Programme 2010 (2)
Issued 27 June 2010
For the accompanying special
programme for Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra concerts at Exeter Cathedral scroll
down or click here.
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Slice the
Order Form horizontally where indicated to produce one order slip per
show. |
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Enclose
a SEPARATE CHEQUE and a SEPARATE S.A.E. for each and every booking.
No staples
please, just paper clips |
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If you wish to sit with a friend, then both apply on one form for two
tickets. Please
specify the name of each person for whom you are making the booking.
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If you have a special need for reserved seats from Kingsbridge on coaches, you
must specify this on each and every booking form.
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Events
marked with an asterisk are repeats from Programme 2010 (1) or the
Special Programme issued subsequently . |
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All
prices
include seat on coach. |
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Club
Deadline
(shown in
red
at the end of each entry) is the date when we must
confirm numbers and pay the theatre
and when we will bank your cheque. Tickets then become your responsibility.
We will not take bookings or make refunds after that date. |
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Please carefully check your tickets when you receive them, and the
slip which gives the time the coach leaves Kingsbridge bus station ( or picks
up at your designated pick up point) and the name and phone number of
the coach monitor for the event who you should contact if there is any
last minute change of plan. |
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For any general
queries other than ticket problems please phone Nick Alen on
(01548) 852916. |
To download
the original of this for printing click: Programme
Or click to get a copy of the: Order
Form
July
Wed 21, 7.00pm La Traviata – New Devon Opera performing at
Plymouth University
Now in its sixth season, the South West's resident professional opera company returns to Plymouth with a full
production of Guiseppe Verdi's masterpiece La Traviata – a ravishing drama of love and despair.
Sung in English by an international cast. Verdi's gloriously tuneful music has been outstandingly popular with
opera-lovers since its première. The orchestra of 19 musicians is drawn from the South West as is the
community chorus.
Free seating £27
Club deadline
July 6
Fri 23, 7.45pm
The Great British Country Fête – Drum Theatre, Plymouth
The Bush Theatre Presents a Latitude Festival Commission.
Following on from last year’s suddenlossofdignity.com, the Bush Theatre returns to the Drum with a field full of
feisty fun and village politics. A British institution – the country fete. Home to fascist jam makers, murderous
marrow growers, ‘special’ Brownies and enough bunting to cause a national fabric shortage. It’s a pillar of
country life, a melting pot of personalities, and the British summer wouldn’t be the same without it.
Join the Bush for a feted day. Skittles will scatter, some fruit will spoil, and someone will tread dog poo through
the tea tent. Do not shy away, but come coconuting along to this irresistible summer punch of stories and
song.
Russell Kane, famous nationwide for his Perrier award nominated standup shows and his hilarious Fakespeare
plays, teams up with award winning composer and lyricist Michael Bruce and Bush Associate Director Anthea
Williams (suddenlossofdignity.com).
'Inspiring writing and… outstanding acting.' The Independent on suddenlossofdignity.com
Free seating £17
Club deadline July 6
August
Wed 4, 7.30pm
*Hair Spray – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
SOLD OUT – waiting
list only
September
Tue 7, 7.30pm
The Sound of Music – Theatre Royal, Plymouth
The world’s best-loved musical, The Sound of Music, is coming to Plymouth direct from the London Palladium,
starring three of the UK's favourite stage performers; Michael Praed as Captain von Trapp, Kirsty Malpass as
Maria Rainer and Marilyn Hill Smith as Mother Abbess.
This lavish and critically acclaimed production tells the uplifting true story of the Von Trapp family’s flight
across the mountains and works its magic once again, for young and old alike.
With its unforgettable score The Sound of Music touches the hearts of all ages and brims over with some of
the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical stage including My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb
Ev’ry Mountain, The Lonely Goatherd, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, and of course the glorious title song The
Sound of Music. It’s the perfect family treat!
'A lavish, must-see treat' Telegraph & Argus
‘Simply brilliant, a night to remember!’ Bournemouth Echo.
Circle seats at £39.00 and upper circle seats at £33
Club deadline July 13
Tue 14, 7.30pm
Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution at the Princess Theatre, Torquay
After huge stage success the play was filmed by Billy Wilder in 1957, starring Tyrone Power (in his last
completed film role), Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton. It won many awards, including nominations for
seven Oscars and was the year's Number One Box Office hit worldwide.
