and the play by P.G. WODEHOUSE and IAN HAY
Casting Directors Gabrielle Dawes & James Orange
‘Those guys told me angels were coming and sure enough, even in foggy old London town, miracles can happen.’ George is an American composer working at the Savoy Theatre in London. Maud is the thoroughly English Lady Marshmoreton, a beautiful socialite who lives in a castle with a ha-ha and a drawbridge. They really shouldn’t have met because George needs to complete his musical and Maud needs to marry most urgently, and already has someone totally unsuitable in mind. Luckily Maud’s fierce aunt, Lady Caroline, has a solution – she’s going to lock her lusty charge in the tower. Uplifting and wildly funny, this musical comedy is a tribute to English love with all its eccentricities. Based on a novel by P.G. Wodehouse, with songs by George and Ira Gershwin, A Damsel in Distress is well-known from the popular 1937 comedy film. This new stage musical is directed by the celebrated American director and choreographer, Rob Ashford, whose many accolades include a Tony Award, Olivier Award, Emmy Award, Drama Desk Award and Critics’ Circle Award. His most recent hits include the 2012 revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Scarlett Johansson, and Macbeth for the Manchester International Festival in 2013 with Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston.
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EVENTS Everyone Can Sing! Weekend Workshop Pre- & Post-Show Talks Sponsored by Covers Jackson-Stops & Staff Oldham Seals Group Reynolds Fine Furniture Supported by A Damsel in Distress Commissioning Circle
LENNY HENRY LASHANA LYNCH
MINERVA THEATRE 18 June 25 July Director Michael Buffong Designer Ellen Cairns Lighting Designer Johanna Town
by WILLY
RUSSELL
‘But if you wanna change y’ have to do it from the inside, don’t y’?’ World-weary lecturer, Frank, has never met anyone like plain-speaking hairdresser Rita - until the Open University brings them together. Frank knows plenty. He can tell Rita that Yeats isn’t only a wine lodge, and that there’s a difference between Jane Austen and Ethel Austin. He can explain in detail why Chekhov is a comic genius. But he doesn’t know that learning can be dangerous and addictive. As Rita grows in confidence and ability, Frank begins to fear that her desire for academic knowledge might bury the fascinating, fresh woman who has brought him back to life. Willy Russell’s comic masterpiece has entertained audiences around the globe since it premiered in 1980, and went on to become an award-winning film. Michael Buffong is the acclaimed Artistic Director of Talawa Theatre Company, where his recent work includes All My Sons and Moon on a Rainbow Shawl. Lenny Henry makes his Chichester debut as Frank. His theatre credits include The Comedy of Errors at the National Theatre and award-winning performances in West End productions of Fences and Othello. Also making her Chichester debut is Lashana Lynch playing Rita. Her recent credits include Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre’s The Shed.
EVENTS Youth Get In! Creative Careers Day Schools’ Theatre Day Pre- & Post-Show Talks Sponsored by ITD Consultants Supported by Educating Rita Commissioning Circle
Music and Lyrics by
Book by
JERRY HERMAN
MICHAEL STEWART
Book revised by
FRANCINE PASCAL
MICHAEL BALL
FESTIVAL THEATRE 13 July 5 September Director Jonathan Church Designer Robert Jones Choreographer Stephen Mear Musical Director Robert Scott
‘We had some guts and some luck But we were just makin’ a buck Movies were movies were movies when I ran the show!’ Not long ago, and without saying a word, a group of pioneering film-makers changed the world. Helped by heroes in capes, and girls tied to the tracks, they made stars out of street kids, and riches from rags.
Lighting Designer Howard Harrison Sound Designer Paul Groothuis Casting Director Charlotte Sutton
But for writer, director, producer and owner of Keystone Motion Picture Studios Mack Sennett, forging a film is the easy part - compared to working, and falling in love, with a stunning one-off like Mabel. This dazzling musical comedy is both a poignant love story and a riveting tribute to the grit and glamour of the era of silent movies. Based on the true romance between Hollywood legends Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, Mack & Mabel received eight Tony Award nominations when it opened on Broadway in 1974. Music and lyrics are by Jerry Herman (La Cage aux Folles) and the book by Michael Stewart (Barnum, 42nd Street), the multi award-winning team behind the classic Broadway musical Hello, Dolly! This thrilling tale of trailblazers and stars is widely admired for its outstanding score including hits I Won’t Send Roses and Time Heals Everything. Olivier Award-winner Michael Ball returns to Chichester to play Mack Sennett, following his celebrated performance in Sweeney Todd (2011). His other recent credits include the BBC drama That Day We Sang and Hairspray in the West End and on tour. Artistic Director Jonathan Church’s most recent musical hits for Chichester include the award-winning Singin’ in the Rain (2011).
EVENTS Silent Symphony Michael Meets Kate Theatre Day Weekend Workshop Pre- & Post-Show Talks Sponsored by Conquest Fine Bespoke Furniture Harwoods Group Henry Adams Seaward Properties Supported by Mack & Mabel Commissioning Circle
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MINERVA THEATRE 31 July 5 September Director Howard Davies Designer William Dudley Lighting Designer Mark Henderson Sound Designer Mike Walker Casting Directors Gemma Hancock & Sam Stevenson
SOMERSET MAUGHAM
‘He may have been a very good naval officer. He was a very poor business man. That’s all there is to it.’ For men long returned from World War One, life is still changed forever. Some are struggling with life-changing injuries, while others are fighting to adapt to a vastly altered working world. It is a place these former heroes have not been prepared for, and where debt, redundancy and depression form a constant threat. Life for the women around these returned fighters is just as troubled. Husbands are now hard to find, and, for those desperate for children and family, any man can seem better than none. But this is a solution with troubling, life-long consequences. This engrossing drama is one of W. Somerset Maugham’s greatest plays. Written in 1932 it confronts with style and honesty the unspoken consequences of war, loss and trauma on one ordinary English family. Director Howard Davies’s many acclaimed productions for the RSC, the National Theatre, in the West End and on Broadway, have won him numerous Best Director Awards. In 2009 he made his debut at Chichester with The House of Special Purpose in the Minerva Theatre.
