Camberley Theatre Winter Brochure

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2013

Winter

Sat 28 Sept 10.00am – 3.00pm

Open Day (Free event)

You can buy vouchers for anything over 50p, making them the perfect present for those who love the theatre or who have everything.

We’ve had a facelift over the summer months and we are inviting everyone to come along and take a look. Not only will you be able to see our fabulous new look, enjoy lunch at the café, but take part in some fun activities and meet the staff. More details to follow on our website.

Everyone is welcome!

Home in Sydney, Elizabeth Hunter’s health is failing. But in dying, as in living, this matriarch remains a powerful force over her family. The film explores family relationships and the undercurrents of emotions which define them.

Running time 119 mins Starring Charlotte Rampling, Maria Theodorakis, Geoffrey Rush.

It’s the Jazz Age, and Midwesterner Nick Carraway is ensnared into the lavish world of millionaire Jay Gatsby.

However, Carraway soon sees below the glamour and pens a very modern tale of obsession.

Running time 143 mins Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire.

Films

Times: 2.30pm & 8.00pm Tickets: £6.50, Concessions £5.50, Theatre Club £5.00

This moving story of love and friendship follows the personal stories of a world-acclaimed string quartet. As they prepare to play Beethoven’s Opus 131, the seven movements of the piece echo their own emotional journeys.

Tuesday 5 Nov

Song for Marion (PG)

The Camberley Theatre are delighted to announce that Gift Vouchers are now available to purchase and can be redeemed on all shows and cinema screenings.

Monday 14 Oct

A Late Quartet (15)

Relax in our brand new café this autumn. Open during the day our café is the ideal place to lunch with friends or relax after an arduous days shopping. Open daytime from Monday to Friday.

Vouchers

Thursday 26 Sept

The Great Gatsby (12A)

Café

Gift

The Eye of the Storm (15)

Camberley Theatre

Tuesday 10 Sept

Running time 105 mins Starring Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Grumpy pensioner Arthur honours his recently deceased wife’s passion for performing by joining the local choir to which she used to belong, a process that helps him build bridges with his estranged son, James.

Running time 93 mins Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stamp, Christopher Eccleston.

The Great Gatsby

Parent & Baby Screening There will be an 11.00am screening of The Great Gatsby especially for parents.

You can watch the movie and bring your bundle of joy along with you. Just make sure you register with us before you visit. For more information see our website.

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Camberley

Comedy Club

Party starts 7.00pm A.

Dominic Holland Naz Osmanoglu Garrett Millerick James Redmond

Working with Mirth Control, Camberley Comedy Club brings you the hottest new talents around.

There is a licensed bar, a relaxed atmosphere and a curry to spice up your night. The Curry Ticket Combo includes entrance, curry and one beer or soft drink. Book prior to 4pm on the day.

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Friday 11 Oct

Jonny Awsum

Carly Smallman Jon Murfin Dave Thompson

Time: Bar opens 7pm, show 8.30pm Tickets: £9.50 in advance up to 6pm on the day, £10.50 on the night, Curry Combo Ticket £16.50 A.

Friday 13 Sept

SNAP Party Nights SNAP is a cool and safe place for young people to party. Popular DJs provide the music and there are often special guest artists. Adult supervision is always provided.

Suitable for those aged 11 to 16.

Fri 20 Sept, Fri 25 Oct and Fri 22 Nov. Tickets £6.00 in advance, £6.50 on the door

The Supersonic 70s Show This high-octane show is crammed with classic 70s hits.

The Supersonic 70s will take you back to the decade of Chopper Bikes and Spangles. You’ll hear chart-toppers from the likes of Queen, The Osmonds, David Cassidy, Sweet, and The Carpenters. The guys will also throw in a bit of Disco from Saturday Night Fever. Platforms are not obligatory!

Tickets: £18.50, Concessions £17.50, Group rate: buy 10 tickets get 11th free

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...the two set show was the best 70s night I have been to... superb musical ability that shines through.

Friday 8 Nov

Geoff Boyz Jamie Bowen Guy Manners Glenn Moore

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Blofeld & Baxter:

Memories of Test Match Special With more than eighty years of broadcasting experience between them, Henry Blofeld and Peter Baxter have a fund of hilarious stories to tell. Join them for an evening of entertainment and nostalgia and find out what made Brian Johnston laugh, how John Arlott marinated that voice, how good a cricketer Geoffrey Boycott’s mother is and what the Queen thought of it all.

It’s certainly not just cricket!

Please note comedians are subject to change.

Friday 13 Sept Friday 11 Oct Friday 8 Nov 8.30pm

Thursday 19 Sept 7.30pm

Tickets: £18.50, Theatre Club & Concessions £17.00 Saturday 14 Sept 7.30pm camberleytheatre.biz

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Buddy

and The Killer

Tickets: £16.00

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...amazing...two hours of rock and roll was all we needed to still be humming along to ‘Peggy Sue’ and ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ even seven days after the show

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Friday 27 Sept 7.30pm

Mayor of Surrey Heath’s

Winner of TV’s Any Dream Will Do, star of West End smash Joseph, London’s box office hit Wicked and Legally Blonde, Lee Mead brings his fantastic live solo show to town.

