Theatre Royal Winchester Autumn 2014 by Theatre Royal Winchester

AUTUMN September - December 2014

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Fancy a drink? Milton Jones 3 September

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Opening 90 minutes before curtain up, the Theatre Royal’s bars offer a great selection of beers, wines, local ale, cider and soft drinks. Sit back and relax with a pre-show drink in either our Back Garden Bar downstairs, or our Circle Bar upstairs. The Back Garden Bar also offers a selection of pre-show bites, bar snacks and cakes.

Not About Heroes 11-14 September

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Centenary Gala 28 September

The Wedding Singer 24-27 September

Stones In His Pockets 17 September

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Comedy Festival 2-5 October

La Traviata 30 September - 1 October P.16

The Elves and The Shoemaker 19 October

The Queen’s Knickers 12 October

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Park 21 October P.18

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So why not come and enjoy a drink and nibble before the show? Theatre Royal Winchester Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8SB The Back Garden Bar is available for hire for private functions, book launches, groups, classes or parties. For all enquiries please contact Donna Reeves.

Casting Traces 23-25 October P.21

She Stoops to Conquer 14-18 October P.21

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Showstopper! 25 October

Steeleye Span 24 October P.21

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Shakespeare Schools Festival 5-6 November

Please Be Seated 8 November

Pied Piper 9 November

Oh What a Lovely war 11-15 November

Sid’s Show! 16 November

Swinging at the Cotton Club 16 November

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A CompĂĄs 18 September

Longstock Park 21 September

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Helen 8 October

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Eddi Reader 11 October P.17

Sleeping Beauty 9 December 2014 - 4 January 2015 P.22

Private Peaceful 22-23 October P.26

The Story Giant 26 October P.23

Antigone 18-22 November

Cardinal Burns 23 November

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Sounds of the glenn miller era 26 October P.23

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Cinder-Ella 23 November

Les Miserables 24-25 November

The Gruffalo 9-10 October

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Jacqueline Wilson 28 October

Knightmare Live 1 November

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Wessex Dance Academy 27 November

Ballet Black 28 November

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Jack and the Beanstalk 2 November P.25

Dogs Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Do Ballet 29 November

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Henning Wehn 2 November P.26

Fireside Tales with Grandad 30 November

pantomime

Join the party this Christmas as we celebrate the Theatre Royal’s centenary year with the fabulous tale of Sleeping Beauty. Our dream of a pantomime tells the classic tale of a young princess who, through evil Carabosse’s curse, is doomed to sleep for 100 years and can only be awakened by love’s first kiss. The Theatre Royal team will once again be spinning a magical tale in their own inimitable style, with fire-breathing dragons (and we don’t mean Nurse Nelly), a battle between good and bad (and we don’t mean the jokes), a time-travelling prince and a fearsome forest of thorns. Throw in live music, original songs and lots of audience participation and you have all the ingredients for another blockbusting pantomime that the whole family will enjoy.

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“It’s panto perfection” The Southern Daily Echo on last year’s Snow White “Stuffed full of everything that makes for a successful pantomime” The Hampshire Chronicle on last year’s Snow White Relaxed performance* Thursday 1 January at 7.00pm

Ticket Prices and Performance Key School and Group Friendly Performances Adults £12.00 Children and Schools £8.50 Concessions £9.50 Buy 8, receive 1 free teacher ticket Schools Early Bird Booking - Paid prior to 13 October £8.00

Family Performances Adults £19.00 Children £17.00 Concessions £17.00 Friends £16.50 Family Ticket £64.00 Group Ticket 10+ £1.50 off Group Ticket 20+ £2.50 off Concessionary Group Ticket 10+ £3.50 off full price ticket Concessionary Group Ticket 20+ £4.50 off full price ticket

This relaxed performance is open to everyone but has been introduced to provide a supportive environment for children and families with learning disabilities, special needs or Autistic Spectrum Condition to enjoy the excitement of live pantomime. The auditorium lights will be kept low throughout the show and any loud noises on stage will be softened. Audience members may leave or rejoin the performance at any time and staff will be on hand to help out.

Premium Performances

Pre-show lecture Wednesday 10 December 6.00pm. Talking with the Audience: Pantomime as Interactive Experience. Hosted by Professor Millie Taylor. FREE but please reserve a place when booking your tickets.

Adults £21.50 Children £19.50 Premium Family £74.00 Premium Group 10+ £1.50 off Premium Group 20+ £2.50 off Premium Concessionary Group 10+ £3.50 off full ticket price Premium Concessionary Group 20+ £4.50 off full ticket price Signed performance

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December 2014 Tuesday 9 7.00pm Wednesday 10 1.15pm Wednesday 10 7.00pm Thursday 11 10.15am Thursday 11 1.15pm Friday 12 10.15am Friday 12 1.15pm Saturday 13 11.30am Saturday 13 2.30pm Saturday 13 7.00pm Sunday 14 11.30am Sunday 14 2.30pm Tuesday 16 10.15am Tuesday 16 1.15pm Wednesday 17 10.15am Wednesday 17 1.15pm Thursday 18 10.15am Thursday 18 1.15pm Saturday 20 11.30am Saturday 20 2.30pm Saturday 20 7.00pm Sunday 21 11.30am Sunday 21 2.30pm Monday 22 2.30pm Monday 22 7.00pm Tuesday 23 2.30pm Tuesday 23 7.00pm Wednesday 24 11.30am Wednesday 24 2.30pm Friday 26 2.30pm Friday 26 7.00pm Saturday 27 11.30am Saturday 27 2.30pm Saturday 27 7.00pm Sunday 28 11.30am Sunday 28 2.30pm Tuesday 30 2.30pm Tuesday 30 7.00pm Wednesday 31 11.30am Wednesday 31 2.30pm January 2015 Thursday 1 2:30pm Thursday 1 7.00pm (*relaxed) Friday 2 11.30am Friday 2 2.30pm Saturday 3 11.30am Saturday 3 2.30pm Saturday 3 7.00pm Sunday 4 11.30am Sunday 4 2.30pm

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comedy

Al Murray

Phil McIntyre Entertainments Ltd proudly presents

MILTON JONES

The Pub Landlord: One Man, One Guvnor

AND THE TEMPLE OF DA... Work in Progress

“A national treasure” The Daily Telegraph “Al Murray has become a bona fide British institution” The Independent “Murray’s interaction with the crowd remains one of the wonders of the comedy world” The Times

Milton Jones is back on the road with another tour but unfortunately it isn’t quite ready yet. Don’t panic though, he’s a professional it’s the guy with the loud shirts and messed up hair from Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow and multiple series on Radio 4. An evening in the company of an idiot. Or is he? Yes he is. Only come if you like jokes though. If not you’ll be cross.

