Swansea Grand Theatre Spring / Summer 2009

Swansea Grand Theatre Theatr y Grand Abertawe

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Spring Summer Gwanwyn Haf ’09

Box Office / Swyddfa Docynnau

01792 475715 www.swanseagrand.co.uk

At the Grand

Sun 26th April 8.00pm

Footlights Café Bar

Only Men Aloud

Morning tea and coffee, lunchtime specials and pre-show dinners are all on offer. The perfect place to relax and meet friends.

For reservations please call Footlights on 01792 478593.

Bookings advisable.

The nation’s favourite choir.

Opening Hours (Tues- Fri) 11.00am - 3.30pm, 5.00pm - 30 mins after show ends.

(Sat) 11.00am - 30 mins after show ends.

(Sun & Mon) Show days only - 1 hour before performance starts until end of interval.

Swansea Grand Theatre is available for Weddings, functions and conferences.

Please contact Carol Rowden on 01792 478586 or e-mail carol.rowden@swansea.gov.uk

Only Men Aloud’s fresh, dynamic approach to the traditional Welsh male choirs has landed them a major record deal with global giants Universal Music, the first of which was released at the end of last year.

In their short career, Only Men Aloud have already worked with big names including Aled Jones, Katherine Jenkins, Bryn Terfel, Michael Ball and Karl Jenkins.

£22.50

Mon 27th April - Sat 2nd May 7.30pm, Wed & Sat Mats 2.00pm

All The Fun Of The Fair Roll On Up To See The Show...

Starring David Essex An exciting, new, action-packed musical with a helter-skelter score of DAVID ESSEX hits and album favourites.

Set against the backdrop of a travelling funfair owned by widower Levi Lee (David Essex), who’s concerned about his restless son Jack (Paul-Ryan Carberry). Fortune-teller Rosa (Louise English) can see danger and tragedy in their paths but can she change their destiny?

The show includes a roller-coaster ride of David Essex Rock’n’Roll and pop classics including Winters Tale, Hold Me Close, Gonna Make You A Star and many more.

£12.00 - £27.00

“An exhilarating ride”

Selected concessions available✦

Eastbourne Herald

www.allthefunofthefairmusical.com Audio performance: 2nd May 2.00pm.

Grassroots Productions presents

Tues 5th - Sat 9th May 7.30pm, Sat 5.00pm & 8.00pm

16+

Mon 11th - Wed 13th May 7.30pm

Trivial Pursuits

The Naked Truth

By Frank Vickery

By Dave Simpson

Starring Frank Vickery as the hilarious Teddy, and Sue Roderick as his drunken sidekick, Joyce, from Granny Annie.

Real Women, Real Lives

The Trealow and West Amateur Theatrical Society are about to cast their next production and due to the credit crunch, Nick, their director, has some difficult choices to make. So he invites the actors and committee to a barbecue to announce his decisions. As the alcohol flows, Nick ends up promising a different show and the lead part to more than one actor! Add to the party revelations of a blackmail plot, a possible affair, an attempted suicide and a surprise twist at the end, and this is Frank Vickery at his best; biting one-liners, moments of pure slapstick, and hilarious farce.

Set in a pole dancing class (the latest get-fit craze) ‘The Naked Truth’ is a brilliantly funny play about sisterhood. Lisa Riley (the larger than life star of Emmerdale & Fat Friends) leads an all-star cast from stage and screen including Trudie Goodwin (The Bill), Julie Buckfield (Hollyoaks) and Abi Titmuss.

It’s a women thing, as five very different women struggle hilariously to conquer pole dancing for an event to raise awareness and money for a breast cancer charity. As their stories unfold and unravel, they share laughter and tears in this hilarious, sad and ultimately moving play. It’s a show for women, about women, that men absolutely must see (if they dare!).

Don’t Miss it. You’ll die Laughing!

www.theatre-productions.com

£8.00 - £13.00

£10.50 - £16.50

Selected concessions available✦

Special Offer: Monday all seats £12.00

Bill Kenwright presents

Thurs 14th May 7.30pm

Sat 16th May 7.30pm

GA GA

The World’s Greatest Elvis - Gordon Hendrix

From playing at the International Queen Convention to appearing in a recent BBC documentary, GA GA continue to prove why they are so highly rated by critics and audiences alike.

Since winning the 2005 ‘Stars In Their Eyes Grand Final’ Gordon has appeared on BBC TV in ‘The World’s Greatest Elvis’, ‘The Big Finish’ and ‘The Weakest Link’ but it is his amazing stage show where Gordon truly shines.

There are no wigs, no make-up and definitely no false moustaches but, instead, a host of massive Queen songs played like they were meant to be.

£10.00 - £14.00 “Stunning” Official Queen Fan Club

Gordon Hendrix has the voice and the look of ELVIS and, along with his band ‘Red Alert’, he faithfully recreates the magic of Elvis taking you through all the great songs from the 50s hits to the Vegas years in a breathtaking evening of pure ELVIS magic in a style so reminiscent you will wonder if Elvis is on stage - maybe, just maybe, he is.

£15.00

Mon 18th - Sat 23rd May 7.30pm, Thus Mat 2.00pm, Sat 4.00pm & 8.00pm

Blood Brothers

By Willy Russell

Starring Maureen Nolan The legendary BLOOD BROTHERS tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences. The incredible score includes ‘Bright New Day’, ‘Marilyn Monroe’ and the emotionally charged hit ‘Tell Me it’s Not True’.

