Kenton Winter/Spring Season 2017

WINTER/SPRING SEASON January - April 2017

High School Musical Jr • Tony Stockwell • This Show Does Not Include Nuts Bye Bye Baby • Our House • Ralph McTell & Wizz Jones • The Pirate Adventure The Neil Diamond Story • Tea With Oscar Wilde • Dan Cruickshank Comedy at the Kenton • Hazel O’Connor • Speedy - 1928 Silent Movie After the Dance • Henley Youth Festival • Watchers of the Skies • Mike Hurst David Starkey • Georgie Fame • Detect Egg • A Strange New Space • Crazy For You

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WELCOME TO THE KENTON THEATRE WINTER / SPRING SEASON

This season is packed with new shows and some old favourites, across all genres. Shows to look out for are Watchers of the Skies – a compelling story told with music – and Speedy, a silent movie from 1928 New York accompanied by harpist Elizabeth-Jane Baldry.

Dan Cruickshank and David Starkey will be here to give talks on the history of architecture and King Henry VIII respectively.

We have a lot of fun comedy nights coming up this season, kicking off with an all-female line-up in This Show Does Not Contain Nuts. Tea With Oscar Wilde is on in February, as is the first in the new Comedy at the Kenton series which continues in April – we are delighted to have partnered up with Hotel du Vin for this, so you can start the evening off with a burger before the show.

We are happy to welcome back several of our local

amateur theatre groups for their spring productions – HAODS, Henley Players, BYP and of course all the exuberant young performers taking part in Henley Youth Festival. For families with young children, we have Pirate Adventure in half term, with Detect Egg and A Strange New Space keeping the little ones amused in the Easter Holidays.

For music fans, we welcome Ralph McTell & Wizz Jones in February, and 80s pop star Hazel O’Connor takes to the stage in March. We also look forward to Henley’s own Springfield Mike Hurst, the legendary Georgie Fame, Bye Bye Baby (who return with a matinee and an evening show) and a tribute to the legendary Neil Diamond.

With best wishes, Zsuzsi Lindsay General Manager

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JANUARY

SUNDAY 22 JANUARY, 7pm

PQA Amersham & Maidenhead presents

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR Adult £19 • Child £16

MUSICAL It’s the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes all find their cliques. Basketball team captain and resident jock, Troy, discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. The couple cause an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical.

Although many students resent the threat posed to the status quo, Troy and Gabriella’s alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well.

An amateur production performed by young people | 60 minutes (no interval)

WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY, 7.30pm

Blonde Sheep Events presents

An Evening of Mediumship with

TONY STOCKWELL Tickets £21

PSYCHIC It’s not creepy or kooky, mysterious or spooky. It’s Psychic Medium Tony Stockwell demonstrating his belief that those who have passed on can communicate with their loved ones. At its best, mediumship has the potential to change someone’s life and to instil in them a sense of peace, comfort and purpose.

For 25 years, Psychic Medium Tony Stockwell has constantly worked to improve his game and push the boundaries of his communication. Sensitive and inspirational, his messages are amazingly detailed and always humorous. Tony Stockwell is a Spiritualist Medium and spirit communication is part of his own religious belief, but we accept differing opinions exist regarding mediumship. Any demonstration of mediumship is an experiment and results are not guaranteed.

130 minutes (including interval) Age suitability at parent’s discretion

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Maddi Sharkey presents

THIS SHOW DOES NOT

CONTAIN NUTS

JANUARY

THURSDAY 26 JANUARY, 8pm

Tickets £20

COMEDY Join some of the newest and most hilarious female stand-up comedy acts for a riotous evening of jokes and laughter. Performers include Sarah Keyworth, an actress and stand up comedian and Maggy Whitehouse, the hilarious Priest and finalist in the 2015 Funny Women. Also Gabby Killick, best newcomer at Birmingham Festival, and Jessie Lu Pants, an established actress who recently moved in to comedy. The show is hosted by Maddi Sharkey, a comedy writer and regular on the London circuit. Expect an evening of wine and giggles – a rare show with an all female cast that will wash away those January blues and leave you tickled pink.