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Twenty years ago Britain’s favourite publican Al Murray, The Pub Landlord, embarked on his one man mission as the King Cnut of Common Sense, holding back a tide of bottled beer and ninny state nonsense.

“He’s fast, absurd and very funny” Radio Times “No-one can touch Jones when he hits his stride” The Guardian

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To celebrate this milestone, join this icon on his new tour with his brand new show One Man, One Guvnor. Al Murray The Pub Landlord: One Man, One Guvnor - 20 years at the lager top, coming to Theatre Royal Winchester this autumn. thepublandlord.com facebook.com/thepublandlord @almurray

Tuesday 9 September 7.30pm

wwi drama Blackeyed Theatre, in association South Hill Park, presents

Not About Heroes By Stephen MacDonald

Not About Heroes tells a story you won’t forget of two of the finest ‘Great War’ poets, Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, their friendship, their inter-dependency, their poetry. Through the letters and poems of these two men, Stephen MacDonald’s acclaimed play paints a vivid and moving picture of their friendship and the conflict that brought them together. One hundred years on from the beginning of the First World War, Not About Heroes is both exhilarating and uncompromising in its exploration of love, war and a friendship that changed the face of British poetry. www.blackeyedtheatre.co.uk

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“I am not concerned with Poetry. My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.” Wilfred Owen

Post-show discussion: Thursday 11 September. FREE but please reserve a place when booking your tickets.

Age recommendation 13+ Running time: 1 hour 50 minutes approx. (plus interval) ***** “Amazing production, faultless execution, brilliant” Remote Goat (on The Trial) “One of the most innovative, audacious companies working in contemporary English theatre” The Stage

Tickets £17.00* Concessions £15.50 Friends £15.00 Schools/Groups £11.00 Matinée £16.00 Concessions matinée £14.50 Friends matinée £13.50 Friends opening night offer - Two full tickets for the price of one

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For more events commemorating the First World War and its poetry, don’t miss Winchester Poetry Festival. www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org

Thursday 11 - Sunday 14 September 7.30pm Matinée (Friday) 1.30pm www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk | box office: 01962 840 440

dance

drama

Stones In His Pockets The multi award-winning comedy by Marie Jones.

Tickets £25.00* Concessions £23.50 Friends £23.00 Schools/Groups £13.00 Ovation and Lifetime members - Two full tickets for the price of one Post-show discussion: FREE but please reserve a place when booking your tickets.

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Following a sell-out run on Broadway, four and a half years in the West End and on tour, the worldwide sensation Stones in His Pockets returns with Ian McElhinney, the original director at the helm. “Very funny” Irish Times “Outstanding and flawless” Irish Independent “Hilarious and irresistible” Sunday Times “Gripping throughout” **** Irish Daily Mail

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In a scintillating fusion of heartwrenching vocals, explosive footwork and virtuoso guitar playing, Jaleo return to Britain with their new stage show A Compás, brimming over with the intoxicating rhythms, palpable energy and joie de vivre which have become synonymous with the company. A Compás (in rhythm) charts an evocative musical journey through the diverse flamenco regions of Andalusia. Some of Spain’s finest award-winning artists combine their talents in a mesmerising tour de force which encapsulates the very essence of flamenco.

Tickets £21.00* Concessions £19.50 Friends £19.00

Treat yourself to a great night out - you won’t want to miss it this time around!

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“Jaleo - sexy, sizzling and Spanish…. passion and emotion consistently and movingly displayed” Watford Observer

Universally loved by all who see it, Stones in His Pockets is brought to life by two highly talented actors who play 15 characters between them - from two cheeky lads intent on stardom to a Hollywood Goddess!

Wednesday 17 September 7.30pm 8

A Compás

Seen by over two million people, don’t miss this hilarious and moving tale of a quiet Irish community turned upside down by the arrival of a Hollywood movie shoot.

“A wonderful play” **** The Herald

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“Spellbinding fusion of acoustic guitar, rhythm, songs, handclapping and ignitable dance” The Guardian AWARDING WINN

“Absolutely stunning…...an unforgettable evening both visually and musically” Harrogate Advertiser

Thursday 18 September 7.30pm

water garden

community musical

Longstock Park

Celebrate the centenary of Theatre Royal Winchester with a visit to the beautiful Longstock Park Water Garden (part of the Leckford Estate owned by the John Lewis Partnership) on Sunday 21 September 2014. Advance tickets are available from the Theatre Royal Winchester box office. Tickets can also be bought on the day

at the gates. Access to the garden is granted by kind permission of the John Lewis Partnership. All proceeds to Theatre Royal Winchester. For further information on Longstock Park Water Garden please go to www.longstockpark.co.uk Admission - Adults £6.00 Children (5-14) £2.00 Under 5s free

Sunday 21 September 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Join Southampton Musical Society as they take you back to a time when hair was big, collars were up, shoulder pads were in and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room. It’s 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favourite wedding singer: the life and soul of the party until he gets jilted at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own.

Enter Julia, a winsome waitress who wins his heart but is about to be married to a Wall Street shark! Can Robbie pull off the performance of a decade and win the girl of his dreams?

Tickets £16.00* Concessions £13.50 Matinée £13.50 Concessions matinée £11.00

Wednesday 24 - Saturday 27 September 7.30pm Matinée (Saturday) 2.30pm

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special event

opera

Centenary Gala 100 - Not Out! When the Theatre Royal opened its doors in 1914, the first ever event was an evening of Variety and Film. And so, to celebrate our first 100 years, what else could we possibly put on but... an evening of Variety and Film?! We will be joined on stage by a host of exceptional performers - all of whom have previously performed at our beautiful venue - to help make this an evening to remember. Live music, comedy, magic and some real surprise “turns” will prove that Variety is very much the spice of life. To reserve your FREE ticket, please contact the box office. Donations welcome.