EVENTS The Legacy of Conflict Return to Sender Schools’ Theatre Day Pre- & Post-Show Talks Sponsored by SieMatic Supported by For Services Rendered Commissioning Circle
DAVID HAIG
MINERVA THEATRE 10 September 10 October Director Michael Attenborough Designer Robert Jones Lighting Designer Neil Austin
by FRANK
McGUINNESS
‘We are in a decidedly perilous position, to put it mildly.’ Adam, an American doctor, Edward, an Irish journalist, and Michael, an English academic, have little to unite them beyond being human in the same small space. Yet somehow, together, they determine to ward off madness and forestall despair. Somewhere lurk their unseen captors yet, in the cell, there are stories of adventure and love, there is song and laughter, and even a surge of writing, cocktail-drinking and movie-making. Based on the experiences of those taken hostage in Lebanon in the 1980s, Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me is playwright Frank McGuinness’s hymn to the defiant power of the human spirit and the creative imagination. First staged at Hampstead Theatre in 1992, it transferred to the West End before going on to win the 1993 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Foreign Play. Director Michael Attenborough makes his Chichester debut. Whilst Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre between 2002 and 2013, his award-winning productions included Measure for Measure and David Eldridge’s The Knot of the Heart. From 1996 to 2002 he was Principal Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. David Haig returns to Chichester to play Michael, following his appearance in Festival 2014’s highly acclaimed Pressure, which he also wrote.
EVENTS Crisis Talks Pre- & Post-Show Talks Sponsored by Bishops Printers Supported by Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me Commissioning Circle
YOUNG CHEKHOV THE BIRTH OF A GENIUS
Anton Chekhov is one of the undisputed masters of world drama. He is usually thought to hide himself behind his characters and stories, keeping his own personality well off-stage. But when he was young he wrote three plays, Platonov, Ivanov and The Seagull, which, with their thrilling sunbursts of youthful anger and romanticism, reveal a very different playwright from the one known by his mature, more familiar work. Now the Young Chekhov season brings these three blazing dramas together to offer audiences the chance for the first time ever to explore the birth of a revolutionary dramatic voice. The plays show a playwright freeing himself from the constraints of nineteenth-century melodrama and herald the shift into the twentieth century, and the birth of the modern stage. Young Chekhov promises to be an extraordinary event. Performed by one ensemble of actors, each play can be seen as a single performance or they can be enjoyed as one event, either over different days or as one intense theatrical experience on trilogy days. Anna Chancellor, James McArdle and Samuel West return to Chichester to lead a distinguished 22-strong ensemble. Anna Chancellor was last seen at Chichester in South Downs/ The Browning Version (2011) and Private Lives (2012), while James McArdle last appeared in A Month in the Country (2010) and more recently played King James I in The James Plays (Edinburgh Festival, National Theatre). Samuel West was last at Chichester in Doctor Faustus (2004) and Enron (2009). David Hare is a playwright and film-maker, whose work has been staged to huge acclaim around the world. Previous work at Chichester includes South Downs (2011). Director Jonathan Kent has worked on many celebrated and ground-breaking productions across theatre and opera. His most recent work at Chichester includes Gypsy (2014) and Private Lives (2012).
ANNA JAMES SAMUEL CHANCELLOR McARDLE WEST
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CHEKHOV in new versions by DAVID HARE
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FESTIVAL THEATRE 28 September 14 November Russian schoolteacher, Mikhail Platonov, has a problem, one he has lived with all his life - he’s irresistible to women. Alongside the attentions of his home-loving wife, Sasha, he must also attend to the racing pulses of Maria Grekova, a young chemistry student, Sofya Yegorovna, a married acquaintance from his past, and most dangerously of all, one of Chekhov’s greatest creations, Anna Petrovna, a formidably intelligent widow. If that wasn’t enough, he’s broke, in debt, and about to lose his home. For the sanity of everyone, and the stability of society, something must be done about Platonov. Set in the blazing heat of the middle of nowhere, complete with criminals who live in the forest and a runaway train, this freewheeling comedy is a cry of defiance at the adult traps of conventionality and moral hypocrisy.
Director Jonathan Kent Set Designer Tom Pye Costume Designer Emma Ryott Lighting Designer Mark Henderson Sound Designer Paul Groothuis Casting Director Maggie Lunn
Nikolai Ivanov, a regional councillor and landowner, has tried to live his life in a bold new way, taking risks in everything from business to romance. Now his estate is failing, his wife is dangerously ill and he’s up to his neck in debt. To cap it all, he’s surrounded by malicious gossip. Against his better judgment he sees an irresistible opportunity, in the adoring form of Sasha Lebedev, daughter of the Chairman of the local council. She offers her devotion, youth and beauty, but also the considerable riches of her name. But can Ivanov survive the guilt and shame scandal would bring? Set in a remote backwater, this angry and outspoken play, streaked with satire, drink and anti-Semitism, is full of an outright passion Chekhov would soon forego in his later plays.
On a summer’s day in a makeshift theatre by a lake, a bold new play is to be performed. It is the work of a young, would-be playwright, Konstantin, who is searching for a new, more authentic dramatic form. The play stars his beautiful muse and neighbour, Nina. The assembled family audience includes his actress mother, Arkadina, who has just arrived from Moscow with the famous novelist, Trigorin. What happens during, and in the days immediately after, this play’s first performance will change not just the course of the summer, but the lives of everyone involved, for ever after. This masterly meditation on love and art is both comic and tragic, and marks the birth of the modern stage.
EVENTS Literary Lunch Swan Song Schools’ Theatre Day Pre- & Post-Show Talks Sponsored by Wiley The Seagull sponsored by De’Longhi Supported by Young Chekhov Commissioning Circle
CHICHESTER FESTIVAL YOUTH THEATRE
WORLD PREMIERE CASS SCULPTURE FOUNDATION 2 - 16 August Director Dale Rooks Puppetry Design and Directors Finn Caldwell & Toby Olié
by MICHAEL MORPURGO in a new adaptation by
SAMUEL ADAMSON
‘Mum and Dad would have loved this. Except... I’m here with you, Oona. Because… you’re who I need now. As long as I’m with you, I’m OK. Maybe one day you’ll carry me out of this jungle like you carried me in.’