Few musicals have received quite such acclaim as the multi-award winning BLOOD BROTHERS, which, having opened in 1988 to tremendous acclaim, continues to enjoy standing ovations at every devastating performance. No wonder BLOOD BROTHERS is now ‘The musical for all time’.

£13.00 - £30.00 Selected concessions available✦

“Devastating. A masterpiece.

If you haven’t seen it go, if you have, go again” News of the World

Ellen Kent & Amphitheatre Productions presents

Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live presents

Sun 24th May 7.00pm

Tues 26th May 8.00pm

15+

Ross Noble

16+

Wed 27th May 8.00pm

Ceri Dupree

Things Ross Noble was voted one of the top ten greatest stand ups of all time by Channel 4 viewers. Here’s your chance to see why.

Turandot Puccini

Ellen Kent’s farewell tour!

The grandness of the Colosseum of Rome is brought to life through Ellen Kent & Amphitheatre Productions with the amphitheatre set designed by London designer, Will Bowen.

This spectacular new production, directed by Ellen Kent, shows the Chisinau National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus at their best.

Ellen Kent presents Turandot in celebration of Pavarotti’s life highlighting the unforgettable aria ‘Nessun Dorma’. Ancient China is brought to life with the Terracotta Army gazing down from Will Bowen’s set in this epic production.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

£13.50 - £33.50 Selected concessions available✦

The nature of our venue means that at certain times and from particular seats the surtitles system is not always visible. Please check with box office.

In his new show Ross will be covering the topic of things - big things and small things.

Things that have happened to him, things that have happened to you. Surfing the wave of the here and now, join “the most brilliant stand-up of his generation” (Sunday Telegraph) in a free form, free wheeling ride into the way things are.

£20.00 Selected concessions available✦

“His first act last night was one of the most brilliant hours I have ever spent in a theatre… and the second even better” Daily Mail

An evening of glitter, laughter and his glamorous larger than life impersonations of the world’s greatest stars. Over the years he has impersonated hundreds of different females, so before your very eyes could be Dolly Parton, Amy Winehouse, Victoria Beckham or the Queen, Bjork, Katherine Jenkins or Diana Dors!

Wearing thousands of pounds worth of jaw dropping costumes, this sparkling showcase of pure naughty genius shows why Dupree’s show really is a touch of Las Vegas rarely seen in the UK today. The show has been described as “Champagne and caviar at fish and chips prices”.

£10.00 & £12.50

Come and enjoy your favourite, well known, musical pieces at 3 very different evenings of musical nostalgia, fun and laughter.

Thurs 28th May 7.30pm

Shaken Not Stirred A Selection of music from Bond films and other well known action movies including Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones, Star Trek and Superman.

Featuring The Welsh Filmharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Griff Harries.

Introduced by Kevin Johns.

A fun musical evening for all the family.

Tues 2nd June 7.30pm

Thurs 16th July 7.30pm

The Life and Music of Ivor Novello

Joe Longthorne

The Songs Of Sister Act

Griff Harries will tell the fascinating story of Ivor Novello in the company of The Chamber Orchestra of Wales, Ros Evans and Gareth Rhys-Davies. Featuring his well known classics including ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning’ and ‘We’ll Gather Lilacs’.

This talented artiste began his career over three decades ago with appearances on Junior Showtime, followed by a grounding on the tough Northern club circuit.

This high energy concert is the must see show this season. Starring The London Community Gospel Choir and Rowetta (X Factor & Happy Mondays). The Theatre will fill with the sound of those famous Gospel hits from the smash hit movies Sister Act. This unforgettable show will have the audience dancing in the aisles to songs that include: Oh Happy Day!, Joyful Joyful, Shout, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Hail Holy Queen and many many more!

Thurs 18th June 7.30pm

Scales and Scandals!

An evening of scales and scandals, gavottes and gossip with television personality Alwyn Humphreys and members of The Chamber Orchestra of Wales.

Who was the Italian composer who was such a serial womaniser that a contract was put out on him? Why did Chopin refer to a certain part of a woman’s anatomy as her D flat? Sir Arthur Sullivan - a pillar of respectable Victorian society? Hardly! Find out about all these and more in an evening of music and mischief.

Fri 29th May 7.30pm

All Concerts £8.00 - £15.00 Selected concessions available✦

Joe’s repertoire of voices is endless and includes hundreds of the world’s top singers, however, he is perhaps best known for his impersonation of Shirley Bassey who has commented, “Joe can do me better than I can do myself”.

During his career, Joe has received gold and platinum discs for his albums, enjoyed sell-out concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, as well as touring Australia several times.

So get those habits on, dig out your dancing shoes and prepare for the night of your life!

Fancy dress encouraged!

£17.00 - £20.00 £15.00 - £18.50

*Characters/Presenters subject to change.

Sat 30th & Sun 31st May Sat 3.30pm, Sun 11.00am & 2.30pm

Milkshake Live

Mon 1st June 7.30pm

Shaolin Warriors

My First Concert For the first time ever Milkshake! is hitting the road with a colourful LIVE concert!

Now the children can join their favourite TV characters and Milkshake! presenters in a brand new, action packed, all singing, all dancing musical extravaganza. Fifi & Bumble, Peppa & George, Rupert Bear, Little Princess, Noddy & Tessie Bear and Mr. Bump & Little Miss Daredevil all together on one stage!