Olivier award-winning OperaUpClose presents

La Traviata

by Giuseppe Verdi. Directed and with a new English libretto by Robin Norton-Hale As part of the Theatre Royal Winchester heritage project, supported by Heritage Lottery Fund and Hampshire County Council, over 200 young people aged 5 - 16 from nine local schools, interviewed people who have been connected with the theatre over the last 100 years. These memories have been turned into a series of short films using a variety of film genres. Tickets for this event are free, due to the generous support of Lady Jennie Bland together with the performers and creative team, who will be giving their services to the company. Voluntary donations can be made at the box office and online when booking tickets. There will be fundraising events during the evening.

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The story of Violetta, a so-called ‘fallen woman’ who sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her lover’s family and future, La Traviata has been moving and thrilling audiences for generations. Verdi’s sumptuous melodies are accompanied by a trio of clarinet, cello and piano. OperaUpClose return to the Theatre Royal Winchester following the

Sunday 28 September 7.30pm 10

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success of their Olivier award-winning production of La Bohème. Fresh from a six week run at the Soho Theatre... Running time: 2 hours 15 minutes “OperaUpClose is leading an artistic revolution” The Sunday Times “OperaUpClose is the brand leader” The Evening Standard

Tuesday 30 September - Wednesday 1 October 7.30pm

THREE DAYS, four ACTS and a multitude of laughs! Presented by Winchester Comedy Festival (see page 12 for Saturday’s Gala Show)

Dave Gorman

Gets Straight To The Point*

Katherine Ryan: Glam Role Model Tickets £13.00* Concessions £11.00 “Warped wit...striking presence... killer lines...calm confidence.” Scotsman A dude who is fast becoming a recognisable face on British TV with appearances on BBC 1’s Live At The Apollo and Let’s Dance for Comic Relief, BBC 2’s Mock The Week, QI and Nevermind The Buzzcocks, C4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats and more, Katherine Ryan embarks on her second UK stand-up tour.

Tickets £21.00* “…has transformed the seemingly mundane into hours of unabashed hysteria.” Metro The wonderfully innovative comedy mind behind Modern Life Is Goodish (Dave TV), Are You Dave Gorman? and Googlewhack Adventure is back with a brand new live show that promises more of his unique blend of stand-up comedy and visual story-telling as Dave Gorman Gets Straight To The Point*... (*The PowerPoint).

Age recommendation: 16+

Yes. That’s right. It’s a PowerPoint presentation. We know what you’re thinking. But don’t worry… as this all-new show follows the phenomenal success of his critically-acclaimed UK Tour, Dave Gorman’s Powerpoint Presentation, which included a sold-out five-night run at London’s Southbank Centre, we think you’re in pretty safe (and funny) hands. You won’t need to take notes and you almost certainly won’t be tested on it later.

Thursday 2 October 8.00pm

Friday 3 October 8.00pm

The fresh, often dangerously fierce pop-culture obsessed Canadian, was unaffected by publicised death threats and survived the world’s first cracksmoking mayor. www.katherineryan.co.uk @kathbum

Austentatious: An Improvised Novel

Bridget Christie: A Bic For Her

Tickets £14.00* Concessions £12.50 “One of the most enjoyable 60 minutes on the Fringe” **** The Guardian “Constant wit and verve” **** The Times “Supersmart, terrifically funny” **** The Scotsman This hour-long comedy play is spun in the inimitable style of Jane Austen - and based entirely on audience suggestions. An all-star cast improvise a brand new Austen work before your astonished eyes, based on audience suggestions (previous works include Strictly Come Darcy and Mansfield Shark).

Tickets £16.00* Concessions £14.00 “Announces her as one of the finest comedians around.” ***** The Independent “Inspired.” ***** The Independent on Sunday “Piles derision and tomfoolery upon everyday sexism, while never pretending that jokes alone will solve the problem.” **** The Guardian “A beautiful balance between the personal, the public and the parodic.” **** The Times Bridget Christie does not wear her feminism lightly. She wears it heavily, like a suit of armour.

Full of swooning bonnets, stolen looks and dashing gents, Austentatious is not to be missed: fresh, hilarious and entirely unique comedy. Book now to avoid disappointment!

If you think you’d enjoy a 43 year old woman shouting about gender inequality in a Gloucester accent, for nearly two hours (including an interval), then this is definitely the show for you!

Sunday 5 October 3.00pm

Sunday 5 October 8.00pm

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theatre/dance

Winchester Comedy Festival Gala Show

Helen

Aisling Be

Aisling is an Irish actor, award-winning stand-up, writer and solid guest at a dinner party. She is a trained classical actor who went to LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts) and has appeared in numerous TV shows and films including 8 out of 10 Cats and Russell Howard’s Good News. www.aislingbea.com “C’est La Bea certainly lives up to the hype… an absolutely solid hour of brilliant material” **** The List

Tom Deac

Since winning the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2007, Deacon has hosted his own BBC Radio 1 show, done some telly (The Rob Brydon Show, Fake Reaction, Dave’s One Night Stand), and followed The Champions League around the world as The Eurofan - notching up over one million views on YouTube. A slick, upbeat, confident and loveable performer. www.tomdeacon.co.uk

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“Great original material with ever-so-astute timing. A brilliantly savvy comic” Three Weeks

Brian Gitti

After six years on the circuit, Brian Gittins has yet to make any waves in the comedy world and continually struggles to find an audience that likes him. A Nick Ferrari enthusiast and a nasal spray addict, Brian has given himself 25 years to reach the London Palladium. The star of C4’s Derek and Gittins makes his Winchester Comedy Festival debut. @BRIANGITTINS1 “One of the best comedy characters of the decade” Ricky Gervais

Saturday 4 October 8.00pm 12

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“Let nothing stop you from seeing them” The Times An ageing, glamorous icon is held captive in a darkened room, with only a shadowy male figure for company. Inspired by the myth of Helen of Troy and incorporating exceptional aerial/circus skills, Helen will offer an exciting, epic and contemporary twist on a mythical narrative. Helen is co-written and directed by award-winning theatre maker, Jonathan Young and performed and co-devised by Tamsin Shasha.