135 minutes (including interval) | An amateur production | Suitable for age 18+

SATURDAY 28 JANUARY, 2.30pm & 8pm

BYE BYE BABY Marc Juan Productions presents

formerly New Jersey Jukebox Tickets £20

MUSIC Bye Bye Baby takes you on a musical journey through the career of Jersey Boys Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, whose songs have graced films like The Deer Hunter, Dirty Dancing and Grease.

From their beginning in the early 1950s, when Frankie first joined the group, this tribute show celebrates the greatest hits from the West End and Broadway Smash Hit Musical, such as Beggin; Big Girls Don’t Cry; Walk Like A Man; Lets Hang On; Who Loves You; December ’63 (Oh What A Night); Bye Bye Baby; Can’t Take my Eyes off You; Fallen Angel and Grease, climaxing with the finale of a medley of their greatest hits. Matthew Filmore scales the falsetto heights of Frankie Valli, performing alongside Richard Campbell, Tim Kay & Jamie Ledwith. Managed by Marc Juan Productions, Musically Directed by Marc Ryzer and Choreographed by Scott Jenkins.

130 minutes (including interval) BOX OFFICE

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FEBRUARY

WEDNESDAY 1 – SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm

OUR HOUSE BYP Theatre Group presents

Adult £15 • Child £13

MUSICAL Our House combines a witty and brilliantly-crafted romantic tale with the energetic and often madcap songs of Madness. It is the story of Joe Casey who, on the night of his sixteenth birthday, takes Sarah, the girl of his dreams, out on their first date. In an effort to impress her with bravado, he breaks into a building site overlooking his home on Casey Street, which is owned Mister Pressman, a high-end property developer. The police turn up, at which point Joe’s life splits into two: the Good Joe, who stays to help, and Bad Joe, who flees. Which path turns out to be the right one?

An amateur production | 140 minutes (including interval)

SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm

Leola Music presents

RALPH McTELL

& WIZZ JONES About Time

Adult £23 • Senior & Student £21 MUSIC Best known for his international hit Streets of London, Ralph McTell has been a stalwart of the British acoustic music scene for over 50 years. A career that has spanned street busking across Europe, to solo shows at the Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall and The Sydney Opera House, McTell has a 50 year, 350 song career.

Inspired by hearing Big Bill Broonzy and Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Wizz Jones learnt his guitar licks from the likes of Davy Graham and Long John Baldry whilst playing in the coffee bars of London’s Soho in the late 1950s.

He then followed the time-honoured buskers’ trail from the streets of Paris to the markets of Marrakech during the early 1960s and returned to Britain with a unique acoustic guitar style and an eclectic repertoire.

With over a century of writing, playing and performing between them, Ralph and Wizz will be showcasing songs from their first album together, About Time, as well as favourites from their early busking experiences together in Cornwall in 1965.

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Simply Smiley Productions presents

FEBRUARY

WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY, 11am

Adult £12, Child £9 FAMILY Admiral Fish & Chips and his parrot are plotting to steal some treasure from The Natural History Museum in London! What could they be after? There’s no treasure at the museum!

Will you help our good pirate, Hardy Har Har foil their plans? We’ve got to stop them!

Jump on board this fun filled adventure and learn to be a pirate! Scrub the decks! Man the riggings! And who’s on lookout?

Captain’s coming!! Aye Aye Captain!

Laugh out loud slapstick comedy at it’s best!

Simply Smiley Productions are experts at entertaining young children. They write and produce fun, fast paced, original shows and interactive pantomime that captivate the children.

60 minutes (no interval) Suitable for age 3+

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FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm

Yellowstone Events presents

THE NEIL DIAMOND STORY The Life of a Legend in Song Tickets £20 MUSIC Bob Drury and his band celebrate the life and music of the legend that is Neil Diamond.

