44 New Stour & Avon, December 31, 2021
Arts & Entertainment
A feast of new shows for 2022 at the Playhouse by Faith Eckersall
newsdesk@stourandavon.net
From the music of Rogers & Hammerstein, to a play first performed at the Royal Court, Salisbury Playhouse has a feast of new shows to tempt you into the theatre in 2022. February 3-19 sees A Grand Night For Singing, which weaves the timeless music of Rogers & Hammerstein into a new storyline. Expect to hear standards including I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair, Oh, What A Beautiful Morning, Something Wonderful and Maria, bringing all the glitz and glamour of the Golden Age of musical theatre to the stage like you’ve never seen before. With musical arrangement by Fred Wells, Michael Gibson and Jonathan Tunick, A
Grand Night For Singing has played to audiences all over the world, most of whom have not been able to help themselves joining in! There’s a complete change of tempo on March 3, which sees the one-woman show, Florence, about the life and legacy of Florence Nightingale, performed by Louise Jordan. Through song and storytelling, Jordan disrupts the traditional narrative surrounding the ‘lady with the lamp’ and invites her audience to consider the relevance of Nightingale’s work today. Florence Nightingale spent less than two years as a nurse in the Crimea, yet she lived to the age of 90. She spent decades campaigning for social reform worldwide, advocating equal access to
healthcare for all and become an expert in areas such as land irrigation, hospital design and postal services for soldiers in order to advance her causes. This dynamic performance celebrates Nightingale as a ground-breaking statistician, connecting her work in the 19th century with the issues we continue to face in 2022. Meanwhile, on April 8,
Wiltshire Creative’s new production of Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children receives its regional premiere, having enjoyed its first run at the Royal Court in 2016, starring Francesca Annis. The Children follows the story of two ageing scientists in an isolated cottage on the coast, as the world around them crumbles. Then an old friend arrives with a frightening request which they have to consider. Described as a compelling and entertaining drama about ageing and responsibility, The Children will run until April 23, with previews from April 7. Visit: wiltshirecreative.co.uk
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SLEEPING BEAUTY Running until 2nd January
A COUNTR RY Y NIGHT IN NASHVILLE
(vvaarious times)
Tickets Adults £17.50 U16s £14
1 in 10 free available via Box Office
Plus Adults only (age 16+) performances on 30th Dec, 1st & 3rd Jan 7.30pm (Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
Thursday 6th January 7.30pm Tickets £28
PLEA S KE E CHEC EP KI OU NG WEBSR ITE
MOTHERING T SUNDA DA AY Y (15) 7th, 10th, 11th & 12th Januarryy 7.30pm Matinee 13th January 1pm Tickets Adult: £8 eves Matinee: £7 U16s: £6
MONEY Y FOR NOTHING “Undoubtedly thee best Dire Straits tribute in Europe”
Saturday 8th January 7.30pm Tickets £20
BLAKE IN N CONCERT
Thursday 13th January 7.30pm Tickets £22.50
(BBox Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
(Box Officce bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
(Box Office bookkings over £20 incur £1 booking fee)
(Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
KEEPING BAD COMP PA ANY
FROM GOLD TO RIO Celebrating the music of S Spandau Ballet & Duran Duran
THE FRENCH F DISPA PA ATTCH (15)
AD DULT LT PA PANTO: LITTLEE RED RIDING…!
THE ELO EXPERIENCE E
The best of Free & Bad Company
Wednesdday 19th Jan 7.30pm Tickets i £18.50
Friday 21st Januar J y 7.30pm Tickeets £26
(Box Office bookinngs incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
(Box Office bookings oveer £20 incur £1 booking fee)
Friday 14th Januaryy,, 7.30pm Tickets £19.50 (Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
Saturday 15th January 7.30pm Tickets £21 (BBox Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
17th & 18th January 7.30pm Matinee 18th January 2pm Tickets Adult: £8 eve Matinee: £7 U16s: £6 (Box Officce bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
Suitaable for ages 16+