Leading this tour de force cast is Honeysuckle Weeks (from the BAFTA award-winning Foyle’s War), Denis Lill
(star of the highly acclaimed series, The Royal), Ben Nealon (Soldier, Soldier), and Robert Duncan who played
Gus Hedges in the multi-award-winning comedy Drop the Dead Donkey. Peter Byrne, Jennifer Wilson and 60’s
teen idol Mark Wynter round out this all star cast.
Emily French, an elderly woman who recently left her considerable estate to the charming young Leonard, is
found dead. Murdered. Though he protests his innocence, Leonard quickly becomes the prime suspect. His
plea hinges on his wife’s testimony, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious young woman, bearing an
unexpected clue. Will the truth be revealed in time or will Leonard be declared guilty at the hands of the
Witness for the Prosecution? In a world where everyone seems to be harbouring a dark secret, this gripping
courtroom drama will keep you guessing until the final fatal moment.
Stalls seats at £20.00
Club deadline Aug
6
Sat 25, 7.30pm
Grimethorpe Band at the Plymouth Pavilions
The brass band made world famous by the 1996 hit movie Brassed Off once again deliver some of the finest
music ever made.
Grimethorpe may have received two Gold Discs in the UK and one in Australia for the soundtrack to Brassed
Off, but their roots go back to 1917 when the band was first formed. In their 93 year history the band have
received numerous awards and accolades, they have performed all over the world including Australia, Japan,
New Zealand, Hong Kong, the USA and most of Northern Europe, wowed audiences at Proms in the Park and
became the first brass band to reach the No.1 spot in the Classic FM CD sales chart.
More recently Grimethorpe have represented England at the European Brass Band Championships, coming
second in Norway (’08) and fifth in Belgium last year.
2010 is going to be a busy year for the band promoting a brand new CD ‘The Music Lives On, Now The
Mines Have Gone’ which features Grimethorpe and 11 of the UK’s colliery bands (released on 1 March 2010 and
available to buy via Amazon). Grimethorpe will also continue to perform across the UK and in August head
across to Switzerland for some special overseas performances.
Some arena, some tiered seats -
all at £22.00 (if you have a preference please specify when booking)
Club deadline Aug 6
October
Sat 2, 7.30pm
Lend Me a Tenor (pre – West End) at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth
A Theatre Royal Plymouth Production -The new musical comedy starring Matthew Kelly
This uproarious new musical comedy by Peter Sham and Brad Carroll is a riotous, unpredictable explosion of
mistaken identities and unexpected romance -based on the award winning West End and Broadway hit comedy
by Ken Ludwig.
It’s 1934, and the world’s greatest tenor Tito Merelli has come to Cleveland, Ohio, to save its Grand Opera
Company by singing Otello. When he is unexpectedly incapacitated, Max, the opera director's meek assistant, is
given the daunting task of finding a last minute replacement. Chaos ensues -including a scheming soprano, a
tenor-struck ingénue, a jealous wife, shrimp gone bad and the Cleveland Police department.
This brand-new production is directed by Olivier award winning director Ian Talbot (High Society, Anything
Goes) and choreographed by Tony nominated choreographer Randy Skinner (42nd Street, White Christmas).
‘Fall-out-of-your-seat-funny from start to finish… smart, sophisticated, and wonderfully funny’ Daily Herald
‘A wildly comedic farce with a score that will have you humming as you leave the theatre’ Morning News
‘Noises Off meets Anything Goes’ Lewis Martin, The Herald
Circle seats - £33.00
Club deadline Aug 24
Sat 23, 2.30pm Birmingham Royal Ballet present Romeo & Juliet at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth -
matinée
The greatest love story ever told. When young Romeo Montague tricks his way into the lavish masked ball of
the Capulet family it is love at first dance. But the Capulets are old enemies of the Montagues and the
immediate passion between Romeo and the beautiful Juliet Capulet is quickly forbidden.
Boldly forgoing the approval of their families, the young lovers play by their own rules and soon their
dangerous seduction is filled with secrets, as the star-crossed pair hatch a perilous plot. Can Romeo and Juliet
play tricks with life and death – or will death play a final trick on them?