The show tracks Neil’s remarkable journey from unknown and struggling New York songwriter to international mega-star, and includes music from every stage of a staggering and hit-filled music career spanning five decades. Solitary Man, Cracklin’ Rosie, Sweet Caroline, Love on The Rocks, America, Hello Again, I Am I Said and more.

“If I didn’t know better I’d have said that was Neil Diamond singing” Pat Marsh, BBC Radio Kent.

130 minutes (including interval)

Undoubtedly one of the UK’s finest vocal tributes to Neil Diamond, Bob has performed throughout the UK and overseas, most recently performing for the American Neil Diamond Fan Club in Nashville, Tennessee and in Las Vegas.

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Don’t Go Into the Cellar! Theatre Company presents

Tea With

OSCAR WILDE

FEBRUARY

SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm

Adult £10 • Concessions £8

COMEDY Ladies and Gentlemen … you are all cordially invited to the 1880’s wittiest “Chit-Chat” show where a gay time is guaranteed! You’ll be ‘Wilde’ about who he has on his chaise ...

The popular modern chat show is re-imagined for the Victorian age, hosted by the acclaimed wit of the era, Oscar Wilde.

Following the now familiar format, guests include a selection of some of the ‘celebrities’ of the day. Packed with gossip, song and humour – and a few surprises – this light-hearted performance invites the audience to experience the 1890 wittiest ‘chit-chat’ show of the 1890s.

There will be plenty of audience interaction ... and maybe cucumber sandwiches & Pimms!

“This is much more than a show; it is really a theatre experience, being both immersive and interactive...”

“A greatly entertaining evening of comedy, music, poetry, storytelling and audience participation” Remote Goat

60 minutes (no interval)

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FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY, 7.30pm

DAN CRUICKSHANK The History Of Architecture In 100 Buildings Adult £15 • Concessions £14

TALK / LECTURE Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the most inspirational and characterful world buildings.

His selection includes many of the world’s best known buildings that represent key pioneering moments in architectural history ... such as the Pantheon in Rome, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Forbidden City in Beijing.

He also presents less obvious more surprising structures, the unsung heroes of this fascinating story, like the Oriel Chambers in Liverpool and the Narkomfin Apartment building in Moscow.

He speaks movingly about ancient artefacts, some of which may never be experienced again first hand. He was able to visit all but three of the 100 buildings, even though some are in inaccessible and threatened locations, such as the Hatra in Iraq and the currently threatened Palmyra in Syria.

60 minutes + 30 minutes Q&A (no interval) FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY, 8pm

90 minutes (including interval)

Avalon presents

COMEDY AT THE KENTON Tickets £13 or £25 for both the Comedy and a Burger at Hotel du Vin COMEDY Join us for Comedy at the Kenton, the first in a series of comedy nights in partnership with Avalon and Hotel Du Vin. For the inaugural night, your headliner will be the ‘hilarious’ Adam Hess, support act the ‘ridiculously funny’ Annie McGrath and ably MC’d by the ‘genius’ Tom Goodliffe.

If you are feeling particularly cheeky, you could start the evening over the road with a belly-tickling burger at the Hotel Du Vin, included in the price of the evening.

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ANNIE MCGRATH

TOM GOODLIFFE

ADAM HESS

“The audience seems at her mercy with every line she speaks… Safe, hilarious hands”

“gets whoops and applause in all the right places.”

“One of the most out-and-out hilarious shows”

EdFringe Review

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KT Promotions presents

HAZEL O’CONNOR

MARCH

FRIDAY 3 MARCH, 8pm

Tickets £23.50

MUSIC Award-winning singer songwriter Hazel O’Connor is back. Teaming up here with Clare Hirst (Bellestars, Communards, David Bowie) on sax and Sarah Fisher (Eurythmics) on keyboards, this superb blend of the three voices and musicianship adds a sweet touch of class to their vibrant performance.