Wednesday 8 October 7.30pm

children’s

Don’t miss Tall Stories’ hit musical stage adaptation of the award-winning picture book 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...? Voted the nation’s number one bedtime story by BBC Radio 2 listeners, The Gruffalo has been performed to well over a million people worldwide and has even hit the small screens in a starstudded TV animation. The Gruffalo is the perfect family treat with plenty of songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3+ and their grown-ups. ©Axel Scheffler 1999, published by Macmillan Children’s Books.

Watch a sneak preview online at www.gruffalolive.com Running time: 55 minutes (no interval) AWARDING WINN

Twitter: @thegruffalolive Facebook: The Gruffalo Live

Thursday 9 October 1.30pm and 4.30pm Friday 10 October 10.30am and 1.30pm

Tickets £12.00* Concessions £9.50 “A fine piece of children’s theatre” **** Sunday Times “Monstrous fun!” ****Daily Mail “A Monster hit” The Evening Standard

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live music

children’s

Eddi Reader

The Queen’s Knickers Get your knickers in a twist with this classic comedy for wise young children.

It’s all about knickers but it definitely won’t be pants!

What would you do if you lost the Queen’s pants? Dilys, the Queen’s maid, is the royal custodian of her Majesty’s ‘intimate apparel’, otherwise known as the Queen’s knickers. She guards HRH’s smalls as if they were the crown jewels. She would be mortified if anyone got a glimpse of them.

Based on the book by Nicholas Allan, adapted by Oliver Birch and John Biddle and directed by Lee Lyford.

But one day the knickers go missing, causing a national state of emergency and a diplomatic incident of catastrophic proportions. A celebration of the garments we all wear, but never show, this children’s classic is inventively told by two elastic actors.

Remember Fairground Attraction? The brilliant Eddi Reader is back! From the traditional to the contemporary, Eddi brings joyous life to all forms of song.

combine to make her a unique and powerful figure in contemporary British music. She has effortlessly developed into one of popular music’s most thrilling vocalists.

What sets Reader apart is the depth and quality of her emotional performance and her ability to connect with an audience. Her rare blend of meltingly true vocals and towering romanticism

Eddi performs some of her best loved songs including the well known single ‘Perfect’ which topped the British charts.

Saturday 11 October 7.30pm 14

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Age recommendation: 3+ Running time: 55 minutes “How refreshing to see an enjoyable piece about knickers, of all things, which is never lavatorial or grubby - just triumphantly silly.” The Stage “Hilarious, witty and downright silly” **** Time Out Tickets £12.00* Concessions £10.00

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Sunday 12 October 1.30pm and 4.00pm

comedy drama

She Stoops to Conquer

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Post-show discussion: Thursday 16 October after 1.30pm matinée. FREE but please reserve a place when booking your tickets. It’s the 18th century. Kate Hardcastle is a young lady fixed up to meet the eligible Marlow with a view to marriage. Marlow is a young gent who is tonguetied with the upper classes and downright lecherous with commoners. So when Marlow is tricked into believing Kate’s ancestral home is a country inn, and mistakes Kate for a lowly barmaid what could possibly go wrong? Plenty. Set against the increasingly chaotic proceedings of one very long night, She Stoops to Conquer is a delightful romantic romp filled with ludicrous misunderstanding, mischief and mayhem. Northern Broadsides’ talented cast of actor-musicians bring their unique charisma, theatrical magic and innate sense of fun to this flamboyant period comedy. Come prepared for merriment, warmth, wit and wigs. Big wigs. Very big wigs! By Oliver Goldsmith, directed by Conrad Nelson, and designed by Jessica Worrall.

Reviews on previous productions: “Very funny” The Independent on ‘A Government Inspector’ “ … an absolute riot. A farce for the soul.” The Stage on ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’

Tuesday 14 - Thursday 16 October 7.30pm Matinée (Thursday) 1.30pm Friday 17 - Saturday 18 October 8.00pm Matinée (Saturday) 2.00pm

Tickets £20.00* Concessions £18.00 Friends £17.50 AWARDING Schools/Groups £12.00 WINN Matinée £16.00 Concessions matinée £13.00 Friends matinée £12.50 Friends opening night offer - Two full tickets for the price of one

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dance

children’s

The Elves and The Shoemaker

PARK

Pre-show lecture: 6.00pm. ‘A playground of relationships’.... exploring the multi-layered use of athleticism, humour, pathos and dark beauty in the stirring work of Jasmin Vardimon. Hosted by Debbie-Lee Anthony. FREE but please reserve a place when booking your tickets.

by Jasmin Vardimon

“Vividly physical and quirky performances.” The Times “A sexy and beautiful dance piece.” New Statesman

Tickets £13.50*

Sitting in his kitchen workshop, Sam Lacey makes terrible shoes and tries to sell them online.

Three Little Pigs, the inescapably eccentric Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company return with an up to-date, size 13½ re-telling of everyone’s favourite story featuring stunning puppets, music and surprises aplenty.

Tickets £16.00* Concessions £14.50 Friends £14.00 Schools/Groups £12.00 Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Jasmin Vardimon returns with her critically-acclaimed dance theatre production, Park.

a bag lady and a flagwaving bully rants worn out political beliefs. Their stories intertwine creating a modern day fairytale that is alternately sharp, funny and cruel.

Following their sell-out shows, The Enormous Turnip, Little Red Hen and

Park is an urban oasis, a place of refuge from ordinary life where eight characters play, fight, fall in love and learn to survive. In this playground of relationships, young lovers wrestle naked in a historic fountain, a graffiti artist sprays his story, a busker finds his only appreciative audience in

Sunday 19 October 2.00pm and 4.30pm

Reworked for 2014 with new 3D imaging, Park presents a breathtaking collision of highly acute physical theatre, text, athletic dance and funky music, delivering fresh Check out statements about our FREE Theatre Bus our time. See page 27 for details

Tuesday 21 October 7.30pm

They are so bad that no-one really wants them, not even his neighbour (who thinks he should give up and get a real job!). Then one night, two tiny visitors climb in through the window and start cutting and stitching and gluing… and Sam’s life is never quite the same again!

