Wednesday 6th - Saturday 9th April 2005
It
is 1910, another boat full of immigrants docks at Ellis Island.
Bewildered and scared, Rebecca and her son, David, descend onto
American soil, unaware of the challenges before them. “Rags” –
described by many as the sequel to “Fiddler on the Roof” - tells the
moving tale of their struggle to build a new life. Set to an
exquisite and powerful score, this is a theatrical experience not to
be missed. The music is by Charles Strouse (Annie), Lyrics by
Stephen Schwartz (Godspell) and Book by Joseph Stein (Fiddler
on the Roof)
Forest Musical
Productions
Ticket Prices:
All seats
£10-50 (Club Members
£9-50 if paying a week or more in
advance)
Wed Eve Preview &
Saturday Matinee: all seats £7-50
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Sunday 10th April 2005
MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS
An evening
of ballads, comedy numbers, solos, choruses and dances – all from
the great Broadway, West End and Hollywood Musicals, featuring
Loraine Porter, Reg Wheeler, Hilda Hooper, and other KMT favourites
together with students of the Palmerstone Stage School. In aid of
the Mayor’s Charity – Redbridge Victim Support.
Tickets
£10.00;
Concessions
£8
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Wednesday 16th -
Sunday 19th February 2005
SNAKE IN THE GRASS
Alan Ayckbourn, whose genre is comedy, has delved
into a tale of murder, blackmail and suspense. Alice, a creepily
polite nurse, has helped Miriam look after her abusive father until
his death. Miriam’s sister Annabel returns home after thirty years
in Tasmania to find that Daddy has left her the bulk of his
fortune. Alice reappears, intent on blackmail, saying she has
evidence that Miriam did away with the old man. The sisters join
forces against her, but all does not end there.
“A
creepily, scarily, eerily enjoyable evening” (Sunday Times)
A
WOADS Production
Tickets: See PLAY PRICES
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Tuesday
19th - Friday 22nd April 2005
YOUTH AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Tuesday 19th April 2005
WHITE LABEL
A showcase where new
local artists perform their own songs and music - soloists,
MCs, guitar bands, videos.
Presented
by Redbridge Youth Service in partnership with Youth Music.
Tickets:
£5 Adults
(Child/Student & Senior £3)
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Wednesday 20th April 2005
The Carmel Thomas Youth
Singers (ages 10-16) in a programme of songs from West End shows
and Hollywood films under the direction of Carmel Thomas.
All seats
5.50 (Child/Seniors
£4.50)
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Thursday 21st
April 2005
IODS YOUTH IN CONCERT
This dynamic
musical theatre group is the youth wing of Ilford Operatic
Society – hence one of the Borough’s oldest established theatre
groups is supporting one of the newest! A programme of
choruses, duets and solos from musical theatre.
Tickets:
Adults
£5.50;
Children/Seniors
£4.50
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Friday
22nd April 2005
SPRINGTIME SERENADE
A three choir celebration :
the junior and intermediate choirs, plus the Redbridge Music School
Singers in an evening ranging from Handel to Whoopi Goldberg,
Mozart to Lloyd Webber . Something for everyone!
A Redbridge
Music School Production
Tickets £5.50
(Child/Student/Senior £4.50)
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Saturday 23rd April 2005
(Daytimes only)
HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE
In Nursery Rhyme Town
it’s time for the annual jumping over the moon contest. This is
always won by the Cow. However, this year Little Miss Muffett
has made a trampoline from Incy Wincy Spider’s web and she
thinks she can win. But Wee Willie Winkie is up to his old
tricks. He’s scared the two judges – the Dish and the Spoon –
and they’ve run away! What’s going to happen? This is a
magical show of songs, laughter and audience participation,
ideal for young children, especially the under fives.
A Panto
Company Production
Tickets
Adults:
£6.00; Children £5.00
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Tuesday 26th - Saturday 30th
April 2005
“Titanic; the
greatest musical to have been written in 15 years. A triumph .
A score which
soars, a masterpiece.”
Sheridan Morley – The
Spectator
We are delighted to
present the Kenneth More Theatre Premiere
of this Tony Award winning musical - a moving account of the maiden
voyage of the “unsinkable” Titanic. In an exciting and emotional
journey the onboard story of real life passengers unfolds - such
memorable characters as Isidor & Ida Strauss, John Jacob Astor &
Thomas Andrews.
On board the “Ship of
Dreams”, the hopes and aspirations of the passengers, many seeking a
new life in America, are depicted through songs including the moving
“Godspeed Titanic” and the toe tapping “Doing the latest rag” . As
the great ship meets its fate, heart-breaking numbers such as “We’ll
meet Tomorrow” & “Still” are sure to bring a moving end to this
stunning show.