Live onstage, Hazel O’Connor’s unforgettable songs from the iconic film Breaking Glass – including Eighth Day, Will You, Big Brother and If Only – seem even more relevant in our present times. Expect a soulful introspective dip into Hazel’s stunning portfolio; the old, the new and stories from along the way.

A sumptuous evening of some of the greatest songs of the 20th Century delivered with passion and fire with a special meet & greet immediately after the show.

“They were absolutely fantastic, bringing the audience roaring to its feet.”

Daily Telegraph

125 minutes (including interval) Suitable for age 14+

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MARCH

SATURDAY 4 MARCH, 7.30pm

Speedy 1928 Silent Movie

With Harp Accompanist Elizabeth-Jane Baldry

Adult £15 • Concessions £14 Harold Lloyd’s last silent film, Speedy, is a rollicking comedy offering a riveting glimpse into 1920s New York. Harold “Speedy” Swift is an upbeat young man who can’t hold a job. He’s wildly in love with a pretty girl called Jane, but Jane’s beloved grandfather is in trouble – he runs the last horse-drawn tram in New York City, and an unscrupulous railway magnate desperately wants the route.

Hilarious highlights include a wild chase scene through New York City traffic, and an astonishing sequence set in Luna Park on Coney Island. (You won’t believe the lack of health and safety on those 1920s fairground rides!) There’s also a cameo by legendary American baseball player, Babe Ruth. Harold Lloyd is a master of laugh-out-loud ebullient comedy and above all, this classic film is a love poem to New York and one of the best surviving representations of the 1920s city.

Elizabeth-Jane Baldry is a silent movie harpist and composer performing internationally. Her compositions have been used by ITV, the BBC, and by Irish, Japanese, Danish and Canadian film, radio and television.

70 minutes (no interval)

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Henley Players presents

After the Dance

MARCH

WEDNESDAY 8 – FRIDAY 10 MARCH, 7.30pm SATURDAY 11 MARCH, 2.30pm & 7.30pm

8th & 9th March & Saturday matinee: Adult £12 • Senior, Keeper, Friend, Child £11 10th & 11th March evenings: Tickets £14 (no concessions) DRAMA Written By Terence Rattigan, author of The Deep Blue Sea and The Winslow Boy. David and Joan Scott-Fowler are a married couple who are still trying to live the life of their (and the century’s) 20s, and whose ambition appears to be to treat everything as trivia and live hedonistic lives. David’s younger cousin, Peter, and his fiancée Helen’s outlook is more serious and focused on the current political situation, and they see David and Joan’s lifestyle as immoral and inappropriate.

Rattigan couples the style of Coward’s comedy with unspoken repressed emotion to bring to life the devastating consequences of an illicit love affair between these two generations. Designed as an attack on the post first world war, After the Dance is one of Rattigan’s darkest, most caustic and yet touching pieces of work. Set in the year it was written, 1939, it provides a timeless observation of what drives us, what makes our hearts ache, what makes us laugh … and our capacity to hurt other people.

An amateur production

WEDNESDAY 15 – SATURDAY 18 MARCH

HENLEY YOUTH FESTIVAL 2017 FESTIVAL Henley Youth Festival celebrate the talents and achievements of young people in our area, with an opportunity to perform any way they wish. There is also a chance to get involved behind the scenes with sound, lighting, stage management, presenting and production.

WEDNESDAY 7pm - HYF PROMS

Classical musicians aged 11- 19. Solo, duet and small group performances and local music groups

THURSDAY 7pm - HYF ENTERTAIN

Performances from young people aged 5-19. Comedians, magicians, musical theatre performances, young bands, gymnastic displays, drama & poetry readings – anything goes!

FRIDAY 7pm- HYF SING

Solo and duet performances from young singers aged 7- 19 and a performance by Henley Youth Choir

SATURDAY 2pm - HYF YOUNG DANCER

Young dancers aged 4- 8, including a performance from a local dance school

SATURDAY 7pm - HYF DANCE

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MARCH

THURSDAY 23 MARCH, 7.30pm

Story Space presents

WATCHERS OF

THE SKIES Tickets £14

A compelling storytelling theatre show with live music.