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Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Age recommendation: 3+

wwi drama Scamp Theatre presents

Private

Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse and patron of the Family Arts Festival 2014. Private Peaceful relives the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn.

dance “Private Peaceful at the theatre is a moving experience that not only tells the story of a young soldier’s final day in World War One, but perhaps more importantly conveys the strength of human spirit.” Michael Morpurgo “The horrors of war and the joyfulness of life are bound up together in this magnificent show.” ***** The Scotsman

New Movement Collective presents

Casting Traces Showing at The Courtyard, Winchester Guildhall

“As moving as the poetry of Wilfred Owen and as painfully memorable as white-hot shrapnel…” ***** The Sunday Herald

During the night he looks back at his short but joyful past growing up in rural Devon: his exciting first days at school; the accident in the forest that killed his father; his adventures with Molly, the love of his life; and the battles and injustices of war that brought him to the front line.

Tickets £18.00* Concessions £16.50

Adapted and directed by Simon Reade Inspired by Paul Auster’s seminal novel ‘The New York Trilogy’, this cross-genre 45 minute promenade performance invites the audience into a unique dance experience set within an architect-designed paper labyrinth.

Age recommendation: 8+

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Tickets £17.00* Concessions £15.00 Friends £13.50 Schools/Groups £12.00

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Wednesday 22 October 7.00pm Thursday 23 October 1.00pm and 6.00pm

NEWBURY building society

Dance, architecture, film and specially commissioned music meet to create a world of illusion, mystery and

shadow play, where nothing is what it seems. Touching on the popular themes of detective novels and the modern issues of ever-present surveillance, the audience explores a giant paper maze, becoming directly involved with the performance space and influencing the transformation of their surroundings.

Thursday 23 Oct at 7.30pm Friday 24 Oct at 5.30pm and 7.30pm Saturday 25 Oct at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

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Winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year, Private Peaceful is by former Children’s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo.

musical comedy

live music

Steeleye Span 45th year Anniversary Tour

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The Showstoppers present

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at every single performance of this award-winning show. Tickets £22.50* Folk rock pioneers Steeleye Span are celebrating 45 years with a new live show. Maddy Prior - the voice of the band leads a line-up featuring faces old and new. Having recently collaborated with Sir Terry Pratchett on a record based on his Wintersmith novel, their 2014 tour will

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see them perform new gems alongside classics that have made them one of the most successful British Folk Rock bands ever.

“Don’t miss them...” The Independent

Each night, audience suggestions are instantly transformed into an allsinging, all-dancing production, with unpredictable and hilarious results! Whether you fancy Sondheim on a ski lift, or Cole Porter in Poundland - you suggest it and The Showstoppers will sing it! www.theshowstoppers.org Running time: 90 minutes plus interval Age recommendation: 14+

Tickets £17.00* Concessions £14.50 “It makes your jaw drop in impressed amazement and your ribs ache with laughter.” ***** Mail On Sunday “A professionally staged and brilliantly executed piece of work that is a shining example of how good improv can be.” ***** Chortle

Saturday 25 October 8.00pm

live music

talk

The Nick Ross Orchestra presents

Jacqueline Wilson Don’t miss this chance to hear the wonderful Jacqueline Wilson talking about her brand new book, Opal Plumstead, which is also her 100th novel. Set in Edwardian England, Opal is fiercely intelligent but her scholarship and dreams of university are snatched away when her father is sent to prison, and fourteen-year-old Opal must start work at the Fairy Glen sweet factory to support her family. There will be no book signing after this event but pre-signed copies will be available to purchase from the bookshop.

Tickets £19.00* Concessions £18.00

Age recommendation: 8+

Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era The lights soften, the mood settles. An audience waits for that first moment of sound.

and the night, it seems, is suddenly full and timeless. Recapture the sounds of a bygone era as the Nick Ross Orchestra presents ‘an un-missable evening of music and song’ - the classic Big Band Sound of the 1940s.

The Big Band is poised, relaxed, but with eyes anxious for the lead. Then, as if giving body to an echo, the murmured notes of Moonlight Serenade are heard...

Sunday 26 October 7.30pm

Tickets £6.00*

Tuesday 28 October 2.30pm

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comedy

Henning

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Knightmare Live - Level 2 Welcome, watchers of illusion to Level 2! Following last year’s sell-out Edinburgh run and national tour, Knightmare Live returns with more adventure, characters, puzzles and monsters in this critically acclaimed stage adaptation of the cult TV classic. One member of the public will be guided by two guest comedians through Treguard’s dungeon but will they succeed in their quest, or fall foul to one of Lord Fear’s schemes?

Tickets £16.00* Concessions £14.00 “Never misses a beat” The Independent “A nostalgic dream come true” Time Out “Expect at least 40% more danger” Lord Fear

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After more than a decade in Britain, the German Comedy Ambassador has ‘groan’ to like puns.... though he still couldn’t eat a whole one. As Henning’s assimilation is not yet complete he hasn’t lost his sense of Westphalian wonderment at the foibles of British society. Expect a crash course in personal accountability and have a right old laugh at the same time! Wunderbar! www.henningwehn.de

Tickets £16.00* “A diplomatic master class” The Scotsman “Brought the audience to its knees” The Telegraph “Marvellous” The Guardian

Sunday 2 November 7.30pm

community musical

dance New Movement Collective presents

Anthony Missen and Isabel Álvarez. Histeria Productions.

Please Be Seated New Movement Collective, creators of innovative sitespecific dance productions, present a world premiere. Revealing the unexpected absurdity within everyday structures, Please be Seated is their first work for the stage, a darkly humorous blend of movement, animated structure and audio design.

Winchester Musicals and Opera Society presents Joan Littlewood’s musical entertainment Oh What a Lovely War - in the year of the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.

Created in collaboration with furniture designer Jutta Friedrichs, sound artist Ben Houge, lighting designer Yaron Abulafia and installation artists and designers JaneJaney, Please Be Seated was developed at Theatre Royal Winchester and creates a journey that undermines and challenges conventional theatrical expectation.