Fashion Show

West End star of musicals ‘Buddy’ and ‘Great Balls Of Fire’, Billy Geraghty will perform as Buddy Holly and ‘The Killer’ Jerry Lee Lewis.

His high energy performance just has to be seen. Backed by the The Memphis Crickets, this is a feel good show for all fans of great music looking for a party.

Time Out

Sunday 22 Sept 2.00pm

Raising money for the Lisa May Foundation

Join the Mayor of Surrey Heath, Beverley Harding for an afternoon of fashion and glamour at the Camberley Theatre. Various local retailers will be showcasing their latest lines including House of Fraser, Parity, Phase Eight, BHS amongst others.

There will be clothes to suit every taste, occasion and budget.

Ticket price includes a welcome drink, goodie bag, tea and coffee and an invite to an exclusive event taking place in House of Fraser the following week.

The Mayor of Surrey Heath and Lisa May Foundation would like to thank the Camberley Theatre for all their support and we hope you show yours by booking a ticket. For more information on the Lisa May Foundation please visit www.lisamayfoundation.org

Tickets £15.00, Under 12s £12.50

Accompanied by his band, Lee performs hits from his West End triumphs and songs from his first three albums.

Likened to a young Michael Ball by the BBC, his wonderful vocals can now be enjoyed outside of the West End as a solo artist.

T.J. Higgs Described as ‘A Thoroughly Modern Medium’, TJ Higgs brings a uniqueness through Mediumship to her audience.

Delivering messages from loved ones with the utmost accuracy, compassion and finer detail, TJ leaves her audience in no doubt that she connects with the spirit world.

Tickets: £17.50 Tuesday 24 Sept 7.30pm

Tickets: £35.00, Theatre Club £32.50

An Evening with

Lee Mead

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Joe Brown He’s still rocking and he’s still selling-out theatres. There’s no one like Joe Brown.

He’s one of the best live musicians around. Joe, with his five piece band will be on stage all evening in a show packed with timeless classics, rockabilly, gospel, country, folk and rock ‘n’ roll.

Along with Joe’s effervescent delivery and humorous reminiscences this sensational show is a musical journey not to be missed.

Tickets: £25.00

Wed 2 - Sat 5 Oct 7.30pm Saturday Matinee 2.30pm

By Kander and Ebb, the writers of Cabaret and Chicago;

Wed 9 & Thu 10 Oct 7.45pm

Secret Love

The Life & Music of Doris Day

New Vic Productions in association with Eastbourne Theatres

Jazz singer and actress Claudia Morris leads us on a sentimental journey through the life and music of Doris Day. In this intimate evening of reminiscence, Claudia accompanied by her band and actors portraying key characters, sheds a fascinating new light on the true stories behind the music of Doris Day.

This stunning new play, starring ELIZABETH COUNSELL, is based on the true story of Stella Goldschlag, a Jewish woman during World War II who betrayed up to 3,000 fellow Jews.

Blonde Poison

Decades after the war Stella agrees to be interviewed - her last chance for redemption and to free herself from the chains of her past.

Tickets: £18.50, Theatre Club & Concessions £16.50

The Savoy Singers Present

Tickets: £12.00, Theatre Club & Concessions £11.00

70, Girls, 70

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Without doubt one of the finest pieces of solo theatre ever to have been performed.

A group of elderly, impoverished, ex-Broadway theatricals, with the help of a former resident, the enterprising Ida Dodd, form a shop-lifting gang to steal furs and jewellery from New York’s famous department stores such as Bloomingdale’s. The score is witty and entertaining with foot-tapping songs such as ‘Broadway, My Street’, ‘Coffee in a Cardboard Cup’, ‘Believe’ and many more. A refreshing change, 70, Girls, 70 is an incredibly funny story packed with show-stopping songs. Not to be missed!

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By permission of Samuel French

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Fireman Sam

Saturday 12 Oct 7.30pm

Pontypandy Rocks

EXHILARATING AND EXUBERANT

Join Fireman Sam and friends as Pontypandy hosts its first ever music festival!

Watch out! Naughty Norman is determined to discover who the secret superstar guest will be. So a busy day for our Hero as he’s called on to save a festival that promises to rock Pontypandy. With great songs and daring rescues, rock on down to Pontypandy and join in all the fun.

Tickets: £13.00, Children £11.00, Family ticket is £44.00 (2 adults & 2 children)

Blake in Concert Combining the vocal grandeur of The Three Tenors with the infectious harmonies of The Bee Gees and the comedy of the Rat Pack, the new trio sound of BRIT-Award winners Blake is revealed in their exciting new show.

With hilarious stories to tell and a host of new songs to share, including exclusive numbers from their brand new album ‘Start Over’, this dazzling show features spectacular video projections and music in a concert guaranteed to amaze their fans.