Designer Andrew D Edwards Music Rod Paton
See p37 for booking details
Following the tragic death of his father, everyone is keen to help young Will. When his grandmother suggests an Indonesian holiday it’s a dream opportunity to encounter the elephants he adores and learn about his own heritage. No-one could foresee the world-changing events of Boxing Day 2004. Or the remarkable elephant who would carry Will deep into the jungle after the tsunami. But before he can allow the orangutans, monkeys, snakes and other animals to heal his wounds, he has to escape the hunters and their terrifying boss, the evil palm oil king, Mr Anthony. This thrilling and touching tale of healing and the power of nature is set in the magnificent landscape of Cass Sculpture Foundation, against the backdrop of monumental sculptures and dramatic settings. Directed by Dale Rooks, this promenade production captures the story through a montage of haunting soundscapes, jungle beats, chants and magnificent life-size puppetry by former War Horse puppeteers, Finn Caldwell and Toby Olié. Rooks’s previous credits include last year’s acclaimed The Hundred and One Dalmatians and the promenade production of Noah (2012). Caldwell and Olié’s most recent work includes The Light Princess and The Elephantom for the National Theatre. The audience will follow the production on foot through a variety of locations, including some steep and uneven ground. Suitable for children aged 7+
EVENTS Michael Morpurgo presents... Running Wild Beats Puppets Extraordinaire CFYT Open All Doors Sponsored by Kenwood Mercer University of Chichester Supported by Running Wild Commissioning Circle
EVENTS Encompassing talks, tours, performances and hands-on activities for all ages, our events provide extra insight to this year’s Festival. Look out for Family Friendly events with our FF symbol. LIVING WITH DEMENTIA FESTIVAL Monday 13 April - Sunday 7 June In association with Chichester Cultural Learning Partnership, our Learning, Education and Participation Department will produce a series of activities and events for people living with dementia. cft.org.uk/dementiafestival PLAY POD SIX Saturday 16 May, 11am Minerva Theatre A selection of short play readings written by aspiring young writers who have taken their inspiration from Festival 2015, guided by professional scriptwriter Joseph Wilde in partnership with New Writing South. Tickets £5 DAME JOAN PLOWRIGHT IN CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD DIGBY DAY Sunday 31 May, 3pm & Sunday 12 July, 3pm Minerva Theatre Dame Joan Plowright, one of British Theatre’s major figures, with a career lasting over 60 years, talks with director Richard Digby Day about her work and reflects on her life and experiences in film, television and, above all, theatre. Tickets £20 EVERYONE CAN SING! FF Saturday 13 June, 11am Festival Theatre Foyer, FREE Join musical director and vocal coach, Colin Billing, with his new choir as they perform a selection of special choral arrangements of Gershwin songs in the Festival Theatre Foyer. To find out how you can join Colin’s Choir. SELF-HELP: A NEW PLAY BY GREG MOSSE Saturday 20, Sunday 21 & Wednesday 24 June, 2pm St John’s Chapel, Chichester Self-Help is a comedy full of surprising twists about five young people who are trying to escape from living on the streets of London. Performed by members of Chichester Festival Youth Theatre. In association with the Festival of Chichester. Tickets £5
NOËL AND COLE WITH JOHN STANDING Sunday 28 June, 3pm Minerva Theatre John Standing first appeared at the Festival Theatre in 1966 and went on to star in some of the greatest plays in the West End and on Broadway. Join him as he sings some of the greatest American songbook classics. In association with the Festival of Chichester. Tickets £20 SILENT SYMPHONY FF Saturday 18 July, 11am Festival Theatre Foyer, FREE A short street art style promenade piece inspired by the era of silent movies and the glory days of the legendary Keystone Cops. Combining original music from young composer Alex Ayling, movement by choreographer Mark Smith and stories from CFT’s archive, Silent Symphony will be performed by an ensemble of young dancers.
FF MICHAEL MORPURGO PRESENTS… Saturday 1 August, 10.30am Festival Theatre Best-selling author of War Horse and Private Peaceful, Michael Morpurgo reads from and talks about his latest novel. Listen to the Moon is a compelling story of love and loss, of a family and community fractured by war, but also of the power of hope and the survival of the human spirit against the odds. Tickets £5
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RUNNING WILD BEATS Saturday 8 August, 11am Minerva Theatre Performed by distinguished and nationally acclaimed Fire Poet, Philip Wells and Tabla Maestro, Sirish Kumar with his genius drumming hands, this promises to be a riveting hour of improvised word-riffs, poetry and rhythm to spark your imagination and have you dancing in your seats! Tickets £5
MICHAEL MEETS KATE Friday 21 August, Post-Show Festival Theatre Following the performance of Mack & Mabel, join Kate Mosse as she talks to Michael Ball about his musical career, reflecting on his favourite roles and songs from the shows. Tickets £5 THE LEGACY OF CONFLICT: THE ONGOING AFTERMATH OF THE GREAT WAR Friday 4 September, 5.30pm Minerva Theatre 100 years after the end of hostilities the legacy of WW1 is still a divisive subject. A panel of experts discuss the ongoing cultural impact of the Great War through W. Somerset Maugham’s For Services Rendered. FREE but booking is essential
RETURN TO SENDER Saturday 19 September, 11am Minerva Theatre ‘I thought I would send this to you to see if you have forgotten me...’ Weaving together transcripts, postcards and stories from loved ones separated during WW1, these short scenes depict what history has to teach us, lest we forget... lest we return. Performed by CFYT members of Billingshurst Satellite Youth Theatre. Tickets £5
LITERARY LUNCH WITH DAVID HARE Friday 2 October, 12.30pm The Brasserie David Hare’s beguiling memoir The Blue Touch Paper will be published in October 2015. Enjoy lunch in The Brasserie before joining one of our greatest playwrights as he reads from and talks about this much anticipated memoir. Tickets £30 (includes two-course lunch with wine and coffee) CRISIS TALKS Friday 9 October, 5.30pm Minerva Theatre A panel of experts discuss a few of the many issues raised by Frank McGuiness’s Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me. FREE but booking is essential SWAN SONG Saturday 31 October, 11am Minerva Theatre Join us for a rehearsed reading of Anton Chekhov’s Swan Song. Originally adapted from one of his own stories, Swan Song made Chekhov’s reputation in the theatre in 1888. A vaudeville piece about an old actor and his prompter, it was written to be performed as a curtain raiser. Tickets £5
