Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds

What’s On in February & March 2015

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Please see below a brief digest of upcoming events. For detailed press information please contact Nicki Dixon, Press and Communications Officer on [email protected] or 01284 829947. Thank you.

To book tickets, visit www.theatreroyal.org or contact the box office at 01284 769505.

FEBRUARY

 10-13 February

Lionboy

from the novels by Zizou Corder

adapted by Marcelo Dos Santos

Charlie Ashanti lives in a future where phones are powered by the sun, cars are banned and companies are more powerful than countries. Charlie is a perfectly normal boy, except for one thing: he can speak to cats.

So when his parents are kidnapped, he sets off on a rescue mission – with a little help from a floating circus and its pride of performing lions.

Award-winning company Complicite comes to the Theatre Royal with a revival of its first ever show for families and young people.

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Sun 15 February

Valentine Event:

Nick Ross Orchestra : Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era

Recapture the sounds of a bygone era as the Nick Ross Orchestra presents ‘an unmissable evening

of music and song’ – the classic Big Band sound of the 1940s.

With a full line-up of saxophones, trumpets, trombones, a rhythm section and top singers,

The Nick Ross Orchestra will faithfully recreate the wonderful sounds of such Big Bands as those led by Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Harry James and Tommy Dorsey.

Valentine’s special: Get ‘in the mood’ with our 1940s evening! With prizes for the best dressed and a swinging bar from 6pm.

 

Thurs 19 – Fri 20 February

Kids/Niki Mccretton and Stuff and Nonsense

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

They only went out for a stroll… to let the food cool down. But when the three bears got home the house was a mess and Baby Bear’s porridge had vanished completely! And that was just the beginning!

Broken chairs, unmade beds and a mysterious visitor who takes Baby Bear on a breathtaking adventure that turns his house and his world upside-down!

A brilliant mix of ingenious puppetry, music and mischievous moments!

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Sat 21 February

Kids/ The Pied Piper Theatre Company

Robin’s Winter Adventure

A young boy’s incredible journey with a feathered friend.

But will facing his fears turn out to be the greatest adventure of all?

An uplifting tale of change, bravery and friendship told with puppetry, poetry, music and magical design. For ages 4+ and their families.

‘Magical’ The Stage

‘Spellbinding’ you’ll LOVE this show!Hazlemere Herald (Care of Henry)

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Sat 21 February

Big Girls Don’t Cry

featuring The Eastcoast Boys celebrating the music

of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

This great feel-good show features four phenomenal singers and a fantastic live band recreating the iconic sound of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Lots of fun… and dancing in the aisles encouraged!

If you have seen this show before you won’t need reminding that this is one of the best nights of the year. Now with a few new songs and one or two more surprises!

If you enjoyed Jersey Boys, then you’ll love this show!

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Tues 24 February

OPERA/OPERAUPCLOSE

The Marriage of Figaro

by Mozart, new orchestration for piano, viola and clarinet by Alex Beetschen, new English version by Robin Norton-Hale, directed by Sarah Tipple

Olivier Award winning OperaUpClose follow their hugely successful La Boheme & La Traviata at the Theatre Royal with Mozart’s joyous The Marriage of Figaro. Bursting with great tunes, laugh-out-loud comedy and powerful insights into what it is to be human, it’s little wonder that The Marriage of Figaro is one of the world’s best-loved operas.

This highly inventive and theatrical new production is delighting audiences and critics alike.

‘inspirational’ ****

The Independent

‘for once the laughter does not rely on surtitles’

**** Evening Standard

Wed 25 – Thurs 26 February

STELLA

DRAMA / TAKE THE SPACE IN ASSOCIATION WITH GREENWICH THEATRE 

STELLA, a story of women, their men and astronomy by Siobhán Nicholas William Herschel discovered Uranus. So what did his sister do? Science has historically been a man’s domain; but look closely and you’ll find a silent army of intelligent, dedicated women.

Time, Space, Curiosity and Passion. Two women astronomers, Jessica Bell from the C21st and Caroline Herschel from the C18th, look up at the same night sky. Each can precisely map her position in the universe yet she struggles to find her place in the world.

‘undeniable emotional clout’ Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

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Fri 27 February

COMEDY/SEABRIGHT PRODUCTIONS

THE ONLY WAY IS DOWNTON

written and performed by Luke Kempner

Edinburgh to Bury

directed by Owen Lewis, script edited by Jeremy Limb

Direct from a West End season comes this first national tour of Luke Kempner’s tour-de-force impressions comedy. Having made his name with YouTube hit Downstairs At Downton, Kempner’s debut solo show won critical acclaim and sell-out audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe last year.

As celebrities start appearing at the Abbey, cultures clash and eras hilariously collide in this brilliant new parody.