Direct from China & for the first time ever in Europe!

This breathtaking theatrical Kung Fu Show vividly depicts the rarely-seen Kung Fu masters’ feats of agility, strength and skill, using Buddhist Meditation and their rigorous martial arts training.

The show is an extravaganza, with gorgeous scenery, atmospheric music, beautiful lighting, and hundreds of costumes.

It’s a guaranteed feel good treat, bursting with energy and a fabulous opportunity to enjoy all the tunes and dance steps that have made Milkshake! one of the most successful children’s TV experiences ever!

Audiences will be amazed and thrilled by their death defying Kung Fu disciplines such as qigong, animal imitation boxing, drunken boxing, and fighting with 18 kinds of dangerous traditional weapons.

So, get your dancing shoes on and join in with the action.

It’s the perfect summer treat!

£10.00 - £18.50

Child £12.50 Adult £14.50 Family(4) £50.00

“Agility, grace & showmanship”

Selected concessions available✦

Washington Post

Gorseinon College presents

Wed 3rd June 7.30pm

Tony Stockwell

Thurs 4th June 7.30pm

Fri 5th & Sat 6th June 7.00pm, Sat 10.00am & 2.00pm

Tues 9th June 7.30pm

Masters of the Musical

Makers of Dance Energy

Side by Side

It’s not creepy or kooky, mysterious or spooky. It’s Tony Stockwell demonstrating his belief that those who have passed can communicate with us, delivering their messages of love and reuniting them with their relatives. The remarkable star of Living TV’s Street Psychic, Psychic School and Zone Reality TV’s original ‘Psychic Private Eyes’ endeavours to give proof, beyond doubt, and evidence of the afterlife which can change some lives forever.

Hold on to your seats! The UK’s favourite musical theatre concert, Masters of the Musical, comes to Swansea Grand Theatre to celebrate its 10th Anniversary with an all new show.

10th Anniversary Show

This popular event returns to Swansea Grand Theatre.

Featuring pupils from BishopGore, Bishopton, Daniel James, Dylan Thomas and Penyrheol Comprehensive schools, alongside students of the highly successful Gorseinon College BTEC National Diploma Performing Arts course.

Deeply compelling, often startlingly accurate and always humorous - an evening with Tony is like an evening with NO other.

This glittering show features a wonderful selection of songs from the greatest musicals in history combined with an incredible team of performers and a fabulous band... this is a real ‘must see’ for all lovers of musical theatre.

Is there anybody there?

£18.50 & £20.50 Theatre demonstrations are to be deemed for entertainment purposes.

With every note sung and played live, this joyous celebration of the best of Broadway and the West End remains one of the most popular touring productions in the UK... and now it’s just got better.

£12.00 - £16.00

Inspired by Lewis Carol’s classic story of Alice in Wonderland, our innovative adaptation allows you to experience the funky world of Alice in Club Land. You will be swept up by excitement as Alice discovers the magical world of Street and Jazz dance. Journey with her through the swinging 60s, the jungle boogie, the Mad Hatters Tea Party and see where her dream ends.

Hosted by Kevin Johns.

£8.00 Selected concessions available✦

An exhilarating dance show not to be missed!

£10.00 Selected concessions available✦

Keith Milward presents

16+

Wed 10th & Thurs 11th June 7.30pm

Fri 12th June 7.00pm

Mon 15th June 2.00pm

Wed 17th June 7.30pm

Roy Chubby Brown

The Best is Yet to Come

String of Pearls

Broadway Lights and Hollywood Nights

Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown is a modern day phenomenon!

All proceeds in aid of children with a hearing loss.

Featuring Stan Stennett with Dewi Griffiths.

The king of controversial comedy, with his trademark patchwork suit, will surprise, amuse and astonish audiences.

He is outrageous, controversial but always funny.

The South Wales Evening Post invites you to see and hear young entertainers, including singers, dancers, comedians, musicians and pop groups, aged 4-18 years, presenting their talents on the Grand Theatre stage.

Celebrating the anniversary of the ‘String of Pearls’ radio show. Join Stan for another matinee for the ‘Golden Gang’ as he welcomes BBC Wales’ Dewi Griffiths to remember some of the great crooners of the last sixty years. They are joined by outstanding vocalists Mark Porter, Richard Beavis, Jack Woods, Rhian Griffith and Robert Knight.

A Gala Variety Show to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Ty Hafan (The family hospice for young lives), performers include Eve Sheratt, Marc Joseph, Melany Coffey, Moonlight Theatre with Colin Hodges, Lyn Williams and Liz Bevan, Musicality and Limelight theatre schools, The Wiseman Stage School, The June Bois Dancers, Mister Wales (Jonny Rees) and Musical Director Michael Morwood.

He is as popular as ever.

Branded too rude for television, his live acts go from strength to strength bringing shock and awe techniques to an ever increasing audience.

Guaranteed to make your toes curl, your eyebrows raise and put hairs on your chest, his shows sell out faster than ice cream in a heatwave, but come with a warning.

If easily offended please stay at home.

£20.00

Produced, Directed and Compered by Alex Frith MBE.

£7.00 & £8.00

There will also be special guest appearances from the ‘Welsh Prince of Laughter’, Wyn Calvin.