© 2012 Prism Art & Design Limited

Saturday 12 Oct 11.00am 10

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Kakatsitsi: Master Drummers from Ghana

With music from the Ga people of Southern Ghana, this concert of traditional West African drumming, dance and singing is sure to be a hit with all ages. They wowed Glastonbury and now perform for you their exhilarating and exuberant mix of music that will have you on your feet!

Tickets: £10.00, Theatre Club & Concessions £7.50, Group rate: buy 10 tickets get 11th free

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Friday 18 Oct 7.30pm

Les McKeown’s

Paul Daniels The First Farewell Tour, From Legend to Leg End! From the moment Paul Daniels burst onto our TV screens, his magic shows have topped the ratings.

Come and see his brand new show where he will perform a selection of his favourite magic and a number of new tricks never performed in public before. He will be joined by the very lovely Debbie McGee. A show full of magic, comedy and amazement.

Sunday 20 Oct 11.30am & 2.00pm

Bay City Rollers Show

Marty MacDonald’s Farm

Take a trip back to those innocent days of growing up to the sounds of The Bay City Rollers, with a live band. Led by the one and only Les McKeown, you can expect to hear hits such as Bye Bye Baby, Shang A Lang and Summer Love Sensation as well as hear Les tell you about the extreme highs and lows of life’s great roads.

Marty MacDonald needs your help! The farmyard is all topsy-turvy and the crafty crows are eating the crops in front of his eyes. So join Marty, Pongo the Pig, Molly-Moo the Cow and Sheena the Sheep as they work together to rescue the farm.

Tickets: £19.50, Theatre Club & Concessions £17.50

Presented by Martin Parsons (Playdays Live), Kate Ashmead (Tweenies) and featuring the voice of CBeebies’ Justin Fletcher as the Voice of Pongo the Pig! Please note that Justin does not appear in this production. With a colourful farmyard and host of loveable characters, Tickets: £10.00, Children £8.00, Family Ticket £32.00 (2 adults & 2 children)

COmotion Theatre present

Annie

After last year’s fantastic performance of ‘Seussical’ COmotion Theatre School are back at the Camberley Theatre with their performance of ‘Annie’ by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan.

Based on the comic book strip Little Orphan Annie, this Tony Award winning musical featuring the classic songs ‘Tomorrow’ and ‘Hard-Knock Life’ is a must see for all the family. Performed by a cast of talented young performers, come and join us as we bring the magical, heartwarming story of Orphan Annie to life.

Tickets: £9.00, Concessions £8.00

Tickets: £17.50, Rotary Club Members £15.00

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Full of fun and entertainment.

As sharp as ever. A must

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Marty MacDonald’s Farm is suitable for 3 – 8 year olds.

Saturday 19 Oct 7.30pm

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Saturday 26 Oct 7.30pm

Half-Term

Wrestling

Counterfeit Stones

Knock Up Your Daughters

The Counterfeit Stones celebrate their 22nd anniversary and Sir Mick’s 70th birthday with yet another “Sham Rock” experience. Their skillfully mixed cocktail of classic hits, retro costume and humour continues to intoxicate young and old alike. Why pay a fortune to see the originals as ants in a mega-dome, when for a fraction of the price you can smell the sweat of faking brilliance?

Spectacular

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The most famous Stones band in England

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Sir Mick Jagger

The giants of the grappling game are back to thrill fans with another high-flying, action-packed show for all the family. Featuring star names, big bouts and edge-of-the-seat drama from the first bell to the final countdown, including Camberley’s first knockout tournament, with semi-finals and final on the same afternoon, and mayhem-guaranteed tag-team action.

Tickets: Ringside Tickets: £12.00, Row B Back £10.00, Concessions: £9.00, Family Ticket £36.00 (2 adults & 2 children)

Tickets: £20.00

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Monday 28 & Tuesday 29 Oct 7.30pm

Rumpus Theatre Company presents

The Ripper Files!

The Ripper Files! is a spine-tingling new thriller based on the world’s most famous case.

Inspector Lestrange, ably assisted by Constable Edwards and Elsie Fordham, rising star of the music hall stage, rehearse again for our titillation and delight the ghoulish events in Victorian Whitechapel which have been a source of universal fascination since the 1880’s.

With a deliciously wicked sting in the tale, The Ripper Files! stars Jennifer Biddall (Hollyoaks), Mark Homer (Eastenders, Silent Witness) and David Gilbrook (National Theatre).

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Tickets: £18.50, Theatre Club & Concessions £17.00

magnificent ... this unusual who-dunnit gripped like steel ... I literally jumped out of my seat

Thanet Gazette

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Magical Playroom

This delightful new show stars the popular CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell, in an original story inspired by her own childhood.

Cerrie plays Liberty Rose who dreams of becoming a ballerina like her mum before her. But when she’s told to wear a false arm for dancing lessons, Libby rebels, seeking escape in her favourite playroom. Suddenly, the toys magically come to life around her. Will Libby’s new friends be able to help her to become a famous ballerina? Come and see!

Written by and starring Cerrie Burnell as seen on CBeebies Tickets: £11.00 Most suitable for ages 3+

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Thursday 31 Oct 10.00am - 12 noon

Halloween Crafts

We have a morning of frightfully fun activities and spooky stories here at Camberley Theatre. There will be crafts, face painting, games and story-telling. Add to the fun by coming along in fancy dress. The best costume wins a prize! Suitable for 2 to 9 year olds.