DRAMA Edna Leigh was born in Kansas in 1916. Her story takes us from the dust bowl of the 1930s American depression, on a dramatic journey across the Atlantic, to post-war England.

This ordinary woman made extraordinary discoveries. Edna stumbled upon a mystery in Homer’s Odyssey, decoding the hidden meaning, which had eluded even the poet Keats over 100 years previously.

Edna kept her findings a secret throughout her life. Now Edna’s granddaughter shares this fascinating journey and her family’s discoveries, combining her story with poetry, astronomy and a live cello soundscape.

“A totally immersive experience ... I was enchanted and immersed in a journey of the imagination which drew together story, myth, music and the heavens – it left me utterly transformed” Phillippa Slinger – Manager, Ledbury Poetry Festival

130 minutes (including interval)

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MIKE HURST

MARCH

FRIDAY 24 MARCH, 8pm

In My Time Adult £19 • Concessions £17.50

MUSIC An evening with Mike Hurst, his music and his memories – hear his songs and then enjoy a Q&A session in the second half, as well as more music.

From The Springfields and Dusty, to Yusuf Cat Stevens, not forgetting Showaddywaddy and Shakin’ Stevens, Mike has been there, done that and got several T-shirts. As Yusuf said at Central Hall Westminster in June: ‘Without Mike I wouldn’t be standing here now’. Find out why and hear many other stories about some of your favourite stars at Mike’s annual show at the Kenton.

110 minutes (including interval)

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MARCH

SATURDAY 25 MARCH, 7.30pm

Sympathetic Developments presents

DAVID STARKEY Henry VIII

Adult £18 • Senior, Friend, Keeper, Child £16 • Student £15 TALK / LECTURE Henry VIII is the only king whose image we remember. He bestrides our history like a colossus and the decisions he took still reverberate today. The Reformation was the first Brexit; his ministers devised the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty, and his tumultuous personal life pitted religion against politics as brutally as in our own age of Isis.

In this lecture David Starkey draws on his unique knowledge of Henry VIII’s reign on the one hand, and his insights as a leading commentator on modern politics on the other, to both illuminate the Tudor age and our own.

60 minutes (no interval) + 30 minutes Q&A

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The John Boddy Agency presents

GEORGIE FAME

APRIL

SATURDAY 1 APRIL, 7.30pm

In Concert

Tickets £26 • front four rows £31

MUSIC One of a very select number of UK tour dates, Georgie Fame appears in concert at The Kenton Theatre for one night only. With his much loved blend of Jazz and Rhythm & Blues, Georgie Fame has consistently worked in the highest musical circles and has become a true icon of the British music scene.

So far there have been more than twenty albums and fourteen hit singles, including the Number Ones Yeh Yeh, Get Away and The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde. Add to this a long list of collaborations with some of music’s most famous names including Muddy Waters, Gene Vincent, Bill Wyman, Eric Clapton and Van Morrison, amongst many others, and in Georgie Fame you have a bona fide music legend!

In this very special and intimate evening, audiences will be treated to Georgie’s hits, alongside music from the artists that have influenced him – all interspersed with personal stories and anecdotes from his incredible career.

“Sends us home happy to have been in the presence of genuine cool” The Guardian

“There’s no point in doing it when Georgie Fame could do it ten times better” Bill Wyman

110 minutes (including interval)

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APRIL THURSDAY 13 APRIL, 11am & 2.30pm

Detect Egg Smiley Productions presents

Adult £12 • Child £9

FAMILY Who likes to hunt for Easter Eggs? Become a Detective for a day and help Rodney Rooster, Hattie Hen and Hunny Bunny solve the mystery of the case of the Missing Eggs!