With a sweeping score by Sergei Prokofiev and soaring choreography from a legendary master of modern
ballet, Kenneth MacMillan, Romeo and Juliet continues to be the all-time classic love story.
Time for lunch (not organised)
Circle seats - £34.00
Club deadline Aug 24
November
Tue 2, 7.30pm
Spamalot at the Princess Theatre, Torquay
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!!!
Audiences all around the world have been roaring with laughter since Monty Python’s Spamalot, by Eric
Idle and John Du Prez, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005.
Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and features a bevy (or
possibly a brace) of beautiful show girls, witch burnings(Cancelled too expensive) not to mention cows, killer
rabbits and French people. The show features the hilarious songs He Is Not Dead Yet, Knights Of The Round
Table, Find Your Grail and of course the Nation’s Favourite Comedy Song (Reader’s Digest Poll 2009) ALWAYS
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE.
Don’t miss your night with the Knights of The Round Table at the most infectiously funny musical of the
millennium. Starring Jodie Prenger as Lady of the Lake, Marcus Brigstocke as King Arthur and Todd Carty
as Patsy and more star names to be announced! ‘Glorious, irresistible silliness! Puts a goofy grin on your
face for the best part of two hours’ The Sunday Times -‘A truly joyous and triumphant evening’ The Daily
Express -‘Very funny? You bet. You have to be a dead parrot not to agree’ The Times
Stalls seats - £34.00
Club deadline Sep 25
BSO Concerts Special Programme
Issued 27 June 2010
Please find below a special Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) programme to allow bookings to be made for the forthcoming concert season.
We are being asked by the BSO to do things differently for two reasons:
1. The Northcott is in receivership and not acting as the ticket agent for BSO
2. The Great Hall is not available for this coming season and thus they are using Exeter Cathedral which has only two thirds of the capacity of the Great Hall.
BSO will only accept firm bookings, i.e. payment with order. This is not the normal way we do business but if we want to go to the concerts we have no choice. We are therefore sending this special order form out – for the entire season. If we get enough people for a concert we will order (and pay for) each concert and book the
corresponding coach.
To beat the rush when tickets go on sale to the public we have had to impose a deadline of
July 7. So please respond by return...usual rules apply. One cheque and booking slip per concert please. We will be banking cheques for each concert if there are sufficient numbers to make the event viable - there can be no refunds after that takes place I'm afraid.
Please note that the BSO are not doing a Viennese concert in Exeter in the New year but they are performing Handel's Messiah just before Xmas!
All performances are priced at £30 for a middle nave seat at Exeter Cathedral and a seat on the 21 seat coach.....the
Club Deadline for ALL concerts is
7 July.
Please note that this is your only chance for this BSO concert season!
To download
the original of this for printing click: BSO
Special
September
Wed 22, 7.30pm 'Echoes of Summer'
Mendelssohn – A Midsummers Night's Dream Overture
Elgar – In the South
Vaughan Williams – the Lark Ascending
Elgar – Enigma Variations
Conductor -Michael Seal
October
Thu 28, 7.30pm 'Schubert's
Great'
Ravel –Pavane pour une infante défunte
Britten – Violin Concerto
Schubert – Symphony No. 9 “The Great”
Conductor – Christian Mandeal
Violin – Anthony Marwood
December
Mon 20, 7.30pm 'Handel's
Messiah'
Conductor – Nigel Perrin
Exeter Festival Chorus
Soloists to be advised
February
2011
Thu 3, 7.30pm
'Mostly Mendelssohn'
Brahms – Variations on a theme of Haydn
Mendelssohn – Piano Concerto No.1
Schumann – Introduction and Allegrio appassionato
Mendelssohn – Symphony No.5 “Reformation”
Conductor – Roberto Minczuk
Piano – Angela Hewitt
April
2011
Thu 7, 7.30pm 'Nationalist
Stirrings'
Sibelius – Karelia Suite
Schumann – Piano Concerto
Dvorak – Symphony No.6
Conductor – Owain Arwel Hughes
Piano – John Lill
Please see notes
at the top of this Programme page.
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