Tickets: £3.00 for adults, free for little monsters under the age of 10

HaJoeHa Holmes!

Pasquale Starring

Tickets: £20.00, Theatre Club £18.00

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The funniest thing on six legs – I cannot remember when I laughed so much.

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The funniest comedy event of the year!

You’d be barking to miss this new show as Holmes and Watson embark on their most dangerous adventure yet - hunting down The Hound of the Baskervilles!

It’s elementary! It’s also downright hilarious as comedy national treasure Joe Pasquale, direct from his West End run in Spamalot, takes on the role of Sherlock Holmes.With Ben Langley as Doctor Watson and Andrew Fettes as everyone else, this wonderfully ridiculous show is well worth an investigation.

Has the Baskerville beast bitten off more than it can chew? Stick some shag in your pipe and visit 221b Baker Street for the most gripping comedic thriller of the age!

FAMILY FUN THIS HALLOWEEN

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Michael King’s

On Tour with

Elvis

From Viva Las Vegas to Memphis Tennessee, Michael King has the songs, and the sounds, for the best Elvis show in town. In this exciting two hour show, the award-winning Michael King performs in true Elvis style. Michael is one of the best and the only UK Elvis performer to have won the ‘Las Vegas Elvis Icon Award’.

Tickets: £17.00

Sunday 3 Nov 7.30pm

Foster

& Allen

Shakespeare Schools Festival

The Shakespeare Schools Festival works with 1000 secondary, primary and special schools all over the UK, making it possible for them to stage abridged Shakespeare productions in their local professional theatre.

Each night four schools from the local area will perform four different Shakespeare plays. So come along and celebrate the achievements of our young people in a wonderful evening of entertainment.

Tickets: £8.50, Children £6.50, Concessions £6.50, Group Rate £6.00 (20+)

For over three decades Foster and Allen have been entertaining audiences all over the world and performing all their hits including ‘A Bunch Of Thyme’, ‘Maggie’, ‘After All These Years’, ‘Old Flames’, ‘I Will Love You All My Life’ and many more.

Foster and Allen’s music and easy listening sound remains as fresh and exciting as ever, especially when playing to a live audience.

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Every child in every school ought to have the chance to experience this magical process Philip Pullman, SSF patron

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Saturday 9 Nov 7.30pm

Magic of

ABBA Calling all Dancing Queens and Super Troupers! Come along and join the platform-pounding, flares-flapping, jive-talking, disco-dazzling show that is the Magic of ABBA. This boob-tube-busting show has become a worldwide hit.

Now celebrating their fabba-ulous 20th year, the superb, all-star cast have entertained the nation with Lycra-tight harmonies and superb musicianship for even longer than Bjorn, Agnetha, Benny and Frida did during the 70s and 80s!

Tickets: £19.50, Concessions & Theatre Club £18.00

Thursday 14 Nov 7.30pm

David Copperfield

The Nutcracker

‘Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life or whether that station will be held by anybody else these pages must show.’

Hotbuckle Productions present their stage version of Charles Dickens’ classic novel. Young David Copperfield’s sheltered life turns upside down when he is thrust into a world of poverty and hardship. Gently guided by his friend Agnes and his eccentric aunt Betsey Trotwood, David must work out whom to trust if he is to grow into the man he should become.

Tickets: £15.00, Theatre Club £13.00, Family Ticket £52.00 (2 adults & 2 children) Schools 1 teacher free for every 10 students

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Circus of Horrors

London after Midnight

– Russian Ballet

State Ballet Academy of Belarus

Watch the magic unfold when The Nutcracker visits Camberley.

With evocative music by Tchaikovsky and beautiful dance, this ballet is the perfect festive treat for the whole family. This fairy tale centres around a little girl called Marie who receives the gift of a Nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. When midnight chimes the Nutcracker turns into a Prince, and the enchantment begins!

Tickets: £19.50, Theatre Club & Concessions £17.50

The show that stormed into the finals of Britain’s Got Talent is back with an awesome new show. Inspired by the movie London after Midnight, Circus of Horrors will take you on a whirlwind journey through a plague ridden 17th Century London culminating in the Great Fire of London.

Featuring sword swallowers to dare devil balancing acts and hair hangers to demon dwarfs, this shock ‘n’ roll show is all performed with a forked tongue firmly in each cheek!

Tickets: £15.00, £18.00, £25.00, Theatre Club & Concessions £3.00 off top 2 ticket prices, Early Bat Offer: £3.00 off top ticket prices if booked before 15 October

Pure brilliance… truly phenomenal acting... a new height of perfection The Yorker (on previous show Les Miserables)

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Wednesday 20 Nov 1.30pm & 4.30pm Thursday 21 Nov 10.30am & 1.30pm

Steve Cantwell

Friday 22 Nov 2.30pm

– The Magic of Thought

Tall Stories

(creators of the Gruffalo and Room on the Broom stage shows)

present

The Snail & the Whale

A member of the Magic Circle, Steve Cantwell has amazed audiences all over the world with his incredible skills and now comes home to Camberley with his brand new show ‘The Magic of Thought’.