My Eggs My Eggs! Someone has stolen my eggs! I just put them in the special secret hiding place only a few moments ago and now… The BASKET IS EMPTY! We’ll have to call Herlock Bones immediately.

“The Children were shouting at the top of their voices, they all really got involved. Excellent Easter Treat to end the term” Dulwich College

60 minutes (no interval)

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A STRANGE NEW SPACE Tessa Bide presents

APRIL

TUESDAY 18 APRIL, 2pm

Adult £13 • Child £11

FAMILY Did you know that Astronauts get taller in space? That our solar system is around 4.6 billion years old? Or that there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all of the beaches on earth?

Amira knows all of these things. She is completely obsessed with space and dreams of becoming an Astronaut. But one night, the bangs, whooshes and fizzes of her imagination explode right out of her dreams, becoming a deafening reality. In the darkness, Amira must leave her hometown to go on an adventure to find a safe space. Hearing the words ‘space’ and ‘adventure’, Amira quickly packs her bag for the intergalactic trip she’s been waiting for…

A completely original one woman show without words, A Strange New Space melds physical theatre with stunning puppetry and original music. We travel on an imagined voyage into space, paralleled with Amira’s real-life journey as a refugee across continents. This forms an unforgettable introduction to theatre for audiences of four years and older.

60 minutes (no interval)

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APRIL

FRIDAY 21 APRIL, 8pm

Avalon presents

COMEDY at THE KENTON

Tickets £13 or £25 for both the Comedy and a Burger at Hotel du Vin COMEDY Join us for Comedy at the Kenton, the second in a series of comedy nights in partnership with Avalon and Hotel Du Vin. Why not start the evening over the road with a belly-tickling burger at the Hotel Du Vin, included in the price of the evening.

Ignacio & Friends A Spanish comic who lives in Wales, Ignacio Lopez will crack you up with his accent if nothing else.

He tackles his failures and mishaps in the only way he knows how: with sarcasm, songs, wordplay and impressions. Hear about Ignacio’s worst gigs, his biggest nightmares becoming a reality and the hilarious consequences of his actions.

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Henley Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (HAODS) presents

CRAZY FOR YOU

APRIL

WEDNESDAY 26 – FRIDAY 28 APRIL, 7.45pm SATURDAY 29 APRIL, 2.30pm & 7.45pm

26th & 27th April & Saturday matinee: Adult £15 • Senior, Keeper, Friend, Student £14 • Child £11 28th & 29th April evenings: Adult £17 • Senior, Keeper, Friend, Student £16 • Child £11

MUSICAL This multi-award winning romantic comedy, is filled with great dance numbers. It charts the troubled love story of Bobby, son of a wealthy New York banking family and frustrated Broadway hoofer, and Polly, daughter of the proprietor of a failing theatre in Deadrock, Nevada. Sent to close the theatre down, Bobby falls for Polly and, in the guise of a Hungarian impresario, decides to save the theatre by putting on a show.

Mistaken identities, plot twists, heartbreak, happiness and a wealth of memorable Gershwin tunes, including I Got Rhythm, They Can’t Take That Away From Me, Nice Work If You Can Get It and Embraceable You, all feature in this exhilarating celebration of the great Broadway musicals.

Music & Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, book by Ken Ludwig.

120 minutes (including interval) An amateur production by arrangement with w and Stage Musicals Ltd of New York

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BOOKING INFORMATION

BOX OFFICE

New Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 2BP

IN PERSON

The Box Office will be open Monday - Friday 11am - 3pm, Saturday 10am - 1pm and 1 hour prior to each performance for that show only.

Summer hours: 11am-1pm

TELEPHONE

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ONLINE

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GENERAL ENQUIRIES Call 01491 575698

CONDITIONS OF SALE

All tickets must be paid for at the time of booking. Cheques are no longer accepted as a method of payment. Tickets cannot be refunded. A charge will be made for exchanged tickets. A Restoration Levy may apply.

On performance days the Box Office opens one hour prior to the show to handle tickets for that performance only. Online booking is not affected.

