Current Productions Playing in the Main Auditorium and Studio Theatre

Thu 8 - Sat 10 Feb, 8.00 (Sat matinee 3pm)

MURDER AT DEEM HOUSE

A thriller by Sam Bate. A murder has certainly been committed! Why was the victim killed? Who did it? Help Inspector Forest solve the crime from amongst the list of suspects – some of whom had no apparent motive. Or did they…?

A Wanstead Players Production

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Sat 11 Feb, 4pm and 8pm

THE SYD LAWRENCE ORCHESTRA

Britain’s best big band makes its annual visit to the KMT for what is sure to be a fabulous evening of music and song. Previous visits have all sold out. This is an absolute MUST for all those big band enthusiasts.

Tickets £12 (Theatre Club Members £10.50)

Thurs 15 - Sat 17 Feb, 8.00 (Sat matinee 3pm)

'ALLO, 'ALLO

Good moaning! Listen carefully, I will say zis only once. Zis story tells ’ow René struggles to keep a priceless portrait stolen by ze Nazis and kept in a sausage in ze cellar. Ze waitress wants ’is body, ze Resistance wants ’is ’elp and ze Germans want ’is knockwurst! All your favourite characters from ze popular TV series are now brought to ze stage!

A Vortex Theatre Company Production

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Sun 18 Feb, 8pm

JOE BROWN - A Showbusiness Lifetime

Special Guests - The Bruvvers

Joe’s new show spans his four decades in entertainment with stories, music from the days of skiffle and rock’n’roll, the early TV and radio pop shows, his work onstage as an actor and director, his films, right through to his most recent Nashville album. Joe will be joined onstage by The Bruvvers

Tickets £12.50 (Theatre Club Members £11)

Thu 22 - Sat 24 Feb, 8.00 (Sat matinee 3pm)

OF MICE AND MEN

George is small and smart, Lennie is big, strong and feeble-minded. Both are migrant workers in the great American Depression, and both have become immortal characters thanks to John Steinbeck’s classic novel and play. Funny, touching, tough and tragic – this is a dramatic masterwork.

A Big Splash Theatre Company Production

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Sun 25 Feb, 7.45pm

THE 22ND ANNUAL KENNY AWARDS

The annual extravaganza – Ilford’s answer to the Oscars – with extracts from the best of 2000’s shows and the drama of the envelope openings!

Tickets: All seats £6.50

Thurs 1 - Sat 3 March,8.00 (Sat matinee 3pm)

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

Only an Agatha Christie would dare to write a thriller where TEN people get murdered – and each one by different means! You must promise NOT to reveal whodunit! This is one of the Queen of Mystery’s best ever plays!

A Redbridge Musical Guild Production

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Sun 4 March, 8pm

MOVIES AND MUSICALS WITH REDBRIDGE BRASS

A magical evening of your favourite film soundtracks and songs from the West End to Broadway.

Tickets: £8 (Concessions £6.50)

Thu 8 - Sat 10 March,8.00 (Sat matinee 3pm)

TRAP FOR A LONELY MAN

Set in an isolated chalet in the French Alps, this is a gripping thriller concerning a man who has apparently lost his wife and is rapidly losing his mind. After reporting his wife’s disappearance to the police, a Priest claims he has found her. However, when she returns he finds she is not his wife, although she claims she is. He is convinced there is a conspiracy to drive him mad, or, worse, to his death. The tension and mystery are sustained to the very last moments of the play.

A Redbridge Stage Company Production

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Sun 11 March, 8pm

RUNNING WILD

A salute to Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton and others – starring Ronnie Verrell, drums, Dave Shepherd, clarinet, Roger Nobes, vibes, with surprise guest soloists on piano and double bass, plus special guest vocalist, Tony Jacobs. This show will appeal to everyone who enjoys an exhilarating evening of superb music in the company of some of this country’s finest musicians. 

Tickets: £10 (Theatre Club Members £9)

Wed 14 March, 7.30pm

BRITISH GAS BALLET CENTRAL

Dance at its best! A welcome return to the graduate performing company of Central School of Ballet. The Company has built up a loyal audience so book early to avoid disappointment. 

Tickets: £10 (Concessions £8)

Thu 15 March, 7.30pm

WORLD OF DANCE

A feast of dances from around the globe, celebrating the multi-cultural diversity of dance groups, amateur and professional, in Redbridge.

Tickets: £5.50 (Concessions £4.50)

Fri 16 March, 7.30pm

SPRING DANCE FUSION

Vibrant and exciting performances by professional dancers and young people. The result of dance residencies with young people across the Borough co-ordinated by the London Borough of Redbridge.

Tickets: £5.50(Concessions £4.50)

Sat 17 March, 2.30pm & 7pm

REDBRIDGE DANCE LINK

(Please note early starting times)

A grand finale from Redbridge Dance Link showcasing an exciting variety of dance by all ages. 