Steve combines his expertise and skills in psychology, hypnosis and magic in a stunning evening of mind-reading, influence and prediction.

He demonstrates incredible psychological phenomena with a series of astonishing mental feats and experiments. He will open your mind, read your mind, blow your mind!

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A tiny snail longs to see the world, so she hitches a lift on the tail of a humpback whale.

But when the whale gets beached, how will the tiny snail save him? Follow the tiny snail’s amazing journey, as seen through the eyes of a very adventurous young girl, who’d love to be going round the world with her seafaring father.

Based on the popular book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the Snail and the Whale features storytelling, live music and lots of laughs, in a show for everyone aged 4 and up.

Tickets: £10.00, Group rate: £7.50, for every 10 tickets purchased, 11th ticket free

An inventive and charming adaptation

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Tickets: £15.00, Theatre Club £12.00

The Silver Belles Christmas Show

Sparkling entertainment and a finale complete with snowfall, makes The Silver Belles Christmas Show the perfect festive treat. Joining Leah Bell and the Silver Belles dancers and singers will be Sixties recording star Johnny de Little, Peter Donegan (son of Lonnie) vocalist Jason King and singer/dancer Lee Brannigan.

An exquisite piece of theatre... that leaves you smiling The Stage

Leah Bell presents

So come along and celebrate ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ with Leah’s Christmas Show.

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Tickets: £12.00, Concessions £10.00 Thursday 21 Nov 7.45pm

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Christmas Craft & Food Fair

Saturday 23 Nov 7.30pm

Camberley Theatre

Quiz Night

with BBC Radio Berkshire’s Rory McAllister

Slightly re-vamped, tweaked a bit, nipped and tucked, trimmed and ruffled, spun around and turned inside out, the Camberley Theatre Quiz night returns for our winter season!

For those more unusual gifts come along to our Christmas Craft & Food Fair. With handmade jewellery, clothes, paper crafts, kitchenware and more.

The Voice of

Roy Orbison

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you will find plenty of gifts to buy.

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The Unimaginatively Titled

This fabulous show features Roy Orbison’s best loved songs.

Supported by tributes to The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly and backed by the band ‘The Rockets’, hear ‘Pretty Woman’ ‘Its Over’ ‘Crying’ ‘Peggy Sue’ and ‘Dream’ in over 2 hours of non stop hits which guarantees you singing your favourite tunes and shouting for more!

With rounds ranging from music, Play Your Cards Right, TV themes, visual rounds and good ol’ general knowledge, grab your family, friends, neighbours, in-laws, ex-room mates, colleagues from work (and anyone else you can find) and bring them along! With the range of prizes on offer on the night, you’re bound to leave with something under your arm!

Tickets: £8.00

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Wow, what a night! I’d gladly pay £1,000 a ticket! It was amazing!

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Wed 27 - Sat 30 Nov 7.30pm Saturday Matinee 2.30pm

Friday 24 Jan 7.30pm

Slingshot Theatre present

Nativity in Creakebottom

Live in Concert

The hilarious Slingshot Theatre focus their surreal eyes and quickwitted physical comedy onto the greatest birth documented...ever!

Camus present

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma! is one of the all-time great musicals of the 20th Century.

Set in Oklahoma at the turn of the twentieth century, two young cowboys vie with a sinister ranch hand and a travelling pedlar for the hearts of the women they love.

With memorable songs such as “People Will Say We’re In Love”, ‘Surrey With The Fringe On Top’ and, of course, the title song “Oklahoma!” it’s sure to be a great show. Ye Ha! Tickets: £14.00, £16.00 Music by RICHARD RODGERS Book & lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Based on Lynn Riggs’ “Green Grow the Lilacs”.

Original dances by Agnes de Mille.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LTD. on behalf of R&H Theatricals of New York.

Witness the Nativity like you’ve never seen it before when ‘The Birth of Jesus’ is humbly staged by the most amateur actors ever to trip over the boards.

This lightning-quick new play is jam-packed with laughs, physical comedy and musical treats.

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That’ll Be The Day

Dubbed The Definitive Pink Floyd Experience, Think Floyd faithfully recreates the atmosphere and music of Pink Floyd live on stage. This brand new show features Classic Pink Floyd from early Syd Barrett, Dark Side of the Moon through to The Division Bell. Complete with an impressive laser light show, this is a must-see for all Pink Floyd fans.

Tickets: £18.50

Prepare yourself for a party as the legendary That’ll Be The Day, the nation’s favourite rock ‘n’ roll variety show returns to Camberley.

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Sublime examples of mime, clowning, slapstick and physical comedy

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The Scotsman (on previous show Zanniskinheads)

Tickets £12.00, Theatre Club & Concessions £10.00 Sunday 1 Dec 6.00pm

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Think Floyd

15 & 16 Feb 11am & 2pm KW & NB Ltd proudly present a TALL STORIES production of

TheGruffalo Live on Stage!