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THEATRE TOURS FF 9 May, 14 May (Living with Dementia Tour), 12 June (Access Tour), 20 June, 25 July, 22 August, 25 August (Touch Tour), 5 September, 23 October. All tours start 10.30am. Festival Theatre Explore our renewed Festival Theatre in a 60-minute tour that includes visits to our newly upgraded backstage areas. Tickets £5
PUPPETS EXTRAORDINAIRE FF Saturday 1 August, 2pm - 4pm Steven Pimlott Building Would you like an exciting opportunity to make and animate puppets? Come and work with the two extraordinary puppet directors from the team behind War Horse, Finn Caldwell and Toby Olié. It promises to be a fun workshop for families and anyone aged five and upwards. Tickets £5
THEATRE DAYS FF Way Upstream Thursday 7 May, 10.30am Mack & Mabel Wednesday 19 August, 10.30am Festival Theatre Join the technical crew and creative teams for a stimulating 90 minutes of insight, demonstration and discussion on the making of a production. Combine your Theatre Day ticket with the matinee performance for an immersive day at the Festival Theatre. Tickets £5
EVERYONE CAN SING IN COLIN’S CHOIR 10, 17, 31 May & 7 June, 2pm - 5pm Steven Pimlott Building Join musical director and vocal coach, Colin Billing, as he creates a choir from scratch to perform a selection of special choral arrangements of Gershwin songs. Take part in weekly workshops prior to a giving a performance in the Festival Theatre Foyer on 13 June (see p28). Ages 16+ £60 for 4 sessions and performance
PARKLAND TO PERFORMANCE CFT Touring Exhibition, FREE Pass It On, our community engagement project exploring the history of Chichester Festival Theatre, is now in its final year. Since 2013 the team has been organising our records into an extensive public archive. This new exhibition displays just some of the highlights that have emerged so far, including footage of Laurence Olivier at the 1962 ‘topping out’ ceremony and props from past productions. Parkland to Performance tours throughout Sussex during 2015. cft.org.uk Pass It On is supported by
WEEKEND MUSICAL WORKSHOPS Join us for dancing and singing workshops inspired by our productions. Ages 18+ Steven Pimlott Building A Damsel in Distress 20 & 21 June, 10am - 5pm Mack & Mabel 29 & 30 August, 10am - 5pm Tickets £100 (includes matinee ticket) SEARCHING FOR SPERSHOTT F Saturday 27 June, drop in 10am - 4pm, FREE F Chichester Festival Theatre, The Novium and Chichester Library come together to create an interactive family treasure trail to take you on a journey through the streets of Chichester, based on The Spershott Version, an historical promenade play performed in 1986. Complete the trail for the chance to win tickets to the Festival Theatre’s 2015 Christmas production. Pick up the trail at Chichester Library. In association with the Festival of Chichester.
AGED 16-25? TECHNICAL TEASERS FOR BEGINNERS See how the lighting and sound is operated in a professional theatre and learn how to ‘call’ a show with a Stage Manager’s book. Lighting Wednesday 3 June, 2.30pm Sound Thursday 23 July, 2.30pm Stage Management Monday 3 August, 2.30pm Tickets £5 YOUTH GET IN! Saturday 11 July, 11am Minerva Theatre Join Lenny Henry and a panel of local young people as they discuss the choices available for young people today. Facing the decision of higher education or pathways to employment, what does success mean for young people? Tickets £5 CREATIVE CAREERS DAY Friday 17 July, 10am - 4pm Steven Pimlott Building Would you like to find out about careers in theatre, museums and art galleries? In partnership with Artswork, this will be an inspiring day to learn about career opportunities available in the arts. FREE but booking is essential.
FOR SCHOOLS We offer a fantastic range of resources, events and specialist projects to enhance students’ enjoyment of theatre and to help support National Curriculum studies. RESOURCE PACKS Packed with insights into our productions and comprehensive teacher notes for use in the classroom, downloadable resource packs are available for Educating Rita, For Services Rendered and Young Chekhov. cft.org.uk/schools SCHOOLS’ THEATRE DAYS Join the technical crew and creative teams for a stimulating 90 minutes of insight, demonstration and discussion on the making of a production, followed by the matinee performance. Educating Rita Wednesday 1 July, 11am For Services Rendered Thursday 3 September, 11am Young Chekhov Wednesday 4 November, 11am Tickets £13.50 (includes matinee performance) For more information about projects for your school, email leap@cft.org.uk
TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS PRE-SHOW Hosted by novelist and CFT biographer Kate Mosse. All pre-show talks are FREE but booking is essential. Way Upstream Alan Ayckbourn and Nadia Fall in conversation with biographer Paul Allen Monday 27 April, 5.45pm The Rehearsal Jeremy Sams Thursday 28 May, 6pm A Damsel in Distress Rob Ashford Monday 8 June, 5.45pm Educating Rita Michael Buffong and Willy Russell Monday 22 June, 6pm Mack & Mabel Jonathan Church Monday 20 July, 5.45pm For Services Rendered Howard Davies Wednesday 5 August, 6pm Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me Michael Attenborough Tuesday 15 September, 6pm Young Chekhov David Hare and Jonathan Kent Thursday 15 October, 5.45pm POST-SHOW Stay after the performance to ask questions, meet the company and discover more. Hosted by writer Simon Brett. FREE. Way Upstream Monday 11 May The Rehearsal Monday 25 May A Damsel in Distress Monday 22 June Educating Rita Friday 10 July Mack & Mabel Monday 3 August For Services Rendered Monday 17 August Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me Monday 5 October Young Chekhov Wednesday 21 October
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CHICHESTER FESTIVAL YOUTH THEATRE
30TH ANNIVERSARY Chichester Festival Youth Theatre is one of the largest and most respected in the UK, offering an inclusive programme of activity that engages with over 700 young people on a weekly basis. Since it was founded in 1985, the Youth Theatre has staged over 80 productions with new generations of YT companies going from strength to strength. Following the appointment of Youth Theatre Director Dale Rooks in 2002, CFYT has continued to create exciting, innovative and celebrated productions as part of the annual programme, inspiring many Youth Theatre members to go on to explore careers in theatre.