Come and enjoy another great afternoon with Stan and his gang!

£10.00 Selected concessions available✦

Plus surprise celebrity guests.

£8.00 - £12.00

16+

Fri 19th June 7.30pm

Tues 30th June 6.30pm

ARTS WING

ADAIN Y CELFYDDYADAU Fri 1st May | 7.15pm

Robyn Lee £8.00, £6.00 concessions✦ An evening showcasing local singer/songwriter Robyn Lee. With songs ranging from musicals to recent chart hits, with an exclusive acoustic set with guitarist Ryan Lee Davies.

Compered by Kevin Johns.

Abba Mania

5x60 Dance Evolution Wed 6th May | 7.15pm

Fresh from a smash hit tour of the Southern Hemisphere which included Singapore, New Zealand and Australia, ‘ABBA MANIA’ comes to Swansea Grand Theatre.

If you’re looking for an excuse to party, reminisce or simply be entertained by the best music there has ever been, then Abba Mania is for you!

Join in and enjoy all of your favourites including: ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Voulez Vous’, ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Winner Takes It All’, ‘Super Trouper’ and many more.

£15.50 & £17.50

Pupils from secondary schools in Swansea will be coming together to showcase their talent and street dancing skills which have been discovered through the 5x60 scheme.

5x60 is designed to get more secondary school pupils taking part in 60 minutes of physical activity five times a week.

4th Wall Productions presents

Hey! That’s My Line! £8.00, £6.00 concessions✦

16+

An evening of hilarious improvised comedy chosen by YOU and performed by US! The evening is hosted by Dean Verbeck and performed by a group of talented, young, local actors.

If you want to experience the electrifying atmosphere, come along and groove with the music and show your support.

Thurs 7th & Fri 8th May | 7.15pm

BEWARE mass participation levels and lots of fun are guaranteed, ensuring this evening of dance should not be missed!

By Stephen King Adapted By Simon Moore

Selected concessions available✦

Adult £5.00 Child £3.00

Bold Productions & Aberystwyth Arts Centre present

Misery £8.00, £6.00 concessions✦ Best selling romantic fiction novelist Paul Sheldon retires each winter to the snow-covered hills of Colorado to write another work featuring his beautiful heroine Misery Chastain. Driving whilst inebriated, he encounters severe weather and his car goes off the road. Instead of awakening in hospital he comes to in a filthy, dilapidated farmhouse, isolated from the outside world by the blizzard, occupied by the schizophrenic Annie, his ‘Number One Fan’. Thus begins Paul’s descent into a living hell...

PERFORMANCES Thurs 14th & Fri 15th May 1.30pm & 7.15pm

Wed 10th June | 7.15pm Hijinx Theatre presents

Goseinon College presents

The Crucible

Chasing Rainbows

By Arthur Miller

By Glenys Evans Directed by Louise Osborn

£8.00, £6.00 concessions✦

£8.00, £6.00 concessions✦

Final year students of the BTEC Performing Arts course at Gorseinon College present this Classic play by Arthur Miller.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd.

Wed 20th - Fri 22nd May | 7.15pm Thurs & Fri Mats | 1.30pm Gorseinon College presents

Sweet Charity

A new play for adults with learning disabilities and the community. Hayley has been chosen as the face of inclusion and heads to London to perform her poem at the National Inclusion Day Conference. Her story takes place between South Wales and Big Ben and includes an unexpected encounter on a 125 train, followed by a journey across London which was never planned.

Fri 12th June | 7.15pm 4th Wall Productions presents

£8.00, £6.00 concessions

✦

Closer

By Patrick Marber

Final year students of the BTEC Performing Arts course at Gorseinon College present this much loved musical featuring the classic songs Big Spender and The Rhythm of Life.

By arrangement with MusicScope and stage musicals limited of New York.

Fri 29th May | 7.15pm

Swansea Metropolitan University Skills Showcase £8.00, £6.00 concessions✦ Showcase projects are professionally directed performances featuring final year students on the BA (Hons) Performing Arts & Theatre Studies and the HND Technical Theatre programmes.

The diverse nature of the projects, ranging from devised to text-based performances, reflects the wealth of approaches and experience they encounter on the programme and develops their abilities as practitioners and creators of theatre.

£8.00, £6.00 concessions✦

16+

Set in London, Closer centres around four strangers, their chance meetings, instant attractions and brutal betrayals.

A tale of love, lies, seduction, jealousy, guilt and a desire to find the truth, sparks a four-way tug of love. Will any of them be strong enough to bring this destructive sequence of events to an end?

Fri 26th June | 8.00pm

Karl Morgan & The Click £7.50 Karl Morgan returns with his band ‘The Click’. After two previous sold out shows here, Karl & band are back to play songs from his forthcoming debut album. Acoustic & Electric Set.

PERFORMANCES

EXHIBITIONS

Tues 30th - Thurs 2nd July | 7.15pm Wed & Thurs Mats | 11.00am Black RAT Productions presents

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By William Shakespeare Directed by Richard Tunley £8.00, £6.00 concessions✦ Following sell-out performances of A ZOO STORY and OEDIPUS, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM is Black RAT’s latest production to tour South Wales. With a twelve-strong cast, incorporating some of Wales’ finest young actors, this lively & energetic version of ‘The Dream’ guarantees all the fun, farce and mayhem of Shakespeare’s best loved comedy.