Don’t miss the hit musical stage adaptation of the award winning picture book, The Gruffalo

by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Meet a wheeler-dealer Fox, an eccentric old Owl and a maraca-shaking, party mad Snake!

Mouse can scare these hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagined...?

Ideal for children aged 3 and upwards

This hugely entertaining rock ‘n’ roll spectacular features an all new line up of knock-out hits from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, mixed with loads of new zany comedy routines to produce a show with a real feel good party atmosphere.

Ticket prices: £12.00, £9.50 for groups of 10 plus

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Monstrous fun!

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Tickets £23.00, Theatre Club £22.00 Saturday 25 Jan 8.00pm

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All illustrations copyright © Axel Scheffler 2004, published by Macmillan Children’s Books.

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C t s u M You “a very rare thing – a genuinely funny pantomime ” FARNHAM HERALD (Peter Pan 2012)

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THE STAGE (Peter Pan 2012)

STARRING

DANIEL SLADE AS JACK

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND

MARK SLOWEY AS DAME TROTT

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“flawless”

Preview £12 , full £17.95, conc £15.95 Family £94.50

TICKETS

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(6 people, at least 2 of which must be children)

Groups 11+ £15, 31+ £14.25 (group organiser free)

Theatre Club £15

(except 24 & 26 December)

School ticket prices Early bird schools rate £8*

*Book before 31 October and pay the reduced rate of £8. £8.50 for bookings after October

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Sunday 8 Sept Juvenile Auditions for

Jack and the Beanstalk We are holding open auditions for the Senior Girls and the Juvenile Chorus for our fabulous new pantomime Jack & the Beanstalk.

Juvenile Chorus Boys and Girls • For the Juvenile Chorus you need to be aged between 8 and 14 • Intermediate boys need to be aged between 14 and 16 • Arrive at 9.30am to register* • There will be a group audition at 10.15am • Please come along familiar with the words to the first verse and chorus of ‘Love is easy’ by McFly Senior Chorus – Girls • You need to be aged 15 years and over and taller than 5’ 4” • Arrive at 11.30am to register* • There will be a group audition at 12.00 noon • Please come along familiar with the words to the first verse and chorus of ‘Love is easy’ by McFly Anyone wishing to take part must be free from: 27 Nov 2013 until 5 Jan 2014.

Drama Classes

for Adults Whether you are interested in a possible professional acting career, act with your local drama group or just wish to use traditional drama techniques for self-development and confidence building, our Drama Classes for Adults is a good place to start.

Some of the skills we cover each term include improvisation skills, script work, monologues acting for camera and audition preparation. At the end of each term, the group will showcase their work to friends and family.

Not only will it help you to develop your acting skills but it is a terrific way to meet new friends. £120 per term (with a break for half term).

Open to those aged 18 and over.

For more information please call the Box Office on 01276 707600. *Registration. We advise that you register in advance by downloading the registration form from our website or call the Box Office and request a form.

Everyone is welcome Come along and give it a go!

Do you want to develop your creative skills while having fun at the same time?

Then our Youth Theatre is the place to be!

In an exciting and friendly environment, you will learn all about theatre-making. Whether you dream of being an actor or just want to boost your confidence, our Youth Theatre is open to you. There are no auditions; we just ask that you are as passionate about theatre as we are.

Each week you will take part in practical sessions that teach you techniques on how to use your voice, move and create convincing characters. Our Youth Theatre performs plays, devised work and musicals.

Camberley

Youth Theatre Term Dates 2013 Tuesday 3 Sept to Saturday 21 Dec Break for Half Term week commencing 28 Oct.

Term Fees Tuesday – Thursday Classes £110* Saturday Classes £80.00 *Sibling Discount £25 off

Do You Live in the Old Dean Area?

Well we are running a youth theatre for 10 to 12 year olds at St Martin’s Church. Come along to the Free Taster Session on Mon 2 September at 5pm and find out all about it. See our website for more information.

Classes Sat 10.00am – 11.00am Sat 11.15am – 12.15pm Tue 4.30pm – 6.30pm Tue 6.30pm – 8.30pm Wed 7.30pm – 9.30pm Thu 4.30pm – 6.30pm Thu 6.30pm – 8.30pm

4-5 years 6-7 years 8-9 years 10-12 years 15 plus years 10-12 years 13-14 years

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Box office: 01276 707600

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Box Office Information

Opening Times Monday – Friday 10am to 6pm* Saturdays 10am to 4pm (if there is no show) At evening performances, the Box Office remains open until 15 minutes after the show begins. *Except Bank Holidays.

Online Booking You can now select your own seat online at www.camberleytheatre.biz.

Concession tickets can be purchased online but must be collected in person from the Box Office.

Camberley Theatre reserves the right not to make all Group Ticket Offers and Family Tickets available for purchase online. Please check the terms and conditions before purchasing your tickets as we have a strict non-refund policy.

Reservations Reservations will be held for four days or until 48 hours prior to a performance, whichever is sooner. Camberley Theatre reserves the right not to allow ticket reservations for near sell-out shows.

