THEATRE ROYAL BURY ST EDMUNDS
October 2012
Please see below a brief digest of upcoming events in October.
Among these are Miriam Margolyes new one-woman show Dickins’ Women (featured recently on the Graham Norton show); Edinburgh Fringe sell-outs Piff the Magic Dragon, and Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer; music from the UK’s no1 Roxy Music tribute band Roxy Magic; and a half-term treat from the People’s Theatre company and their new production of There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly.
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Tuesday 2 –Wednesday 3 October
MIRIAM MARGOLYES IN DICKENS’ WOMEN
devised and written by Miriam Margolyes and Sonia Fraser
As part of this year’s celebrations for the bi-centenary of Charles Dickens, audiences have the unique opportunity to witness the extraordinary passion and talent of Miriam Margolyes (credits include Harry Potter and Blackadder) as she portrays over 23 of Dickens’ best-loved characters in a stunning demonstration of versatility and acting performance.
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Thursday 4 October
David Johnson & John Mackay
PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON IN… JURASSIC BARK
Piff the Magic Dragon embarks on his first major UK tour accompanied by Mr Piffles the World’s First Million Dollar Chihuahua™. Will Piff find his princess? Will Mr Piffles defy the Cannon of Certain Death? Will you be able to say you were there if he doesn’t? Hilarious comedian/magician, fresh from appearances on ITVs Penn and Teller: Fool Us and BBC Radio 1’s Fun and Filth Cabaret. Definitely not for kids, but definitely entertaining!
Age Guidance 16+
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Friday 5 October
DECADANCE
An evening of knock out performance from the Brooklyn based, all female hip hop sensation, Decadance fuses old school hip hop styles with cutting edge 3D video technology.
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Saturday 6 October
Gomito Productions
THE ALCHEMYSTORIUM
A Curious Romance
The Alchemystorium Cafe dispenses coffee in a highly unusual fashion. More unusual still is the supernatural service offered as an accompaniment to your cappuccino. Using silent physical comedy, striking visuals and puppetry, Gomito present a new comic romance. Enter a curious world of absurd magic as the inhabitants of The Alchemystorium get their first taste of love. Suitable for non English speakers.
PG: contains some comic sex scenes.
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Tuesday 9 October
Dyad Productions
I, ELIZABETH
Queen at 25, political phoenix and famously unmarried, she was the most educated woman of her age – but who was the woman beneath the crown?
Using only Elizabeth’s words, solo performer Rebecca Vaughan explores the queen’s struggle to reconcile the desires of womanhood with the duties of sovereignty.
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Thursday 11 October
AT THE GUILDHALL
Script in Hand readings double bill, featuring:
THE OLD DEBAUCHEES (1732)
by Henry Fielding
and
SOMEBODY ELSE (1844)
by James Robinson Planché
History is laced with tales of how men prey on women and how women employ intellect and wit to counter unwelcome and presumptuous advances. These two short plays, from the pens of two very accomplished authors of the period, illustrate how two different eras deal with the eternal problem. In passing, Fielding takes every opportunity to castigate the hypocrisy of the Catholic church whilst Planché has great fun at the expense of the 19th century reality of arranged marriages.
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Thursday 11 –Saturday 13 October
Suffolk Opera
LA CENERENTOLA
by Gioachino Rossini
A witty and exciting interpretation of Rossini’s jolly classic based on the Cinderella story. Artistic Director Rosie Johnston, (The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro, Eugene Onegin, Così fan Tutte and Dido and Aeneas) and Peter Cowdrey, composer, conductor, ornithologist, pianist and Suffolk Opera’s musical director since 2008, work together to produce a magical evening of glorious song, fun and romance brought to you by the Suffolk Opera chorus and some of the region’s finest solo operatic talent.
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Sunday 14 October
Slightly Fat Features
VARIETY AT THE ROYAL
A unique comedy spectacular for all ages!
A cabaret show like no other, packed with live music, top turns, circus stunts and riotous routines. This unique theatrical experience is full of heart stopping stunts and classic comedy.
Featuring The Hazelwood Dancers from Bury’s Hazelwood Dance Studios.
A Hazelwood fundraising event in aid of the Theatre Royal.
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Tuesday 16 – Wednesday 17 October
FEVER PITCH
by Nick Hornby
adapted and directed by Paul Hodson
From the first moment through the turnstiles at Highbury, Nick Hornby was hooked…
This hugely successful play, adapted from the best selling book, digs deep into the mind of an obsessed football fan.
Hornby’s story of his Arsenal fixation is also a tale of family, football, class, identity and joy. Harking back to the days when football was the people’s game rather than the plaything of corporate sponsors and
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Thursday 18 October
house and Theatr Mwldan present a Perth Theatre Company/Weeping Spoon production
THE ADVENTURES OF ALVIN SPUTNIK: DEEP SEA EXPLORER
by Tim Watts
Direct from sell out seasons in New York, Sydney, and Auckland.
Seas have risen, billions have died. Alvin Sputnik is our only hope.
He must venture to the bottom of the ocean to find his wife’s lost soul and save humanity.
The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik is a tiny tale set in the deepest dark blue sea, of a solitary explorer with a heart as big as a whale.
‘Theatrical magic’ Sunday Mail
Age guidance 10+
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Friday 19 October
ROXY MAGIC
The UK’s no.1 Roxy Music tribute band.
All the hits are flawlessly performed in this authentic tribute show. They create, entirely live, material that spans four decades; from futurist/nostalgic art rock, through classic standards to sophisticated adult oriented rock. Their aim is to give the audience a fabulously entertaining evening.
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Tuesday 23– Saturday 27 October
Bury St Edmunds Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
HALF A SIXPENCE
Everyone will remember Tommy Steele in this story of a drapery store clerk who inherits a fortune and then loses it. Will Arthur Kipps remain faithful to his sweetheart Ann, who holds the other half of the sixpence they bisected to signify their undying love, or will his head be turned by the socialite Helen Walsingham?
The terrific musical score includes If the Rain’s got to Fall, She’s Too Far Above Me and the show stopper Flash, Bang, Wallop. And this new version has nine extra songs!
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Tuesday 30 October
People’s Theatre Company
THERE WAS AN OLD LADYWHO SWALLOWED A FLY
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. I don’t know why she swallowed a fly… but The People’s Theatre Company does!
And now you can too as they bring one of the world’s best loved nursery rhymes to life for the very first time.
Presented by the team behind How The Koala Learnt To Hug, this magical new show has been written especially for parents to enjoy with their children, so come and relive the delights of this most charming of tales with a feast of first class games, colourful animal characters and heart warming family fun.
Suitable for ages 4-104
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Wednesday 31 October
THE SIGNALMAN
by Charles Dickens
‘Halloa! Below there!’ From looking down the line, he turned himself about again, and, raising his eyes, saw my figure high above him…
Join us this Halloween for a spine tingling reading of Charles Dickens’ ghostly short story. Along with spooky special effects, this chilling re telling will have you on the edge of your seats.
Book now as capacity is limited.
Suitable for ages 12+
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