Tues 5th May - Sat 6th June

Swansea Metropolitan University Levels 1, 2 & White Room Why has Swansea Met got such a high profile for its innovative and creative students?

See for yourself in a series of exhibitions that encompass Illustration, Graphic Design, Advertising Design and Textiles and Surface Pattern.

Mon 8th - Sat 13th June

Saturday’s in May and June | 12.30pm Fluellen Theatre Company in association with Swansea Grand Theatre presents

Lunchtime Theatre

Gorseinon College Levels 1, 2 & White Room

£5.00, £4.00 concessions✦ Take a short rest from your weekend shopping and make sure you give yourself an entertaining lunch break in the heart of Swansea. The plays will feature new work by writers based in Wales. They will have a maximum 1 hr running time and food and refreshments are available. Full details check out www.swanseagrand.co.uk 27th May and 24th June | 8.00pm

Tues 16th June - Sat 4th July

Llwchwr Art Group White room

Comedy Club £7.00

A range of works from the talented students of Gorseinon College’s BTEC National Diploma and Foundation Diploma Art and Design courses.

16+

See the comic stars of the future, today, at Swansea’s Comedy Club (est. 1999). Come and experience some of the best acts from the UK and International Comedy Circuits.

2 acts and 1 compere.

The Llwchwr Art Group was formed to promote interest for the amateur artist and lovers of art. From 1961 the group has grown to become one of Swansea’s best known groups, offering its membership workshops, demonstrations and the chance to exhibit their work.

UK Productions Limited presents

EXHIBITIONS

Mon 22nd - Sat 27th June 7.30pm, Wed & Sat Mat 2.00pm Mon 6th July - Sat 1st Aug

Alethea Hollis

Here, There & Anywhere White Room

An exciting exhibition by local photographer Alethea Hollis.

A unique opportunity to view Alethea’s extensive range of landscapes and abstracts in colour and monochrome.

Tues 7th - Sat 25th July

The Palette Club Levels 1 & 2

A show which demonstrates how this group blossoms and develops by inspiring each other. Affordable art in a range of media- something for everyone.

Tues 4th - Fri 28th Aug

Swansea Print Workshop Changing Swansea

Levels 1, 2 & White Room Changing Swansea has tracked and recorded a ‘snapshot’ of Swansea over a 12 month period through the medium of printmaking.

Swansea Print Workshop has worked with a wide range of people to produce this unique record of the city and there will be a wide range of original, handprinted prints for sale.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Direct from the West End Voted the third most popular musical of all time

by BBC Radio 2 listeners, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a gloriously toe-tapping romp full of effervescent energy, dazzling dance routines and sixteen smash hit showstoppers.

Starring Steven Houghton (Bugs, London’s Burning) as Adam Pontipee, the role created by Howard Keel in the famous film version and Susan McFadden, winner of ITV’s Grease is the Word.

£12.00 - £29.00 Selected concessions available✦

“A hearty, thigh slapping extravaganza” Mail on Sunday

London Studio Centre’s

Mon 29th June 7.30pm

Images of Dance Artistic director: Margaret Barbieri Former Royal Ballet principal, Margaret Barbieri, directs Images of Dance’s 17 talented young dancers in an entertaining banquet of ballet for all the family, featuring the moonlit beauty of Fokine’s Les Sylphides (Chopin) and a bravura pas de deux from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, plus new ballets by former Royal Ballet dancer Stephen Sheriff and Isira Makulouwe, whose Mad About The Boy uses popular hits of the 50s and 60s in a deliciously cheeky take on the fairytale Twelve Dancing Princesses, set in a finishing school, where the reluctant debutantes are more interested in boyfriends and dance crazes than manners or etiquette!

Wed 1st July 7.30pm

Thurs 2nd July 7.30pm

Off The Wall - Spirit of Pink Floyd

An Evening with Pam Ayres

Off The Wall are Europe’s leading production dedicated to recreating the spirit of Pink Floyd and bringing together some of the finest musicians in the business. With stunning visuals and spectacular lighting, Off The Wall will guide you through a journey of classic Pink Floyd.

Pam Ayres returns to Swansea with her current show, which includes material from her best selling books, Surgically Enhanced, With These Hands and The Works, along with some new poems and stories.

It’s over 30 years since Pam first appeared on the TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, and her books still regularly appear in the Sunday Times bestseller charts, and many of her poems feature in school textbooks around the world.

She’s a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4 in programmes such as Just A Minute, Quote Unquote, Loose Ends, and in her own series Ayres On The Air, the third series of which will be broadcast on Radio 4.

Described by the BBC as “Possibly the best concert experience you will ever see”, Off The Wall have toured extensively throughout Europe and are now ready for the rest of the world!

£18.00 & £20.00

£6.50 - £12.50 Selected concessions available✦

£15.00 & £17.50 Selected concessions available✦

“Entertaining and challenging… what a pleasure!”

Dancing Times

Fri 3rd July 7.30pm

Mon 6th July 7.30pm

Noise Ensemble - The Percussion Spectacular

The Cavern Beatles

Following standing ovations worldwide and playing at Wembley for the FA Cup Final, hit percussion spectacular Noise Ensemble comes to Swansea! The beat of acclaimed composer Ethan Lewis Maltby’s majestic score is brought to life by ten talented young virtuoso percussionists.