Built upon the songs that ordinary British soldiers sang during a war that killed ten million in four years, the show offers a satirical and powerful commentary on the ironies and tragedies of war. Oh What a Lovely War was first performed at Theatre Royal Stratford East in 1963 and was an immediate hit, transferring to the West End in June 1963 and opening on Broadway in 1964 and received four Tony Award nominations including Best Musical.

“Bright ideas, impeccably achieved” ***** The Independent (NEST 2013) Please Be Seated is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. Commissioned by Southbank Centre London and co-commissioned by South East Dance. Developed with support from Theatre Royal Winchester, Berklee College of Music Valencia, Societat Filharmònica Música I Art of Picanya and Espai Rambleta in Valencia.

Please allow extra time for parking due to Bonfire Night in the city centre, see www.winchesterbonfire.co.uk for details. Tickets £19.00* Concessions £17.50 Friends £17.00 Schools/Groups £11.00

community drama

Malgorzata Dzierzon and Joe Walkling. Photograph Simon Tomkinson.

Saturday 8 November 8.30pm

Shakespeare

UK, making it possible for them to stage abridged Shakespeare productions in their local professional theatre.

Theatre Royal Winchester is delighted to welcome the UK’s largest youth drama festival to our stage.

Each night four schools will perform four different Shakespeare plays. Come and party with Shakespeare and celebrate the achievements of your local schools in a wonderful evening of entertainment.

Schools Festival

The Shakespeare Schools Festival works with over 1,000 secondary, primary and special schools all over the Tickets £8.50* Concessions £6.50

Details of participating schools can be obtained from the Box Office.

Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 November 7.00pm

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH SAMUEL FRENCH LTD. JOAN LITTLEWOOD’s Musical Entertainment OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR by Theatre Workshop, Charles Chilton, Gerry Raffles and Members of the Original Cast. Title suggested by Ted Allan

www.wmos.org.uk Tickets £15.00* Concessions £14.00 Opening Night offer: Two tickets for £24.00 Group bookings: £12.00 for groups of over 15 Matinée: all tickets £12.00 (under 16s £7.00)

Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 November 7.30pm Wednesday 12 November: Rotary Charity Night (on general sale in September) Matinée (Saturday) 2.30pm

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dance/music

drama Pilot Theatre, Derby Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East presents

Antigone A new version by Roy Williams Directed by Marcus Romer Designed by Joanna Scotche Take a step back into 1920s New York City and through the doors of Harlem’s hottest nightclub, ‘The Cotton Club’! Featuring The Jiving Lindy Hoppers and Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra, ‘Swinging at The Cotton Club’ is the action-packed show celebrating the music, dance, and songs of the Cotton Club - New York City’s famous nightclub of the 1920s and ‘30s. They are joined on stage by vocalist Marlene Hill and compere/vocalist Megs Etherington. Tickets £21.00* Ovation and Lifetime members Two full tickets for the price of one

This is a timeless story about loyalty and truth, human nature and human behaviour. It is a story about what happens when one person stands against the rules. About how we make meaning out of life and death and what, in the end, really matters. When Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone’s unruly brother, her anger quickly turns to defiance. Creon, in an attempt to retain control, condemns her to a torturous death - she’s to be buried alive. #PilotAntigone

“A positive pleasure to behold” The Guardian

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Pre-show lecture: Wednesday 19 November 6.00pm. Radical Tragedy in Antigone. Hosted by Dr Gary Farnell. Post-show discussion: Wednesday 19 November after the 1.00pm matinée. FREE but please reserve a place when booking your tickets. Tickets £18.00* Concessions £16.00 Friends £15.50 Matinée £12.00 Schools/Groups £10.00 Friends opening night offer - Two full tickets for the price of one

Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 November 7.30pm Matinée (Wednesday) 1.00pm and (Saturday) 2.30pm

children’s

comedy The Krazy Kat Theatre Company presents

Cinder-Ella Performed by Kinny Gardner

Cardinal

Burns

Tickets £6.50*

Tickets £16.00*

Once upon a time there was a much put upon Grandfather, who was left holding a rather leaky baby, and who liked telling a certain fairy story… Whilst tidying toys away, he creates a world of fantasy as he begins to tell the child his favourite tale of Cinderella. With dolls, puppets and magic tricks. He even gets to sing… For all four to eight year olds, and grown-ups too, this witty work features fully integrated Sign Language and is a

relaxed performance* (See page 5). Directed by Caroline Parker Music arranged by Toby Collins Designed by Chris de Wilde www.krazykattheatre.co.uk Running time: 50 minutes Kindly sponsored by

Sunday 23 November 11.00am and 2.00pm

Signed performance

AWARDING WINN

British Comedy Award-winning and BAFTA nominated duo Cardinal Burns are hitting the road.

**** The Guardian

Following their second series on Channel 4, the duo are ready to unleash a torrent of never-before-seen characters and familiar faces all over your lovely town.

“a rare thing - a funny sketch show” Bob Mortimer, The Sun

Previous live shows have sold out in London, Edinburgh and Melbourne, and now the boys are ready to sell out all over again with their absurd, anarchic and unpredictable tapas of character comedy.

**** The Times ***** Three Weeks

“The delight in watching them skilfully play the imaginative ball in the air for so long becomes part of the fun…opens unexpected new comic territory.” The Scotsman “Original and funny…Cardinal Burns could save the comedy duo.” Metro

Sunday 23 November 7.30pm

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community musical

community dance

Wessex

Dance Academy

Les Miserables Performed by students of The Henry Beaufort School, Winchester all aged between 12 and 15, Les Miserables is transported to the Parisian riots of 1968. It follows the story of Jean Valjean from convict, to respectable pillar of society, to loving father of adoptive daughter Cosette. Throughout his story Valjean is relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert who

is determined to see him pay for breaking his parole. Meanwhile a group of students are fighting for a fairer society for the starving and downtrodden population of France. The production includes songs such as Castle on a Cloud, Bring Him Home and Stars. Tickets £10.00* Concessions £8.00

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Wessex Dance Academy’s graduation performance celebrates the culmination of 12 weeks’ hard work from their latest company of young dancers. The performance also features an exciting new piece of work by the Wessex girls: Wessex boys. Running time is approximately 1 hour and there

will be a chance to meet the young performers at the end of the evening. Please reserve your ticket by calling the Theatre Royal box office on 01962 840 440. Tickets are free of charge but a suggested donation of £3.00 is welcome.