Ticket Refunds & Exchanges Tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged.

Payment, Booking Fees & Postage We accept all debit/credit cards except American Express. If paying by cheque please make payable to Surrey Heath Borough Council.

There is a booking fee for all credit card transactions and internet bookings of 50p per ticket. We charge £1 for posting out tickets, but reserve the right not to post tickets within 7 days of a show. Camberley Theatre Club members do not pay credit card fees or postage (internet fee still applies).

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Seating plan...

Concessions Discounts are available on selected shows for the following groups: Children (under 16 years), Senior Citizens (over 60 years), Students (in full time education) and ES40 holders and those in receipt of benefit. Please bring proof of status.

Babes in Arms Policy A ticket must be purchased for any child over 18 months old. For our younger customers a limited number of booster seats are available.

Bar Opening The bar and cafe will open 45 minutes before a show starts.

Access We have a Sennheiser infra-red system for hearing impaired patrons. Collect headsets from the Box Office and return after use.

Large print brochures are available on request; please contact the Box Office.

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All theatre facilities are accessible to wheelchair users.

We welcome guide and hearing dogs.

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Essential Companion Scheme. If you are disabled and require a companion to accompany you, call the Box Office to see if you can join the Essential Companion Scheme.

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Data Protection We aim to comply with the Data Protection Act. We will not pass your details on to other organisations. If you receive unwanted mail from us please call 01276 707600.

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Published Information We do our best to make sure that all information in our brochures and on our website is correct but changes do occasionally occur. Camberley Theatre reserves the right to make changes to the advertised programme and artists without notice. We also reserve the right to make ticket offers to selected customers at any time. For full terms and conditions please see our website or call the Box Office.

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The Camberley Theatre Knoll Road, Camberley Surrey GU15 3SY There is a charge for parking in the Knoll Road multi-storey car park in the evening. After 6pm you can pay for your parking at one of the pay machines to save queuing at the end of the evening.

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Knoll Road, Camberley GU15 3HD

Fri 6 Sept 2.00–4.00pm

Local history displays Bagshot and Windlesham Featuring material from the Museum’s archives.

Chas McDevitt Talk and performance by our homegrown skiffle star on his musical career from the 1950s onwards. Event held at Camberley Theatre.

Tickets £4 from the museum (please book in advance).

10.30am–12 noon

Wed 28 Aug 6.00–7.30pm Historic walk of York Town Tickets £2.50 (please book in advance)

Music Makers Events

6 July – 21 Sept

Events Local History Events

12 & 26 Sept 10 & 24 Oct 7 & 21 Nov 5 & 19 Dec 12.30–1.00pm Fortnightly local history lunchtime talks at the Heritage Gallery Heritage Gallery, Obelisk Street, The Mall, Camberley.

Free Sat 14 Sept 12 noon–2.00pm Heritage Open Weekend Identification Session Bring your treasures – bought, dug up or found for identification by local experts (natural history, social history, archaeology and furnishings).

Free

Thu 8 Aug 2.00–4.00pm One Man’s Dream Talk by Bob Potter Bob Potter owner of Lakeside Country Club talks about his career in the music industry and the groups and venues he has managed. Event held at Camberley Theatre.

Tickets £4, please book in advance from the museum (50% of proceeds donated to Frimley Park Hospital).

Sat 24 Aug 11.00am–2.00pm ‘Have a Go’ Brass Instrument Session Come and try out the instruments played by the Charles Church Brass Band.

Free

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Mon 9 Tue 10 Fri 13 Sat 14 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sun 22 Tue 24 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28

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10.30am–12 noon Drop-in activities for the under 5s Tue 30 July Musical instruments Sat 3 Aug Mosaic music Tue 27 Aug Clay model motorbikes Sat 21 Sept Music mayhem Tue 8 Oct Painting pictures Sat 26 Oct Halloween masks Free

Tel: 01276 707284 museum@surreyheath.gov.uk @SurreyHeathMuse www.surreyheath.gov.uk

September

Children’s holiday drop-in workshops Wed 14 Aug Ice cream making Thu 29 Aug Hat making* Thu 30 Oct Painting workshop* 5–8yrs, 8–12yrs Tickets £2.50 *please book in advance

Exhibitions Music Makers Celebrating the area’s association with music from military bands, local bands, composers and writers, to home grown pop celebrities, rock legends and many more. For over 100 years Surrey Heath has been making music, this exhibition looks at how cultural change is reflected in music 5 Oct – 21 Dec Frimley and Camberley Art Society The Museum warmly welcomes a selling exhibition featuring the work of local arts and crafts people. Regular demonstrations by featured artists. Please contact the museum for more details.