MEDIUM/ THERAPIST CLAIRVOYANT

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By attending this event you agree that you have sought the services provided of your own accord and understand that it is a holistic experiment and experience.

The medium/therapist/clairvoyant

may give you information that could bring about a positive change in your life, but any changes that you make are your personal and legal responsibility.

BABES-IN-ARMS

Babes-in-arms (children under 3 years old) are welcome for family specific performances but will require a free lap ticket which can be booked via the box office.

CHILDREN

Children aged 3 to 15 years require their own seat and ticket which will be at full price unless a children’s concession is available at the time of booking.

Accompanying adults may be asked to remove children causing a disturbance. Patrons are encouraged to bring child booster seats when visiting children’s shows; however, buggies are discouraged due to limited foyer space.

CONCESSIONS

Shows are specified where concessions apply. Concessions are: Senior Citizens, Students, Kenton Keepers and Kenton Friends unless otherwise notified.

A family ticket includes 2 adults and 2 children. Concessions may be restricted to certain types and performances and can be withdrawn by management without notice. Only one concession can be applied at any one time and proof of status is required.

GROUPS

Group rates are available for parties of 10 people or more.

Group rates do not always apply to each price band or

performance.

Call for further information

ACCESS

Please advise the Box Office of any special requirements in advance of your visit. There is one wheelchair space and one carer space, disabled cloakroom facilities and a hearing loop.

Wheelchair patrons who can move into a seat from their wheelchair may occupy one of the seats N1-N3 if the wheelchair space is occupied.

GENERAL INFORMATION

There is a credit/debit card charge for payments by telephone and online, and for credit cards when paying at the box office. This fee is waived for keepers and friends.

Tickets can be posted for an additional charge or collected at the box office. Please allow at least half an hour when collecting tickets on performance nights.

Please note there will be no admittance to any show after curtain up.

The information in this brochure is correct at the time of going to press. Please note the programme is subject to change. We would like to retain your details on our lists to keep you informed about future events, special offers and other developments. You will be asked whether you want to receive any of this information next time you book. Your information is never disclosed to third parties. If you don’t want to receive information from us or have any queries, please email kentontheatre@gmail.com or call 01491 575698.

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DIRECTIONS

The Kenton Theatre is situated on New Street, a one-way road in Henley-on-Thames.

PARKING

There is limited street parking outside the Theatre and patrons may find it easier to park in Kings Road Car Park, five minutes’ walk from the theatre.

The car park is free in the evenings. SatNav users can locate the Kings Road Car Park using the postcode RG9 2DG. There is also a long stay car park in Station Road, ten minutes from the Theatre.

BOX OFFICE

01491 575698

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SATURDAY 20 MAY, 7.30pm

Time Zone Theatre presents

MOZART & SALIERI Adult £16 • Concessions £15

OPERA This opera follows the apocryphal legend that Antonio Salieri poisoned his rival and fellow composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, out of jealousy over his talent.

Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) used the short story Mozart and Salieri by Alexander Pushkin as libretto, which also inspired Peter Shaffer’s famous stage play and film Amadeus.

Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera is a character study – a close-up of Salieri’s tormented mind, torn between admiration for his fellow composer and his jealousy.

In a new English translation and staged by an award-winning team, this innovative production will captivate its audience, making us witnesses, if not conspirators, of Salieri’s plan to poison Mozart.

High School Musical Jr • Tony Stockwell • This Show Does Not Include Nuts Bye Bye Baby • Our House • Ralph McTell & Wizz Jones • The Pirate Adventure The Neil Diamond Story • Tea With Oscar Wilde • Dan Cruickshank Comedy at the Kenton • Hazel O’Connor • Speedy - 1928 Silent Movie After the Dance • Henley Youth Festival • Watchers of the Skies • Mike Hurst David Starkey • Georgie Fame • Detect Egg • A Strange New Space • Crazy For You

www.kentontheatre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01491 575698