Forty years on, and the music of The Beatles remains as fresh and uplifting as it was back in the ‘swinging sixties’.

The classic songs that have now inspired and influenced generations are performed with passion and reverence

by The Cavern Beatles.

With epic beats, stunning lighting and a stormy score, Noise Ensemble is an outstanding theatrical and musical experience that makes the perfect treat for all the family.

£15.00 Selected concessions available✦

Drawing on an extensive repertoire of hits and album tracks, the band perform totally live, and produce a fully authentic representation of the music with careful attention to detail.

£12.50 - £15.50 “Like a scene from A Hard Days Night - Amazing” The Sunday Times

“A stunning musical experience” Rhythm Magazine www.noiseensemble.com

Mon 13th - Wed 15th July 7.30pm

Magic of the Dance They tap on tables, jump over boxes, and stomp the ground until their shoes catch fire. Magic of the Dance is a fast paced, energetic show where sparks really do fly in this spectacular dance celebrating the history of Ireland in one exciting dance production.

2009 celebrates the 10th year of this outstanding Irish dance show which has now performed to over 1 million people worldwide. This high octane show has innovative choreography by 8 times World Champion John Carey and haunting narrative by Hollywood icon Christopher Lee. Enchanting music, breath-taking pyrotechnics and technologically advanced lighting all combine with the world’s greatest Irish dancers to make sure Magic of the Dance is still the hottest ticket in town!

£15.50 - £19.50 Selected concessions available✦

Please note that this show is dependant on strobe lighting.

Wed 8th - Sun 12th July 7.30pm, Thurs & Sat Mats 2.00pm. Sun 3.00pm (only)

Le Grand Cirque Fantazie Following a sell out run at the Sydney Opera House 2009, Le Grand Cirque, Fantazie is one of the most magical and spellbinding shows ever.

Described by the press as ‘The next Generation of Cirque du Soleil’, this electrifying production is a breathtaking and heart-pounding spectacle that will astound you, and take you to the edge of your seats.

Featuring world-class artistes handpicked from around the globe, performing a visual feast of white-knuckle stunts and precision skill, this award-winning show has been seen by millions of people worldwide.

The New York Times describes the show as, “An incredible spectacle of wonder and enchantment.” Le Grand Cirque, Fantazie is amazing.

Put this spectacular show at the top of your wish list. It is, quite simply, out of this world.

£18.50 - £28.50 Selected concessions available✦

“Defies Gravity and Belief” Sydney Morning Herald

16+

Fri 17th July 7.30pm

Sat 18th July 7.30pm

The Vagina Monologues

Here Come the Boys!

Based on author Eve Ensler’s ‘Vagina Interviews’, conducted with women from all around the world, this hilariously witty and moving collection of tales gives voice to a chorus of lusty, outrageous, poignant, brave and thoroughly human stories.

A sensational, new show featuring the hottest guys from the original cast of Chippendales.

A staggering number of the world’s most famous and talented women, from Kate Winslet and Whoopi Goldberg to Sophie Dahl and Jerry Hall have chosen to take part in the show in New York, Los Angeles and London.

As sharp as Sex and the City and as unmissable as Friends - bring your mum, your best friend, your sister or even your granny - this is the ultimate girls night out... trust us!

£12.00 - £20.00

Mon 20th July 7.30pm

Sun 26th July 7.30pm

The Great Pretender

Hayley Westenra

Starring Steve Littlewood as The Great Pretender with special guest Brian Rock as Brian May and featuring the brilliant Queen Tribute band HRH.

Hayley Westenra is the biggest selling artiste of the 21st Century and is happy to announce her River Of Dreams Tour.

You never forget your first time

The Chippendales troupe of American, muscle bound hunks from the original cast sold out every theatre in the UK and now Here Come the Boys! Looking better than ever with some stunning new faces exceptionally talented singers, dancers and an outstanding new show.

£25.00

A Rock’n’Roll journey taking in almost 20 years of incredible music, hit after hit are faithfully reproduced and duly delivered, as the Great Pretender hits the stage.

The show scaramouches effortlessly from the early hits through to the stadium rock anthems of the 80s with a rhapsody of surprises along the way!

£12.50 - £15.50

With combined album sales of over 4 million worldwide, performances for Queens, Princes, Princesses, Presidents, Prime Ministers and the Dalai Lama, duets with Bocelli, Carreras, Terfel and a host of others and working proudly as UNICEF’s youngest Ambassador.

£18.50 - £26.00

Ben Roberts

David Callister

Hannah Waterman

Christopher Villiers

Giles Watling

Ian Dickens Ltd and Swansea Grand Theatre presents

Summer Repertory Season 2009

Chris Ellison

Sabina Franklyn

Huw Higginson

4th - 8th Aug 7.30pm

Marcus Hutton

Nick Waring

11th - 15th Aug 7.30pm

5 great plays with great star names Directed by Ian Dickens 21st - 25th July 7.30pm

28th July - 1st Aug 7.30pm

The Tart & The Vicar’s Wife Write Me A Murder

By Joan Shirley A hilarious evening’s entertainment intertwined with a topical ‘credit-crunch’ theme that will strike a chord in everybody.

By Frederick Knott Solve the dilemma of not only who is the murderer but also who is the victim in this intricate maze of clues and crimes.

18th - 22nd Aug 7.30pm

Pools Paradise Strictly Murder

Rattle Of A Simple Man

By Brian Clemens A fast moving thriller with a dark and disturbing rollercoaster of bluff and double bluff.