Thursday 27 November 7.00pm

dance

TRIPLE BILL

Dogs Don’t Do Ballet

presented by Ballet Black

Following acclaimed performances in 2013, Cassa Pancho’s company of black and Asian classically trained dancers highlights and celebrates the talents of dancers from around the world.

Tickets £13.50*

This exciting triple bill of new work features ballets from two of Britain’s best choreographers, Two of a Kind by Christopher Marney (Gothenburg Ballet, New Adventures), and Limbo by Martin Lawrance (Richard Alston Dance Company). Award-winning dance maker, Arthur Pita (Showboat, The Metamorphosis) creates Ballet Black’s newest narrative ballet, Olivier-nominated A Dream Within a Midsummer Night’s Dream, based on Shakespeare’s best loved comedy.

Cira Robinson of Ballet Black. Photography: Bill Cooper (c) Ballet Black.

Cira Robinson as Biff in Dogs Don’t Do Ballet. Photography: Richard Bolton (c) Ballet Black

Tickets £25.00* Concessions and Friends £23.00

Biff is a dog, but he’s not your usual kind of dog. Instead of chasing sticks and fetching newspapers, Biff loves tutus, tiaras and ballet!

“A combination of the enthusiastic rigour of these busy dancers and the ability of their choreographers to shine a light on so much life with such little embellishment gave this evening a powerful and lasting resonance.” Graham Watts, Londondance.com

Watch as Biff sneaks into the class of the fearsome ballet teacher, Miss Polly, practises pirouettes in the park and finally gets to go to the ballet. Featuring music from Fauré, Elgar and Tchaikovsky, this

Friday 28 November 7.30pm

Damien Johnson and Sayaka Ichikawa in Two of a Kind. Photography: Bill Cooper (c) Ballet Black.

ballet is also an ideal introduction for young children to classical music. Join Ballet Black for their first family ballet, based on the best-selling book by Anna Kemp and choreographed by Christopher Marney, full of fun, magic and one very special dog! For all the family, minimum age 3.

Saturday 29 November 2.00pm and 4.30pm

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Children’s Theatre

Fabulous Sunday events for children, families and young people in collaboration with Theatre Royal Winchester and the Winchester Discovery Centre.

Tickets £6.00*

Tickets £6.50*

Tickets £10.00*

Tickets £6.00*

Shanty Theatre Company presents

Lyngo Theatre presents

Norwich Puppet Theatre presents

The Story Giant

Pied Piper

Sid’s Show!

Pickled Image Ltd presents

Jack and the Beanstalk

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Sunday 2 November 11.30am and 2.00pm

Running time 45 minutes No interval Recommended Age: 3+

Sunday 9 November 11.00am and 2.00pm

In an interactive experience crammed with games, songs, poems and magic, Sid’s Show will leave you with a smile on your face and a spring in your step. Recommended Age: 3+

Sunday 16 November 11.30am

Fireside Tales with Grandad Cuddle up around the campfire as Grandad recalls a daring escape from a hungry shark. Tuck into a marshmallow or two as he attempts to make a new set of underpants for a giant. And watch as the shadows between the trees unravel a tale of greedy goblins, grumpy trolls, sneaky princes and a very unusual princess. Exquisite puppets, captivating storytelling and beautiful shadow puppetry combine to create an enchanting show guaranteed to spark the imagination of everyone from 4-104. Recommended Age: 4+

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Recommended Age: 3+

Norwich Puppet Theatre’s humorous and irresistible one person show combines a skilful mix of puppetry, foot-tapping music and storytelling and will have audiences young and old entranced.

Sid is setting out on a heroic quest to find out where in the world his favourite socks and shoes have got to. Share in the adventure at the bottom of the sea, deep in the jungle or floating in outer space, you’ll meet some funny characters along the way.

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Recommended Age: 7+

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Exploring folklore, myth and fairytale from around the world, we meet ghosts, talking skulls, monsters, thieves and tricksters in an adventure to find the last story on earth. Adapted from the book by poet Brian Patten.

This classic fairytale now gets the Lyngo treatment so expect lots of surprises, a gripping story and beautiful images as Jack sells his cow for five magic beans and finds himself in the land above the clouds. It’s a show for the over 3’s (and their giants) with something for everyone - enormous shoes, tiny houses, showers of silver and gold and a big, leafy explosion!

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Deep in his castle, the Story Giant is dying. Through the centuries he has gathered all the tales in existence. All that is, except one. Tonight his very life relies on finding it.

Fee Fi Fo Fum! It’s a giant of a show, we’d love you to come!

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It’s night time on Dartmoor and a cold wind whistles through the bracken and gorse, making them sing.

When the Pied Piper plays his flute the rats run, the greedy mayor rubs his hands and the children dance...

Join Sid from CBeebies live on stage in a fantastic funfilled adventure that’ll knock your socks off!

Sunday 30 November 11.00am and 12.30pm

youth theatre

Free Theatre Bus

12 October

for the villages in the Southern Parishes

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23 November

Cinder-ella (see page 23)

3 January (7.00pm)

(see page 15)

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Sleeping Beauty

Youth Theatre

18 September

21 October

Young Theatre Royal gives young performers aged 7 to 17 the opportunity to create theatre and perform.

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All youth theatre companies meet weekly during term time. We have companies that meet in Winchester, Bishops Waltham, Denmead, West Meon and Whitchurch.

In our fantastic new scheme, residents in the southern parishes can take the free theatre bus to and from four great performances this season. Call the box office to book your ticket and your seat on the bus.

Young Theatre Royal members are offered the opportunity to work with professional theatre practitioners and artists and perform onstage.

The bus will start to run from 5.30pm for a 7.30pm performance and from 5.00pm for a 7.00pm performance.