Diary of Events

Museum

Sept–Dec

September 2013 - January 2014

Surrey Heath

Juvenile Auditions: Jack and the Beanstalk Drama Classes for Adults 7.30pm The Eye of the Storm (15) 2.30pm & 8.00pm Comedy Club 8.30pm Supersonic 70s 7.30pm Blofeld & Baxter 7.30pm SNAP 7.00pm Buddy and the Killer 7.30pm Mayor’s Fashion Show 2.00pm T.J. Higgs 7.30pm The Great Gatsby (12A) 11.00am & 2.30pm & 8.00pm Lee Mead 7.30pm Camberley Theatre Open Day 10.00am - 3.00pm Joe Brown 7.30pm

October Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Wed 9

Wed 9 Thu 10 Fri 11 Sat 12

Sat 12 Mon 14 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19

Savoy Singers 7.30pm Savoy Singers 7.30pm Savoy Singers 7.30pm Savoy Singers 2.30pm & 7.30pm Secret Love The Life & Music of Doris Day 7.30pm Blonde Poison 7.45pm Blonde Poison 7.45pm Comedy Club 8.30pm Fireman Sam Pontypandy Rocks 11.00am Blake 7.30pm 2.30pm & 8.00pm A Late Quartet (15) Kakatsitsi 7.30pm Paul Daniels 7.30pm The Bay City Rollers Story 7.30pm

Sun 20 Wed 23 Thu 24 Fri 25 Sat 26 Sun 27 Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed 30 Thu 31

Marty MacDonald’s Farm 11.30am & 2.00pm COmotion Dance School 7.30pm COmotion Dance School 7.30pm SNAP 7.00pm The Counterfeit Stones 7.30pm Wrestling 3.00pm The Ripper Files 7.30pm The Ripper Files 7.30pm Magical Playroom 11.30am Halloween Crafts 10:00am

November Fri 1

Sat 2 Sun 3 Tue 5 Wed 6

Thu 7

Fri 8 Sat 9 Wed 13 Thu 14 Thu 14 Fri 15 Tue 19 Wed 20 Thu 21 Thu 21

Fri 22 Fri 22 Sat 23

Ha Ha Holmes!

Starring Joe Pasquale 7.30pm On Tour with Elvis 7.30pm Foster & Allen 7.30pm Song for Marion (PG) 2.30pm & 8.00pm Shakespeare Schools Festival 7.00pm Shakespeare Schools Festival 7.00pm Comedy Club 8.30pm Magic of ABBA 7.30pm David Copperfield 7.45pm David Copperfield 7.45pm The Nutcracker 7.30pm Circus of Horrors 7.30pm Lee Nelson Live 8.00pm The Snail & the Whale 1.30pm & 4.30pm The Snail & the Whale 10.30am & 1.30pm Steve Cantwell The Magic of Thought 7.45pm Silver Belles 2.30pm SNAP 7.00pm Christmas Craft & Food Fayre 11am until 3.00pm

Sat 23 Wed 27 Thu 28 Fri 29 Fri 29 Sat 30

The Voice of Roy Orbison 7.30pm CAMUS Oklahoma!

7.30pm CAMUS Oklahoma!

7.30pm CAMUS Oklahoma!

7.30pm Camberley Quiz Night 8.00pm CAMUS Oklahoma!

2.30pm & 7.30pm

December Sun 1 Nativity in Creakebottom Tues 10 Jack & the Beanstalk Wed 11 Jack & the Beanstalk Thu 12 Jack & the Beanstalk Sat 14 Jack & the Beanstalk Sun 15 Jack & the Beanstalk Mon 16 Jack & the Beanstalk Tue 17 Jack & the Beanstalk Thu 19 Jack & the Beanstalk Fri 20 Jack & the Beanstalk Sat 21 Jack & the Beanstalk Sun 22 Jack & the Beanstalk Mon 23 Jack & the Beanstalk Tue 24 Jack & the Beanstalk Thu 26 Jack & the Beanstalk Fri 27 Jack & the Beanstalk Sat 28 Jack & the Beanstalk Sun 29 Jack & the Beanstalk Mon 30 Jack & the Beanstalk Tue 31 Jack & the Beanstalk

6.00pm 10.15am & 7.00pm 10.15am & 1.30pm 10.15am & 7.00pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm 10.15am & 1.30pm 10.15am & 1.30pm 10.15am & 1.30pm 2.30pm & 7.00pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm 12.30pm & 4.30pm

January 2014 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5

Jack & the Beanstalk Jack & the Beanstalk Jack & the Beanstalk Jack & the Beanstalk

12.30pm & 4:30pm 12.30pm & 4:30pm 12.30pm & 4:30pm 12.30pm & 4:30pm

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Tuesday 19 Nov 8.00pm

Lee Nelson Live

I’ve hosted Live at the Apollo, had over two million people watching BBC Three’s Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show and Lee Nelson’s Well Funny People, so get yourselves along to my brand new show for a night of qwaliteeee jokes, games and banter. Everyone’s welcome. Plus I’ll be bringing Premier League Footballer Jason Bent and a few other well funny people.

Go on, it’s not like there’s anything else to do in Camberley!

Lee Nelson brings a brand new stand-up show for 2013 to venues nationwide. Strap yourself in for a night of unmissable entertainment with the irrepressible Nelson, who’ll be presenting his unique take on the world including his legendary audience interaction, a game show finale and special guest appearances from Premier League Footballer Jason Bent and others.

Tickets: £22.50