Tickets: £5.50 (Concessions £4.50)

Tue 20 - Sat 24 Mar, 7.45(Sat matinee 3pm)

ANYTHING GOES

Follow the adventures of Reno, Billy and Hope as they cruise through this splashy revival aboard a 1930’s luxury liner. Featuring showstoppers "Anything Goes" and "I Get a Kick Out of You", this is one boat not to miss. 

Forest Musical Productions 

(Previously known as Forest Operatic Society)

Tickets: Tuesday Preview & Saturday Matinee all seats £7. Wednesday – Saturday evenings: all seats £9.75. (Theatre Club Members £8.75 if paying more than one week in advance)

Sun 25 March

A DAY OF CHILDREN'S THEATRE

A day of activities, performances and backstage tours for children. This is still in the planning stage at present, and details will be available from the box office around the end of January. 

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Wed 28 - Sat 31 Mar, 7.45 (Sat matinee 3pm)

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Seymour and Audrey work in a Flower shop down on Skid Row and business is bad! Suddenly Seymour buys a strange and interesting plant during a total eclipse of the sun. The plant thrives on a special, gruesome diet and soon threatens to take over the world. An outrageously funny rock-musical that will ensure you never look at a plant (or your dentist) in the same light again! 

An Ilford Operatic & Dramatic Society Production

Wednesday preview & Saturday Matinee : All seats £7. Thurs - Sat evenings – all seats £9.75 (Club Members booking in advance - £8.75). CLUB NIGHT Thursday night – Club Members £7.75

Sun 1 April, 7.45pm

THE WEST END COMES EAST

Nic Greenshields (currently in the West End’s "Beautiful Game") together with friends from other West End shows presents an evening of West End songs in aid of the Mayor’s Charity.

Tickets: £8.50 (Concessions £7)

Thu 5 - Sat 7 April, 8.00 (Sat matinee 3pm)

AMY'S VIEW

This newly released play by David Hare was a big success for Judi Dench both at the National and the Aldwych Theatres. Esme Allen is a well known actress. The visit of her daughter, Amy, with a new boyfriend, sets in train a series of events which only find their shape eighteen years later. "Amy’s View" mixes love, death and the theatre in a heady and original way. 

A WOADS Production

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Sun 8 April, 8pm

AIN'T SHE SWEET?

We are delighted to welcome top BBC Radio 2 personality DAVID JACOBS who presents this show featuring the toe-tapping music and vocal refrains of the 20s and 30s, played with infectious enthusiasm by the Charleston Chasers, Europe’s number one hot vintage orchestra. This happy musical show guarantees a good time is had by all.

Tickets £12 (Theatre Club Members £10.50)

Thu 12 - Sat 14 April, 8.00 (Sat matinee 3pm)

THE GHOST TRAIN

 

Stranded overnight in a remote railway station waiting room! Even worse, the creepy old station master has warned "it be haunted by dead passengers and a ghost train". Arnold Ridley’s classic comedy thriller terrified the West End 65 years ago – though nowadays your sides are more likely to split than your blood to curdle!

A Redbridge Musical Guild/Big Splash Production

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Wed 18 - Sat 21 April, 7.45 (Sat matinee 3pm)

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

This is a "thriller" in an old time music hall setting. There are songs, dances, comic "turns", dramatic interludes, AND a murder! Based on Charles Dickens’ last novel, the problem is Dickens never finished it! So, who was the murderer? In this show, you – the audience – decide. Your votes will determine the dastardly villain who must go to the gallows! 

A Side Show Theatre Company Production

Tickets: Wed preview and Saturday matinee – all seats £7. Thurs – Sat evenings all seats £9.75 (Club Members £8.75 if paying a week or more in advance)

Sun 22 April, 8pm

SWING IS IN THE AIR

A new show featuring international singer Rosemary Squires with the Brian Dee Trio and Rose’s special guests Don Lusher (trombone) and Roy Willox (Saxophone & clarinet). Definitely entertainment to set your toes tapping. 

Tickets: £11.50 (Theatre Club Members: £10)

Thu 26 - Sat 28 April, 8.00 (Sat matinee 3pm)

THE DRESSER

A huge success on stage and film, Ronald Harwood’s ‘backstage’ play is a portrait of an actor-manager struggling against bombs, air-raids, and the lack of able-bodied players - and crumbling under the strain of running a theatre company in Wartime. Very funny, very moving and quite unforgettable!

A Redbridge Musical Guild production

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PLAY PRICES: All seats £6.25. (Concessions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Matinee £4.50)

CLUB MEMBERS: All seats £5.25 if paying a week or more in advance

CLUBMAT OFFER: "Two for One" offer – Buy tickets for a PLAY MATINEE at the full price of £6.25 and have the equivalent number FREE for another PLAY MATINEE. 

 

Last Updated - 19th March 2001

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