It is our aim that no young person misses out due to financial constraints. For that reason, all our companies have bursaries available for those in receipt of means tested benefits.

We will contact you in the week leading up to the performance with a collection time.

If you would like more information please call Carl on 01962 844 600 ext 208 or email: carl.woodward@theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk

If you are unable to make it to the collection point due to immobility, we can arrange for you to be collected from your home. Please make box office aware of this when you book your ticket.

www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/youth-theatre @TRWinchesterYT Young Theatre Royal

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16 October

She Stoops to Conquer

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Take the stress out of travel and parking and enjoy a drink at the Theatre Bar!

Southwick Jubilee Hall Swanmore Swanmore Village Hall

West of Waterlooville Community Green Denmead Denmead Community Centre

Bishops Waltham Bishops Waltham Community Centre

Hambledon The Maltings

Upham Village Hall

Soberton Soberton Village Hall

Owslebury Owslebury Church Hall

Droxford The Square

Colden Common Colden Common Community Centre

Meonstoke Pound Cottages

Twyford Twyford Village Hall

Warnford George & Falcon

Otterbourne Village Hall

West Meon Village Hall

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Terms and Conditions

Choose your seats

Reservations We are happy to hold reservations for up to three working days after which time the seats will be released for general sale. However reservations cannot be made one week or less before a show. Exchanges and Resales The exchange of tickets to a different performance of the same show is subject to a charge of £1.00 per ticket. If you are unable to attend a performance for which you have booked, the box office will try to re-sell your tickets, although the sale of any unsold seats must take priority. There is a service charge of £1.00 for each ticket resold. Exchanges and refunds are free of charge to Friends. We regret that refunds cannot be made. Concessions Reductions are usually available to students, under 16s, benefit claimants and senior citizens. Concessionary customers receive £2.00 discount on most tickets. Please present all relevant vouchers to the box office and request concessions at the time of booking, as discounts cannot be applied to tickets already purchased. Groups Group discounts are available on some performances. Please call the box office for further information. We will do our utmost to assist you with your booking. Family Tickets On selected shows, family tickets are available at a reduced price for groups of four, of which at least one must be an adult and one a child. Restoration Levy A £1.00 restoration levy is added to each ticket sold in order to maintain our listed building, meet running costs and improve the services we offer. This is included in the published price.

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Schools and Colleges School ticket prices are listed in the brochure for selected performances. Where no schools price is shown the standard concessions apply. A maximum of one free teacher ticket for every eight tickets purchased is available on any school or college booking. Payment must be made four weeks prior to the performance. If reservations are cancelled or reduced in number less than four weeks prior to the performance/ event booked, a charge of 50% of the total value will be made. For packages including workshops, please discuss your requirements with our Participation & Learning Team on 01962 844 600.

Data Protection When processing your booking the box office will ask for your name, address, telephone number and email. This information is required for administration purposes, for example, in the event of a show being cancelled, and also may be used to keep you informed of forthcoming events. We may pass your information to carefully selected arts organisations. Live Theatre Winchester Trust Limited is a registered charity (charity number 1077139) and we occasionally contact our audiences as part of our fundraising activities. Please let us know if you do not wish your details to be used.

General Box Office Opening Times Monday to Friday 10.00am - 6.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm Interval Drinks Avoid queuing at the interval by ordering drinks in advance from one of our licensed bars. Please ask for plastic glasses if you wish to take your drinks into the auditorium. Latecomers Latecomers will be admitted during a suitable break in the performance. Assisted Access

Lift Access There is lift access to all levels. Wheelchair Users We can accommodate wheelchair users in the stalls, and rows A and B can be removed to accommodate group bookings for disabled customers. According to the terms of our licence, wheelchair users must be accompanied during a performance. If you wish to bring a friend along, their ticket will be available at a 50% discount. Please call the box office to discuss booking for larger groups and we will do our utmost to help with any requests.

Customers who must be accompanied to the theatre to enjoy our productions and events can now purchase tickets under our new Assisted Access Scheme. An essential companion is eligible for a half price ticket.

Assistance Dogs

Wheelchair users are able to purchase tickets under this scheme. We are able to accommodate individual and group wheelchair user bookings in the stalls and made in advance. As we remove seats to create spaces for those who need it, we ask that the Box Office team are informed at the time of booking to ensure we are able to meet requirements of the booker and the safety of all theatre goers.

Special Requirements

Access

Assistance Dogs are welcome in all areas of the building. Please talk to box office staff about any special requirements when booking. No other animals are permitted beyond the entrance foyer.

reserves the right to vary the advertised programme and facilities if deemed necessary and apologises for any inconvenience this may cause. Please contact the box office to confirm details. We endeavour to give warnings about the content of performances, notably strong language, adult content and noise. However, as many shows are in rehearsal when booked, full details are not always available.

How to Find Us By Train Theatre Royal Winchester is a short walk from Winchester station along City Road. Trains run directly from London Waterloo (55 mins), Basingstoke (20 mins)

and Southampton (15 mins) and many other main line stations. For National Rail enquiries call 08457 484950. By Coach Passengers may be dropped off outside the theatre. Parking for coaches is available at Worthy Lane. This coach park is pay and display. Car Parking Parking in the city centre is free after 6.00pm. Traveling on the M3 from Southampton, take exit 11, travelling from London and Basingstoke, take exit 9 and follow signs to the city centre. For detailed car park information visit www.winchester.gov.uk/parking

Individuals or groups with special requirements are asked to contact the box office in advance of their attendance so that our front of house staff can be prepared for your visit and offer every possible assistance. Parking There is limited parking at Winchester Discovery Centre on Jewry Street. Use Tower Street for alternative parking.

Hearing Impaired

Toilet Facilities

Theatre Royal Winchester has an induction loop system in the auditorium - please ask at the box office when booking. We offer sign interpreted performances for BSL whenever possible. Please contact the box office on 01962 840 440 for information.

Adapted facilities are available on the ground floor in the atrium. Please Note The information contained in this brochure is correct at time of going to press. However Theatre Royal Winchester

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In addition to a spectacular array of shows on our main stage, you can join in with a host of activities in the Back Garden Bar. For more information, or to book, contact the box office: 01962 840 440 or visit the website.

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