OPEN ALL DOORS Monday 10 August In this 30th anniversary year, Youth Theatre members will be exploring all areas of Chichester Festival Theatre on Monday 10 August, as they support the running of the organisation with Open All Doors, giving them a range of opportunities and responsibilities normally out of bounds to them. Visit cft.org.uk/openalldoors nearer the time for more information.
‘A crowning glory for a mesmerising season. This is not merely youth theatre at its best it is the Chichester Festival Theatre at its towering magnificence.’ West Sussex Gazette on The Hundred and One Dalmatians (Dec 2014) For Festival 2015, CFYT is staging its most ambitious production yet. A large-scale open air promenade production of Running Wild will be performed at Cass Sculpture Foundation, promising to be a magical and visually stunning event. The Learning and Participation Department is supported by Criterion Ices De’Longhi Kenwood Mercer Thomas Eggar University of Chichester
FRIENDS
BE PART OF SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY To join, call the Box Office on 01243 781312 or visit cft.org.uk/friends Membership £35 For more information, call the Friends’ Office on 01243 812913 or email friends@cft.org.uk
Become a Friend of Chichester Festival Theatre and be at the heart of everything we do. Our Friends make a difference, they are central to our work and life at the Theatre. You will play a vital part in enabling us to produce our celebrated Festival productions, nurture new talent and deliver our inspiring learning and participation programme, which engages over 65,000 people every year. Here are just some of the advantages that bring you closer to the Theatre you love: Priority Booking Festival Discounts Free ticket exchange Talks and trips Social events Friends’ e-newsletters
cft.org.uk/friends
VISITING US Explore your newly refurbished Festival Theatre with spacious and comfortable indoor seating areas and terraced outdoor spaces looking out over Oaklands Park. Whether you’re seeing a show, meeting friends or grabbing a coffee while browsing with our free wifi, we look forward to welcoming you. cft.org.uk/visit
FOOD AND DRINK Enjoy great food and drink throughout the day in one of our new cafés and restaurants. The Café and The Foyle Terrace in the Festival Theatre serve freshly made sandwiches, light lunches and delicious cakes. Savour our barista coffee or choose from a range of hot and cold drinks. The Brasserie in the Minerva Theatre offers a modern British menu using the finest local and seasonal ingredients as well as an excellent choice of wines. The restaurant is open for pre-show dining.
The Minerva Lounge upstairs provides a welcoming relaxed atmosphere to enjoy a light menu or a drink with friends before or after the show. Whether you’re after a light snack or a more substantial feast there’s a range of flavours and styles to whet your appetite from our caterers Caper and Berry. For menus and to reserve your table visit cft.org.uk/dining
ACCESS
GETTING HERE
To book tickets with an access discount, please join the Access List. For more information and a sign-up form, please visit cft.org.uk/accesslist, or call the Access Line on 01243 812927 or email access@cft.org.uk
For detailed maps and more information visit cft.org.uk/gettinghere
Wheelchair users There are 16 wheelchair spaces in the Festival Theatre on two levels, with accessible lifts either side of the auditorium. There are two wheelchair spaces in the Minerva Theatre. Customers may not transfer from their wheelchair to a Theatre seat. Hearing impaired Free Sennheiser listening units are available for all performances. A new induction loop has been installed in the Festival Theatre, available by switching your hearing aid to ‘T’. Signed performances in the Festival Theatre are interpreted by Ann McAllister. These are indicated on the Diary pages. Stagetext Captioned performances for people who are deaf or hard of hearing are indicated on the Diary pages. Visually impaired Guide dogs are welcome; please let us know when booking as space is limited. Audio-described performances for people who are blind or visually impaired are indicated on the Diary pages. Touch Tours for blind or visually impaired people take place 90 minutes before audio-described performances and last approximately 30 minutes. For more information please contact the Access Line on 01243 812927.
Large-print and audio CD versions of this brochure are available on request from access@cft.org.uk
Rail Chichester Station is a 20-minute walk from the Theatre, with regular direct links to London, Brighton, Portsmouth and Southampton. nationalrail.co.uk Bus The number 60 operated by Stagecoach stops near the Theatre. stagecoachbus.com Coach The coach drop-off point is outside the Festival Theatre with a coach park in Via Ravenna. Bicycle Chichester Festival Theatre is now linked to the city’s cycle lane network and our new bike park accommodates 26 bicycles, located just off the Theatre’s access road, off Broyle Road. chichester.gov.uk/cycling Car Park Northgate Car Park is an 836-space pay and display car park next to the Theatre (free after 6pm). On matinee days the car park is very busy, so please allow plenty of time. chichester.gov.uk/parking Please note that the car park will close at 6pm on Sunday 18 October in preparation for Sloe Fair and will be closed on Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 October, reopening at midday on Wednesday 21 October. Parking for disabled patrons Blue Badge holders can park anywhere in Northgate Car Park free of charge. There are 10 non-reservable spaces close to the Theatre entrance.
For more access information, call 01243 812927 or visit cft.org.uk/access cft.org.uk/visit
BOOKING
TICKET PRICES
01243 781312 cft.org.uk
BOOK EARLY FOR THE BEST PRICES Prices are guaranteed until Friday 10 April and are then subject to change. For the latest prices, visit cft.org.uk/pricing or call 01243 781312.
Chichester Festival Theatre Oaklands Park Chichester West Sussex PO19 6AP box.office@cft.org.uk BOX OFFICE Open Monday to Saturday 10am - 8pm (6pm when no performance). The Minerva Theatre Box Office opens one hour before each Minerva performance. PAYMENT Cards: MasterCard, Visa and Maestro. Cheques: payable to Chichester Festival Theatre. TICKET DELIVERY Book online and select the free Print at Home option to receive your tickets by email, or pay £1 to receive tickets by post.
FESTIVAL THEATRE WAY UPSTREAM / PLATONOV / IVANOV / THE SEAGULL Previews / Press Nights
£10 £10 £25 £29
All other performances
£15 £26 £35 £39
A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS / MACK & MABEL Previews / Press Nights £10 £10 £26 £30 All other performances
£15 £26 £39 £45
TICKET EXCHANGES Return your tickets to the Box Office at least 48 hours before the original performance and change the date for just £1 per ticket (free for Friends), subject to availability. REFUNDS Tickets cannot be refunded once purchased. SEATING PLANS For detailed seating plans visit cft.org.uk/seatingplans
BOOKING DATES Friends’ priority booking opens Monday 2 March (online and by booking form only) and Monday 9 March (by phone and in person).