By Charles Dyer A timeless 1960s comedy full of classic British humour.

£9.50 - £13.50 Selected concessions available✦ Each play features at least one of the actors shown.

For more details on any of the productions please check out www.swanseagrand.co.uk

By Philip King The follow up farce to See How They Run. This sparkling 40s-set comedy has every ingredient to send you home with your sides aching with laughter.

SPECIAL TICKET OFFERS 2 for 1 on Opening Nights (subject to availability, selected seating zones).

Season Super Saver - All 5 plays for £60 (plus free programme for each).

Season Saver - See any 4 plays for £48. Pic ‘n’ Mix - See any 3 plays for £37.50 N.B - Offer applies to top price seats only. Only one offer applies at any one time.

Manhattan Nights Proudly presents

TAN Dance presents

Mon 27th July 7.30pm

Mon 3rd Aug 7.00pm

Mon 17th Aug 2.00pm

Tues 25th Aug 7.30pm

You Don’t Bring Me Flowers

Oyster Bay

Forces Sweethearts

Derek Acorah

Celebrating the charttopping careers of Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond, You Don’t Bring Me Flowers is a dynamic, multimedia concert from the producers of the sell-out success, Manhattan Nights.

Have you ever wondered why Oystermouth was given that name? Did you know that Swansea Bay was once famous, worldwide, for its excellent oysters and that there are moves afoot to re-instate the oyster industry? Did you know that Gladstone visited Mumbles to sample these delicious fruits of the sea?

A new show featuring all the old favourites - Vera Lynn, Gracie Fields, Marlene Dietrich, Carmen Miranda and Anne Shelton - plus some new surprises!

Derek is undoubtedly the UK’s no.1 spirit medium. The star of Living TV’s Paranormal Egypt’, Ghost Towns, Most Haunted & Most Haunted Live, brings his hugely entertaining evening of psychic abilities to Swansea Grand Theatre by popular demand. Book early to avoid disappointment.

The show celebrates these two multi-platinum selling artistes achievements with songs, music and dance performed by established West End performers.

£15.50 & £17.50 Selected concessions available✦

Come and see this fascinating tale unfold in a dance theatre show with live music performed by local people, directed by Creative Wales Award Winner, Douglas Comley and including internationally renowned Dynion Male Dance Company. This is a landmark community arts performance

by Arts Council Wales Beacon Award company, TAN Dance.

£8.00 Selected concessions available✦

We’ll also hear from the demob sweethearts - Alma Cogan, Ruby Murray, Doris Day and Lena Horne remembering the early days of the post-war years.

There’ll be a singalong to remember George Formby and his ukulele and bees will buzz with Arthur Askey.

We’ll also remember the American favourites The Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller, Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin.

£10.00 Selected concessions available✦

£17.50 ‘An evening with Derek Acorah’ is experimental/investigational. There are no guaranteed or certain results and the show is for the purposes of amusement/entertainment.

Forthcoming

BBC Worldwide presents

Thurs 27th - Sat 29th Aug Thurs 4.30pm, Fri & Sat 11.00am & 2.30pm

Wed 26th Aug 7.30pm

Phil McIntyre Entertainment presents

16+

Sat 5th Sept

Mad About The Musicals

Tweenies Live!

Top of the Tots Ten years after bursting onto the scene the Tweenies are back with their chart-busting new show, Top of the Tots, packed with tot-tastic tunes.

Their live performances have wowed over a million Tweenie boppers worldwide and, with a platinum selling single under their belts, get ready for the fab four to entertain you once again in their spectacular new theatre show.

Get set to reach for the stars, sing along, dance in the aisles and find out why the Tweenies are still the ultimate Number One!

Child £14.50 Adult £16.50 Family(4) £58.00 BBC logo TM & © 1996. Tweenies characters & logo TM & © 1998-2001.

Licensed by BBC Worldwide.

From the poignant ‘All I Ask Of You’ to the dramatic ‘One Day More’ Mad About’s talented ensemble conjure stunning, high quality vocal performances, which evoke the true spirit of the West End. Transporting you on a whistle stop tour into the heart of London’s theatre land, the show contains over 25 of your favourite musicals from composers such as Andrew Lloyd Webber, Boublil and Schonberg.

So, sit back and enjoy two hours of unforgettable West End and Broadway favourites, the stunning vocal talents of a West End cast, live band, top notch dancing, stunning lighting and glitzy costumes ‘A Pure Slice Of Entertainment’.

£11.50 - £14.50

Tim Minchin Ready for this?

In London, they reckon he’s the “Next big thing in musical comedy” (Time Out) and “The best musical comedian since Bill Bailey” (The Times).

In Melbourne, they say he’s “Witty, smart and unabashedly offensive” (The Age).

In Scotland, they say he’s “An extraordinary performer” (The Scotsman).

In Norway, they say “Tim Minchin er noe av det morsomste jeg har sett noen gang.” (Stavanger).

After a sold out UK tour last Autumn, uberminstrel Tim Minchin lugs his piano back out on the road to give those poor souls who missed out another chance to see his biting and brilliant show.