A show not to miss!
A
Thistles Musical Theatre Company Production.
Tickets: All Seats £10.50
(Club Members £9.50
if paying a week or
more in advance)
Tuesday Evening
Preview & Saturday Matinee - All Seats £7.50 |
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Thursday
5th - Saturday 7th May 2005
This long-running off-Broadway hit musical
comedy, written by John Dempsey and Dana P. Rowe, is a
1950s high school prom like no other! "Rocky Horror Picture Show"
meets "Grease"! Jonny Warner,
heartbroken when rejected by his girlfriend Toffee, kills himself by
jumping into the local nuclear power plant. He comes back as a
Teenage Nuclear Zombie. Will Jonny win back the girl of his dreams?
Will the school’s headmistress allow him to finish his senior year?
And what will he wear to the big dance? The answers to these
questions and more await you at...Zombie Prom.
A Rose Production
Ticket Prices: Thursday Evening & Saturday
matinee : all seats £7.50
Friday &
Saturday evenings: All seats £10.50
(Club Members if paying a week in advance
£9.50)
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Sunday
8th May 2005
Elvis- the King of Rock’n’Roll – would have been
70 years old this year. It’s astonishing that - 27 years after his
death - his reissued records are still best-sellers. Even more
astonishing is his popularity with today’s teenagers. A group of
students from Seven Kings High School together with
fellow-students at Redbridge Music School and other local colleges
are getting together to stage this birthday tribute – an evening
made up entirely of Elvis songs, from the raunchy rock to the
poignant ballads. Any profits made will be donated to the Asian
Tsunami Disaster Fund.
Tickets £9.00
(Students/Seniors £7.00)
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Wednesday 11th - Saturday 14th
May 2005
It is Sixty Years this week since V.E. Day –
when, for most people, Victory in Europe marked the end of the
Second World War. (A “Forgotten Army” fought on in the Far East
until their war ended a few months later.) Throughout the War
servicemen and women were entertained by members of ENSA (The
Entertainment National Service Association) . ENSA consisted of
established artists like Vera Lynn, George Formby, Max Miller, Old
Mother Riley and a host of stars. There were also hundreds of lesser
artists – some of whom were, quite frankly, dreadful. The ENSA
shows were frequently renamed “Every Night Something Awful” by their
reluctant audiences.
We hope to recreate the
best bits – every one a winner – every act a gem – every item a
piece of real nostalgia for the long lost days of Variety. Come and
roll out the barrel, hang out your washing on the Siegfried Line,
and mark this special anniversary.
A
Redbridge Musical Guild Production
Tickets £9.00
(Club Members £8)
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Sunday 15th May 2005
WWII ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Come and join Redbridge Brass for a great evening
your favourite Glenn Miller songs, Military marches and other
fantastic music from the 40’s. What a way to celebrate the VE/VJ Day
60th Anniversary celebrations!
Tickets £8.00
(Senior/Student/Child £6.50)
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Thursday 19th - Saturday 21st
May 2005
Felix
Humble – a 35 year old, overweight, bumbling scientist working on
something complicated to do with astrophysics and quantum mechanics
- has come home for his father’s funeral. His late father, James,
was a biology teacher and beekeeper – but the bees are being
destroyed on the orders of Mother – a gorgon with a tongue that
would cut granite. With her husband’s ashes hardly cold, she now
cavorts, to Felix’s horror, with crass, blustering George Pye, and
George’s daughter seems to be making a play for Felix. There’s a
touch of Hamlet about it all, until the party in the garden where
some untoward incidents befall the urn containing James’s ashes,
and then we’re in the realm of hilarious farce. Charlotte Jones’s
play was a smash-hit at the National Theatre before transferring to
Shaftesbury Avenue with Felicity Kendal. Clever, amusing,
intelligent, and a riotously good laugh! Make a bee-line for this
marvellous play! It does contain a small amount of strong language.
A
Redbridge Stage Company Production
Tickets: See PLAY PRICES
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Thursday 26th - Saturday 28th
May 2005
LIFE (X)
3
Henri and Sonia are putting their son to bed when
an unexpected knock at the door throws them into disarray. This
play by Yasmina Reza, the acclaimed writer of the West End smash
hit, “Art”, is a cruel, poignant and hilarious examination of our
most personal intimacies and private longing.
This
play contains some strong language.
A
Wanstead
Players Production
Tickets: See
PLAY PRICES
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