STAGE
MINERVA THEATRE THE REHEARSAL / EDUCATING RITA / FOR SERVICES RENDERED / SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME Previews / Press Nights
£20 £25
All other performances
£25 £34
Group booking opens Tuesday 10 March. General booking opens Wednesday 11 March (online only) and Monday 16 March (by phone and in person). STAGE
STAGE
WHEELCHAIR SPACES
DISCOUNTS FESTIVAL AND MINERVA THEATRE Please note: discounts do not apply to Previews or Press Nights or to the lowest price in the Festival Theatre. FRIENDS Be among the first to book by joining the Friends of Chichester Festival Theatre. Membership £35 per year. Friends’ Festival Saver Book the same number of tickets for four or more productions, and save 20%. Excludes Running Wild. All Saver tickets must be booked and paid for in a single transaction.
Friends’ Single Production Discount Friends receive £2 off each non-Saver ticket booked. Friends can book up to four discounted tickets per production.
GROUPS groups@cft.org.uk 01243 812909 Monday and Tuesday evenings: Groups of 8+ Festival Theatre £25 per ticket. Minerva Theatre £20 per ticket. Wednesday - Friday performances: Groups of 8+ £5 off top three prices. Groups of 40+ £8 off top three prices, plus a £5 ticket for the Group Organiser. School Groups of 10+ £8.50 per ticket; one free teacher ticket with every nine paid. FULL-TIME STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, JOBSEEKER ALLOWANCE CLAIMANTS AND INCOME SUPPORT CLAIMANTS Half price Monday - Thursday performances; £8.50 Standby from one hour before the performance. OVER 60s £2 off all tickets Monday - Thursday evenings and weekday matinees. UNDER 16s Half price Monday - Wednesday evenings and weekday matinees. £10 off Thursday - Saturday evenings and Saturday matinees. Available on top two prices only. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
CHEKHOV SEASON TICKET Book the same number of tickets for Platonov, Ivanov and The Seagull and save up to £21. For all 3 productions
£60 £84 £96
Limited availability. All Season tickets must be booked and paid for in a single transaction.
AGED 16 - 25? TICKETS JUST Chichester Festival Theatre is committed to encouraging independent theatregoing by younger members of its audience. A special allocation of tickets priced at just £8.50 for all performances in both the Festival Theatre and the Minerva Theatre are available for those aged 16 - 25, who must make the booking themselves. Allocations are available one month before each production opens. For more information or to book tickets visit cft.org.uk/850 or call the Box Office on 01243 781312. PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES We offer a 40% discount for people with disabilities and their companion on any performance. In order to book tickets with this discount, please join our Access List. For more information and a sign-up form, visit cft.org.uk/accesslist or call the Access Line on 01243 812927 or email access@cft.org.uk. For further information on accessibility. RUNNING WILD CASS SCULPTURE FOUNDATION Friends’ online, phone and in person booking opens Monday 13 April. General online, phone and in person booking booking opens Thursday 16 April. Full details to be announced. cft.org.uk/cass PLEASE NOTE Only one reduction applies per ticket, all discounts are subject to availability and at the discretion of the Box Office. ID must be shown where relevant. All prices are guaranteed until Friday 10 April 2015 and then subject to change. Chichester Festival Theatre reserves the right to make any alteration to the advertised programme which may be rendered necessary by unavoidable cause. Latecomers cannot be guaranteed access to the auditoria until a convenient break in the performance. For Health and Safety reasons it is not possible to transfer from a wheelchair to a Theatre seat. Tickets cannot be refunded once purchased.
DIARY FESTIVAL THEATRE
MINERVA THEATRE
APR 23 Thu Way Upstream 7.30pm P 24 Fri Way Upstream 7.30pm P 25 Sat Way Upstream 7.30pm P 26 Sun 27 Mon Way Upstream 7.30pm P 28 Tue Way Upstream 7.00pm PN 29 Wed Way Upstream 7.30pm 30 Thu Way Upstream 7.30pm MAY 1 Fri Way Upstream 7.30pm 2 Sat Way Upstream 2.30pm Way Upstream 7.30pm 3 Sun BH 4 Mon Way Upstream 7.30pm 5 Tue Way Upstream 7.30pm 6 Wed Way Upstream 7.30pm 7 Thu Way Upstream 2.30pm Way Upstream 7.30pm 8 Fri Way Upstream 7.30pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm P 9 Sat Way Upstream 2.30pm Way Upstream 7.30pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm P 10 Sun 11 Mon Way Upstream 7.30pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm P 12 Tue Way Upstream 7.30pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm P 13 Wed Way Upstream 2.30pm Way Upstream 7.30pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm 14 Thu Way Upstream 7.30pm The Rehearsal 7.00pm PN 15 Fri Way Upstream 7.30pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm 16 Sat Way Upstream 2.30pm The Rehearsal 2.45pm Way Upstream 7.30pm LP The Rehearsal 7.45pm 17 Sun 18 Mon The Rehearsal 7.45pm 19 Tue The Rehearsal 7.45pm 20 Wed The Rehearsal 7.45pm 21 Thu The Rehearsal 2.45pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm 22 Fri The Rehearsal 7.45pm 23 Sat The Rehearsal 2.45pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm 24 Sun BH 25 Mon The Rehearsal 7.45pm 26 Tue The Rehearsal 7.45pm 27 Wed The Rehearsal 2.45pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm 28 Thu The Rehearsal 7.45pm 29 Fri The Rehearsal 7.45pm 30 Sat The Rehearsal 2.45pm A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm P The Rehearsal 7.45pm 31 Sun JUN 1 Mon A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm P The Rehearsal 7.45pm 2 Tue A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm P The Rehearsal 7.45pm 3 Wed A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm P The Rehearsal 7.45pm 4 Thu The Rehearsal 2.45pm