Forthcoming

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Fluellen Theatre Company, in association with Swansea Grand Theatre, brings Dylan Thomas’ outstanding screenplay to the stage for the first time in an exciting production set in Victorian Edinburgh and in which the brilliant young doctor, Thomas Rock, battles with both his establishment colleagues and some very low-life individuals to stop the illegal trade in bodies that are so necessary for medical training.

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Support

Swansea Grand Theatre gratefully acknowledges the support it receives from the following organisations. If your company is interested in supporting the theatre, please contact Gary Iles on 01792 475242 for further information.

How to book

The Box Office is open Mon - Sat 9.30am - 8.00pm, (9.30am - 6.00pm on non performance days) and for 1 hour prior to Sunday performances.

Mae’r Swyddfa Docynnau ar agor Dydd Llun - Sadwrn 9.30am - 8.00pm, (9.30am - 6.00pm ar ddyddiau pan na chynhelir perfformiadau) ac am 1 awr cyn perfformiadau dydd Sul.

Booking and reservations 01792 475715 You can book by phone or post, in person or by using our e-mail reservation service: www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Archebu tocynnau 01792 475715 Gallwch archebu tocyn drwy ffonio, postio, galw heibio neu ddefnyddio ein gwasanaeth archebu e-bost: www.swanseagrand.co.uk

Concessions ✦ Where concessions are offered they may include some of the following: 16 & under, 65 & over Proof of age may be required. Students In Full time Education who can produce a current National Union of Student, Overseas Student or similar card.

Schools, Under 18 & in full time education.

Party Bookers, People who are booking 10+ tickets for one performance at one time. PTL, Swansea Passport to Leisure Card holders. Please note you may be required to produce proof of entitlement for your concession at the time of booking or at entry.

Consesiynau ✦ Lle cynigir consesiynau, gallant gynnwys rhai o’r canlynol: 16 ac yn iau, 65 ac yn hŷn Gellir gofyn i chi brofi eich oedran. Myfyrwyr mewn addysg amser llawn sy’n gallu dangos cerdyn Undeb Myfyrwyr Cenedlaethol neu Fyfyriwr Tramor dilys neu gerdyn tebyg. Ysgolion, pobl ifanc 18 oed ac yn iau a’r rhai sydd mewn addysg amser llawn Trefnwyr grwpiau, pobl sy’n archebu 10+ o docynnau ar gyfer un perfformiad ar y tro PTL, deiliaid cardiau PTL Abertawe. Sylwer y gellir gofyn i chi brofi eich hawl i gonsesiwn wrth archebu tocyn neu gyrraedd am y perfformiad.

Registered Disabled, where disabled patrons need to be accompanied by a Carer when visiting the Grand Theatre, a complimentary ticket is available for the Carer.

Strobe Lighting Patrons are reminded that ‘Strobe’ lighting is used with certain shows/productions.

Armless Seats We now have a number of armless seats available for those customers who would like more space in their seats.

Baby Changing Facilities Please see Front of House Manager.

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We accept most major credit cards, Maestro and Delta. Cheques should be made payable to: Swansea Grand Theatre Singleton Street, Swansea SA1 3QJ. For full booking terms, conditions and facilities call the Box Office.

Our Box Office Minicom number is 01792 654456. Typetext for hearing impaired customers.

The City and County of Swansea can accept no responsibility for any changes, beyond their control, which may arise after this publication is published. Please refer to Box Office for full booking conditions.

Pobl sydd wedi’u cofrestru’n anabl, lle mae angen i ofalwr hebrwng person anabl ar ymweliad â Theatr y Grand, mae tocyn cyfarch ar gael i’r gofalwr.

Derbynnir y rhan fwyaf o’r prif gardiau credyd Maestro a Delta. Dylid gwneud sieciau’n daladwy i: Theatr y Grand, Abertawe Stryd Singleton, Abertawe SA1 3QJ. I gael manylion llawn am gyfleusterau a’r amodau a’r telerau archebu, ffoniwch y Swyddfa Docynnau.

Rhif minicom y Swyddfa Docynnau yw 01792 654456. Teipdestun ar gyfer cwsmeriaid â nam ar eu clyw.

Ni all Dinas a Sir Abertawe dderbyn unrhyw gyfrifoldeb am unrhyw newidiadau, y tu hwnt i’w rheolaeth, a all ddigwydd ar ôl cyhoeddi’r cyhoeddiad hwn. Cysylltwch â’r Swyddfa Docynnau i gael yr amodau archebu llawn.

Terms and conditions of sale 1. Exchange of tickets will only be considered in cases of emergency and the Management reserves the right to refuse an exchange. Where an exchange occurs, it will be for another performance of the same production.

2. No refunds will be given except for cancelled events.

3. The Management reserves the right to introduce discounts and other price changes without notice.

4. The promoter reserves the right to make any changes to the advertised programme.

5. The use of cameras or recording equipment is strictly forbidden.

6. The Management reserves the right to refuse admission and may, on occasions, have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of patrons.

7. In exceptional circumstances, the Management reserves the right to offer alternative seats to those specified on the ticket.

8. Please check your ticket - on receipt as mistakes cannot always be rectified.

9. Where a performance has the benefit of English surtitles, Patrons should check with the Box Office staff (at the time of booking) as to seat suitability.

10. Concessions ✦. Please Check at the time of booking for any available concessions.

Not all concessions are available for all performances/events.

11. Concessions may include 16 & under, 65 & over. Students Schools, Party Bookers, & Swansea PTL. Full terms and conditions are available on request.