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Daily Telegraph / Independent on Sunday

Tickets

 

MARCH

Mon 2 – Sat 7 March

DRAMA/MIDDLEGROUND THEATRE COMPANY LTD

The Business of Murder 

by Richard Harris

(A Touch of Frost, The Avengers, The Sweeney and The Last Detective)

directed by Michael Lunney

Stone, a humourless and dour man, invites Dee, a television playwright, over to his flat on the premise of discussing a script. Once there, she is surprised when superintendent Hallett, the man with whom she is having an affair, also arrives for an entirely different reason.

But nothing is as it seems, and as the plot twists and turns the motive of their host Stone gradually becomes clear. They are all, it would seem, in the same business… The Business of Murder.

The Business of Murder enjoyed a successful 9-year run in the West End. Starring Robert Gwilym, known by millions for his role as Dr Max Gallagher in Casualty, alongside Paul Opacic (a regular as Steve Marchant in Emmerdale, Mark Waddle in Bad Girls and Carl Costello in Hollyoaks), and Joanna Higson, who played Maxine Donnelly for two series of Shameless and is currently appearing as Vicky Hall in BBC TV’s WPC56.

Sun 8 – Mon 9 March

KIDS/THE PEOPLE’S THEATRE COMPANY

HOW THE KOALA LEARNT TO HUG

by Steven Lee

Based on the best-selling book by Steven Lee and written especially for parents to enjoy with their children, How The Koala Learnt To Hug is a charming tale about the magic of family and the importance of a nice, warm hug. So join Steven and a host of wild characters including Natascha the

Witch, the Reggae Beavers and Karen the Koala for some great stories, sing along songs, superb games and first class hugging. All you need are your ears. (And your arms!)

Running time: 60 min

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Tues 10 March

COMEDY

ONE-MAN BREAKING BAD

Sixty Awesome Episodes. One Awesome Show. Yo!

Join us on a rip roaring ride through the greatest television show ever made.

LA actor Miles Allen smacks the senses with his super-charged, hilariously accurate renditions of all the iconic characters.

With over a million hits on YouTube, and sell-out runs at comedy festivals in Melbourne and Edinburgh, Allen’s incredible impersonations break all five seasons down into one, exhilarating, uproarious tour-de-force parody performance.

DRAMA /JUDY OWNE LTD AND BIRMINGHAM

REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY

THE HONEY MAN

By Tyrone Huggins

“Maybe colony collapse and credit crunch and climate change is all one and the same thing!”

Honey Man, an ageing West Indian recluse, is trying to save his dying bees in a derelict cottage in rural England when fiery teenager Misty bursts into his world and a painting reveals a secret connecting their past, present and future.

Birmingham writer and actor Tyrone Huggins plays the title role in this compelling contemporary staging featuring sparkling dialogue, an atmospheric sounds cape, and a visually imaginative design.

‘There’s a buzz about this’****

The Guardian

 

Thurs 12 – Sat 14 March

DRAMA / THE JOHN GODBER COMPANY

& THEATRE ROYAL WAKEFIELD

BOUNCERS

by John Godber

The international smash hit comedy returns! Lucky Eric, Judd, Les and Ralph are the original men in black as they tell the tale of one night in a Yorkshire disco in the 80s in this outrageous parody of Saturday Night Fever!

All the gang are out on the town, the boys, the girls, the cheesy DJ, the late night kebab man and the taxi home, all under the watchful eyes of the Bouncers.

Multi award-winning play written and directed by John Godber featuring a frightening array of northern talent.

The John Godber company recently visited the Theatre Royal with On The Piste and The Debt 

Collectors. 

Tues 17 – Sat 21 March

THE D

DRAMA /OLDHAM COLISEUM AND IMITATING THE DOG

THE MIST IN THE MIRROR

A World Premiere

adapted by Ian Kershaw from the novel by Susan Hill

directed by Kevin Shaw

designed by Barney George

video design by Simon Wainwright, ‘imitating the dog’

Adapted from the novel by Susan Hill, author of the smash-hit thriller The Woman In Black, this gothic fireside story is a tense and atmospheric otherworldly mystery, that will leave a terrifying eeriness suspended in the air.

Visual theatre innovators ‘imitating the dog’ will once again be on hand to create an unnerving ethereal atmosphere before the show even begins and an unsettling feeling that might just follow you home at the end of the night too…

Oldham Coliseum Theatre and ‘imitating the dog’ last visited the Theatre Royal in 2012 with Hound Of The Baskervilles. 

Age guidance: 10+

 

FAMILY / iMMERSION THEATRE & CAMBRIDGE TOURINGTHEATRE

Mon 30 – Tues 31 March

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

by Kenneth Grahame

Award-nominated Immersion Theatre and the critically-acclaimed Cambridge Touring Theatre join forces to present a spectacular musical adaptation of the classic,The Wind in the Willows.

Join the boat-loving Ratty, the sensible yet curious Mole, wise old Badger and the fantastically irrepressible Toad as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime to save Toad Hall! Eye-catchingly elaborate costumes and toe-tapping music.

The perfect treat for all the family!

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