A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm 5 Fri A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm 6 Sat A Damsel in Distress 2.30pm The Rehearsal 2.45pm A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm The Rehearsal 7.45pm LP 7 Sun 8 Mon A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm 9 Tue A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm 10 Wed A Damsel in Distress 7.00pm PN 11 Thu A Damsel in Distress 2.30pm A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm 12 Fri A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm 13 Sat A Damsel in Distress 2.30pm A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm 14 Sun 15 Mon A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm 16 Tue A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm 17 Wed A Damsel in Distress 2.30pm A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm 18 Thu A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm P 19 Fri A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm P
FESTIVAL EVENTS (Details pages 28-32)
Pre-Show: Way Upstream, 5.45pm, FT
Theatre Day: Way Upstream, 10.30am, FT Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT Colin’s Choir, 2pm - 5pm, PB Post-Show: Way Upstream, FT
Theatre Tour (Dementia Festival), 10.30am, FT Play Pod Six, 11am, MT Colin’s Choir, 2pm - 5pm, PB
Post-Show: The Rehearsal, MT
Pre-Show: The Rehearsal, 6pm, MT
Colin’s Choir, 2pm - 5pm, PB Joan Plowright, 3pm, MT
Technical Teasers: Lighting, 2.30pm, MT
Colin’s Choir, 2pm - 5pm, PB Pre-Show: A Damsel in Distress, 5.45pm, FT
Theatre Tour (Access), 10.30am, FT Everyone Can Sing!, 11am, FF
FESTIVAL THEATRE
MINERVA THEATRE
FESTIVAL EVENTS (Details pages 28-32)
JUN 20 Sat Weekend Workshop, 10am - 5pm, PB A Damsel in Distress 2.30pm Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm P Self Help, 2pm, SJC 21 Sun Weekend Workshop, 10am - 5pm, PB Self Help, 2pm, SJC 22 Mon Pre-Show: Educating Rita, 6pm, MT A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm P Post-Show: A Damsel in Distress, FT 23 Tue A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.00pm PN 24 Wed A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm Self Help, 2pm, SJC 25 Thu A Damsel in Distress 2.30pm A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm 26 Fri A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm 27 Sat A Damsel in Distress 2.30pm Educating Rita 2.45pm Searching for Spershott, 10am - 4pm, LIB A Damsel in Distress 7.30pm LP Educating Rita 7.45pm 28 Sun Noël and Cole, 3pm, MT 29 Mon Educating Rita 7.45pm 30 Tue Educating Rita 7.45pm JUL 1 Wed Educating Rita 2.45pm Schools’ Theatre Day: Educating Rita,11am, MT Educating Rita 7.45pm 2 Thu Educating Rita 7.45pm 3 Fri Educating Rita 7.45pm 4 Sat Educating Rita 2.45pm Educating Rita 7.45pm 5 Sun 6 Mon Educating Rita 7.45pm 7 Tue Educating Rita 7.45pm 8 Wed Educating Rita 7.45pm 9 Thu Educating Rita 2.45pm Educating Rita 7.45pm 10 Fri Educating Rita 7.45pm Post-Show: Educating Rita, MT 11 Sat Educating Rita 2.45pm Youth Get In!, 11am, MT Educating Rita 7.45pm 12 Sun Joan Plowright, 3pm, MT 13 Mon Mack & Mabel 7.30pm P Educating Rita 7.45pm 14 Tue Mack & Mabel 7.30pm P Educating Rita 7.45pm 15 Wed Educating Rita 2.45pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm P Educating Rita 7.45pm 16 Thu Mack & Mabel 7.30pm P Educating Rita 7.45pm 17 Fri Mack & Mabel 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm Creative Careers Day, 10am - 4pm, PB 18 Sat Mack & Mabel 2.30pm Educating Rita 2.45pm Silent Symphony, 11am, FF Mack & Mabel 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm 19 Sun 20 Mon Mack & Mabel 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm Pre-Show: Mack & Mabel, 5.45pm, FT 21 Tue Mack & Mabel 7.00pm PN Educating Rita 7.45pm 22 Wed Educating Rita 2.45pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm 23 Thu Mack & Mabel 2.30pm Technical Teaser: Sound, 2.30pm, MT Mack & Mabel 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm 24 Fri Mack & Mabel 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm 25 Sat Mack & Mabel 2.30pm Educating Rita 2.45pm Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT Mack & Mabel 7.30pm Educating Rita 7.45pm LP 26 Sun 27 Mon Mack & Mabel 7.30pm 28 Tue Mack & Mabel 7.30pm 29 Wed Mack & Mabel 7.30pm 30 Thu Mack & Mabel 2.30pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm 31 Fri Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm P AUG 1 Sat Mack & Mabel 2.30pm Michael Morpurgo, 10.30am, FT Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm P Puppets Extraordinaire, 2pm - 4pm, PB 2 Sun Running Wild 3pm, CASS Running Wild 7.15pm, CASS 3 Mon Technical Teaser: Stage Management, 2.30pm, PB Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm P Post-Show: Mack & Mabel, FT 4 Tue Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm P Running Wild 7.15pm, CASS 5 Wed Mack & Mabel 2.30pm Pre-Show: For Services Rendered, 6pm, MT Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm Running Wild 7.15pm, CASS 6 Thu Running Wild 3pm, CASS PN Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.00pm PN Running Wild 7.15pm, CASS 7 Fri Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm Running Wild 7.15pm, CASS 8 Sat Mack & Mabel 2.30pm For Services 2.45pm Running Wild Beats, 11am, MT Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm Running Wild 7.15pm, CASS 9 Sun Running Wild 4.30pm, CASS
DIARY FESTIVAL THEATRE
MINERVA THEATRE
AUG 10 Mon Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 11 Tue Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 12 Wed For Services 2.45pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 13 Thu Mack & Mabel 2.30pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 14 Fri Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 15 Sat Mack & Mabel 2.30pm For Services 2.45pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 16 Sun 17 Mon Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 18 Tue Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 19 Wed Mack & Mabel 2.30pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 20 Thu For Services 2.45pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 21 Fri Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 22 Sat Mack & Mabel 2.30pm For Services 2.45pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 23 Sun 24 Mon Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 25 Tue Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 26 Wed For Services 2.45pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 27 Thu Mack & Mabel 2.30pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 28 Fri Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 29 Sat Mack & Mabel 2.30pm For Services 2.45pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 30 Sun BH 31 Mon Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm SEP 1 Tue Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 2 Wed Mack & Mabel 2.30pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 3 Thu For Services 2.45pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 4 Fri Mack & Mabel 7.30pm For Services 7.45pm 5 Sat Mack & Mabel 2.30pm For Services 2.45pm Mack & Mabel 7.30pm LP For Services 7.45pm LP 6 Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9 Wed 10 Thu Someone 7.45pm P 11 Fri Someone 7.45pm P 12 Sat Someone 7.45pm P 13 Sun 14 Mon Someone 7.45pm P 15 Tue Someone 7.45pm 16 Wed Someone 7.00pm PN 17 Thu Someone 7.45pm 18 Fri Someone 7.45pm 19 Sat Someone 2.45pm Someone 7.45pm 20 Sun 21 Mon Someone 7.45pm 22 Tue Someone 7.45pm 23 Wed Someone 7.45pm 24 Thu Someone 2.45pm Someone 7.45pm 25 Fri Someone 7.45pm 26 Sat Someone 2.45pm Someone 7.45pm 27 Sun 28 Mon The Seagull 7.30pm P Someone 7.45pm 29 Tue The Seagull 7.30pm P Someone 7.45pm 30 Wed Someone 2.45pm The Seagull 7.30pm P Someone 7.45pm OCT 1 Thu Ivanov 7.30pm P Someone 7.45pm 2 Fri Ivanov 7.30pm P Someone 7.45pm 3 Sat Someone 2.45pm Ivanov 7.30pm P Someone 7.45pm 4 Sun
FESTIVAL EVENTS (Details pages 28-32) CFYT Open All Doors Running Wild 7.15pm, CASS Running Wild 7.15pm, CASS Running Wild 7.15pm, CASS Running Wild 7.15pm, CASS Running Wild 7.15pm, CASS Running Wild 4.30pm, CASS LP Post-Show: For Services Rendered, MT Theatre Day: Mack & Mabel, 10.30am, FT
Post-Show: Michael Meets Kate, FT Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT
Theatre Tour (Touch Tour), 10.30am, FT
Weekend Workshop, 10am - 5pm, PB Weekend Workshop, 10am - 5pm, PB
Schools’ Theatre Day: For Services Rendered, 11am, MT The Legacy of Conflict, 5.30pm, MT Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT
Pre-Show: Someone, 6pm, MT
Return to Sender, 11am, MT
Literary Lunch with David Hare, 12.30pm, Brasserie
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FESTIVAL EVENTS (Details pages 28-32)
OCT 5 Mon Platonov 7.30pm P Someone 7.45pm Post-Show: Someone, MT 6 Tue Platonov 7.30pm P Someone 7.45pm 7 Wed Platonov 7.30pm P Someone 7.45pm 8 Thu Someone 2.45pm The Seagull 7.30pm Someone 7.45pm 9 Fri Ivanov 7.30pm Someone 7.45pm Crisis Talks, 5.30pm, MT 10 Sat Platonov 10.30am Ivanov 3.00pm Someone 2.45pm The Seagull 7.30pm Someone 7.45pm LP 11 Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue The Seagull 7.30pm 14 Wed Ivanov 7.30pm 15 Thu Platonov 7.30pm Pre-Show: Young Chekhov, 5.45pm, FT 16 Fri The Seagull 7.30pm 17 Sat Platonov 10.30am PN Ivanov 3.00pm PN The Seagull 7.30pm PN 18 Sun SLOE FAIR - CAR PARK CLOSED 19 Mon SLOE FAIR - CAR PARK CLOSED 20 Tue SLOE FAIR - CAR PARK CLOSED 21 Wed The Seagull 7.30pm Post Show: Young Chekhov, FT 22 Thu Platonov 2.30pm The Seagull 7.30pm 23 Fri Ivanov 7.30pm Theatre Tour, 10.30am, FT 24 Sat The Seagull 2.30pm Platonov 7.30pm 25 Sun 26 Mon 27 Tue Platonov 7.30pm 28 Wed Ivanov 2.30pm The Seagull 7.30pm 29 Thu Platonov 7.30pm 30 Fri The Seagull 7.30pm 31 Sat Platonov 10.30am Rehearsed Reading: Swan Song, 11am, MT Ivanov 3.00pm The Seagull 7.30pm NOV 1 Sun 2 Mon Ivanov 7.30pm 3 Tue Ivanov 7.30pm 4 Wed The Seagull 2.30pm Schools’ Theatre Day: Platonov 7.30pm Young Chekhov,11am, FT 5 Thu The Seagull 7.30pm 6 Fri Platonov 7.30pm 7 Sat The Seagull 2.30pm Ivanov 7.30pm 8 Sun 9 Mon Platonov 7.30pm 10 Tue The Seagull 7.30pm 11 Wed The Seagull 7.30pm 12 Thu Ivanov 7.30pm 13 Fri The Seagull 7.30pm 14 Sat Platonov 10.30am LP Ivanov 3.00pm LP The Seagull 7.30pm LP KEY P PN LP BH
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FT Festival Theatre CASS Cass Sculpture Foundation MT Minerva Theatre LIB Chichester Library FF Festival Foyer SJC St John’s Chapel, PB Pimlott Building Chichester
Audio-described Performance Captioned Performance Signed Performance
IMAGE CREDITS Front, back, inside cover & page 4 photography Philp Vile Way Upstream photography Shaun Webb and found image A Damsel in Distress illustration by Robin at KJA Artists Educating Rita photography Shaun Webb Mack & Mabel image by Feast Creative Young Chekhov photography Shaun Webb and Davina Chung, found image Page 28 Dame Joan Plowright photograph Zoe Dominic, John Standing photograph Sean Thomas Page 29 Michael Ball photograph Joel Anderson Pages 30 - 32 photography Richard Gibbons Page 33 Amadeus production photograph Manuel Harlan Page 34 photography Freya Scott, food photograph courtesy Caper & Berry Page 42 photography Philip Vile Page 43 Guys and Dolls production photograph Johan Persson WITH THANKS Helen Cross Abby Byrne Gregory Charalambides Ian Curtis Emma Edwards DESIGN Brochure design, image concepts and art direction SWD swd.uk.com
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RENEW AMBASSADORS Chichester Festival Theatre would like to thank everyone who contributed to our £22 million RENEW project to restore and redevelop the Festival Theatre. The generosity and support of over 12,000 people has been astonishing. To follow our story visit cft.org.uk/renew PLATINUM
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